Der Kaiser
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Duncan has opted in. One last run with Duncan by the looks of it... How sweet it would be to end his career as a back to back champ
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Just a thought: Pop has said he will probably go when Duncan retires... What if this is hinting to the fact Duncan may take over from Pop? He obviously has a massive passion for the game and knows the Spurs system inside and out, probably almost as well as Pop. I'm thinking it's highly likely.
Not sure you could fit more rubbish in one post.Jeff Hornacek says what up.
pop should be laughing with this one i could rattle off 3 or 4 other candidates i would have picked before him.
Yeah hopefully Boris falls into that price range.. Were a sneaky chance for Pau and to be honest I think he would be crazy not to join the Spurs.t roughly the same money OKC would offer and with Duncan almost certain to retire at the end of next season would be a nice replacement for him. Duncan, Splitter, Diaw and Gasol.... That is just scary. Won't happen but damn it would be nice.
Yeah I saw that as well.
Honestly, I think OKC would be a better option for him - would automatically be their best big man and fit straight into their starting 5, their stars are much younger, and they would have more cap flexibility, particularly if they can do something with Perks contract.
I would love him as a Spur, and it would give him the best chance for a ring next year if he wants one, and our style really suits him - but it is questionable where he would fit into our 4-bigs rotation if Diaw returns - I don't think either party looks at it seriously if Diaw comes back.
However - if Boris leaves for a much better offer (possible) then Pau would fit right in as a replacement to keep us as the team to beat next year, and we would have more money to offer him... I think that would be a big part of any discussion with him
Hey spurs fans, Good news i stay in san antonio for a few more years. Lets win it again #gospursgo http://t.co/dqkftfLuN1
- Boris Diaw (@theborisdiaw) July 6, 2014
Just in case none of you know here is our summer league roster: http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140708_spurs_summer_league_roster
Looking forward to seeing how Kyle Anderson performs (will hopefully play a bit of the point) and seeing whether Deshaun Thomas has improved over the last 12 months, I thought after his strong performances he was going to make the roster but that wasn't the case. Hopefully he has improved on his defence and has gotten a little bit quicker moving around on the court which were two of his main weaknesses.
A little surprised to see Ayres of the roster but he and Daye need all the improvement they can get tbh.
Keep an eye on Cotton and Denmon as those two could earn a spot on the team (highly unlikely) due to the injury to Patty.
Overall I just want to get a good look at Kyle Anderson and see the improvements in Daye & Thomas' game.
Best news yet:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-agrees-multiyear-extension-san-antonio-spurs
They haven't released any details, but "multiyear" suggests that he will hang around longer even if Timmy does retires next season, which is what I would've expected given how much he has invested in the younger guys on the squad.
Best news yet:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-agrees-multiyear-extension-san-antonio-spurs
They haven't released any details, but "multiyear" suggests that he will hang around longer even if Timmy does retires next season, which is what I would've expected given how much he has invested in the younger guys on the squad.
Will be interesting to see how he coaches the team after Timmy and Manu leave. If the team keeps winning and contending after they have gone, then it really will cement Pop as one of the all time greats.
I would say more of the same - focus on defence-first, and use an offensive structure that fits the strengths of the players you have.
I think defensively we will be set- with Tiago, Kawhi, Green and Parker who will continue to be the core of the team - and if Kawhi steps up and Patty stays, then Manu should be replaceable - but we will hard pressed to find a big man to replace Duncan. (And we aren't the type of organisation to throw big money at someone like Davis (though I would love if we did)).
I think that sans Manu/Timmy we would still be a 40+ win team, but the problem is in the West, that wouldn't be enough to garauntee you stay in the playoffs, or be anywhere near the contenders.