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They [Spurs] haven't tried to land a marquee free agent since 2003.
That's absolute bull****. They have gone after a number of other players, but Kidd was their best bet. They failed and it was probably better for them that they did considering how Tony Parker turned out.
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They have signed plenty of MLE quality free agents during the few years that they were willing to shell out for them (Barry, McDyess, etc)
Barry was a steal for the Spurs - he took less money to come to SA than the Sonics offered him.
MyDyess - classic old player that signed with the Spurs at 35 years old to chase a ring for the last two years of his career. Spurs have gotten a lot of players like that. Doc Rivers, Terry Porter, Mario Elie, etc. Heck, I am pretty sure the Spurs wanted Rasheed that summer because they love the stretch 4. There were a lot of higher priority targets the Summer of McDyess that the Spurs didn't get. Same year as Odom, Gortet, Rasheed, Big Baby, Varajao, Birdman, David Lee, Paul Millsapp, Zaza, etc.
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d I'm sure you can go back 5-10 pages on this forum and see Guitarsoup praising the Spurs for doing such a great job signing these players as he flips his argument around to fit the agenda.
The Spurs have done a decent jobs at finding value in players unwanted by other teams. Danny Green. Bruce Bowen. But they have stuck out again and again on the free agent market. I didn't want Kidd over Parker, but was pretty upset when they went after Elton Brand and struck out (he signed with Miami which was matched by LAC.) I didn't like that Bruce Bowen was our main signing way back when. But like everyone else in the world, I had no clue who he was.
But I guess if you don't have anything intelligent to say, you can always make up things I might have said or not said a decade ago. That is in no way pathetic.
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They also do an incredible job developing young talent and have an owner who usually demands they stay under the lux tax for *financial* reasons instead of purely competitive reasons.
Which is why they have to develop the talent. 1. No one wants to come to SA unless they are old and want a shot at a ring or 2. because no one else really wants them.
But sure, please go ahead and add more unsubstantiated attacks because you have nothing substantive to add. Par for the course for you.
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Can he play the 5 in a zone?
He could before he blew out his legs. He was a pretty good shot blocker once upon a time.
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I think being a team that has won 50+games a season the past 11 out of 12 seasons or so, including winning a title in that time frame, qualifies you as a championship organization.
Agree. Mavs have a pedigree to sell. But a young superstar doesn't really care. An old guy that wants to win now after making their money cares. That's how it has worked for years. I am really surprised that Cuban went all in for two years on this one hope without having some intimate knowledge that it was going to happen.
[This message has been edited by Guitarsoup (edited 7/6/2012 6:37p).]
