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Spurs expect Finley to come back
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...come_back.html
Jeff McDonald - Express-News
The NBA free-agent market opens for business at 11:01 Tuesday night, when all expiring contracts are terminated. The Spurs aren’t expecting to have to stay up quite so late to have their first big free-agency decision made for them.
Though he has yet to officially inform the club of his decision, swingman Michael Finley is expected to exercise his contract option and remain with the Spurs for a fifth season.
Finley, 36, played in 81 games for the Spurs last season, starting all but four. He averaged 9.7 points, while enjoying the most accurate shooting season of his Spurs tenure – hitting 43.7 percent from the field and a career-best 41.1 percent from 3-point range.
Finley, who is due $2.5 million from the Spurs in 2009-2010, could have opted out of the final year of his deal to test the free-agent waters. In a soft market, however, he was unlikely to find a more lucrative contract than the one the Spurs already owed him.
Finley has until 11 p.m. to render his decision final.
If Finley, as expected, elects to return to the Spurs, he will be asked to fill a different role than in previous seasons. Newly acquired forward Richard Jefferson, snagged in a trade with Milwaukee last week, is likely to siphon a good deal of his shots and minutes.
Neither Finley nor his agent, Henry Thomas, could be immediately reached Monday night.
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To be fair, it doesn't sound like official confirmation. Is it possible that he still opts out?
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak
he would be a good backup for RJ, FinDog can hit those 3s, and this year he wil have less pressure to make plays and drive in, all he has to do in play smart D, and shoot.
plus, hes a good vet to have in the locker room
Please God no.
No surprise here.
Sooooo......is McDonald saying Fin is expected to return because McDonald expects Fin to return? Or is McDonald saying Fin is expected to return because he talked to someone in the know who is saying Fin is expected to return?
what happens if Fin comes back? does this affect our MLE and free agent targets?
His should be the first contract the Spurs offer in the next trade. If not, I'm afraid Finley's presence will hinder minutes for a player like Gist and possibly others.
dammit...
Just sounds like McDonald's opinion... not an actual fact.
Timvp,
No Spurs fan should be surprised by this...if its true.
Would you turn down 2.5 million...to play on a team where they are one of five best teams in the league and have a chance to win it all?
I didn't think so.
Whether you think he's washed up or not.....with the player's option to return it seemed a no-brainer to me.
Might as well start getting on the phone now.
I knew my pal MarHill would be on the opposite end of the discussion from me on this.Timvp,
No Spurs fan should be surprised by this...if its true.
Would you turn down 2.5 million...to play on a team where they are one of five best teams in the league and have a chance to win it all?
I didn't think so.
Whether you think he's washed up or not.....with the player's option to return it seemed a no-brainer to me.
Though I obviously don't want him to start or get big minutes, I don't get why many of you guys hate him staying. If he stays, consider him the 15th man who will get some spot minutes. He's not going to eat into Manu/RJ's playing time. He's a good guy and the Spurs/Pop/Duncan all seem to like him A LOT. So, I see no problem with him sitting at the end of the bench.
That being said, I still think he might leave.
hope the dude doesn't read Spurstalk threads
Excellent question. The le of the article suggests that it's coming from the Spurs, but he never does come out and give any indication of where this is coming from. Not even an anonymous source.
Trade his ass to the Grizzlies.
F him.
If he stays he'll have to be willing to get very few minutes per game and that could prove to be a disaster for his shooting as he's shown us in the past. If he stays it'll be because he figures the Spurs just might get him Ring #2. I say it is time to move on. We need bigs right now to help us against the Lakers and/or Magic/Cavs.
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