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Curry will likely make the roster, but not the top 13, meaning he will be an inactive most nights. Don't mind him as insurance
i'm for keeping curry. duncan's bound to sit out games, and splitter's bound to miss games due to injury. we could use a 7-footer.
Curry will likely make the roster, but not the top 13, meaning he will be an inactive most nights. Don't mind him as insurance
Yes bye bye turd towersAmen to all of this!
Curry may not have his wind yet, but he's got some tools and some ability. If the guy can apply himself, keep himself in shape and embrace good coaching, he could potentially be a good asset to this team. It's not like the Spurs are overflowing with low-post options. I like the fact that he gives the Spurs a more physical center, who can bang with the likes of every other big in the conference. He could probably pair up well with practially every other big on the team, except Blair and Splitter. Without him, the Spurs seemingly will STILL have the most undersized frontline of practically every contender in the West.
I wish there were a way for the Spurs to keep both Curry and Powell and swap out both Blair and Bonner.
Yeah...I am too. Hopefully we can get something out of em.
If Curry makes the team, I'm not looking for him to make an impact in the playoffs. I'm looking for him to allow Duncan to take more games off in the regular season and provide help when Tiago inevitably gets hurt a has to sit a couple weeks.
How many heads will explode here when FO keeps NONE and carries 14 into the season?
I think this is a distinct possibility
Let me ask this for those who know the CBA backwards and forwards-
If the Spurs where to Keep Curry- When would he be eligible to be traded?
A lot of teams allegedly are interested in him. I know by himself he has little value, but might be worth keeping
besides on court possibilities but also as part of a potential trade deadline package.
My prediction is 15 w/Brown, but I'll admit the strong possibility of 14.
My dream is 14 w/ Brown and Powell and w/o Neal and Blair.
Sorry Bonner is not a rotation player on any other team than the Spurs.
Well, Duncan taking off more games in the RG hopefully will have an impact in the playoffs. I hope they keep Curry. They've got a ton of guards and no true 7 footer on the roster. TD is too old and Tiago too fragile/can't play long minutes (only 20 mins/game) to go up against LAL and MEM.
I'd replace him with Bargnani...
And therein lies the huge "pink elephant in the room" that Pop and every other member in the Spurs organization pretends to ignore. They see this guy every day during the regular season. Like all of us, they've become all to familiar with his numerous liabilities as well as his "high choke factor" in the playoffs, which works to the advantage of every playoff opponent the Spurs face. Yet every year, a new season dawns and the coaching staff and front office pretend as though Bonner is again an intregal part of rotation and a a key playoff piece.
Maybe Pop would prefer to have the playoff standing Bonner can help provide rather than the additional wear and tear not having Bonner would bring. It may be the lesser of two evils in their minds.
Can't really blame them when Bonner keeps playing so well in the regular season to warrant a spot in the playoffs. Also doesn't help that Splitter gets hurt every other game and Blair is no better option. Unless Bonner plays horrible enough to take him out of the rotation or he suffers an injury that will set him far back (I prefer the former), he's always going to get playing time. I don't agree with it, but it's unfortunately the case.
Just for grins, who on the pistons is going to keep Bonner from seeing 10 minutes or so per game as a back-up big?
how about for the cavs?
I'd argue for that on the Suns as well
Decent chance of getting minutes as a center on the Heat.
Simple fact is he really does stand a pretty good shot at significant minutes during the regular season from most of the league.
He's not a starter, but he is definately good enough to be a rotation player (as a specialist) in the NBA. The real problem is that what he is good at simply disappears during the play-offs.
It's a credit to Pop that he is able to get alot out of players like Bonner. But in general other teams tend to put more value in individual talent and playing their best players the most minutes. It makes the most sense. As a coach with the risk of losing job, why would you do anything else? No one has ever been fired for playing their best players but the opposite has happened.
forgive me if this has already been covered, but if they keep Curry they can send him to the d-league with his and the union's agreement to work on his conditioning in real games once the Toros start up, right?
I promise I'm not going to derail this thread anymore and turn it into an anti-Bonner rant, so I'll leave it with this. The mere fact that Bonner is on the team at all is the problem. Same with Blair. You've got 2 roster spots invested in undersized, underskilled bigs, with limitations which cause the head coach to have to sit them both in the playoffs. As Duncan is no longer able to carry this team anymore, the Spurs at least owed it to him to upgrade the frontcourt talent around him. Bonner and Blair have had more than enough time and chances to prove they cannot be counted on over the long grind. The roster really needed to have been infused with two new bigs to take their place. It's time to move on, but for whatever reason, Pop cannot seem to do so, which is why I know it will never happen.
Oh I agree. We all definitely know Bonner being on the team is pretty much useless, but somehow every season he fools Pop into thinking he can contribute in the playoffs by having an outstanding regular season. That's what I meant by my quote. I blame Bonner for not showing up when it counts, but getting pumped up for a meaningless 82-game season. Blair isn't given the same special treatment by Pop so I don't mind Blair as much.
Back to the primary topic, I just read that both Curry and Powell had a decent contributions versus the Hawks, as the Big Three didn't play.
Curry played physical and tough out there. To me, it looked like he really, really wants it. Powell was very good too. I'd really like to get both of them on the team and Bonner sent away. Having said that, I gotta try not to jump the gun. It's only the first preseason game against an NBA team, but both those guys looked good and I think they can help the Spurs out. Brown also had some good moments.
Yeah if Curry really seems as though he's re-dedicated himself to his profession and is playing with a lot of heart and desire, that's exactly the type of scenario that the Spurs proclaim they favor - a player with something to prove. If Curry continues to keep this up, I'd much rather the Spurs be the beneficiary of his renewed desire, than to have some other team reap this reward. It'd be nice if the Spurs were serious about revamping their frontline and finally did the right thing by shipping Bonner and Blair out, and keeping Powell and Curry. That seems like an instant upgrade and would give them more upfront firepower needed to compete with the top contenders. I know it will not happen, but I'll keep the dream alive.
Last edited by ace3g; 10-10-2012 at 11:23 PM.
curry needs to set real hard fkn screens, not pull a splitter where the screen isnt even set properly moving away hopin for a pass or the baller hasnt gotten pass the set screen...
he has a strong case to make the roster
just hope pulls a trade to open spots on the roster...
If Curry is going to produce somewhat and be in decent shape, he is going to get that last spot on the team.
The Spurs wont be that dumb/cheap to pass up on a fairly decent 7 foot option they might need at some point this season.
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