Evening Scoop: Gordon to the Spurs?

Blondie · by **Blondie** on Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:47 pm

By: Bill Ingram for HoopsWorld.com
Last Updated: 7/1/08 5:06 PM ET

The company line of out San Antonio is that they're going to look to re-sign their free agents and pretty much stand pat with the team they ran with last season. That means the ancient Michael Finley, Robert Horry and Jacque Vaughn would retake the hardwood when the curtain rises on the 2008-09 season.

Sure. That's going to happen.

What's more likely - at least if the Spurs plan to be better next season - is that they go after a key free agent, and the San Antonio Express-News is suggesting that Chicago's Ben Gordon might be a good candidate. They say the Bulls aren't going to offer Gordon more than the mid-level exception (mind you, the Bulls themselves are saying Gordon and Luol Deng are top priorities), and that the Spurs could sweeten the deal for Gordon.

There's absolutely no question Gordon would make the Spurs better, and would make them the odds-on favorites to win the West. What seems more likely, though, unless the Bulls just want to let Gordon walk away, is that San Antonio makes a move for Denver's JR Smith. Smith brings a lot of the same talent that Gordon has, but needs a little more structure to be successful. Gregg Popovich may be just the person to apply such structure.

Blondie · by **Blondie** on Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:00 pm

Thomas · by **Thomas** on Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:43 pm

Come on Benny!!!! lol

libri · by **libri** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:05 am

Prefer Maggette. Pass.

Blondie · by **Blondie** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:32 am

who says we can't get both? Where there is a will thereis a way :mhihi:

1kangaroo · by **1kangaroo** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:41 am

Man gordon is a lot like hill the draft pick he is a combo guard he really need to play pg but he is really a SG in a PG body

He also turned down a 5 year 50 million contract extension from the Bulls last year thinking he deserves more :bang:

ryno · by **ryno** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:19 am

1kangaroo wrote:Man gordon is a lot like hill the draft pick he is a combo guard he really need to play pg but he is really a SG in a PG body

He also turned down a 5 year 50 million contract extension from the Bulls last year thinking he deserves more

That is kind of my thoughts. Pairing Gordon with Parker, Vaughn, or Hill in the backcourt would leave us pretty small. I would imagine this would put Manu back into the starting lineup though, at least until the Spurs started struggling.

Gordon can score and the Spurs sure do need some help in that area. He is a streaky shooter though. One night he might go off for 30 points and the next night score just 3. He is a very good 3 point shooter and great from the FT line as well. He can handle the ball fine but is not a playmaker.

The article states that that the Spurs would be the favorites in the West going into next year if they signed Ben. I'm not sure I buy that. But he would add a scoring punch we lacked last year. I wouldn't be upset if they signed him for the MLE, I would just wonder a bit how it was all going to play out.

Evening Scoop: Gordon to the Spurs?

Evening Scoop: Gordon to the Spurs?

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