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Found this at SpursReport...

In addition to the Shaq trade, Steve Kerr didn't do himself any favors with one other comment he made this week.

He told Phoenix radio station KTAR that he didn't understand why Seattle waived Brent Barry instead of Donyell Marshall at the trade deadline, and hinted at a con-Spuracy between Barry, Sonics GM Sam Presti (who worked for the Spurs until June 2007) and his former employers to return Barry to San Antonio.

Kerr isn't the only Western Conference exec to wonder about Barry's return to San Antonio, which was legal but nonetheless left a bad smell.

But his specific complaint about the Sonics not waiving Marshall was odd.

For starters, Marshall clearly had more to offer the Sonics than Barry. With his contract expiring in 2009, they may be able to parlay Marshall into a future draft pick just as they did with Kurt Thomas this year.

More importantly, what Kerr suggests was not possible -- the two players were never on the Sonics at the same time.

Seattle was at the league roster limit after trading for Barry and Francisco Elson, and needed to waive a player in order for the 11-player, trade-deadline deal that brought them Marshall to be approved by the league.

Since Barry was six years older than anyone else on the roster and had an expiring contract, he was the obvious choice.

http://www.spursreport.com/forums/showt ... hp?t=84971

Kerr? hahahhahaa noob

barry comin back really makes sense, he chose loyalty, he wanted to defend his ring. He has alot going for him in this town. Why reallocate when ur settle. Sometimes its not about the money.

b4 he should question about the barry trade, he should have a hard look in the mirror and ask him why shaq why

Strange stuff by Kerr.

An attempt to manufacture something/a story, perhaps?

I think he's got a point but no evidence. So I don't think it is getting anywhere.

Kerr would rather waive Marshall... shows how much he knows about Gm'ing. Honestly...95% of all posters would know why that is totallly stupid to waive a player with an expiring contract next year given that they are like gold and can next players like Gasol for basically nothing. Barry was of no use for them... What an idiot.

Every team does it, but it is wrong and needs to be fixed by the league office. It isn't all that much different from when the suns traded KT on draft night, or how they landed Giri.

As an announcer/analyst Kerr always struck me as clueless.

He was a clutch shooter in his day but I have never seen any evidence that he could do anything else.