Along with Jack McClinton + Nando De Colo (whoever he is) and this forum dead, what gives? Spur fans killed themselves at a reenactment of the Alamo or something?
Yea my bad I'm usually glued to Spurstalk.com when its comes to SA. We should definitely jump start this place again since its exciting times for Spurs fans.
RC Buford is really shelling out the big bucks for the remaining productive years of the Duncan era.
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Yea my bad I'm usually glued to Spurstalk.com when its comes to SA. We should definitely jump start this place again since its exciting times for Spurs fans.
RC Buford is really shelling out the big bucks for the remaining productive years of the Duncan era.
Who are you on spurstalk? I don't post there, but I lurk there quit often.
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I remember when they drafted guys like Parker and Ginobili. They were unknown in this country also and they worked out ok ! Didn;t they also draft L. Scola ??
One of the most productive front offices in the league. Get a useful player in the second round so no guaranteed money. Maybe another Malik Rose off of the bench ?? And a veteran who is a good guy and also has been to multiple finals.
That's how you stay on top. Losing in the first round gave them a good rest for a change. A rested healthy Spur team ? Maybe its best they stay in the shadows for now hehe
^ Yea you've got to respect the Spurs organization for staying within championship reach all these years. Thats not to say they've been perfect (Scola being traded away and Bonner as a starting player are two problems that come to mind) but overall they've been one of the most impressive sports organizations of all time.
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Who are you on spurstalk? I don't post there, but I lurk there quit often.
Yea I'm a lurker as well; that place is loaded with posts and trolling so I just sit on the sidelines. There's a lot of "dedicated" users there to say the least and makes this place look timid by comparison. Can't say it isn't somewhat entertaining though.
Yea I'm a lurker as well; that place is loaded with posts and trolling so I just sit on the sidelines. There's a lot of "dedicated" users there to say the least and makes this place look timid by comparison. Can't say it isn't somewhat entertaining though.
It's definitely the first place to go to get info on the Spurs, but it's moderated very poorly. All those trolls and threads in the wrong forums really get on my nerves.
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Blair's supposed to be this great pick, but the Spurs just signed Haislip, were very interested in Sheed, and are now said to be looking at Dyess, Big Baby, Bass and Frye. If they were so confident in Blair, why are they trying to bring in guys that will all take minutes from him?
In a French interview with Tony Parker a week or two ago he mentioned that the Spurs were actively pursuing Sheed first and Dyess second. Getting a capable big man that can do big man things is a top priority for the Spurs if they want to be a strong contender - having Matt Bonner as a starting big man is just horrible. Blair should be able to contribute but he's still a rookie and will get rookie calls/mistakes, the Spurs don't like relying on rookie bigs unless their names are Duncan or Robinson. Spurs also don't have a veteran big man not named Duncan at this point and Bonner doesn't count imo since he doesn't do big man stuff.
Spurs aren't really putting a lot on Blair's shoulders and the fact that he was available at the pick the Spurs had was somewhat of a surprise to sportswriters who predicted that he'd be taken before the Spurs would get a chance. Ian Mahinmi and Blair will no doubt be competing for minutes. All Blair needs to do is defend and get rebounds since a healthy Spurs squad has scoring hopefully taken care of with the addition of Jefferson.
The more capable bigs that can play alongside Duncan and maybe even give him more minutes of rest the better since his knees aren't what they used to be.
Blair's supposed to be this great pick, but the Spurs just signed Haislip, were very interested in Sheed, and are now said to be looking at Dyess, Big Baby, Bass and Frye. If they were so confident in Blair, why are they trying to bring in guys that will all take minutes from him?
The Spurs just lost Oberto and Kurt Thomas in the trade for Jefferson. If the Spurs did not sign Haislip and and another FA (McDyess please) then we'd bee looking at Bonner, Ian, and Blair playing next to Timmy. That doesn't sound too appealing, now does it?
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Blair's supposed to be this great pick, but the Spurs just signed Haislip, were very interested in Sheed, and are now said to be looking at Dyess, Big Baby, Bass and Frye. If they were so confident in Blair, why are they trying to bring in guys that will all take minutes from him?
Assuming that Duncan will play 34 minutes a night, there is still 64 minutes up for grabs in the frontcourt rotation. Give Blair 10-15, Bonner 10-15, McDyess 15-20, Davis 15-20 and you have a pretty deep and solid supporting cast of big men which wasn't the case the past two years. Popovich can use all of them depending on matchups and none of them is expecting to get more than 20 minutes which is why I think it could work.