Spurs contact Pau Gasol reportedly

[tuncaboylu]

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Bulls have only MLE and it's 5.3M. How will they offer 6.5M contract without Sign&Trade.

Are they planning to amnesty Boozer?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Proposed is a big word on this tweet. Both teams still have to agree on it. If it falls through this time, this shit is back to square one. Saw a lot propose stuff never materialize this week.

I think it's apparent that Pau would rather be in Chicago.. that's why this deal is being pressured so much. Otherwise, he would easily join SA for the MLE... so in my mind if these trades fail, Chicago would either amnesty Boozer to give Pau more money, or Pau would just sign the MLE for Chicago..

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

RIP Tspence.

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Lakers really must not want him to come to SA.

[EVAY]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000533751451/f9b75766e42615f233a54094b1dffa3d_400x400.jpeg

:lol

[Blizzardwizard]

TSPENCE :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Pau's not coming here… why does this thread still have so much traffic tbh

Dude, this thread hasn't been about Pau for about two days now.

[LittleCriminal]

http://www.robi.com.bd/contents/cache/images/640x320x1/uploads/media/2013/10/31/5271ba497cd4a-Entertainment.png

[Blizzardwizard]

lOOOOOOOOLLLLL

[TimDunkem]

SHOCKER! :lol:wakeup

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[TSpence26]

I'm not going to make up an excuse or back track anything I said. It was what was given to me.

[Ron Swanson]

SHOCKER! :lol:wakeup

488057400365027328


May God have mercy on your soul, TSpence.

[EVAY]

I was about to ask if they let your kind get married in Texas

Yeah, my kind can still get married...we do have to walk ten paces behind our husbands and pretend to be guys on sports forums, though. :lol

[Obstructed_View]

I think it's apparent that Pau would rather be in Chicago..

Was it ever not apparent?

[32fastest]

Boom 101 pages.

[jag]

Proposed is a big word on this tweet. Both teams still have to agree on it. If it falls through this time, this shit is back to square one. Saw a lot propose stuff never materialize this week.

You're the same guy who proposed tspence was an elite level hacker who hacked into government databases to gain access to cell phones. I'm not surprised you think tspence is more credible than literally every reporter with actual sources.

[Dre_7]

http://www.robi.com.bd/contents/cache/images/640x320x1/uploads/media/2013/10/31/5271ba497cd4a-Entertainment.png

:tu

My car is jacked up so I'm stuck at home. Nothing on TV and this thread is way more entertaining than the third place game. :lol

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Was it ever not apparent?

Yesterday we were reported the favorite..

[TSpence26]

I really want to call out Don Harris, but I will hold back

[benstanfield]

:lol

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

I think it's apparent that Pau would rather be in Chicago.. that's why this deal is being pressured so much. Otherwise, he would easily join SA for the MLE... so in my mind if these trades fail, Chicago would either amnesty Boozer to give Pau more money, or Pau would just sign the MLE for Chicago..

Reports were that Lakers didn't want Gasol going to the Spurs. Seems Morey jumped on the wagon.

dude I thought I never would say this, but thanks Cuban for fucking that prick over.

Who would have thought we would be thanking the Mavs org twice in one season let alone a lifetime.

[Obstructed_View]

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[RD2191]

:lolDon't worry tspence, could be worse, you could be Ric Bucher.

[playbonner15]

this thread went 100+ :lol

[ironman2886]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1043776/blake.gif

[Dre_7]

Hell this is the most I have been on ST since 2005 or so. Classic thread!

[benstanfield]

Seriously fuck Pau though. Enjoy losing in the first round cause Rose is hurt and Thibs can't squeeze 90pts out of a team.

[mencken]

Tspence threw in the towel. The thread won't last much longer now...

[TheGoldStandard]

Bulls regular season roster

Derrick Rose?
__________
Jimmy Butler
Gasol
Noah

Bench: Dunleavy, Gibson, Snell?, Randolph

[TimDunkem]

I really want to call out Don Harris, but I will hold back
Please don't.

[xmas1997]

SHOCKER! :lol:wakeup

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No surprise there.
Most of us were expecting it and posted such days ago.
Next.

[Russ]

I really want to call out Don Harris, but I will hold back

Spare him not.

[Obstructed_View]

Yesterday we were reported the favorite..

And you believed that? If the money were exactly the same, he might have been leaning toward the Spurs. But he's not going to give up more money AND a starting job for the Spurs. Who do you think he is, Ray Allen? Mike Miller? Danny Granger?

[playbonner15]

I really want to call out Don Harris, but I will hold back
Nah man stay classy :toast

[Godbama]

It's silly if he's ringchasing anyway (he has rings already, I don't know his motivation for picking a team right now post-Lakers exactly). I mean, putting the Spurs aside, OKC would've been a better move than Chicago. Yeah, yeah, I get the whole "The West is a competitive mess!" which means the East is more up in the air, but that whole West being a competitive mess also means that if you've got any brain cells to rub together you're probably going to choose whoever comes out of the West as the favorite.

Especially with the age of the Miami Heat over now. The East has gotten more spread out competitive but less skilled at the top if you get what I'm trying to say. Melo's staying in New York and I doubt Cleveland gets K-Love, I really don't see an Eastern team as deadly to the West as the Miami Heat were at their peak. So yeah, the East may be more open, but that consequently means that most likely all you're competing for in the east is the Eastern Conference Championship and a six game loss in the Finals.

I mean, yeah the Bulls are nice, the Heat are okay, the Pacers might be okay, and the Cavs have LeBron now (consider how long it'll take for everything to come together for them), etc., etc., but does anyone really feel like any of those teams could beat the Spurs, OKC, or even teams like the Warriors, the Rockets, or Clippers in a seven game series? I sure as fuck don't think so. If you're ringchasing the whole concept of avoiding the West because it's more crowded and competitive doesn't necessarily hold true. I get that it makes the path to the Finals conveniently smoother but so what, the power structure right now makes it so you're the equivalent of those Jason Kidd New Jersey Nets in the 2000s. You made it to the Finals, big whoop, time to get destroyed. The Miami Heat superteam at their peak were the ones who could actually deal severe body blows to elite Western teams in a Finals situation.
Basically Pau's going fucking nowhere.

[Blizzardwizard]

Typical free agent taking money over winning. Have fun with that 1st round exit.

[Prime Time]

:lol Honestly, the only reason why Pau would prefer playing for the Bulls is due to their money and the star-focus he'll receive. If that's the case, he would have never been a good Spur to begin with.

[jag]

Yeah, my kind can still get married...we do have to walk ten paces behind our husbands and pretend to be guys on sports forums, though. :lol

:lol at least you're allowed on sports forums. I assume you read the internets on a portable device, while also doing your duty in the kitchen?

[MeloHype]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1043776/blake.gifcan't wait until Wiggins dunks on gasol in game 4, when Cleveland eliminates Chicago

[IceColdBrewski]

SHOCKER! :lol:wakeup

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Lol. Says he won't make excuses or blame his source, then follows up with an excuse that blames his source.

[NASpurs]

You've already decided Pau.

[Clipper Nation]

How did that faggot Tspence get bolded for making shit up and I still never have? :lol

[DPG21920]

If all of this is true, while it will help CHI on the court (especially if they are willing to bring over Mirotic) lol giving up picks supposedly. We will see if it was worth it. Gasol has his money, Lakers get their picks.

If this goes down and CHI gives up their pick(s) and the doesn't use their MLE, it will be incredibly dumb. Now, both LA (not that it matters) and CHI are hard capped at 81M for the year as well.

[Ron Swanson]

:lol at least you're allowed on sports forums. I assume you read the internets on a portable device, while also doing your duty in the kitchen?

Those sandwiches won't make themselves. :lol

[BatManu20]

Pau is 34. This is his last significant contract. Can't fault him for taking the money AND a guaranteed starting position tbh. Any FA not at the tail end of their career would do the same.

[siraulo23]

Awwww, cmon tspence i am disappoint :lol

thread's value is now gone

[Obstructed_View]

Pau is 34. This is his last significant contract. Can't fault him for taking the money AND a guaranteed starting position tbh. Any FA not at the tail end of their career would do the same.

He's also got rings. It might be different if he thought he had something to prove.

[Blizzardwizard]

"Pau Gasol will 100% be a Spur" - Tspence26, yesterday.

[moisaenz]

It could be Pau wants to help Lakers while leaving

[spurraider21]

Tspence just went from savior of spurstalk to typical faggot bandwagon laker/cowboy/Yankee fan with this development

[Clipper Nation]

Also: Lakers, Yankees, and Cowboys, TSpence26? Do you have any pride?

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

You're the same guy who proposed tspence was an elite level hacker who hacked into government databases to gain access to cell phones. I'm not surprised you think tspence is more credible than literally every reporter with actual sources.

Never said he was, just implied. I said he is getting his info probably illegally. His sources or friends either or could be hackers. Obviously a lot of other people are curious where he is getting his info. Even got Harris to ask and form a superteam to disprove him, what an idiot.

Right about everything except this one. The one that matter.

[jag]

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[Obstructed_View]

Best prediction in the entire thread was Robz4000 correctly guessing what was for dinner last night. Oh well. What else is going on? Anyone watch the SL game?

[Blake]

I'm not going to make up an excuse or back track anything I said. It was what was given to me.

So basically you're blaming your source

[spurraider21]

How did that faggot Tspence get bolded for making shit up and I still never have? :lol
Because he doesn't have a shtick where he slurps Lebron and other posters

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
(https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA)Yahoo Sources: Free agent Pau Gasol nearing agreement on a deal with the Chicago Bulls. yhoo.it/W8iSzr (http://t.co/GpxxKm1FCX)

[Obstructed_View]

It could be Pau wants to help Lakers while leaving

Which makes no sense at all. He just isn't going to turn down a few million dollars to go somewhere that he would have gone anyway.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA)

Yahoo Sources: Free agent Pau Gasol nearing agreement on a deal with the Chicago Bulls. http://yhoo.it/W8iSzr (http://t.co/GpxxKm1FCX)

:cry

[DPG21920]

Pau is 34. This is his last significant contract. Can't fault him for taking the money AND a guaranteed starting position tbh. Any FA not at the tail end of their career would do the same.

Well, if I am Taj Gibson I am really pissed. I sacrificed starting beyond Carlos Freaking Boozer for years, was promised a starting role and now they bring in Gasol, give him my starting gig and pay him more money (if reports are true)?

[Dre_7]

Never said he was, just implied. I said he is getting his info probably illegally. His sources or friends either or could be hackers. Obviously a lot of other people are curious where he is getting his info. Even got Harris to ask and form a superteam to disprove him, what an idiot.

Right about everything except this one. The one that matter.

He was wrong about the only situation that wasn't a sure thing. However, that was an EPIC troll job while it lasted.

[TSpence26]

T-Spence @tspence26 (https://twitter.com/tspence26) · 1m (https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/488059867668557824)

Have to question @DonHarris4 (https://twitter.com/DonHarris4) professionalism. Even with me whiffing on Gasol, I've been respectfully more reliable then him all week then he

[TSpence26]

-Spence @tspence26 (https://twitter.com/tspence26) · 52s (https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/488060005124280321)

Remember, @DonHarris4 (https://twitter.com/DonHarris4) is the man who RT fake accounts before verifying their legitimacy. If you want to make it as a reporter, check before

[spurraider21]

Also: Lakers, Yankees, and Cowboys, TSpence26 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=48664)? Do you have any pride?
He has a YouTube video defending his fanhood :lmao

[Clipper Nation]

Because he doesn't have a shtick where he slurps Lebron and other posters
Neither do I.... he has a schtick where he pretends to have "sources" and makes up a Gasol-to-Spurs story :lol

[siraulo23]

Best prediction in the entire thread was Robz4000 correctly guessing what was for dinner last night. Oh well. What else is going on? Anyone watch the SL game?

nothing much atm, most are watching netherlands beat the shit out of brazil tho after 7-1

[BatManu20]

Tspence that's a slippery slope you're going down there

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[SupremeGuy]

lol @ this thread

I'm so glad I was part of it before it became the cool thing to do. :hat

[Dre_7]

Best prediction in the entire thread was Robz4000 correctly guessing what was for dinner last night. Oh well. What else is going on? Anyone watch the SL game?

Haha! That was awesome!

[Clipper Nation]

He has a YouTube video defending his fanhood :lmao

But how does he defend his Sharts blowing a 3-0 lead? :downspin:

[Blake]

-Spence @tspence26 (https://twitter.com/tspence26) · 52s (https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/488060005124280321)

Remember, @DonHarris4 (https://twitter.com/DonHarris4) is the man who RT fake accounts before verifying their legitimacy. If you want to make it as a reporter, check before


Oh you mean like how you verified the legitimacy of your sourceb

[TowelWaver]

This "100%"--I do not think it means, what you think it means.

[xmas1997]

But this does not make Chicago a contender by any stretch of the imagination, whereas Melo would have.
As usual the FA wanted a payday over a another championship. With the Bulls he has a chance however slim.

[Obstructed_View]

lol @ this thread

I'm so glad I was part of it before it became the cool thing to do. :hat
Wow, this thread is so long, it's developed its own hipsters.

[TSpence26]

I really do apologize guys.

[jag]

-Spence @tspence26 (https://twitter.com/tspence26) · 52s (https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/488060005124280321)

Remember, @DonHarris4 (https://twitter.com/DonHarris4) is the man who RT fake accounts before verifying their legitimacy. If you want to make it as a reporter, check before


Just stop, son...stop.

You've already shown your ass to the 3% of Spurstalkers (suffering from borderline mental retardation, mind you) who thought you had actual sources.

[Obstructed_View]

But this does not make Chicago a contender by any stretch of the imagination, whereas Melo would have.
As usual the FA wanted a payday over a another championship. With the Bulls he has a chance however slim.

Last year's Bulls team with a healthy Rose and Gasol could take the east.

[Ron Swanson]

Don't apologize. Most of us knew Gasol wasn't coming here. This thread was some great entertainment.

[Obstructed_View]

Just stop, son...stop.

You've already shown your ass to the 3% of Spurstalkers (suffering from borderline mental retardation, mind you) who thought you had actual sources.

Not sure if serious...

[DPG21920]

This guy is so dumb it's annoying. If anything my scoop on Sterling all his scoops rolled into one.

[TimDunkem]

Don't apologize. Most of us knew Gasol wasn't coming here. This thread was some great entertainment.

[noxious]

We didn't get gasol but thats fine. He was just icing as a lot of peeps said. Just glad okc or houston didnt get him. This was fun though.

[jag]

Not sure if serious...

Eh?

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Don't apologize. Most of us knew Gasol wasn't coming here. This thread was some great entertainment.

S&t bulls. MLE Spurs. Lakers were just bent on him not coming to SA. Burned the midnight oil for this one.

[myhc]

Lol all is forgiven Tspence. You were money on lebron and Carmelo. Can't get em all. I'm following on twitter l

[Blake]

I really do apologize guys.

apologize to your family for possibly killing any chance you might have had at being a real journalist.

[Nathan89]

I really do apologize guys.

No worries. Everyone in your profession is wrong on occasion. Just keep reporting the info from your sources and eliminate them if they are routinely incorrect.

[Clipper Nation]

488020120581582848

Wow, that's a real scoop.... he really went out on a limb with this one!

[LittleCriminal]

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/4871157248/h3D01C826/

[Blake]

Not sure if serious...

weird retort

[Biernutz]

Pau wanted a classy city like LA to go to......Chicago.....To make him feel at home they had 5 murders
and 18 wounded......

[heyheymymy]

fuck la, fuck chi, and fuck gasol.

[Mr. Body]

T-Spence @tspence26 (https://twitter.com/tspence26) · 1m (https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/488059867668557824)

Have to question @DonHarris4 (https://twitter.com/DonHarris4) professionalism. Even with me whiffing on Gasol, I've been respectfully more reliable then him all week then he


How the fuck do you claim any reliability or credibility whatsoever. Pack back in to your Mama's basement, boy.

[jag]

No worries. Everyone in your profession is wrong on occasion. Just keep reporting the info from your sources and eliminate them if they are routinely incorrect.

Yeah, sometimes when I order my burger without pickles, they don't write it down and my burger shows up with pickles.

[TheGoldStandard]

Wonder who Chicago gives up to make space, even expendables kill what little bench they have

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Wonder who Chicago gives up to make space, even expendables kill what little bench they have

:lol what bench? Thibs doesn't use a "bench"

[xmas1997]

How the fuck do you claim any reliability or credibility whatsoever. Pack back in to your Mama's basement, boy.

What made you think your sources on Gasol were so right?

[xmas1997]

Yeah, sometimes when I order my burger without pickles, they don't write it down and my burger shows up with pickles.

I don't like pickles on my burgers either. :lol

[SpurPadre]

I know Pau isn't coming to the team but where's the official announcement that he's going to the Bulls?

[look_at_g_shred]

:lol what bench? Thibs doesn't use a "bench"
Draft picks

[davi78239]

Can we still get Mike Miller?? Has he committed yet to anyone??

[SupremeGuy]

Maybe Pau to the Spurs just made too much sense... :cry

:lol Like everyone else has said, we've had a great offseason and don't need Pau. Good luck to him, cause with Thibbs as coach, he'll need it. Over/under on how many years his body can handle playing for Thibbs?

[SpurPadre]

Never mind, just read Woj's tweets.

[SpurPadre]

Can we still get Mike Miller?? Has he committed yet to anyone??

He's committed to Lebron's dick, tbh.

[Mr. Body]

What made you think your sources on Gasol were so right?

What are my sources? What are you talking about?

[Splits]

:lmao at anyone since page 51 that thinks this thread has anything to do with Gasol to SA

[TheGoldStandard]

aminu on the phone

[k_nguyen93]

I know Pau isn't coming to the team but where's the official announcement that he's going to the Bulls?
There isn't one just yet, they're still working out the details of the sign and trade but Woj is saying its almost done.

I know its not necessarily their style or maybe it happened behind closed doors, but I kind of wished Pop, RC, and the players made more of a pitch to Gasol. Its nice to feel appreciated and hear more from a team if they want to recruit you especially if you're taking almost 25% of your last contract to play for them.

[DPG21920]

How the hell does CHI have ""6.5M" to offer Pau in the event there is no S&T?

[HI-FI]

I'm a woman, ASSHOLE! :lol:toast
I thought you were gay at first when you mentioned your husband before. I didn't want to be rude and offend new age sensibilities. But being a woman makes a lot more sense, especially the Parker love and excuses. :toast

[TowelWaver]

Houston supposedly to be involved in a 3-way trade here. That must somehow give Chicago the space.

[TheGreatYacht]

Lol another offseason 100+ page thread of false hope dedicated to big name FA. Gasol ain't winning sh*t with the Bulls. Tibbs will overplay his as* and expect him to carry that crappy frontcourt offense they have.

Whose next? Carlos Boozer or Shawn Marion lmao

[ironman2886]

:lmao at anyone since page 51 that thinks this thread has anything to do with Gasol to SA

[jag]

Spence's bitch ass needs to start working the phones again. I want to know the Spurs' next move.

[tuncaboylu]

How the hell does CHI have ""6.5M" to offer Pau in the event there is no S&T?

That's what I also don't understand.

[RD2191]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/spurs/imgs/131010_ayres_roster.jpg

:lolPau
:lolWe got Ayres
:lolNBA=fucked

[SupremeGuy]

Spence's bitch ass needs to start working the phones again. I want to know the Spurs' next move.:lmao

[HI-FI]

Pau will suffer a Kevin Ware 2.0 injury after Thibs is done with him.

[xmas1997]

What are my sources? What are you talking about?

I was asking this TSpence character, not you.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Wow, this thread is so long, it's developed its own hipsters.

lulz

[spurraider21]

Now they're saying Dunleavy isn't in the deal. Boozer to Houston? If Houston doesn't help they can wait for a boozer amnesty or just get pau themselves

[RD2191]

Why are people hating on tspence? Hate on that faggot Pau for choosing to play with the retarded gang banger and sloth jr, tbh.

[ironman2886]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/spurs/imgs/131010_ayres_roster.jpg

:lolPau
:lolWe got Ayres
:lolNBA=fucked
http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/sites/default/files/2012/July/stonehands_khurley.jpg

[benefactor]

Legendary thread tbh.

[RD2191]

http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/sites/default/files/2012/July/stonehands_khurley.jpg
:lol

[TimDunkem]

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[ace3g]

How the hell does CHI have ""6.5M" to offer Pau in the event there is no S&T?

Yeah, wondering the same thing

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Now they're saying Dunleavy isn't in the deal. Boozer to Houston?

Yep. Morey got fucked over this year. Paying the tax for Boozer. Wow, and there goes upgrading the roster. 32 mil bn him and Parsons. Lost Asik, lost Lin, lost a 1st rounder, and instead of paying Parson 2 mil this year, he gets to pay him 15 mil.

Sour grapes. I didnt think any team would take Boozers contract for nothing. Leave to the guy that got fuck the most this offseason. Even Riley didn't get fucked this bad.

[Obstructed_View]

Wonder who Chicago gives up to make space, even expendables kill what little bench they have


http://i2.hoopchina.com.cn/user/523/4213523/1374546280_061623.jpg
LOL Bench

[SpurPadre]

There isn't one just yet, they're still working out the details of the sign and trade but Woj is saying its almost done.

I know its not necessarily their style or maybe it happened behind closed doors, but I kind of wished Pop, RC, and the players made more of a pitch to Gasol. Its nice to feel appreciated and hear more from a team if they want to recruit you especially if you're taking almost 25% of your last contract to play for them.

Outside of drafting and trading for players, we basically have to hold players' families on ransom in order for them to play for the team. We have all the championship pedigree, coaching honor, and inviting style of play any pro-basketball player can hope for but because they don't play in a glitzy environment, they're not cool enough to play for.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Now they're saying Dunleavy isn't in the deal. Boozer to Houston? If Houston doesn't help they can wait for a boozer amnesty or just get pau themselves

Yep and got him at a steep discount. Fuck Morey and again Cuban, thanks again for fuckin that prick over.

[Obstructed_View]

Eh?

Do you think anyone actually thinks this guy is real?

[TimDunkem]

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[Dre_7]

You guys can hate on Ayers if you want, but he, and Matt Bonner for that matter, did their jobs. They played a lot of minutes in the regular season, allowing Pop to keep Duncan fresh. Didn't Duncan lead the Spurs in playoff minutes?

[Obstructed_View]

Yep. Morey got fucked over this year. Paying the tax for Boozer. Wow, and there goes upgrading the roster. 32 mil bn him and Parsons. Lost Asik, lost Lin, lost a 1st rounder, and instead of paying Parson 2 mil this year, he gets to pay him 15 mil.

Sour grapes. I didnt think any team would take Boozers contract for nothing. Leave to the guy that got fuck the most this offseason. Even Riley didn't get fucked this bad.

It really does paint a big fat smiley face on this offseason for me.

[RD2191]

Do you think anyone actually thinks this guy is real?
I hope jag realizes that we all know tspence is just yanking our chain. Does jag actually think we're taking this guy as a credible source?:lol

[DesignatedT]

5.3M in SA compared to ~6.5M in Chicago is not a huge difference.

[Obstructed_View]

You guys can hate on Ayers if you want, but he, and Matt Bonner for that matter, did their jobs. They played a lot of minutes in the regular season, allowing Pop to keep Duncan fresh. Didn't Duncan lead the Spurs in playoff minutes?

He led them in RS minutes, as well.

[ace3g]

5.3M in SA compared to ~6.5M in Chicago is not a huge difference.

Chicago is only suppose to have the MLE in non S&T scenarios though. So not sure where this 6.5 fig is coming from.

[look_at_g_shred]

I thought it was pre-determined that if a sign and trade were not possible, he'd choose the spurs. Can't believe it all I guess..

[ace3g]

Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN
(https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN)Bulls in the process of finalizing a free agent deal with Pau Gasol. Will not be a sign-and-trade with Lakers, sources told ESPN.

[TXstbobcat]

It sucks not getting Gasol but at least I got paid for reading this thread for 8 hours at work today. Definitely made the work day go by fast.

[Obstructed_View]

5.3M in SA compared to ~6.5M in Chicago is not a huge difference.

Illinois also has a flat 5% state income tax.

[BatManu20]

Smell ya later Pau

[Obstructed_View]

Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN
(https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN)Bulls in the process of finalizing a free agent deal with Pau Gasol. Will not be a sign-and-trade with Lakers, sources told ESPN.



This makes no sense. If the above is the case, then he will make less money to go to the Bulls.

[beirmeistr]

6.5 million minus state tax

[RD2191]

So he just flat out chose the Bulls?:lol

[Duncan2177]

Gasol is an idiot.

[HI-FI]

seems shady. Lakers always seem to be involved too.

[TheGoldStandard]

This makes no sense. If the above is the case, then he will make less money to go to the Bulls.

Who are they dumping to create cap space? Pau is not smart

[jag]

Do you think anyone actually thinks this guy is real?


Maybe he is a hacker and he has been hacking these guy phones. All his predictions today have been right. These hackers nowadays have some advance shot they use.

[xmas1997]

I hope jag realizes that we all know tspence is just yanking our chain. Does jag actually think we're taking this guy as a credible source?:lol

He probably does. Most of us said Gasol wasn't going to come here even though this Spence character was adamant about it.
Some of us wanted other players instead until they were snapped up.
You have to wonder how long RC kept working on Gasol before he gave up on him too.
If there is a plan B, then the FO is probably in the midst of it now.
One thing is for sure, none of the Western Conf. wants the Spurs to get anyone else to help what we already have, especially since our draft choice is turning into full fledged steal.

[Obstructed_View]

I stand corrected. :lol

[look_at_g_shred]

Dude is gonna make roughy 3 mil after state taxes right?

[benefactor]

So he's taking less money than he would get with SA(taxes) and is going to a team that has no chance of contending? Damn...he must really covet touches like Harlem said.

[Obstructed_View]

He probably does. Most of us said Gasol wasn't going to come here even though this Pence character was adamant about it.
Some of us wanted other players instead until they were snapped up.
You have to wonder how long RC kept working on Gasol before he gave up on him too.
If there is a plan B, then the FO is probably in the midst of it now.
One thing is for sure, none of the Western Conf. wants the Spurs to get anyone else to help what we already have, especially since our draft choice is turning into full fledged steal.
I'm sure the Spurs are capable of working plan B and C simultaneously to plan A. I'm equally sure RC knew it was a longshot to get Pau.

I'm still not sure how the money works out if there's no trade, so if all the other information is true, I'd say that the Spurs aren't dead yet unless there's nobody near Gasol with a calculator.

[RD2191]

He probably does. Most of us said Gasol wasn't going to come here even though this Spence character was adamant about it.
Some of us wanted other players instead until they were snapped up.
You have to wonder how long RC kept working on Gasol before he gave up on him too.
If there is a plan B, then the FO is probably in the midst of it now.
One thing is for sure, none of the Western Conf. wants the Spurs to get anyone else to help what we already have, especially since our draft choice is turning into full fledged steal.
Yup

[Dre_7]

He led them in RS minutes, as well.

My bad, I meant MPG. I did look it up though because I was unaware of that. But Duncan only led in total due to injuries to Parker, Green, and Kawhi. He played more games than them. Point is, Bonner and Ayers combined 24.4 mpg in the reg season allowed Duncan to average 29 mpg and be rested in the playoffs.

In the playoffs Duncan's MPG went from 29 to 32.7, and Bonner and Ayer's combined MPG dropped to 10. They did their jobs.

[look_at_g_shred]

so after all that, he just picks the bulls for less money :lol

[moisaenz]

hey maybe spurs declined mle to pau... maybe looking for bench SF

[ace3g]

Pau Gasol @paugasol
(https://twitter.com/paugasol)No ha sido fácil. Después de meditarlo mucho, he decidido jugar en los Chicago Bulls. Muy ilusionado de vivir esta nueva etapa.
TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH BY
It has not been easy. After meditating so much, I decided to play the Chicago Bulls. Very excited to live this new stage.

[SpurPadre]

Is Gasol's agent the same one as Danny Granger's? LOL.

[tuncaboylu]

Last year's Bulls team with a healthy Rose and Gasol could take the east.

What do you mean with "healthy Rose"? I can't imagine such a thing.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Pau Gasol @paugasol (https://twitter.com/paugasol) · 50s (https://twitter.com/paugasol/status/488072953830330368)

No ha sido fácil. Después de meditarlo mucho, he decidido jugar en los Chicago Bulls. Muy ilusionado de vivir esta nueva etapa.

[Obstructed_View]

My bad, I meant MPG. I did look it up though because I was unaware of that. But Duncan only led in total due to injuries to Parker, Green, and Kawhi. He played more games than them. Point is, Bonner and Ayers combined 24.4 mpg in the reg season allowed Duncan to average 29 mpg and be rested in the playoffs.

In the playoffs Duncan's MPG went from 29 to 32.7, and Bonner and Ayer's combined MPG dropped to 10. They did their jobs.
No worries. Didn't mean to come across as argumentative. I agree with what you were saying. They did relieve pressure off him during the season, and didn't cost the Spurs wins in the process.

That said, Ayres is barely an NBA player. I'd much rather have someone productive to step in in case of injury.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Pau Gasol @ paugasol · 50s
It has not been easy. After much thought, I decided to play the Chicago Bulls. Very excited about this new phase of life.

[HI-FI]

fuck you Pau.

just kidding. dumb choice but I won't begrudge it. least he's away from the Lakers.

[hsxvvd]

It's the Bulls.

[RD2191]

Pau es una panocha. Pinche vato joto. Que chinge toda su madre. A la mera neta. Puro ESL, East Side Locos not English as a Second Language.

[TheGoldStandard]

Someone should tell Pau Jordan doesn't play there or Pippen. Lol he's going to regret the stress by game 40

[honestfool84]

BREAKING: Tspence26 broke the news before Pau Gasol wrote his tweet...

[hsxvvd]

Lol... Taj Gibson's promise to start.

[timtonymanu]

I hope Plan B is Marion.

[Obstructed_View]

Couldn't get the idea of a bench role past his gag reflex, so he took less money. That surprises me a bit. I figured for sure the Chicago gig would pay better.

[HI-FI]

I hope Plan B is Marion.

this.

[Dre_7]

No worries. Didn't mean to come across as argumentative.

It's all good, you didn't.

I was more talking to the Bonner and Ayers haters. As if the Spurs are going to find better players that will swallow their pride and play that role. :lol

[Obstructed_View]

What do you mean with "healthy Rose"? I can't imagine such a thing.

Personally, I don't think Rose has any fucking heart, so I'm kind of with you on that. If you think he'll play again, you have to believe that he and Gasol would tip the scales in the weak-ass east.

[Ron Swanson]

I hope Plan B is Marion.

That would be nice.

[SupremeGuy]

Wow, he took less money to play for Chicago? :lol Good luck with that, asshole. Oh well, as long as he didn't end up on the Thunder.

[k_nguyen93]

Better than Thunder or Rockets. Always good to see a more competitive eastern conference so LBJ doesn't walk to finals again. Will be interesting to see how Rose looks.

[jag]

I hope jag realizes that we all know tspence is just yanking our chain. Does jag actually think we're taking this guy as a credible source?:lol

:lol maybe around 3% of Spurstalk



Just stop, son...stop.

You've already shown your ass to the 3% of Spurstalkers (suffering from borderline mental retardation, mind you) who thought you had actual sources.

Everyone knew the guy was a clown.

[Obstructed_View]

It's all good, you didn't.

I was more talking to the Bonner and Ayers haters. As if the Spurs are going to find better players that will swallow their pride and play that role. :lol

They're both pretty terrible. You'd think you could at least replace one of them with the MLE.

[look_at_g_shred]

"el gente de San Antonio son puros pendejos jajajaja"
- Pau Gasol

[BatManu20]

This is a win for us people.. he didn't' sign with OKC or another Western team. Don't understand the bitterness.

[SpurPadre]

I hope Plan B is Marion.

Don't want a 36 year old Maid Marion or his ugliest looking jumper in basketball history.

[RD2191]

Rose is done as an NBA player unless he drastically changes his style of play, which will in turn make him garbage since he sucks at everything else. So fuck him and fuck pau.

[Obstructed_View]

I hope Plan B is Marion.

It would be cool to get a ring for another of Nash and Amare's teammates.

[RD2191]

We don't need anymore over the hill role players. The Spurs are fine just the way they are. Work Anderson into the rotation and it's all good.

[Dre_7]

They're both pretty terrible. You'd think you could at least replace one of them with the MLE.

I think they will. With Pau off the table I am curious to see what direction the Spurs go.

[timtonymanu]

This is a win for us people.. he didn't' sign with OKC or another Western team. Don't understand the bitterness.

Yep, even he did come here, it wouldn't make the Spurs better anyway. Pau would have been nice, but the Spurs have a great chance to repeat without him.

[Dre_7]

And I wouldn't want Bonner for anything more than the Vet min.

[Blake]

fuck you Pau.

just kidding. dumb choice but I won't begrudge it. least he's away from the Lakers.

At least he's in the east

[SpurPadre]

This is a win for us people.. he didn't' sign with OKC or another Western team. Don't understand the bitterness.

Because the Cavs and Lebron are going to get their way and get all the players they want, including Love while holding on to Wiggins and to counter that, we could've stood for getting a Pau Gasol. I don't want to just stand pat, considering we've never repeated.

[Mr. Body]

Playing time and role was always a factor, IMO, and I don't blame him. A great player deserves a significant role. I'm just surprised no one found the money for him. Chicago got a steal.

[TheGoldStandard]

Aminu is still there

[look_at_g_shred]

Damn you'd think we just lost leonard in FA..

[tmtcsc]

Spurs looking good for first ever repeat. Lets start the Marc Gasol to SA thread now. Hes next up on the wish list.

[Dre_7]

This is a win for us people.. he didn't' sign with OKC or another Western team. Don't understand the bitterness.

:tu

The West didn't really get any better, the Spurs re-signed Diaw and Patty, Duncan opted in, and they still have the MLE. Great off season so far!

[Cry Havoc]

"Pau Gasol has announced he has signed with the Bulls. It was not via sign and trade."

[SupremeGuy]

We better be on the phone with Baynes and Bonner right now. lol Let's get them back and then find a team to take Errors.

[timtonymanu]

Because the Cavs and Lebron are going to get their way and get all the players they want, including Love while holding on to Wiggins and to counter that, we could've stood for getting a Pau Gasol. I don't want to just stand pat, considering we've never repeated.

Well we brought back Diaw and Patty and now have Kyle Anderson. And we still have the MLE to throw at somebody. I don't get the fascination with Pau. :lol

It's obvious he wants more touches too, otherwise he would have signed here easily. The Spurs can't promise him that. We still have a good chance to repeat.

[RD2191]

LeBron signing for 2 with the option to opt out next season. Who's starting the thread? tbh.

[k_nguyen93]

Playing time and role was always a factor, IMO, and I don't blame him. A great player deserves a significant role. I'm just surprised no one found the money for him. Chicago got a steal.
Money wasn't really his concern. The Hawks offered $11 million a year. Would say [laying time and contention seemed to be his biggest concern but OKC wasn't even in the picture these last few days. I remember Memphis was on his list before the playoffs ended but they resigned Randolph and obviously Marc would start.

[TheGoldStandard]

Aminu for Ayres and a 2nd rounder

[Drachen]

http://i2.hoopchina.com.cn/user/523/4213523/1374546280_061623.jpg
LOL Bench
I heard from a dark guy with bright hair that benches don't matter in the playoffs, that's true isn't it?

[SpurPadre]

Yep, even he did come here, it wouldn't make the Spurs better anyway. Pau would have been nice, but the Spurs have a great chance to repeat without him.

Thing is, we've never repeated and it seems like we've always stood pat in offseasons after winning a title. We have a bullseye on our backs now. The Warriors will be better, Okc will still be Okc, Grizzlies are better, and the Rockets keep trying to make moves all while the Cavs are likely to get Love.

[look_at_g_shred]

LeBron signing for 2 with the option to opt out next season. Who's starting the thread? tbh.
I'm coming home.

[myhc]

Sign Bonner for vet minimum and get Baynes in. The band is back!

[Reck]

Truely confirmed now. To the bulls.

[timtonymanu]

Thing is, we've never repeated and it seems like we've always stood pat in offseasons after winning a title. We have a bullseye on our backs now. The Warriors will be better, Okc will still be Okc, Grizzlies are better, and the Rockets keep trying to make moves all while the Cavs are likely to get Love.

Honestly, I'm satisfied with the 5 titles. Sure a repeat would be nice, but it's whatever to me. Still, the Spurs have a great chance to repeat. If they don't, #5 is still there to appreciate.

[Obstructed_View]

Thing is, we've never repeated and it seems like we've always stood pat in offseasons after winning a title. We have a bullseye on our backs now. The Warriors will be better, Okc will still be Okc, Grizzlies are better, and the Rockets keep trying to make moves all while the Cavs are likely to get Love.
Kyle Anderson looks pretty damn good, and another year of experience for Leonard, Splitter, Mills, Diaw, and Baynes is a plus. Gasol used the Spurs as leverage, but he did it to get himself less money, which pretty much proves he never seriously entertained the idea of going to them.

[Malik Hairston]

As many of us said, Gasol to Chicago makes by far the most sense..they offer him much more than the Spurs could, tbh..

Getting touches/having a big role is a huge priority for him..

[LakerHater]

488073089301757952

[RD2191]

:lolPeople, do you ever learn? I mean seriously. It's the Spurs/OKC and then everyone else. No other team is a threat. Not even close. It was the Clips, then Golden state, then Rockets/Blazers this past season, they're pretenders. All of them. Just chill the fuck out. We got Ayres. You can't teach his kind of hustle.

[UnWantedTheory]

Bron for 2 years? So if they suck he can bail again?

Anywho, we lost out on Pau. Big whoop.

[xmas1997]

:lolPeople, do you ever learn? I mean seriously. It's the Spurs/OKC and then everyone else. No other team is a threat. Not even close. It was the CLips, then Golden state, then Rockets/Blazers this past season, they're pretenders. All of them. Just chill the fuck out. We got Ayres. You can't teach his kind of hustle.

Yeah, thank goodness for Ayers.
:lmao

[RD2191]

Yeah, thank goodness for Ayers.
:lmao
http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/spurs/imgs/131010_ayres_roster.jpg
Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[wildcardX]

We better be on the phone with Baynes and Bonner right now. lol Let's get them back and then find a team to take Errors.

Any team that can take Errors off the Spurs hands is icing on the cake for this offseason.

[BatManu20]

Bron took 2 years because the cap is going to be higher in 2016. Max money will be greater then than now. He's committed long-term to the Cavs. He'll retire there. He wouldn't dare leave again.

[jeebus]

33 pages based on a pipe dream. Nice.

[UnWantedTheory]

I have no idea why people hate on Ayers. He did alot for this team last year. He definitely lit a fire under the other players ass when he sucked so bad they had no choice but to step it up.

[UnWantedTheory]

Ahhhhh. Makes sense about Bron now.

[TheGoldStandard]

Trading Ayres would be a successful addition by subtraction, come on new Orleans aminu for that clown

[Spurs9]

Mama there goes that man.

[Russ]

Kevin Ding: From Pau Gasol (in Spanish): After meditating so much, I decided to play the Chicago Bulls. Very excited to live this new stage. Twitter kevinDing

Someone needs to tell Pau -- Phil is not the coach there anymore. :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Trading Ayres would be a successful addition by subtraction, come on new Orleans aminu for that clown

Thought maybe they were showcasing Ayres for a potential trade when he started the game last night.

Then he st an illegal screen in the first minute and fumbled two passes out of bounds. Any provisional second round picks out there?

[DPG21920]

Being reported that there is no sign and trade. So it looks like the Spurs lost him for the same exact money they had to offer (unless they somehow had more money that we aren't seeing). Chalk it up to San Antonio unfortunately.

[Obstructed_View]

Being reported that there is no sign and trade. So it looks like the Spurs lost him for the same exact money they had to offer (unless they somehow had more money that we aren't seeing). Chalk it up to San Antonio unfortunately.
We were talking about that a few pages back. With the Illinois state tax, that means he took less to play for the Bulls.

[crc21209]

Once a loser, always a loser. Good luck with the Bulls, when Rose will go down within the first 20-25 games again..

[DPG21920]

Kyle Anderson looks pretty damn good, and another year of experience for Leonard, Splitter, Mills, Diaw, and Baynes is a plus. Gasol used the Spurs as leverage, but he did it to get himself less money, which pretty much proves he never seriously entertained the idea of going to them.

While no other team improved (yet), Spurs arguably got worse. While they brought everyone back, not only have they not added anyone else, but lost Patty for 7 months with no guarantee he will be effective this year. Spurs may be ok, but it's not a stretch to say Spurs are slightly worse so far (off season is not over though).

Will it matter? We will see.

[Venti Quattro]

Please let Pau go to ATL.

Go

Fuck

Yourself

[Russ]

Being reported that there is no sign and trade. So it looks like the Spurs lost him for the same exact money they had to offer (unless they somehow had more money that we aren't seeing). Chalk it up to San Antonio unfortunately.

I thought the Bulls could go $6.5[?] million and the Spurs could only go $5.3 million.

[SpurPadre]

As many of us said, Gasol to Chicago makes by far the most sense..they offer him much more than the Spurs could, tbh..

Getting touches/having a big role is a huge priority for him..

And the Chicago nightlife, tbh.

[k_nguyen93]

I think the value in someone like Ayres versus Gasol is the willingness to just ride the bench when you aren't needed. He understands he's paid to just come in garbage time. Bonner is the same. You're ready when your name is called. Someone like Gasol, even on a MLE expects a certain amount of playing time and that comes with being a former #1 pick and first option. Most guys in the NBA aren't wired like Duncan or Ginobili who don't care about stats/playing time.

That being said, even on a vet minimum, you would think the Spurs could find a hidden gem or someone with more potential to replaced Ayres. Give someone like Daye/Baynes priority in garbage time because he might actually amount to something one day but obviously Pop always elects to go with the veteran that knows the system in Bonner.

[Venti Quattro]

Once a loser, always a loser.
Two rings don't lie.

Thanks for the memories Pow and good luck in your career as a Bull.

[RD2191]

Pau is a faggot just like the Lakers and all of their fans. And Bulls fans are also now faggots.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Being reported that there is no sign and trade. So it looks like the Spurs lost him for the same exact money they had to offer (unless they somehow had more money that we aren't seeing). Chalk it up to San Antonio unfortunately.

Bingo.

[DPG21920]

I thought the Bulls could go $6.5[?] million and the Spurs could only go $5.3 million.

Even though that is being reported unless there is something we are missing (some random trade exception, ect..) they should only have the mid-level. Unless they are dumping players/amnesty of Boozer.

[CaptainLate]

:tu

The West didn't really get any better, the Spurs re-signed Diaw and Patty, Duncan opted in, and they still have the MLE. Great off season so far!

Could Duncan have opted out and signed a 2 year deal for less $$ to have available for PGaso?

[florige]

Bron took 2 years because the cap is going to be higher in 2016. Max money will be greater then than now. He's committed long-term to the Cavs. He'll retire there. He wouldn't dare leave again.

My sources tell me that he will play out his two years with the Cavs then commit to football as WR for the Cleveland Browns.

[Obstructed_View]

While no other team improved (yet), Spurs arguably got worse. While they brought everyone back, not only have they not added anyone else, but lost Patty for 7 months with no guarantee he will be effective this year. Spurs may be ok, but it's not a stretch to say Spurs are slightly worse so far (off season is not over though).

Will it matter? We will see.
Arguably is right. Half a season without Mills gives Joseph and Anderson a lot of time to run the point, and means Cotton may be traveling back and forth from Austin. Baynes should be ready to step into the rotation for Bonner and Ayres, and again, Splitter and Leonard and Green are still improving. This is all a week in to free agency where we haven't even seen the Spurs negotiating with anyone yet.

[Clipper Nation]

:lolPeople, do you ever learn? I mean seriously. It's the Spurs/OKC and then everyone else. No other team is a threat. Not even close. It was the Clips, then Golden state, then Rockets/Blazers this past season, they're pretenders. All of them. Just chill the fuck out. We got Ayres. You can't teach his kind of hustle.

After the Spurs' first loss this season:

:madrun First round exit, this team sucks! :madrun

[Obstructed_View]

Pau got rings for one overrated guard. Maybe he thinks he can do it again.

[HI-FI]

i don't think this is Spurs FO's fault. Pau probably didn't like the idea of being just another international getting his minutes/touches spread out. He gets to be more of the guy in Chiraq.

[RD2191]

After the Spurs' first loss this season:
Yeah but you're Korean so your prediction doesn't matter.

[Obstructed_View]

i don't think this is Spurs FO's fault. Pau probably didn't like the idea of being just another international getting his minutes/touches spread out. He's gets to be more of the guy in Chiraq.

I'm unsure how it's not obvious to everyone that he never intended to go to San Antonio. He took LESS MONEY to play for the Bulls. It's not like the role the Spurs had for him changed in the last week.

[TSpence26]

Spurs are interesting in Shawn Marion, but nothing has been taking place yet

[SpurPadre]

Spurs are interesting in Shawn Marion, but nothing has been taking place yet

Fuck off.

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs are interesting in Shawn Marion, but nothing has been taking place yet

This troll is going to be a thing now, isn't it?

[RD2191]

Spurs are interesting in Shawn Marion, but nothing has been taking place yet
:lol

[Dre_7]

Arguably is right. Half a season without Mills gives Joseph and Anderson a lot of time to run the point, and means Cotton may be traveling back and forth from Austin. Baynes should be ready to step into the rotation for Bonner and Ayres, and again, Splitter and Leonard and Green are still improving. This is all a week in to free agency where we haven't even seen the Spurs negotiating with anyone yet.

:tu


I think Anderson is going to be a good piece come playoff time.

And Kawhi will be a year older and better. :D