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Hahaha. How are you going to put Otis Smith above Kupchek when he was swindled for Trevor Ariza?
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By Kelly Dwyer
RC is number 1
1. R.C. Buford, San Antonio Spurs
We don't know how much impact Gregg Popovich has had on Buford's wheelings and dealings, and R.C. has had help (current Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti was on his payroll for years). Buford also had nothing to do with the acquisitions of David Robinson (1987) or Tim Duncan(notes) (1997).
But there's no denying Buford's impact on the Spurs' rise to power this decade. Even though he technically wasn't the team's personnel boss (that would be Popovich) when the Spurs drafted Manu Ginobili(notes) (2000) or Tony Parker(notes) (2001), he was the man who recommended the franchise take both future All-Stars.
Buford's also emblematic of an organization that, from the owner on down, works together to sustain a winner, and stay frank and honest with themselves. Not a lot of game-playing in San Antonio, besides the 82 (and many, many extra playoff contests). They work from October until spring. Call it a symbolic choice, rail on me for not picking the lone GM gunslinger, despise the fact that, over 10 years after winning their first championship, the Spurs are still contenders under Duncan.
Do what you want. Organizations do win championships. The players are part of the organization, and the players need help. The executives need help, too, in the form of the expert player. The Spurs get this. Owner Peter Holt gets this, and Buford gets this. Unafraid to ask for help, unafraid to chase down a winner. And the results (the playoffs in every year, four championships overall, three during the decade in question) speak for themselves.
So I'll shut up.
Hahaha. How are you going to put Otis Smith above Kupchek when he was swindled for Trevor Ariza?
Signing Bynum to that contract alone pushes Kupchak down.
But I Otis Smith should have been penalized for that Lewis contract, too.
Look how dumb you are.
says the sucker who lost the argument.
You can't even argue that re ed point when Bynum hasn't even played under that contract yet.
But ... he ... still ... signed ... it ... right?
what about vujacic? the collective contracts of bynum, vujacic almost lead to the lakers unable to hold on to Lamar. That vujacic signing alone hangs like an albatross over his head.
If you believe that the Gasol trade was a legit trade that didn't involve extortion or planning(I'm not one of those people), then Kupchak has to make the top 3..that was highway robbery if you're looking at it from a legit perspective, which would be stupid, but nothing else we can do without proof..if they don't make the Gasol trade, they would have continued to have been an irrelevant team the past 2 years..
don't forget about luke walton! he's getting near the MLE too, with pay raises for the next four years.
Big Buf!
What?! No Steve Kerr?!!
Can I get on record as stating that Im not a fan of the Jefferson trade and think Spurs fan will regret it as well?
Why would we regret getting rid of a 36 year old, a 38 year old and a 34 year old with a heart problem for a player who can score 20 + on any given night?
What, no Kerr?
Kelly Dwyer wrote it, not Sam Presti.What, no Kerr?
Since you ask..
He can score 20 points, but he'll need 20 shots. He'll take away shots from Ginobili, Duncan and Parker who all shoot at a much better percentage.
Also, he doesn't provide anything but scoring. He cant drive to his left and doesnt create well for others. He's an average defender and wont get away with half the stuff Bruce Bowen tried. He cant or just doesnt rebound.
On top of all of this, his huge contract is essentially putting all of the Spurs eggs in one basket. His numbers will inevitably go down since he's going to be playing in the Spurs' half court system and theres three other all-stars who take plenty of shots. This is gonna make him virtually un-tradeable.
If the Spurs wanted someone to create offense, Jefferson isnt the one to do it. If they wanted better role players, there were better, cheaper options like Trevor Ariza (who defends, hits the three and rebounds better than RJ).
To show Im not just being a hater, I'll tell you that youre gonna love McDyess and I think he will be perfect for the Spurs. I loved him BOTH times he played for the Suns, and the only thing youre going to regret is that you didnt acquire him sooner!
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Only a Suns fan could see fault in the Richard Jefferson trade.
Andrew Bynum is a ing .
I find it funny how some fans think Popovich will allow Jefferson to take a lot of shots away from other players.
Also think of who he's replacing, Michael ing Finley.
Jefferson scored 1.32 points per shot last season, which was slightly higher than Tim Duncan -- so he needs about 15 shots to score 20 points.
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