There is a fairly recent history of lots of money becoming worthless quite rapidly in Greece, so maybe that’s part of his thinking. Giannis is an Economic History scholar unbeknownst to us and he’s just concerned about the dangers of rapid onset hyperinflation
I think we're not winning this year because Wemby is not good enough yet and I don't see any way around that tbh. He is the timeline.
You misunderstood if you thought I was saying he’d returned when his team turns bad… I’m saying he seems like the kind of guy who might just walk away on top after 7 or. 8 years. I think he’s smart enough to understand the challenges his unique body present and might decide after 8 years and a couple of rings he’s done what he came to and not want to risk any potential harm to his body that may lessen the quality of the rest of his life.
Ain't no way...... He also seems like the type of guy that understands that the Spurs are "Wemby's Team" just fine, and doesn't want to meddle with that.This is all part of why I can’t buy into the reasoning that Giannis would be trying to force his way here so he can ramp down and play second fiddle to Wemby. Giannis doesn’t strike me as a guy who’s had a recent spiritual enlightenment
“Wemby’s not good enough’ isn’t something I can’t buy into. He may not be near his final form, but he’s plenty good enough (he’s not consistent enough is another thing). He easily a Top 5 player in the league at 50-60% of his potential. He can still win while he grows.
Victor isn't the rock, the model of consistency that 1999 Tim Duncan was. I think he will get there but he just isn't that go get me a bucket right now this game is hanging by a thread kind of guy Tim was in 1999. I also don't really think Pop was much of a coach in 1999. I don't think we really saw him become an upper tier coach until about 01-02 where he was really starting to develop guys who would have failed in other programs, guys like Malik Rose, Stephen Jackson, Charles Smith (Spiderman, not missed four layups guy), and so on. Plus the development of Parker.
Do you think Wemby is the kind of rock SGA or Jokic is right now? I don't, but that's what it's likely to take to win a title this year short of the Spurs trading for a #1 like Giannis. Even with a monstrously talented roster OKC's title last year came down to SGA just putting the team on his back and dragging them to a road win in Game 4 of the Finals. There is a significant gap between #5 and top 2 or 3 right now IMO. I might even call Wemby the #4 player in the league given how lazy Luka is defensively. But I don't think this team wins titles until Victor becomes that night in night out Groundhog Day kind of offensive weapon Tim was. The West is too good to get through on a hot streak, consistency is the name of the game.
I also don't think Haliburton is the kind of rock SGA or Jokic is right now. But the Pacers were 24 minutes away from being NBA champs just a year ago.
That's not really what I meant. I mean no Spurs fan could think that after watching the 2014 team win a title and the 2013 team come one rebound from a title when it's arguable if either team even had a top 10 individual player. I meant that's what it would take for this Spurs squad to win a title. As for the Haliburton comment, he didn't have to survive the west. Of course I'd like to make tweaks to try to win a title but I don't want to start sacrificing a lot of the future to go all in right now. Consistency is a major part of being good enough IMO. If it's something like trade a first and matching salary to get MPJ so we have a PF that can hit the three I'm down even if it's a season and a half rental. But if it's let's make a shortsighted move that costs a ton of our future like LeBron was doing in LA when he pretty much forced them into trading for Westbrook no thanks.
I agree with the bigger point (let's not ruin our future for the immediate), but I think there is a lot of space in between that and doing nothing.
TD had the bulk of a team around him that had already made the WCFs and that won 120+ games over two seasons. The circumstances aren’t the same. When that team imploded, it took three full seasons to build it back with a new timeline, and he was an MVP caliber player.
Orlando and Houston both took the wrong path. They came out of their build and grabbed vets too soon, and also didn’t stockpile picks. Neither looks to have either a championship path or a path to improve in any meaningful way.
Ultimately? No. My curiosity mainly comes from the fact that KD is having another KD season and Castle has been a detriment offensively for awhile now. A lineup of Fox/Vassell/Barnes/KD/Wemby (or JC instead of HB) would've been disgustingly good and had Fox playing in the spot he plays best.
