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Good luck trying to get Gerald Wallace. He will demand a lot of money.
And seeing that Bruce, Finley and Barry are aging, why not bring nocioni to San Antonio? He has spur written all over his face. He defends, rebounds, scores (a lot better than bruce) and of course is argentinian, which is always a plus.

I dont really see any guys to get really fired up about (within the spur's grasp anyway).

Some interesting names:

PJ Brown - I dont want him, but we have flirted with him in the past. Doesn't make sense now though unless some other roster moves are made.

Luke Walton - I like his ability to handle and has all-around skills that might fit well as a back-up type, but there is definitely better out there.

Mo Williams - Seems like the dude lit us up every time he played us.  Therefore, I am somewhat intrigued.

Quinton Ross - The Clips "defensive" guy. I would go for adding this defensive first guy as an athletic back-up and "future bruce" type if we could get him at the right price.

Morris Peterson - Great scorer that gets the team concept from his days at Michigan State. Probably out of Spurs price range though.

Just some random thoughts.

Wallace is going to cripple some other team very nicely this year - namely, a GM with a fantasy team. Wallace looked great in the fantasy stats this year, but that's largely because he plays for a glorified NBDL team. For him to land in San Antone would require us to shell out for a guy who's dumb as a rock and has no J. Not gonna happen. Wouldn't be prudent.

I'd love to see Darko as a Spur, personally. I think he's got a lot going for him. But we won't pay what he'd ask, so again, never gonna happen.

Hill would be a nice pick-up, especially on the cheap. Personally, I think he'd love to stand next to Timmy - he knows it's his best chance to look even remotely like what he was supposed to way back when. If he wants a ring, we've got a jersey for him.

Nocioni - I'd lurve this. Problem is, I can't imagine what would make the Bulls pull the trigger on any of the realistic deals. Scola would pretty much have to be part of the deal, and I don't see the gotta-win-before-Big-Ben's-knees-fail trading away an impact guy like Nocioni for somebody who probably wouldn't even play this year.

Kapono - Doesn't give me that Spur-a-licious feeling. Knocks down the jumper, yes. But strikes me as something of a cheesedick.

Magloire - It seems like every year, Magloire gets tossed around as 'a quality big man for some lucky team'. And then he's always mediocre wherever he ends up. Wouldn't be a bad pickup, and I'd probably play him in front of Elson, but I wouldn't pay as much as somebody else will.

Billups - I can't wait to see who's gonna rush to overpay for this guy...

PJ Brown - Hells no.

Luke Walton - Again, a cheesedick. But he'd be fantastic. But we can't get him. Oh well.

Mo Williams - Hmmmm. I have no opinion on this whatsoever.

Quinton Ross - If the numbers are right, why not? He's worth Ely's spot on the bench.

Mo Pete - I'd love this. Probably too rich for our blood, but worth a shot

The Bulls, especially Skiles, love him. But he just doesn't fit. They have a future All-star at the 3 (Deng) and they have lots of problems when Nocioni plays at the 4, because he cant keep up with rebounds and defense. For long stretches the Bulls looked way better playing Tyrus or Pj Brown alongside Deng. He's the odd man out on the Bulls future.
On the other hand, they could get a perfect fit for the 4 position in Scola, who will join the NBA probably this season. He is their missing piece.

For the Spurs, Nocioni would be a perfect replacement for Bowen, and he could even bring something different to the table because he is way more complete on the offensive side than Bruce.
Besides, when the Spurs decide to go with a small lineup, the team will have two "I dont care who you are, that rebound has my name written in it" argentinians in Manu and Nocioni.

Maybe we should get all the argentinian team, they are cheap and like to win.

Duhon and Nocioni are just what the Spurs need. I would love to have both of them. I dont know what players the Spurs will have to send to match salaries. Maybe something like Scola's rights, Ely, Udrih and soemthing else for Noce and Duhon......