Ocotillo
10-02-2009, 10:50 AM
to buy a European team?
The economy is down right now and the Spurs as an organization are as deep as they are ever to likely to be in the luxury tax. Often times, the best time to start a new business is in a down economy.
My logic behind this is the Spurs have drafted international players in the past that are not quite ready for the NBA but show potential and allow them to mature over in Europe. Last year they asked an American kid (Gist) to take a Euro contract to buy time and give him a chance to work on his game.
The Toros can be used only to a limited extent to hang onto players as a 15th
or 14th player bounces between Austin and San Antonio. Players that the Spurs don't have the rights to don't make much money in NBDL and can be snagged by other teams.
Take Gist for example. If he was signed to the Toro's we could easily lose him if he plays well. By going to Europe, he can make a bit more money and the Spurs retain his rights. Problem is, any European team that signs him likely will play him however is most likely to allow the team to win.
If the Spurs owned a team, they could staff the coaches and develop players as they wanted. Is this even a viable option?
:toast
The economy is down right now and the Spurs as an organization are as deep as they are ever to likely to be in the luxury tax. Often times, the best time to start a new business is in a down economy.
My logic behind this is the Spurs have drafted international players in the past that are not quite ready for the NBA but show potential and allow them to mature over in Europe. Last year they asked an American kid (Gist) to take a Euro contract to buy time and give him a chance to work on his game.
The Toros can be used only to a limited extent to hang onto players as a 15th
or 14th player bounces between Austin and San Antonio. Players that the Spurs don't have the rights to don't make much money in NBDL and can be snagged by other teams.
Take Gist for example. If he was signed to the Toro's we could easily lose him if he plays well. By going to Europe, he can make a bit more money and the Spurs retain his rights. Problem is, any European team that signs him likely will play him however is most likely to allow the team to win.
If the Spurs owned a team, they could staff the coaches and develop players as they wanted. Is this even a viable option?
:toast