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Would Earl Watson be too expensive?
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...on_to_seattle/Brunson, who set career highs in minutes (24.3), points (5.5), and assists (5.1) per game with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, turned down overtures from the Clippers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs to sign with Seattle, where he will back up starting point guard Luke Ridnour.
I found it very interesting that the Spurs were considering Brunson before he signed with Seattle. This leads me to believe that they will definitely be looking to sign another backup point.
Who do you guys think it will be? I think Van Exel would be ideal if he comes cheap.
Would Earl Watson be too expensive?
Yes. I think he wants close to the MLE.
Yeah the Spurs will pick up a 3rd string point guard for sure. I'm just glad it wasn't Brunson, he is terrible. Sure he was a little better last year but had the Slips not had so many injury problems at point he would have gotten very little PT.
Not sure who the Spurs will go and get, I doubt it will be a big name though.
I'd really like Van Exel too, however I think he's a given to sign with Houston. I know they've lost confidence in Beno, I just don't think they need to give up on him just yet. He has such a sweet touch and I think with a little more experience, he could really be something special.
"I know they've lost confidence in Beno"
how do you know that?
Van Excel would rock for a cheap price!
And then we could stick it to the Mavs once again...for him.
What about Marcus Brown from CSKA Moscow
Archives > Marcus Brown Weighs Offers From Three NBA Teams
Marcus Brown Weighs Offers From Three NBA Teams
1st August, 2005 - 11:17 pm
DraftExpress - Jonathan Givony from DraftExpress.com is reporting that CSKA Moscow guard Marcus Brown is seriously considering three different contract offers he has been made from NBA teams this summer.
Brown, a 6-3 extremely athletic combo guard who has had stints with both the Portland Trailblazers and Detroit Pistons in 1997 and 2000, was the highest paid player in Europe last year playing for Euroleague Final Four participants CSKA Moscow.
He has offers from the Cleveland Cavaliers , San Antonio Spurs and Seattle Supersonics , and is expected to make a decision within the next week regarding where to sign.
Givony spoke with Brown’s agent, Craig McKenzie and confirmed that these offers are indeed on the table.
According to various media reports in Europe, Brown also has contract offers from Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel and Ulker in Turkey in excess of 1.5 million dollars net. McKenzie confirmed that those teams are indeed interested, and although the reported numbers are close, he believes Brown can do better than that.
The holdup appears to be whether or not Brown can garner a contract offer for more than the NBA minimum and/or also receive the job security of an additional guaranteed year from one of those interested teams. If not, Brown will most likely return to Europe and reclaim his place as one of the highest paid players in the world outside of the NBA.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...ree_nba_teams/
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Brunson may not have been that high on the list. Who knows? He turned down 'overtures' from the Spurs, whatever those happened to be.
I'd be surprised to see Van Exel as a Spur, simply because he'll play and contribute a lot more to Houston.
I don't think the Spurs have lost confidence in Beno, but realize that he is a young PG who will likely take time to develop. The Spurs need a steady, vet PG to complement Parker and Beno.
It was reported earlier that Marcus Brown had agreed to a 1-yr. deal to play in Istanbul with Ulker. He's really a scoring guard, as opposed to a PG.
Brunson would've been nice as a 3rd point.
I think that NVE would be great as a backup to Tony. He can shoot lights out when he gets hot. He likes to play under pressure, which we all know the two points we have now can't seem to handle it.
Thanks SD
I'd go with Nick Van Excel, or Justin Hamilton. A big no to finley!
As a third PG, Darrell Armstrong, would bring maturity and experience, plus he's a good locker room guy. He's an UFA.
Great idea. But beware, he was not an All-Star last season, so someone will complain.
You can't find a better guy in the room than Darrell and he can play a nice role and really perform when he's needed.
I remember in game 7 against Houston, Darrell came in and went 4-4 and really defended well and made a difference. Here is a something from the game recap on Darrell...
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http://www.nba.com/games/20050507/HOUDAL/recap.html
"Defensively this was the performance I was looking for the whole series," Johnson said. "It was right on time." One of Johnson's key moves was to go to veteran Darrell Armstrong, who had played a total of 11 minutes in the first six games.
Stil quick at 36, Armstrong was called on to guard Mike James, who had provided the Mavericks headaches throughout the series. Armstrong helped hold James to just four points, 18 fewer than he had in Game Six. James also was ejected late in the third quarter after picking up two technical fouls.
"I felt good to be able to contribute the way I did tonight," Armstrong said. "I knew I was going to get the call tonight because of Mike James. Avery wanted to match me up against Mike James. It just worked out for the best."
"Give credit to a guy like Darrell Armstrong who hadn't played much all series," Terry said. "He comes in and frustrates the heck out of Mike James."
Yeah, Armstrong strikes me as the kind of guy who would handle spending a lot of time on IR quite well. No drama there.
He's still a 12th man, though. Playoff roster.
Van Exel then Armstrong both would be a nice addition to the Spurs roster.
NVE is known as er, whiner, asshole, and has been injured a lot in the last 2 years. can he play defense? he sure ain't needed to score.
Armstrong would be preferable since he seems to play defense and hustle, and able to bringing the ball up and starting the offense.
If NVE wants to be a Spur for the most they have left, sign him and ask questions later.
Armstrong is fast and can solve the problems we had against the press with Tony out of the game. That said, can we find that in a different player who isn't so inept at shooting?
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