Begin the JOE sweepstakes

by Chilai on Jan 27, 2009 11:40 AM CST

As noticed against the lakers last game, Bonner alone wont cut it. We need another capable big. We've been talking a lot about a certain Joe Smith. It makes perfect sense. They have a crapload of young bigs, and Joe is being wasted on the bench. They just signed Nenad Kristic. They still have Chris Wilcox and Collison.

Joe Smith is on a expiring contract. So we have to give them other expiring contracts and some considerations for giving us a decent player. Easy stuff.

But... is Joe Smith enough to get us over the top? I say no, he is an improvement over what we have, but not a big difference maker. So lets keep swinging deals. Arent you tired of "michael finley, nba starter who plays 30 minutes"? Lets improve that position too!! Its time to invoke some argentinian powers, lets summon the NOCIONI!

First my idea

This is every fans dream, to convert a bunch of crap into something.

We get: Nocioni and Joe Smith, while sending away 5 players (udoka, kurt, fab, Yawn, finley)

Why would chicago make the trade? They unload Nocioni's long contract and solve a lot of problems in playing time for their youngsters.

Why would the Thundercats make the trade? They get a lot of project big men (they cant never have enough!) and if the winning at basketball thing doesnt work out then Sam Presti can take the world over with his army of stiffs.

Why would the Spurs make the trade? We are giving away our 7-12 men and a lot of foreign players that we will never see in black and silver for 2 solid players for the needed 9 man rotation.

We still need to sign 2 players to make the minimum roster, so here are my picks:

-George Mhuresan (he is big and can foul people, your average backup center)

-The guy who looks like Duncan (TGWLLD, the one of the illusion crushin thread, We could put him some minutes with the real Duncan just to confuse other teams, he could get instant double coverage from the other team so if he knows how to pass a ball then we are set for the fifth banner)

Our roster then would look like this:

1-Parker 6-Hill 11-the JV

2-Ginobili 7-Mason

3-Nocioni 8-Bruce Bowen 10-Malik whatever

4-Tim Duncan 9-Matt Bonner

5-Joe Smith - 12-TGWLLD 13-George Mureshan

A pretty decent 9 man rotation if you ask, with some secret weapons like our resident PTRer.

Side note: is there a coaching staff trading machine? I want Dr house and Sawyer as assistant coaches for Pop.

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Not bad at all. It would be more palatable for Chicago if Fab and Kurt had one year left on their respective deals. I would love to see Chapu in silver and black.

When you think about what might have been with Scola, Mahinmi, Splitter and Javtokas… the Spurs have a gaping hole at the 4 spot (considering TD a 5, and that they are decent 1-3 with TP, Gino, and Romaju), and yet they have the rights to all these quality bigs. I just hope they can figure out how to get something out of them, by trade or by signing them, before the sun sets on Duncan and Ginobili’s time as all-star level players.

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by tomasito on Jan 27, 2009 12:23 PM CST reply actions

Noc...

I get a lot of oppurtunity to see Nocioni play, and he’s one of the FEW Bulls I actually would NOT mind seeing in a Spurs jersey. He’s not the greatest on defense, but the guy can shoot.

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by Ed (dfjmed) on Jan 27, 2009 1:00 PM CST reply actions

That is wonderful strategy… ask Duncan to wear a blonde wig and one of this:

And I would be glad to play decoy…. just dont pass me the ball too often..

by LasEspuelas on Jan 27, 2009 1:51 PM CST reply actions

The spurs would be must watch TV

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by Chilai on Jan 27, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe Memphis is feeling Gasol-crazed again and we can steal Marc from them. I like that mans game.

by speedostuffer on Jan 27, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions

eh i’m iffy about him. We need an athletic guy that can handle people like Amare, West, Big Brother Gasol or whatever (bigs that can play the perimeter if they need to). Baby Gasol has pretty slow feet is foul prone, and we definately don’t need another one of those. Those three would light him up so hard i doubt he would recover from said beatdown.

What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Jan 27, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions