I know it's looking a little far ahead but... 2009 free agency
by Jaceman on Feb 24, 2009 12:58 PM CST
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PrintI think as far as this year is concerned, the Spurs' best shot at winning a title, would be that Indiana buys out Rasho Nesterovic and the Spurs sign him to a short contract. Why Rasho? He's a big man that can body up and score, he's experienced, and he's been there, specifically, he's been there with Pops, Manu, TP, and TD.
I'm personally a little relieved that the Spurs didn't make a rash move and trade away any of its depth (namely Hill and Mason), and therefore is able to make some noise in the free agency come 2009. Finley, Vaughn, and Udoka come off the books, and I think that Oberto and Bowen's expiring contracts then become easier to move, allowing the Spurs to pick up possibly a couple of solid role players and maybe a bigger name guy. If you haven't seen, here a is a link to a pretty comprehensive list of who will be free agents in summer of 2009. Two names that I would like to see the Spurs go after are:
Rasheed Wallace
I think this is pretty understandable, if the Spurs can convince Wallace to sign for cheaper, and not retire, then you get a scary long frontcourt of Tim Duncan and Rasheed Wallace, both of whom are proficient in the post and from midrange, and in the case of Wallace, sometimes even from downtown. Wallace also comes from the defensive-minded (until recently) Detroit Pistons and he's proven to be a solid contributor on the defensive end. This would create no end of matchup problems.
Walter Hermann
I think Hermann is one of the more underrated players in the league. Sure he's not great, but two things he does pretty well, he defends and he hits threes. While he's not exactly the youngest player out there (29 going on 30) he's a solid Bruce Bowen/Michael Finley replacement, able to fill both the 3 and the 4 slot.
I think these two guys would be solid additions to the Spurs and can make the Spurs good now. Add on a couple of maybe smaller name role players (maybe Trevor Ariza?) and you have a solid squad. I think FA 2009 is going to be a big opportunity for San Antonio to make a move.
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I agree with you a milllion times. This year the best we can hope for is Rasho (myself from 2005 would stab me to death if he found me saying this). Hopefully the pacers have lots of good bigs (Foster, Murphy) and a rookie who can really play (Hibbert) so Rasho gets bought out.
About Next season YES YES YES, Rasheed and Herrman would make us contenders from the get go. Walter Herrman is the intelligent version of Nocioni, and he is the kind of forward who can guard players like Dirk. About Sheed enough has been said, he is our savior.
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
Wallace isnt at his best when he plays the 5 though
So we’d either be putting him or Duncan at a disadvantage all year long. If they can get a cheaper big man like Channing Frye to play center and hope that Mahinmi gets healthy and get something moving on the Splitter front, then they can focus more on slashers
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
true, but thats a lot of damage for Tim to take
not to mention he’d be a year older, but I suppose the only real center they have to deal with on a regular basis is Yao…..Id rather they go for Chandler
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Actually, Duncan usually plays and guards 5s even when he's listed as a 4...
He’s been doing that for years.
Poor Man's GM @ jacemannba.blogspot.com
Not entirely true
Theyve always had true centers to take the pressure off of Tim, whether it was Robinson, Nesterovic, Mohammed or even Oberto, theyve always had a center to take the pressure, not to mention fouls, off of Tim by covering Yao or Shaq etc.
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Besides it's not like you can't have one of those guys coming off the bench...
Seriously, who expects a pair of 30+ year olds to be playing 48 minutes a game, especially two key players in Pops lineup?
Poor Man's GM @ jacemannba.blogspot.com
Im not sure what youre alluding to
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Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
I don't see why you can't have both Sheed and Duncan
While having a guy like Nesterovic or Mohammed coming off the bench. Pops is usually pretty good about limiting minutes for guys until crunch time.
Poor Man's GM @ jacemannba.blogspot.com
BTW, its not so common to see a fanpost (in any blog out there) with possible scenarios that actually make sense.
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
Younger...and less of a toker
I don’t know much or anything about Hermann, but I was looking at the FA list. Why not try to get Charlie Villanueva? I know he’s a restricted FA, but he’s younger and possibly cheaper than Rashweed. I wouldn’t mind getting the Toker (Wallace) at all as long as we don’t over pay for him.
Also Brandon Bass and Paul Milsap are both restricted FA’s, either one of them would look good next to TD and they’re both pretty cheap.
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Never heard of hermann, but i totally agree on Rasheed. I think after this season, Detroit is going to get rid of their old pieces and rebuilt. I seriously am going to be one of the first people to buy a Rasheed jersey, should we grab him.
I doubt we could get Ariza though, as much as i’d love to see him. He is on a (to be honest) better long-term championship contending team than we are. I’ll cross my fingers for all this magic to happen, though
What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Feb 24, 2009 10:40 PM CST reply actions
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I dont know, Wont they save up for 2010?
Like the rest of the basketball world. I agree with your assessment of Hermann, he’d be a great replacement for Bowen, or even Udoka for that matter-though I still think Ime can get the job done when allowed to play consistently.
I wouldnt jeopardize our chances at anyone in 2010 by tying up too much money/years in Wallace, who’ll be 35 next year.
Why not shoot the moon and go for Boozer, if he’s healthy and indeed opts out, he’d be worth the money and the loss of cap room for ’10, as none of them are guaranteed to leave or come to SA b/c of his talent and numbers.
Odom would be great too, even Iverson if he can be convinced to come off the bench.
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Who?
Who would we get in 2010? We’re not gonna get Wade, LeBron, Bosh or any of those type of guys….unless TD retires and I’m not sure he’s ready to do that yet.
Iverson?! No I don’t want him at all…for free or even if he paid me personally. Odom wouldn’t be bad.
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Spurs were never considered a player for 2010...
Only “players” in 2010 were New Jersey, New York, and the teams that have the currently projected free agents, and maybe Memphis and OKC, teams who already have cap space.
Poor Man's GM @ jacemannba.blogspot.com
True...but
Bargnani is going to cost way more, I’m sure he’s a smoother, taller and more Italian version of Bonner, but is he worth it? I hope you’re right that we can afford to pick up some folks like that. I wouldn’t even mind having Bargnani. The real question is are those better options than having Wallace for a couple of years? I don’t know for sure, but I tend to lean to yes we could have two titles in those two years rather than waiting a year and hoping we can get somebody. Of course we’d be hoping that we can land Wallace or somebody similar.
One man's toxic sludge is another man's popuri
The ultimate reason I pick these...
Is because it seems like the most reasonable and feasible idea I can think of. Sure I’d love to shoot for the moon, sure we can try to land Boozer, but can you land him with nothing but the $4-6 million you’ll have coming off the books this season? No, probably not. However, Wallace for an MLE? That, to me, just seems a little more realistic.
Poor Man's GM @ jacemannba.blogspot.com
Even if they asked for the same salary, I still prefer Sheed. Boozer cant play alongisde Duncan. They are similar offensive players, and Boozer is one of the WORST defenders in the NBA at his position. He needs shots to be effective. Wallace doesnt (in fact he plays a lot better when he is taking less shots)
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
Yeah, he'd be good too
any big man that can stretch the floor away from Timmy will help; so Wallace, Okur, Bargnani
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
If we want a Bonner/Bargnani-type, let’s pry Danilo Gallinari away from the Knicks. He has Charley Rosen’s stamp of approval.
by silverandblack_davis on Feb 26, 2009 7:12 PM CST reply actions
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