http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=66rp3ys

Watching the Spurs play the other night, I was surprised at how little use they seem to find for Tiago Splitter.  the guy is a hard nosed workhorse at the 4/5 position, with plenty of skills.  its just that the Spurs are deep, and Splitter has largely fallen through the cracks in the rotation.  

So, I was imagining that they might be interested in a Splitter for BWright swap, straight up.  Wright offers certain things that the Spurs could use (a big man who can really get up and down the court) while also knocking close to 4 million off the books for next year. between Duncan, Blair, McDyess and Bonner, they don't really have any 4s that can run. additionally, they're heavily into the luxury tax, and with their bigs all under contract for a while still, the Spurs would remain solid up front without Splitter next year.

from the Warriors perspective, I think this is a no-brainer, which is what worries me.  I guess I'll get laughed down for proposing another one-sided affair.  but it seems at least possible that the Spurs would listen, and the warriors would add a skilled grinder up front, while the Spurs would add a guy who might really blossom with a change of scenery, medical staff and system.....

what do y'all think?

I was wondering if anyone knows why Oswalt wasn't thrown out of the game after hitting Uribe.  We all heard the ump warn him in between innings, and after the double by Ross it was a perfect opportunity to "avenge" Utley.

I know it's a moot point now (OH HELL YES!!!), but at the time, Oswalt was still pitching pretty well, and he should've been tossed.

So anyone got any input on this?

So we've been over and around this a hundred times.  I was going to post this in the "Which Power Forward Will Save Us" Thread, as a continuation of the discussion there, but realized it has nothing to do with Power Forwards.

So as Option Zero repeats all the time, the spot is the most critical void on our team.  Getting BD some rest is absolutely critical.
But there just aren't very many options out there.  Signing thud was management's attempt, but the guys more of a dud than a stud.
So here are the options I've come up with:
With Ridnour out, the Sonics will have to keep Watson, who otherwise I would have liked and might have been available with West there, too.
Boykins. Not a point guard. tiny. but electricity off the bench.  not exactly gonna help our defensive woes. but available
Payton.  discussed ad infinitum before. oaktown native.  old as hell.  not what we need.
1 of the Portland kids, for me preferably Sergio Rodriguez who hasn't been getting much burn behind the logjam there.
One of the Orlando pgs: arroyo or Keyon Dooling.  I know Dooling is more of a slasher, but I'd take him over Thud any day.
One off of Minnesota's carcass: Buckner or Telfair.
Flip Murray?

Pretty bleak.

But we've got to do something about this spot.
And here's my best idea:

How about Kyle Lowry?  Seems like Memphis has a bunch of pgs; conley, lowry, JC Navarro and Mighty Mouse.  Lowry is solidly in the rotation there, but seems like they could cover for his absence.
On the wings, in contrast, they run Gay, Mike Miller and Tarence Kinsey.  So come the passing of the Dec 15th trade restriction deadline, I think we should try to swing MP3 for Lowry.  

Before the trolls jump me, I know the trade doesn't work 1 for 1.  so we'd have to be creative, and maybe some of you guys can help me with the numbers.  for now (pre-15th), ESPN trade machine has a bunch of guys on all rosters who aren't allowed to be included
3 way trade, etc.

But just as far as two needs matching up, the two teams should try to work something out.

What do you all think?  Have better ideas?

The head-scratching signing of the summer probably belongs to the Golden State Warriors, who paid the improbable amount of 4.7 million dollars for the right to sign Kosta Perovic for three years, not including the $500,000 they contributed to his buyout... Under certain circumstances, a slow, soft and skinny 7-footer like Perovic might have been able to play as a third string center on some half-court, slow it down teams, but never for Don Nelson....

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He wants out of Minnesota, which is clearly in rebuilding mode.  So how about swinging Al to the twin cities for howard and McCants?
I guess it causes a problem for us in terms of total roster spots.  but I'm fine with sending POB down again anyway.  Howard could be useful inside, and still has some skills to about 15 ft.  and McCants is a great shooter who could backup Jackson.

DAMN I'm ready for this season to start again....

So ESPN writes today that  
"O'Neal is clearly available now that Indiana has decided it needs a major overhaul."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/07/13/mailbag/index.html

It seems like we might be able to get him for a little less than KG, and he still would be a HUGE improvement for our team in the post.  He's got a decent J from about 18, meaning he wouldn't be useless in nellieball. plus, he's signed for an extra year.
Since we already took 'em last year for our overpayed white-boys, is it too early to stick 'em up again?  I was just thinking that we've focused so much on KG, but JO would be nice too.

it would have to include some sign-and-trade and maybe the contracts would be tough to equalize, what about Pietrus, Ellis, Foyle and Wright for O'neal?  Hell, we'd even through in our O' :
the notorious, PO'B