Please use this thread to list available players that the Spurs could possibly pickup at small forward with the money they have left.
Build on this list:
Glenn Robinson
DerMarr Johnson
Theron Smith
Britton Johnsen
Matt Barnes
Toni Kukoc
Ryan Bowen
Maurice Evans
Guy that went undrafted and not sure as to where he is playing in summer league, but he worked out with Bob Hill this summer and he is very talented.
Stephen Graham- Oklahoma State, he will probably catch on somewhere else, but he is talented just like his brother.
Glen Robinson has to be the #1 target if you are not bringing in a young player
How about Noel Felix??
I read that Seattle is playing him at the 3
Ryan "The Germinator" Bowen? He did shut down Dirk in the playoffs...
I like DeMarr Johnson. He is long and very young and I think he has potential. I like Glenn Robinson, but who knows if he will demand more playing time this next time around.
Dirk shut himself down in the playoffs with a hand around his throat. Ryan Bowen is just a tall, long player that tries really hard. I don't see him as a SF, especially since he cannot shoot. Dallas just left his ass open the whole time and dared him to shoot.
Don't forget LJ III.
I was only half serious. The real reason I want Ryan Bowen is because of a story I heard from a regular season game. Bruce Bowen was talking to a ref about how there were two sets of brothers playing in the game, Jon and Brent Barry, and he and brother his Ryan.
The Spurs can go two ways with small forwards:
1) Veteran stopgap
2) Young player to develop
The Spurs can get a quality young small forward in a trade for one of their centers, so they might as well go with the veteran stopgap for now.
Out of that initial list I like Dermarr Johnson. Very athletic swingman that they could still develop. Don't know if he could go at the right price. Maybe learn to be a stopper while playing with Bowen.
Check the posts in this thread as to why DerMarr Johnson might not be such a great pickup.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...ent%3A+dermarr
Good info. Thanks. But still if there is a franchise that could groom him its probably the Spurs.
Ryan Humphrey
I have this sneaking su ion that the Spurs will bring back Big Dog. He was willing to do whatever they asked of him in the spring and unless something was moving in the background, that usually sits well with Popovich.
As the market starts to shut down, as teams that are over the cap and need SF help start spending their MLE's, there just aren't big contracts for Big Dog to chase, and given the available options, it makes sense for him to stay put, if the Spurs want him.
Stephen Jackson was a hot head and somehow Pop helped him mature and turned him into a champion. I am not saying the same will happen with DJ, but it could happen. I think he could come cheap.
Walter McCarty
Bo Outlaw can play 3 or 4.
Big Dog. Sign. Him. Up.
He really impressed me this last year.
Rodney White.
Agree. Sometimes the personal problems players seem to have exist in their current situation. Glenn Robinson and Rasheed Wallace were supposed to be BIG-TIME head cases, but placed into the right situation, they seemed to be ok. Dermarr would be worth the risk for a short-term contract.
Big Dog doesn't solve the problem going forward, but if you're trying to defend the le, he's a nice piece to have around. We got some tantalizing glimpses of him last spring as he tried to regain his conditioning and then dealt with the death of his mother and the prolonged absence that followed; it made me wonder what he might bring if he had a full camp to get in shape and learn what the was going on. You can't often find guys who have enough innate talent to put up 23 point games on 9-11 shooting in the NBA on just sheer ability.
A healthy and conditioned Big Dog could have enough to make a run at the 6th Man award. A healthy and conditioned Big Dog, matched with a confident Brent Barry, a growing Beno Udrih, Mr. Horry, and one of Nazr/Rasho/Oberto could make for a very, very salty second group.
would Kyle Korver be too expensive?
What would make sense is to see the Spurs sign Big Dog to a 2 year deal with the remainder of the MLE and with a player option after the 1st year. Spurs get a 3 man for the bench who should be effective for the next 2 seasons. For Robinson, he gets a full season to prove himself to the NBA. From the Spurs' perspective, if he's worth keeping next summer then they will have his Early Bird rights to enable them to do so, should he opt out.
The thing I like about Britton Johnson is that he has an outside game and is 6'10. So he is an young, athletic SF that can shoot the ball. Sounds like a good pickup. Of course Big Dog would be a good and more experienced backup...
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