Overview: 58-24 record... 2006-2007 NBA Finals winners...
Subtractions: Waived James White... Traded Luis Scola and Jackie Butler to Houston for Vassilis Spanoulis... Drafter Tiago Splitter, but cannot buy him out until next season
Additions: Received Vassilis Spanoulis... Drafted Tiago Splitter... Resigned Fabricio Oberto... Resigned Matt Bonner...
Thoughts: The Spurs did not do much, and rightfully so. They'll ride the Big 3 of Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili to another 3+ rings and perhaps establish an era of dominance. Well, maybe they're not quite there yet, seeing as they've only been champions every other year since 2003. One thing's for sure: they'll keep playing that incredibly efficient brand of basketball, much to the chagrin of good TV.
Resigning Oberto was a good move. He's a vastly underrated player for the Spurs, doing all the dirty work in the post. Even though Splitter is unable to play in the NBA this season, the Spurs have a contingency plan once Duncan is past his prime. Splitter can continue his development in Europe for another year or so, and then start learning under the wing of Duncan, who will be 34 by then. The Spurs have had success with overseas players, so I wouldn't be surprised if Splitter starts flourishing with them. At least he could pan out better for them unlike Butler.
I'm not too crazy about the concept trading with division rivals, so I'm not too sure about the Butler-Scola/Spanoulis swap. It's probably just a salary dump on the Spurs end of things, since Spanoulis has publicly stated he doesn't want to play in the NBA anymore.
Threat Level (1 being sugar-glass, 5 being adamantite): 5 - The Spurs are the anthesis to the Warriors. The Spurs are built to dismantle the Warriors. The Spurs are the kryptonite to the Warriors. The Spurs are to the Warriors as the Warriors are to the Mavericks.
There's not a body (maybe except Biedrins, but only for one game last season) on the Warriors that can stop Duncan. Monta, despite his speed and body control, is no match for Parker. Their bench, with the likes of Brent Barry and Robert Horry, provides too much depth for the usual 7-8 man rotation Nellie uses. Scary.
Next up, our favorite punching bags: the Dallas Mavericks.
Subtractions: Waived James White... Traded Luis Scola and Jackie Butler to Houston for Vassilis Spanoulis... Drafter Tiago Splitter, but cannot buy him out until next season
Additions: Received Vassilis Spanoulis... Drafted Tiago Splitter... Resigned Fabricio Oberto... Resigned Matt Bonner...
Thoughts: The Spurs did not do much, and rightfully so. They'll ride the Big 3 of Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili to another 3+ rings and perhaps establish an era of dominance. Well, maybe they're not quite there yet, seeing as they've only been champions every other year since 2003. One thing's for sure: they'll keep playing that incredibly efficient brand of basketball, much to the chagrin of good TV.
Resigning Oberto was a good move. He's a vastly underrated player for the Spurs, doing all the dirty work in the post. Even though Splitter is unable to play in the NBA this season, the Spurs have a contingency plan once Duncan is past his prime. Splitter can continue his development in Europe for another year or so, and then start learning under the wing of Duncan, who will be 34 by then. The Spurs have had success with overseas players, so I wouldn't be surprised if Splitter starts flourishing with them. At least he could pan out better for them unlike Butler.
I'm not too crazy about the concept trading with division rivals, so I'm not too sure about the Butler-Scola/Spanoulis swap. It's probably just a salary dump on the Spurs end of things, since Spanoulis has publicly stated he doesn't want to play in the NBA anymore.
Threat Level (1 being sugar-glass, 5 being adamantite): 5 - The Spurs are the anthesis to the Warriors. The Spurs are built to dismantle the Warriors. The Spurs are the kryptonite to the Warriors. The Spurs are to the Warriors as the Warriors are to the Mavericks.
There's not a body (maybe except Biedrins, but only for one game last season) on the Warriors that can stop Duncan. Monta, despite his speed and body control, is no match for Parker. Their bench, with the likes of Brent Barry and Robert Horry, provides too much depth for the usual 7-8 man rotation Nellie uses. Scary.
Next up, our favorite punching bags: the Dallas Mavericks.
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