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Nuggets' Elson has appeal for Spurs
Team is not only one to express interest in free-agent center
July 11, 2006
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...835687,00.html
LAS VEGAS - Francisco Elson might have passed his auditions.
Elson, a Nuggets restricted free- agent center, had his second-best scoring game and second-best rebounding game of last season against the San Antonio Spurs. Now, the Spurs are taking a long look at him.
"They've inquired," Elson's agent, Calvin Andrews, said.
An NBA source said the interest is strong in the 7-foot Elson, who scored 13 points in one game last season against the Spurs and grabbed 11 rebounds in another.
"I heard that, too," Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said.
Andrews said two or three other teams, which he wouldn't name, have inquired about Elson, eligible to sign as soon as Wednesday.
Elson returned Monday from his native Netherlands.
The Nuggets would have seven days to match an offer. With the Nuggets approaching the luxury tax, it's possible they might not.
The Nuggets also could lose unrestricted free agent forward Reggie Evans, expected to command a deal between half and the full midlevel exception of about $5.2 million.
"If the price is right, we're very interested," Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey said. "He's a rebounding machine."
New York coach Isiah Thomas said Evans is one of the free agents the Knicks are looking at, but their interest is said to be cooling.
ETC.: Last weekend, Nuggets coach George Karl interviewed Knicks assistant Dave Hanners and former Dallas Mavericks assistant Charlie Parker, among others, for an assistant's job. Karl, gone from Las Vegas to prepare for his daughter's wedding Saturday, probably won't decide this week. "He's going to get back with me and we're going to have further talks," Hanners said. Would Hanners be let out of the final four years on his contract? "If it's an upgrade to his position and he gets paid more money, we never stand in anybody's way," Thomas said . . . Visiting summer practice, Nuggets guard Earl Boykins commended the big contracts the team recently gave to Anthony and Nene and said he hopes disgruntled Kenyon Martin won't be traded. "He can help us win games," Boykins said. "I would like to see him back." . . . Karl last week said summer team guard Casey Jacobsen is a likely invitee to training camp, and Jacobsen said Karl has "mentioned he'd like to see me in camp." It remains to be seen if he gets some guaranteed money. "It's a great situation," Jacobsen said. "I'll be (in camp)." . . . Free agent forward Al Harrington, who in December expressed interest in Denver, said the Nuggets haven't made contact. But Harrington, who said he mainly is being courted by the Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers and the Knicks, said he remains interested if things change.
Posturing using the SPurs for more money forum.
Well the Express-News said that the Spurs were interested in him too.Posturing using the SPurs for more money forum.
No doubt.
Messing with restricted FAs though is an iffy situation.
Would rather trade for Murphy and get Evans.
Hopefully trading away Oberto....
please dont , we cant lose our CMFFDS
CMFFDS
Translation?
Spurs go after a Denver free agent bigman ... but it's their Euro one.
Classic.
God......
Full MLE for Evans?
No thanks.
Man, Elson is scraping the bottom of the barrel. Jarron Collins ain't no prize but I'd go with him over Elson. Going into the season with Elson as the starting center is just asking for trouble.
Crazy Mother Fawker From Da Street
He is our Euro thugFamous for going toe to toe with KG and calling him 'gay'
Elson averages 8.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per 40 minutes. That's pretty gross. Only good thing I can find about him is he shot 43% on jumpers this year, which is pretty nice for a seven-footer. That said, I really hope this isn't the Spurs' answer for a starting center.
I guess another good thing is Elson's probably in the Spurs' price range
its hard to say. He never got alot of minutes but he did do a solid job when Camby was injured, nothing spectacular but he was solid. The Nuggets went on their only decent streak (7 games) with K and him as 4 and 5 last season.
His stats don't show much but he is someone that i hope the Nuggets dont lose. They shouldn't lose him, they will match anything that isnt too ridiculous and im sure he wouldnt get any overpaid offers.
LJ
so the 40 minute stats say everything?
It says something. What do you think about him?
Spurs could be after Luke Schenscher and you'd be all over him.
sigh.......Spurs could be after Luke Schenscher and you'd be all over him.
when we assume......
What do I think about him?
I think hes a gritty center when given PT showed he could rebound and play decent defense.
Are we really willing to scrap a real center for a guy that shoots FTs worse than Rasho?
Elson is way down my list of free agent scrub centers.
If the Spurs want just anyone to fill the role, then at least get someone in their 20's with a chance to improve.
I think Jamar Smith could produce the same numbers this guy does though he is shorter.
When given PT?
Playa started 54 games last season. He's as good as he's going to get. A 30-year-old project?
No thanks.
Yeah because the Spurs always go after the world's best free throw shooters.Are we really willing to scrap a real center for a guy that shoots FTs worse than Rasho?
Well Rasho was ripped for not being a good one, and not getting there alot....Yeah because the Spurs always go after the world's best free throw shooters
All of this debating is moot anyways.
Elson will go to the highest bidder and the Spurs more than likely don't value him as highly as other teams may.
There's no reason to go for the worse player that the Nuggets can match.
This guy is Jelani McCoy for chrissakes.
Evans will get the full from some other team in need of a center, which is more than half of the teams.
I'm a little surprised at the interest in Elson. He'd definitely be an improvement over the previous platoon in terms of athleticism, but he can't do much else besides be an athlete. He had a nice game in San Antonio in January, but making a decision based on that performance is like making a decision to give a big deal to Rasho Nesterovic because he lit you up one night in 2001.
The pickins' are slim, undoubtedly. But even with what's left, Jarron Collins certainly seems like a better option that Francisco Elson -- in per 40 numbers, Collins is at least on par with Rasho (JC = 9.6 pts/40, 7.7 reb/40; RN = 9.5 pts/40, 8.1 reb/40), but probably a bit tougher and more athletic. Plus, Collins brings the slight benefit of having played for Sloan, meaning that he has played in a structured defensive system and for a taskmaster, so Pop is unlikely to lose him by going Serbian every now and again.
Last edited by FromWayDowntown; 07-11-2006 at 10:07 AM.
I honestly believe that Pop went out and got Rasho because of one good game Rasho had against us. To me that was a huge mistake. I hope he doesn't do that again.
If the Spurs only offered Zo $1.5M/year, I'm think that maybe Collins might be out of their price range
Perhaps a super scrub like Elson is as good as they can get.
we are so ed
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