Just heard Hedo is opting out of his contract..........well?

[lebomb]

Would you take him back? I remember him sucking as a Spur. He seems to have gotten much better.

[Mel_13]

Would you take him back? I remember him sucking as a Spur. He seems to have gotten much better.

Can't meet his price.

[manufan10]

Depends on the price. The way he's played the last couple of years, I doubt that the Spurs can really match the price.

[coyotes_geek]

Would I? Hell yes.

Would he? Not for what we've got to offer. He didn't opt out just so that he could take someone's MLE.

[lebomb]

Depends on the price. The way he's played the last couple of years, I doubt that the Spurs can really match the price.

Why in the hell could he NOT hit the side of an aircraft carrier when he was a Spur. Hedo would clank wide open 10ft. jump shots. :wow

[lcroock]

Turkey is a better shooter off the dribble than he is a spot up shooter. Not what we need. We'd be better off offering the MLE to Odom anyways.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Ain't happening.

[SenorSpur]

Would you take him back? I remember him sucking as a Spur. He seems to have gotten much better.

well what? Spurs can't afford him.

It's a moot point anyway. The Magic FO has already committed to exceeding the cap threshold, if necessary, in order to keep him. Seeing as how they can pay more money than any other team. Spurs don't have a chance.

[Big P]

He's 30 now. No more retreads.

[z0sa]

That's a negative.

[manufan10]

Why in the hell could he NOT hit the side of an aircraft carrier when he was a Spur. Hedo would clank wide open 10ft. jump shots. :wow

I don't know. It happens to guys when they come to the Spurs. Finley was a pretty consistent scorer in Dallas, came to the Spurs, and his game disappeared. (Probably due to age, but who knows.) Usually the first year guys struggle, and like icrook said, he's more of a scorer off the dribble and at the time the Spurs needed someone to be a spot up shooter. It really doesn't fit Turkeyglue's game.

[Yuixafun]

Sure he could come in and be both the long 3 and the back up PG that the Spurs have pined for.

[DMX7]

I don't really want him.

[ducks]

I don't really want him.

yeah he is so worse then most spur players:lmao

[mytespurs]

How would he help the Spurs? Who would he replace?

[Mel_13]

How would he help the Spurs? Who would he replace?

He would look great at the starting SF position.

[z0sa]

How would he help the Spurs? Who would he replace?

This is nowhere near the issue. Hedo is better than every wing on this team not named Manu - and by a longshot. Hell, I'd take his defense over Finley's for example.

We'll just never be able to afford him.

[Bruno]

lol turkoglu

[spursncowboys]

Orlando overpaid for him and now he wants more? Mason for the next two years will be a better over-all player than turkey-glue!

[timvp]

Hell, I'd take his defense over Finley's for example.Hedo would be by far the best perimeter defender on the team outside of Bowen.

But ain't happenin'.

[romain.star]

if you care about the salary cap, it's possibly the worse timing to sign him.

Plus he's 30

[mytespurs]

This is nowhere near the issue. Hedo is better than every wing on this team not named Manu - and by a longshot. Hell, I'd take his defense over Finley's for example.

We'll just never be able to afford him.


I don't follow the magic so I'm not familiar with the position he plays so hence the question. Perhaps it was more appropriate to ask what would he bring to the Spurs.

Thanks for the info.

[mytespurs]

He would look great at the starting SF position.

Thanks! :)

[tomtom]

would be a godsend but it's not gonna happen

[HarlemHeat37]

He's going to get overpaid..

[EricB]

I guess everyone is gonna ignore how he quit last night and choked in games 4 and 5?

:lol

[lebomb]

I guess everyone is gonna ignore how he quit last night and choked in games 4 and 5?

:lol

................I dont want him back personally.

[Dr. Gonzo]

The Spurs need to save their money for a run at Rasho.

[rogcl1]

Turkey is a better shooter off the dribble than he is a spot up shooter. Not what we need. We'd be better off offering the MLE to Odom anyways.

I would take either Hedo or Odom but both are getting more than the MLE and both are probably staying put.
I disagree about the need for a spot up shooter as opposed to a player that can score off the dribble. The Spurs badly need more players that can score off the dribble and just play basketball and not just be one dimensional players that stand there and chunk threes.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hedo would be by far the best perimeter defender on the team outside of Bowen.

But ain't happenin'.

I would take George over him defensively..but I agree with everybody else, although that isn't saying much..it's pretty much by default..

[angel_luv]

I would take Hedo back in a heartbeat in that I am a huge fan of his.

But I don't think the Spurs are a good fit for him. He succeeded really well in Orlando's current system and way of play.

[weebo]

Sure sign him...this team needs to get uglier.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

2 things: the spurs can't pay what he demands and he really played badly when he was a spur.

[dbestpro]

I kind of wonder who will sign him for the bucks he wants.

Most of the teams with cap space are young rebuilders who won't drop their future on Hedo. Doesn't seem to fit the remaining playoff team capabple teams Pistons, Atlanta, New Jersey or Portland. Portland could do it but that would mean no Outlaw. I doubt Orlando will help Hedo leave through a sign and trade.

[coyotes_geek]

Hedo will end up re-signing with Orlando. Probably for something in the 4yr-$40 mil range.

[ducks]

hedo is worth as much as manu

[adidas11]

Hedo got a bad rap from his time with the Spurs, where Pop's "system" turned Hedo into a spot up three point shooter (which he has never been and never will be). Just like every other wing player not named Manu (and not for lack of trying to turn Manu into a spot up shooter as well)

Hedo is a player who needs the ball in his hand, so that he can create off the dribble, and mix his offensive game up. And he is very good defensively.

He is exactly the type of player the Spurs have always needed.

But like others said, it won't happen, due to monetary issues.

[ducks]

I would offer manu for hedo in a sign and trade

throw in others
could not hurt

not going to happen though

[Sdayi135]

I'd take him back but he'd probably want about $10 mil a year....not happening

Plus, I expect him to re-sign with Orlando anyways

[BlackBellamy]

Ya, let's stay old and slow. No my friends, I don't like even the mention of bringing this choke job artist back to the alamo city.

[ploto]

What people do not seem to understand is that the season Hedo was on the Spurs, Pop considered him the closest thing to a pure shooter on the team and played him camped out on the three-point line waiting for Tim to pass the ball out to him, like Steve Kerr or Brent Barry, but that was never his strong suit. He would never get the chance on the Spurs to handle the ball the way he does for Orlando.

As to defense, Hedo was always a better defender than Spurs fans gave him credit due to Euro stereotypes, and he was a great rebounder at his position.

His opting out is not so much about wanting more money per season but about more longevity of contract. It's his last chance to sign a long-term deal.

[ducks]

hedo is a great rebounder
ploto pop played him that way because he was not as good as he is now
pop seeing how he is playing now would play him differently

[rayray2k8]

hell no!!!

[purist]

did y'all see him clank free throws down the stretch of game 5?
I'll take him back but not at the expense Ginobilli.

[ploto]

did y'all see him clank free throws down the stretch of game 5?

Yeah because I have never seen Tim or Tony miss free throws down the stretch.

[SequSpur]

yeah, he is to good to be a spur

[SouthTexasRancher]

He's 30 now. No more retreads.


Trouble is in Pop's eyes a retread isn't one till he's 38+ years old. But, I agree, we don't need Hedo. We need younger, more athletic guys who can create off the dribble.

[Marcus Bryant]

What a difference a couple of weeks make in this forum.

[montgod]

I would rather trade for Josh Smith for that amount...

[johnnyblues]

Pass - not old enough.

[wildbill2u]

Would you take him back? I remember him sucking as a Spur. He seems to have gotten much better.

Why would he come back? Most players have big egos that remember all the slights they took on their way up. We let him go 'cause he wasn't good enough for the Spurs. He won't forget that.

[purist]

Yeah because I have never seen Tim or Tony miss free throws down the stretch.

Typical.

Hedo sucked when he was a Spur previously, and now he's the savior?

Spur fan always, and I mean always, thinks the grass greener when it comes to players on other rosters.

Tim and tony may miss some free throws down the stretch, and when they do, Spur fan all but crucify them. Hedo does same, and we you want him on your roster.

go figure.

[rayray2k8]

For 10 million dollars a year, he can be yours!!

[Obstructed_View]

For ten million dollars a year, he still shrinks when he plays the Lakers. Pass.

[EricB]

yeah, he is to good to be a spur


WTF

You HATE Turkoglu you freaking goofball.

[EricB]

Why would he come back? Most players have big egos that remember all the slights they took on their way up. We let him go 'cause he wasn't good enough for the Spurs. He won't forget that.


Uh, they let him go because to sign Manu to a decent size contract in the summer of 04, they had to renounce his rights.

Would you rather they had resigned Turkoglu and not Ginobili?

[EricB]

For ten million dollars a year, he still shrinks when he plays the Lakers. Pass.

Spot on.

Games 4 and 5 were just Exhibits A and B of why he's the epitome of the Clifford Robinson type player.

[ploto]

Uh, they let him go because to sign Manu to a decent size contract in the summer of 04, they had to renounce his rights.

Would you rather they had resigned Turkoglu and not Ginobili?

Repeating this will not make it true. The Spurs could have had Hedo and Manu.

[ducks]

Typical.

Hedo sucked when he was a Spur previously, and now he's the savior?

Spur fan always, and I mean always, thinks the grass greener when it comes to players on other rosters.

Tim and tony may miss some free throws down the stretch, and when they do, Spur fan all but crucify them. Hedo does same, and we you want him on your roster.

go figure.

HEDO IS ALOT BETTER THEN HE WAS WITH THE SPURS
HE WAS THE MIP PERSON NOT TO LONG AGO
quit leaving in the past

[ducks]

Spot on.

Games 4 and 5 were just Exhibits A and B of why he's the epitome of the Clifford Robinson type player.

I think the hole team quit not just hedo

nelson messed everything up they lost their confidence
they were in awe of the lakers
spurs would not let that happen

[Muser]

I think the hole team quit not just hedo

nelson messed everything up they lost their confidence
they were in awe of the lakers
spurs would not let that happen


See 2008 WCF game 1.

[ducks]

all players have bad games sometimes in the playoffs
geez

[z0sa]

Hedo would be by far the best perimeter defender on the team outside of Bowen.

But ain't happenin'.

Hopefully Finley ain't happenin' this year either.

[purist]

HEDO IS ALOT BETTER THEN HE WAS WITH THE SPURS
HE WAS THE MIP PERSON NOT TO LONG AGO
quit leaving in the past

I'd rather live (or die) with a one-legged Manu who lives for the moment in crunch time, than roll the dice with Hedo for the same $$$.

I don't trust him, but I trust Manu to at least leave everything on the court.

[ducks]

I'd rather live (or die) with a one-legged Manu who lives for the moment in crunch time, than roll the dice with Hedo for the same $$$.

I don't trust him, but I trust Manu to at least leave everything on the court.

hedo would not have to have the ball late in the game here
tp,mason duncan are here


tp is the most clutch spur anyhow

[Obstructed_View]

hedo would not have to have the ball late in the game here
tp,mason duncan are here


tp is the most clutch spur anyhow

If teams leave Hedo to double because he's not hitting shots and he doesn't have the ball, then he's slightly less useful than Speedy Claxton.

[baseline bum]

Hedo got a bad rap from his time with the Spurs, where Pop's "system" turned Hedo into a spot up three point shooter (which he has never been and never will be). Just like every other wing player not named Manu (and not for lack of trying to turn Manu into a spot up shooter as well)

Hedo is a player who needs the ball in his hand, so that he can create off the dribble, and mix his offensive game up. And he is very good defensively.

He is exactly the type of player the Spurs have always needed.

But like others said, it won't happen, due to monetary issues.

Hedo was pretty damn effective in that system when the games didn't matter. He hit those open spot-up threes fine (at a 42% clip in the season) until the games started to mean something in the Lakers series. He was a giant vagina mentally, which is why he wasn't brought back.

[Austin_Toros]

Hedo has opted out and will return to Magic unless another teams overpays him.