It was a toss-up between RJ and Dice for me, but I went with RJ. He sort of fell off my radar in Milwaukee, so I’m interested in seeing how well he can still play.

First, I don’t think Ian should be on there. I would have voted for him but I don’t consider him new.

I voted for Haislip which some might see as odd so I thought I would explain my vote. RJ is the biggest/best addition but I see him as a known quantity. I know he is good. Similarly, McDyess and Ratliff are veterans and I don’t think they are suddenly going to have career years now that they are in SA. DeJuan Blair is a rookie and I’m excited to see him play, but despite what Pop and RC say, I’m doubtful of his minutes. He was impressive in summer league, but he also seemed really rough. That could have been coaching and lack of practice with the team and system though. McClinton, Williams, and De Colo are all non-events for me because even if they are on the roster during the season, they won’t see much playing time. I am very excited about De Colo in a year or two though. I think he is a really solid late second round prospect.

That leaves my vote, Haislip. He is the wild card. He is the unknown. He could be the X-factor. I know he is physically and athletically capable. He was a standout at Tennessee which is a decent program. He played limited minutes in the pros in tough situations and then goes to Europe and leads a quality team to good results while improving on his fundamentals. He supposedly is very hungry and is sacrificing some pay to be here. All of this screams Spurs journeyman archetype to me. I’m just really excited to see him play and to see what he has. I have my fingers crossed that altruistic stories of good deeds are soon to come (or not come because he is humble and keeps things quiet).

Everyone needs to get on the Haislip bandwagon. The other thing is he fills a role Bonner currently occupies. I like Bonner, but I’d like to see him knocked further down the bench, especially since he is likely gone after this season.

Awesome poll by the way, Olf.

he’s the guy I wanted from the start of the offseason. I think he’s a perfect fit for the team and has been very underrated by a lot of Spurs fans.

 It’s a toss up for me, but I voted RJ. I was extremely excited to get him. And I think he will be the most ‘exciting’. By exciting, I mean highlight reel worthy. I know that we Spurs fans are not about that, though.

When I heard that Rasheed Wallace ditched the Spurs to sign with Boston, I was a tad pissed. Later that week, when we signed McDyess, I learned- once again -that things happened for a reason. Because of his defense, and rebounding, no bs attitude, McDyess is my favorite.

A laker fan fan just made the PtR rec list. Be afraid, be veeeery afraid, olf. :)

Can’t we just vote for the revitalized, rehabilitated Manu as the most exciting?

Olf, who is the most exciting new Laker? I know its a tough decision:

1. Ron Artest
2. Ron Artest alter ego #1
3. Ron Artest alter ego #2

What say you?

I’m excited about Blair… but maybe that’s not what you meant.

   Like some of the Fans in here,I have hight hopes for Haislip. But I have doubts about just how much he will be able to contribute this season. He isnt versed in the Spurs defensive/offensive rotations ( like Hairston and Bonner ) so I doubt pop will play him much if at all over those guys…

lol

Firefox with spellcheck….i cannot download you fast enough.

Unfortunately i still need to modify my computer before i can download it.

Ok, I’ll fess up, I’m the 1 fool who voted for Hairston.

Here’s the deal: I’ve been thoroughly unimpressed with R-Mas doing anything but shooting and I love Fin, but he is getting a little long in the tooth.

Hairston had a great summer league and I’m hoping he can provide some gritty minutes behind RJ and Manu.

Besides, it has been entirely too long since I’ve been able to root for a Spur named Malik.

You think the guy eats cheese steaks???

I voted Blair because I’m a huge whore for defense and rebounds. I’m excited to see if Blair can own the paint and bring the energy we need under the basket. (Add. note: I need to see a Blair block so vicious the victim/opponent breaks down and cries right in front of everybody.)

Jefferson is a close second because the idea of Tony, Manu, and Dickie-J running the fast break makes me giddy.

By the way since this poll has been up for a week already I tried to close it before I posted the one about the existing Spurs. But when I tried to close it I got a “you are not authorized” message.

If anyone can close it and maybe pull it off the sidebar that would be fine with me. Not trying to clutter the place up with a bunch of polls.

I think its been up long enough. Will try and pull it off…

Tim , suns tickets go on sale at 10am on sept 21st….

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=11137551

    As for richards scoring average,I dont think he will need to score more than an efficient 15 points per game.
   Imagine how much more effective that modest number will be to Findogs production and Bruces lack thereof….