Kill_Bill_Pana
08-25-2010, 01:21 PM
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/19430/greek-team-on-edge-with-game-vs-team-usa-looming
The Rockets traded him to the Spurs in the summer of 2007 in the lopsided deal that sent the rights to Luis Scola to Houston (along with the contract of Jackie Butler, whom San Antonio was desperate to move to get below the luxury tax), and Spanoulis disregarded the pleadings of Tony Parker and coach Gregg Popovich and signed with Panathinaikos, where he spent the past three seasons.
"It was a very hard year, and I was disgusted with the direction of Houston and the fact that I had no opportunity for playing time," Spanoulis told ESPN.com. "I was blinded by anger, and I couldn't see clearly because I was so pissed off."
Spanoulis does not have an out clause in the three-year contract he signed with Olympiacos, meaning he will not be free to return to the NBA until he is 31.
Still, he is not completely ruling out a return in 2013 when his new contract expires, and Spanoulis said it is not out of the question that he might one day relocate to San Antonio, which he said still holds his NBA rights.
"When you grow up and become mature, you begin to look at things differently," he said. "You never know what will happen in the future."
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Confirms EVERYTHING I told you here. Just like Popovich confirmed EVERYTHING I told you about Bourousis situation.
Now Kori can you please allow me back into spurs forum? You now know I told the TRUTH all along and had reason to get upset and everyone saying I was lying and making it up.
The Rockets traded him to the Spurs in the summer of 2007 in the lopsided deal that sent the rights to Luis Scola to Houston (along with the contract of Jackie Butler, whom San Antonio was desperate to move to get below the luxury tax), and Spanoulis disregarded the pleadings of Tony Parker and coach Gregg Popovich and signed with Panathinaikos, where he spent the past three seasons.
"It was a very hard year, and I was disgusted with the direction of Houston and the fact that I had no opportunity for playing time," Spanoulis told ESPN.com. "I was blinded by anger, and I couldn't see clearly because I was so pissed off."
Spanoulis does not have an out clause in the three-year contract he signed with Olympiacos, meaning he will not be free to return to the NBA until he is 31.
Still, he is not completely ruling out a return in 2013 when his new contract expires, and Spanoulis said it is not out of the question that he might one day relocate to San Antonio, which he said still holds his NBA rights.
"When you grow up and become mature, you begin to look at things differently," he said. "You never know what will happen in the future."
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Confirms EVERYTHING I told you here. Just like Popovich confirmed EVERYTHING I told you about Bourousis situation.
Now Kori can you please allow me back into spurs forum? You now know I told the TRUTH all along and had reason to get upset and everyone saying I was lying and making it up.