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Like everyone else said, infuse younger players, get sum players that can put the ball on the floor and not just spot up shoot and GET IT KRUNK WITH THESE SCRUB TEAMS THAT WE CAN PUT 20 POINTS UP ON THEM (lakers/celtics)
The perfect scenario for me is to find a way to use our 1st rd. pick + ? to get our hands on Sefolosha, and then get Chalmers in the 2nd rd.
Sefolosha is Doug Christie if he had a pair. He's potentially the replacement for Bowen that not only isn't a liability on the offensive end, but a play-maker who can run the point. He'll also be able to contribute immediately, which has to be a priority.
Chalmers has the potential to not only back-up Tony, but play along side of him with his shooting. He also helps in the transition game with his ability to play passing lanes and disrupt the oppositions offense. He's never afraid of the big moments, and he knows how to play with talent. Add all of that to Buford's K.U. ties, and it just seems to make since.
Like everyone else said, infuse younger players, get sum players that can put the ball on the floor and not just spot up shoot and GET IT KRUNK WITH THESE SCRUB TEAMS THAT WE CAN PUT 20 POINTS UP ON THEM (lakers/celtics)
IMHO the Spurs should try and make a play for BOTH Barnes and Azubuike.
Azubuike - solid defender, good shooting stroke, good team player, very young and has lots of potential
Barnes - versatile defender, good rebounder, not afraid of contact, bruising type of player, can actually hit the occasional 3 ball
With these two players alone the Spurs would plug up some huge holes they have. Offensively they'll probably need to find one more player at the 4/5 spot alongside Duncan that can help out with interior scoring. Also a backup PG for Parker is a necessity, I have no idea why your FO has held onto JV for so long. That guy is absolutely terrible.
Anyone suggesting trading Ginobli is an idiot. He has all the intangibles you could ever ask for in a player, you just don't find players like him in this league very often. Just let him get healthy.
I think the spurs will draft their next year's backup PG. Then get a FA SF and try to sign Ian and Splitter. And that will be pretty much it.
The problem is that Azubuike is restricted. It is more likely that GS lets Pietrus or Barnes walk an keep him.
It kind of depends on what kind of money Biedrins gets, but GS should be able to match most offers to Azubuike if they want to keep him. Denver seems in much more of a money crunch, so it might be easier to steal JR Smith, for example.
Does anyone know how the Wizards feel about Dominic McGuire? His shot needs work, but he could be a of a good versatile defender. If he gets put in the right situation I think he could turn out a little like G. Wallace with the way he defends, rebounds, and blocks shots, from that 3/4 position.
The important thing to remember is the Spurs did make it to the WCF so I don't expect R.C and Pop making any big name signings or major trades. The way I see it we definetely need to unload some old players and "dead weight" while focusing on revamping our bench. To me that means bye bye Horry,Vaughn,Bonner,Finley,Stoudemire,Johnson and possibly Barry. Some quality FA's that shouldn't demand much money that can make a solid impact off the bench could be: Carlos Delfino (raptors), Azubuike (warriors), Lorenzen Wright (grizzlies), and Dan au (clippers).
Carlos Delfino (RFA)- 26 yr old Argentinian who reminds a lot of Manu and has a great 3pt stroke. He can definetely play SG or SF and can take the place of both Barry and Finley off the bench. Pop could possibly start him and bring Manu off the bench as well.Hopefully the South American connects we have can persuade him to come to SA and get out of Canada.
Kelenna Azubuike (RFA)- Young athletic SG who can play a significant role off the bench. Can dunk,run the floor, slash the paint and is only 25yrs old. Reminds me of a younger Udoka with more hops and better ball handling.Maybe the spark off the bench that we need to get the crowd hype off an alley or break away dunk.
Lorenzen Wright (UFA)- not a whole lotta options at the PF or C so Wright I think can benefit this team. He's 6'11 so can play both positions and is the same age as Duncan. Next to Timmy he should be decent and in 04 averaged 11pts 7reb. Younger that Horry and more athletic than Bonner so he's a go in my book. Should be a good help defender in case someone blows by Mahinmi or Oberto.
Dan au (UFA)-Gonzaga alum, should be a solid pg behind TP. Career 83% ft and 34% 3pt, he can run the offense just like Jacque was able to plus he can hit the open 3 that everyone in the league knows our pg's can't hit. Not great but can be pretty solid i think. He's 29 and been in the league about 6 years so he wouldn't be too green. If Pop wants to go younger and more athletic at PG than I see Washington making the team. Anyway TP is only 26 and should be loggin in about 35 minutes a game so we would only need our backup PG to come in, run a couple plays and hit an open shot should it become available.
My 2008 roster-
(pg)Parker, au
(sg)Manu,Azubuike
(sf)Bowen, Delfino,Udoka
(pf)Duncan,Wright,Thomas,
(c)Mahinmi, Oberto
*Robertas Javtokas is a wild card, doesn't look like Splitter is coming...
Last edited by Gregzilla; 05-31-2008 at 02:33 AM.
+1 sefolosha showed great potential this year and is an underrated rebounder. his height and his athleticism would be an upgrade over udoka. and hes got a nice offensive game. he would be welcomed here.
James White
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Stephen Jackson
Malik Rose
i want to see this roster next season:
parker, charlie bell (trade bonner for him - milwaukee will agree because bell is unhappy there and they will get a shorter contract in bonner contract), Jacque Vaughn
Ginobili, swingman from the draft (Brandon Rush if available if not Douglas-Roberts if not Courtney Lee), Brent Barry, Michael Finley
bowen, mickael pietrus (give him the MLE), udoka
duncan, oberto, Mahinmi
splitter, kurt thomas
if we get a good player in the second round of the draft there is a chance that he will get a roster spot instead of Jacque Vaughn or Michael Finley.
that is my dream for the next season roster!!! what do you think?
just curious how a chucker can shoot 40% from 3. He certainly doesnt chuck up shots like he used to. He has learned that pretty much noone can stop him getting to the rim once he decides to penetrate.
Young kid who has made huge strides this season. Time will tell whether or not he continues.
He would be perfect for the Spurs coz Pop could get the best out of him, but it wont happen anyway.
Monta Ellis $770,610 //no way this guy accepts less than $5mil//
Austin Croshere $1,219,590 //they resign this guy, hopefully//
Mickael Pietrus $3,470,771 //qualifying offer//
Chris Weber $596,244 //retired//-------------------------|amounts to about $6,228,857
Sarunas Jasikevicius $4,000,000 //went home//-----------| of free cash for GS
Troy Hudson $1,219,590 //dunno if they keep this guy//---|
(Dajuan Wagner) $413,023 //is this guy even there?//-----|
Matt Barnes $3,000,000 //seems like udoka money...get him!//
Kelenna Azubuike $687,456
seeing that, GS would free up enough cash to afford paying Monta for his new contract, plus some left-over for the veteran minimum. GS would have to choose between keeping Barnes or Azubuike, hopefully. it would depend on a few factors:
1)they keep Pietrus (hopefully...you guys don't seem to be too impressed with him)
2)they keep Croshere
3)they exercise the team option on O'Bryant & Lasme
4)Baron Davis stays put
5)GS decides not to match the offer for Azubuike
I think Spurs should look at first at JR Smith. Spurs need to have a fourth offensive threat behind the big three.
A 2 years full MLE contract would be perfect. Nuggets will have to match a contract that will cost them $11M per year.
If it doesn't work with JR Smith, I quite like Azubuike, Delfino or Ricky Davis.
JR Smith seems to be a high-risk investment. sure, we have precedent for such a signing (SJax), but there's a huge difference between JR and Jax.
Delfino seems to be drama queen, from what i gather from other posters here. Ricky Davis is too...i just dunno.
looking back at the space created by Kurt Thomas' contract (8mil) we have enough cash to go after Azubuike AND Barnes (nice idea Dazed) if and only if both Fin and Horry don't come back. Barnes is going to be an easier signing, since he's unrestricted.
Bruno, can we sign players from Europe with non-renewed contracts even if they do not declare for the draft?
Ricky Davis can score the basketball... well could... but hes a terribly inconsistent 3 pt shooter which could be a problem.
JR Smith i really like... he really came on this season, especially in the playoffs... I think he might be the way to go. Azubuike is probably the better defender, at least a more willing one... but JR Smith has proven he can really fill it up.
Surely theyve run their course... i mean Horry was pretty atrocious when he was on the court... he completely stagnated anything we tried to do on offense by not taking open shots and he evem struggled to pass the ball.
He has to go... even Pop should be able to see that.
they *might* come back, after all, they're family now.
Pop would give them a space if they asked for it. unfortunately.
I don't know exactly what you men by "non-renewed" contract but NBA teams can sign players from Europe as long as they aren't under contract with another team or have a contract with a NBA buy out. Spurs can't sign players who NBA rights are owned by another team and young players who are still draft eligible (mainly players born in 1987 or later).
Among these European players, there are some interesting names like Ramunas Siskauskas and Quinton Hosley.
So much depends on the draft--a player like Lee or Rush could step in a play immediately--allowing the Spurs to give or split their full MLE elsewhere. If they were willing to take a risk, I'd consider splitting the MLE and giving the smaller slice to Trevor Ariza. He's young, was hobbled by injury, but has the potential to be the kind of slashing scorer and defensive wing we need. But it's worth noting that he has tremendous lateral foot speed and can defend 1-3. Having his long frame to drape over Chris Paul could be a big help. He's unrestricted, won't be seeing much pt if he resigns with LA and would be relatively cheap.
what i meant was that they play in Europe (Euroleague or the other leagues, i'm not that familiar with them) and that the team they play for did not renew their contracts (or is currently a free agent there) , but yes, you hit the nail on the head.
Siskauskas seems to be a perfect fit for a second-round draft pick (since we can sign him for a much larger contract, right?) too perfect in fact (90.6%FT???) i don't think we'd have the cash to outbid CSKA for him. and he's turning 30 this year.
how about James White! ?
I really want more help in the paint for Tim. Just look at the way NO and LA ran wild inside with Odom and Chandler.
I'm not too worried about the back court; once Manu heals up he and Barry and Udoka will be fine outside. And Ricky Davis? That's just a joke; he's a classic case of million-dollar talent with a 50-cent head. I'm just tired of watching Berto get punk'd. (I know, he had some good stretches against Odom, but he's not a complete big man.) Or maybe when Kurt has more time in the system he'll be the answer; I sure as thought he would be this year, but he didn't get much PT.
Yeah! I don't understand a few guys. KT's 36 years old next season. Bring Ian!BRING IN MUTUMBO!
KT, Horry, Fin.C'mon guys! Before the new contract for KT I prefer Diop a lot.
what do you all think of jamario moon or quinton ross ? i think they would fit very well in spurs system
Quinton Ross sucks.
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