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Luxury tax says no.
The time is right for the Spurs to go after Ron Artest, lets not wait until the end of the season to make a move, when we know that Barry, Horry, and Finley will not be back. Artest is earning $7.8 million this season and will make a relative-bargain $8.45 million next year, but can opt out of that final season before free agency starts on July 1.
Luxury tax says no.
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I'd do it if we were desperate.
We are not desperate.
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That would be the stupidest thing we could do. Artest is a cancer that would only disrupt our team chemistry. He can play great defense and score, but his off the court issues and his tendency to lose his cool would outweigh his on court abilities.
To add to the list Vaughn and Bruce may have 1 to 2 years top in them, are we going to rebuild now or wait to go after a solid backup. I say make a move now, when we can get some money out of them.
Maybe. I doubt the Spurs management would do it though. I think they like the pieces they have in place.
Artest would be a strong addition. Imagine him bouncing Dirk around. The next questions would be why would Sacramento, who over values its players, make a trade and who do we have that they would want not named Tony, Manu or Tim?
Artest:Spurs != Moss:Patriots
I say if you put him around team leaders, that want to win and know how to win and a NO BULL COACH it has to work.
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I'd rather rip off my nads, give them to Beno and try to trade for him than trading for Artest.
Spurs were offered Artest in a trade back in the day for Steve Smith I think. There were other players involved as well but I don't recall other than for some reason I think Ron Mercer was one.
Why would Sacramento trade us their only good contract?
Tough call - on one hand his D and scoring ability can't be dismissed but the team chemistry is what I would be concerned about. Would he fit into the Spurs and be able to drop his off court issues? Would he be a cancer in the locker room? Would Pop, TD, Manu amd Tony be the leaders that he would follow and then "straighten up". He is so talented but a head case. Do we need this now? He could fit perfectly or totally disrupt the team.
I would not do this now and play what we've got. Once our injuries heal and we head into the ASB/RR trip I think everything will come together. Though this an intriguing situation to say the least.
The only way I could see the Spurs entertain his acquisition is if what they had to give up was minimal and they had a very limited commitment to him (ie expiring contract). The Spurs are big on chemistry so it would surprise me if they would make such a move.
The obvious precedent, of course, was Rodman. But that was in a different time and the Spurs were in a different place. They have a championship program now. They don't necessarily have to try to take risks to get to the top.
Also, I'm not sure you could think of this as Rodman going to the Bulls. Dennis had his moments, but he wasn't certifiable like Artest.
I think if Artest hits the market the Kings will get a better offer than what the Spurs would be willing to do. So let's find another player to jones over.
Uhhh...and think that there is zero chance of this happening. And, for that, we should be happy.
You can't dismiss his scoring ability, but you can mildly qualify it by saying that he needs a lot of shots to get those points. (although, he has been a little better the past 2 years)
I don't think you can count on the Spurs' offense giving him 15-17 shots/game. But I do think he would take them anyway.
There is 0% chance this will happen. Ron Artest will not disrupt anything. The minute he does, he will be dismissed. Anyone who thinks Artest can or will affect the focus of this team hasn't been following this team for long. The only potential change here is that Artest might actually be normal and play ball without any trouble. (They said Stephen Jackson was crazy)
Artest is not a player who is a malcontent because he's on a losing team. He is a malcontent because he doesn't have complete control of his mental faculties.
we need a thug on this team
Artest would love to play with Duncan.
Afterall, he does think Duncan is a Pimp.
A healthy Barry with his expiring contract, Mahinmi, and a future first....
still probably wouldn't be enough for Sacto.
It's an interesting thought that has almost no chance of ever happening.
They would only trade for artest if they wanted some attention....
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