Choosing Powell or Curry

This comes under the heading "no brainer"!! Its got to be Eddie if you are choosing between the two! I literally cannot believe the Heat actually allowed this guy to hit the open market. Having lived in New York at the time Eddie played there, I was a witness to the kind of talent and potential that this guy really possessed. And, being a spurs fan, I was an objective witness. What most of you need to understand is that when Eddie was with the Knicks, the team was in constant turmoil. The NY sports press by and large hated (and still do) the coach (Isaih Thomas) and the owner (Dolan).  So they were constantly on the attack in a way that only the NY sports press can do. And by association, everyone and everything was overly screutinized and criticized. Want proof? Remember when Zach Randolph was there putting up all-star numbers? Do you think that the NY press was not on his case? You bet they were! Because it was all about getting rid of Thomas. And when Eddie was there, it was the same.

Not that I am saying that Eddie was a finished product. But Eddie in his first two years was far more productive than Bynum in his first two. And thats even taking into account he was never even close to being under 300 lbs when he was there. He was young and immature, but he was (and is ) that true rarity. A low-block posting up center who can post up anybody. I saw nights when he simply mauled defenders for stretches of games. Yes, he does need to improve his post defense and rebounding. But you will never have to worry about him being bullied or intimidated by any other big man. Because Eddie is a huge man with monstrous strength, and he knows it! And he is a solid freethrow shooter.

So off of what I saw in NY I must conclude that it was health concerns, not talent concerns, which have sidelined Eddie these last few years. Because off of his offensive low block scoring ability alone, it has been an absolute mystery to me why this guy was not starting for some NBA team.And every year I have been holding onto the hope that we would pick him up. So when I saw him at Miami, for the very first time, I gave no more thought to the hope that he could ever wind up here.So you can't imagine my joy at the prospect of this enormously gifted offensive player being tutored (by TIM) and nurtured (by Pop) into becoming "all that he can be"!  Because right now I can guarantee you that there are not 16 pure centers better than this guy in the league.

The Spurs need a post defender instead of a post scorer. They have a lot of guys who can score. Curry is just a Blair with bigger size; no defense, lazy attitude, and probably a burger lover, too.

Well. The preseason game at Houston didn't make it any easier. Curry seemed legit. A little more effort in rebounding would be nice. Blair was there too. I think the roster problem is a guard problem. Too much guards. Parker, Ginobili, Green, Mills, Neal, De Colo, Joseph. At least one should move to the D-League, and that's Joseph imho. Then there is the three spot. Leonard & Jackson is not enough. 

Parker

Green

Leonard

Diaw

Duncan

Mills

Ginobili

Jackson

Blair

Splitter

De Colo

Neal

Witherspoon

Bonner

Curry

And move Powell and Joseph to the D-League.

The only problem is will curry agree on a low vet minimum salary? According to hoopsworld there are teams that is interested w/ curry to mention they' are big markets.

curry gets kept. there isn't much of a competition in my eyes. curry can do everything powell and brown can do at 7 foot tall. they brought in curry for a reason. if he commits to the system and to what pop tells him, he makes the roster, regardless of how the rest of the preseason goes. the upside and the fit is just too good to pass up if he buys in, which it looks like he has.

Joseph back to d league and keep curry and Powell

No point in getting hyped up about Curry v Powell. Knowing Pop, he won't pick either. lol.

 @rtesoro440 Yes, I remember When the bobcats faced the miami Brown is doing well defensively towards James but James is a different story. We still need to trust Kawhi to defend Durant also. he's the main concern in the western conference. 

I have a nasty feeling that this post will draw an adverse comment from spursfan 66. Presently, the Spurs have a number of guards some of whom will not be used. They are in dire need of a "big". Deciding to retain one of Powell and Curry will not come easy. Powell has 2 championship rings with the Lakers, a proven commodity and Curry is on a comeback trail which could be his last. He has a point to prove. Both would improve the ceiling of the team and somebody could help in the interior. It would have been easier if they have 2 or 3 available slots. Is dropping Bonner or Blair an impossibility? It would appear that its easier to let go of Blair who has a non-guaranteed contract. Is assigning one of the guards in the d-league not possible and pick Brown as well? Under this scenario, the team will have 3 slots if they fill up 15. Then maybe signing Powell, Curry and Brown would appear feasible.

The only thing that I'm concerned is Can curry Contribute in the playoffs. Its been a while since he played in the playoffs I wonder how can he compete w/ Ibaka and Dwight.

Hmm Make sense I think if you would put Curry and Blair on the floor as reserves they could produce some nasty along side with Brown De colo and Neal

in my world i think the spurs need BOTH a true center (not because i believe the spurs are necessarily small but because duncan needs nights off and splitter looks like hes getting injury prone) and a mobile forward/combo forward if that works out. people keep saying the spurs need size to compete with size around the league....what size around the league? besides the lakers, who has two 7 footers able to play together and both able to play back to the basket? ive heard people say well what about utah and memphis and gs that can throw out big line ups and do have two post players. well even if you did have a big line up, that means one of the bigs is kind of out of his element and is forced to play face up, something a combo forward like jackson or maybe a derrick brown could offset. and for the case of a gs that has a competent pf like lee and true center like bogut...isnt lee like 6'9-6'10? like every other pf in the league? so its not that size is an issue, its that we have splitter and duncan taking care of centers while our pfs are bonner and blair who cant guard...anyone. we've been convinced that the only solution is to get someone taller when in reality all we need is a guy who's a pf that can GUARD other pfs. powell isnt "small" for what we're asking from him. we need a competent pf to come in and play D and occasionally help on offense by spreading the floor to about 16-18 feet, something both brown and powell can do. so my solution? get rid of bonner, he has no more upside and we know exactly what he is, and sign curry and either brown or powell. i dont care how you get rid of bonner but i say try to trade him to a team with cap space so we don't have to take anyone back OR  do this trade that would make me extremely happy and you dont have to choose between powell or brown (http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=9v2u3mk). but we do need a 3rd pf that can guard the pick and roll effectively more than a center IMO. splitter and duncan have center on lock, but bonner cant play D, blair is still a mystery, and i like what diaw brought last year but im not completely sold that he can keep that up for an entire season

I think both guys can contribute a lot. I know it's absolutely not going to happen, but I think the Spurs should trade a Bonner, Mills, Jackson package for a quality big (ie Okafor), and sign Curry, Derrick Brown, and de Colo.