Poll: Which vet, if any?

Oberto, I think we need another big guy and Oberto is still pretty reliable. He wont complaint about minutes, he can be a nice mentor for Splitter and Manu is going to be happy.

I said none of the above as don’t feel strongly about anyone, but Oberto or Amundson may be able to help with big guy depth. No guards or tweener SF/Guards, we have enough of those. We need a backup SF first, and insurance depth at C/PF second.

My vote is for Amundson. We could always use a guy with his attitude and work ethic.

I also voted for Amundson, he’s got the right attitude that I think if we promised him 10-15min/game at the 3 or stretch 4 he might learn to shoot the 3… not really, but if he could shoot he’d be the hands down favorite

I picked TMac. For the rest of the MLE, for 1-2 years. I think his play with the knicks last year showed he still has a little left in the tank. He’d be a good backup for RJ. I don’t think he’s a liability on D, even though its not his specialty, and he can still create and make his own shot, especially over the backups he’d be playing against. At this point, seeing as how nobody else has wanted him, i doubt his attitude would be an issue. I think he’d play with a chip on his shoulder, and i think he’d carry our bench if Manu is going back to the starting lineup.

In this scenario, i’d see the starting 5 as:
Tony
Manu
RJ
Bonner (who starts at the beginning but does NOT get more than 15-20 minutes)
Duncan

with backups:
George (or you could say Temple here and George at the 2, i think they are pretty interchangeable)
Temple/Neal/Anderson
Tmac
Blair
Splitter

Really, if Manu keeps coming off the bench, he’s not necessary, but i think if Manu is starting we need someone else other than Hill who can make plays. I think Hill will be improved in that this year, but if the shot clock is winding down, and George can’t create anything, pass it to TMac and let him chuck it.

I voted TMac. All signs point to his going to Detroit. Let’s snatch Louis Amundson.

I really like Amundson — and he played well in the Suns’ second unit against the Spurs — but I don’t think he fits our roster as the sixth big. (Attitude and energy-wise, he is a good fit for the team.) We already have DeJuan Blair, so I don’t know what Amundson brings that isn’t already on the team. Finding minutes for him would be a problem. Oberto, as a backup 7-footer who knows the system, would be able to give Timmeh some rest by playing the 2nd game of back-to-backs, and would be a better fit for the current roster imho.

Jarvis Hayes also intrigues, but I still feel that Anderson deserves a shot as RJ’s backup. His game has some similarities to RJ’s, and I think he is able to get off his shot even quicker. Neal might be able to provide minutes there, as well. If it doesn’t work out, there’s still time to find a player.

Given that the team is on or near the verge of the luxury tax threshold, I’m not in a rush to fill the end-of-roster spots. Does a $1.2M contract bring $5.5M of value to the team? (adding $1.2M tax and $3.1M tax rebate to the $1.2M salary.) The other thing is that holding off until training camp, or the season begins, gives the team some flexibility to maneuver, in the event of some significant injury or unforeseen event.

T-Mac is officially off the market.

* The person, who spoke Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced, says McGrady will play for $1.3 million this season.

On the surface, $1.3M for T-Mac, even in his waning years, sounds like a good deal.

But here’s an interesting perspective on this signing. Sad, in part because Dumars was once considered one of the best executives in the NBA.

On another front, the Nets recently signed Sean May…. not that I think he was the right vet to sign for the Spurs, but Coach AJ’s picks are worth noting, if only for the fact that I suspect they’d probably fit into the Spurs system more easily than say, a Knick or a Warrior, and that they may become available for trade or off waivers later in the season.

Not that I think Adam Morrison would be a great fit for the Spurs, but an article over on The Dream Shake suggests that he might be willing to sign for the LLE. And though his confidence has been shaken, he still has confidence in his shot… could be an interesting 4th option for a ‘come-back’ or ‘last-second shot’ lineup consisting of Duncan, TP, Manu, Anderson, and Morrison. But since we also have Bonner, Hill, and Neal available to take the outside shot, I guess that Morrison would be redundant. Oh well…

I forgot that Tim Thomas was available… think he recently signed with the Mavs.