Spurs Sign Melvin Sanders

[Ishta]

I hope this isn't old..I just heard they signed him this afternoon

[Kori Ellis]

Who signed him?

[Ishta]

Who signed him?
I was listening to woai and I believe they said we did.. I just caught the end though.

[Kori Ellis]

Weird. I haven't heard such a thing.

[timvp]

Peter Holt Cracks.

Apology accepted.

:hat

[spurschick]

I heard Bill Schoenig say it as well. He also said that Finley is out with a groin injury.

[Kori Ellis]

Hmm.. it might be true.

They haven't issued a press release yet.

[Kori Ellis]

I heard Bill Schoenig say it as well. He also said that Finley is out with a groin injury.

Damn.

The Spurs swingmen are dropping like flies.

Bowen better be careful.

[spurschick]

They now just said it on FOXSW

[timvp]

"Shut up timvp, this team is stacked. We don't need anyone else. The Spurs are the best!!!!11"



timvp reigns supreme.

[T Park]

They only signed this guy cause now Finley is pulling his hurt act as he does every year, AND , Barry is hurt.


Sanders blows, don't understand all the excitement over this clown.

[timvp]

They only signed this guy cause now Finley is pulling his hurt act as he does every year, AND , Barry is hurt.


Sanders blows, don't understand all the excitement over this clown.

No excitement.

Just nice to have a 14th man.

No?

[T Park]

Whopdee doo.

What, Dennis Scott wasn't available??


Id have rather played Ginobili 48 mins and shut up the argentinians.

[Kori Ellis]

Seeing as Ginobili is hurt too. I'd rather not.

[timvp]

Notice how quiet it gets when *gasp* the Spurs need more than 13 players on their roster. Now Holt is going to have sell a dump truck or whatever to splurge for a luxury 98% of NBA teams have.

[T Park]

Notice how quiet it gets when *gasp* the Spurs need more than 13 players on their roster.

What in the world are you talkin about.


Seeing as Ginobili is hurt too. I'd rather not.

I meant it purely in jest, not seriously.

[timvp]

Whopdee doo.

What, Dennis Scott wasn't available??


Id have rather played Ginobili 48 mins and shut up the argentinians.

I thought you and your brethren said the Spurs didn't need more than 13 players on their roster.

Oops.

:smokin

[T Park]

They dont.

I thought your breathern said Holt wouldn;t sign another guy without getting rid of more salary.

OOps.

Apology accepted.

[SequSpur]

Sprewell was a better option.

[Kori Ellis]

They dont.



They don't?

Who would play the swingspots tonight with Barry and Finley out and Manu banged up?

[Kori Ellis]

They dont.

I thought your breathern said Holt wouldn;t sign another guy without getting rid of more salary.

OOps.

Apology accepted.

They just signed someone temporarily because injuries forced them to. That's not the same as signing someone outright to gain some depth.

[timvp]

They dont.

I thought your breathern said Holt wouldn;t sign another guy without getting rid of more salary.

OOps.

Apology accepted.

Not sure what a breathern is but Holt was forced to with every swingman on the team save Bowen limping.

But I thought the Spurs were indestructible and signing a 14th man was pointless.

[SequSpur]

Devin Brown.

:pctoss

[ducks]

who said finely is hurt
no wires yet....

also the if the spurs are over the luxury tax would it not cost like 2 million dollars?

where I come from that is alot of cheeseburgers

[ducks]

Not sure what a breathern is but Holt was forced to with every swingman on the team save Bowen limping.

But I thought the Spurs were indestructible and signing a 14th man was pointless.


odds of winning the lottery are about the same odds as 3 swingman down at one time

[Kori Ellis]

Finley has a strained groin and won't play tonight. Barry was sent to the inactive list and Marks activated.

[Kori Ellis]

odds of winning the lottery are about the same odds as 3 swingman down at one time

Not when 3/4 of the swingmen are 32+.

[timvp]

who said finely is hurt
no wires yet....

also the if the spurs are over the luxury tax would it not cost like 2 million dollars?

where I come from that is alot of cheeseburgers

Keeping a 14th man would cost an extra $350K or something. :jack

[ducks]

Finley, Barry miss game with injuries

November 9, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- San Antonio guards Michael Finley and Brent Barry both missed the Spurs' game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night with injuries.

Finley was placed on the inactive list before the game with tightness in his groin and Barry had lower back spasms.

The Spurs also activated forward Sean Marks and signed guard Melvin Sanders, who had been with the team in training camp.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-spurs-injuries&prov=ap&type=lgns

[BronxCowboy]

So does this mean Finley will be on the inactive list tonight? or maybe Beno? How do they plan to make room to activate Sanders?

[ducks]

Finley, Barry miss game with injuries

November 9, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- San Antonio guards Michael Finley and Brent Barry both missed the Spurs' game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night with injuries.

Finley was placed on the inactive list before the game with tightness in his groin and Barry had lower back spasms.

The Spurs also activated forward Sean Marks and signed guard Melvin Sanders, who had been with the team in training camp.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?sl...ov=ap&type=lgns

[timvp]

Devin Brown.

:pctoss

Now the masses start to see the light.

[Marcus Bryant]

So the Spurs have 2 swingmen to go with tonight?

Awesome.

[Kori Ellis]

It's official:

SPURS SIGN MELVIN SANDERS

PLACE FORWARD MICHAEL FINLEY ON THE INACTIVE LIST


SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed free agent guard Melvin Sanders. Per club policy terms of the agreement were not announced.

The 6-5, 210-pound guard played seven preseason contests with the Spurs, averaging 6.3 points, 2.6 assists and 0.9 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per contest. Sanders had his best preseason outing versus the Philadelphia 76ers on October 12, when he paced the Spurs with 18 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 3 steals in 27 minutes. Sanders was released by the Spurs on October 26.

Sanders averaged 15.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in five games with the Spurs summer league team at the 2005 Rocky Mountain Revue. The Oklahoma State product spent the 2004-05 season with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA where he averaged 18.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists on his way to being selected to the All-CBA Second Team and the CBA All-Defensive First Team.

At the same time the Spurs placed forward Michael Finley on the inactive list.

[BronxCowboy]

Most importantly of all, will those of us who put vCash on Sanders to make the team get paid? :)

[Marcus Bryant]

No doubt a 10 day contract.

[ducks]

Spurs: Barry likely to miss a week of action
Spurs: Barry likely to miss a week of action

by Fanball Staff - Fanball.com
Wednesday, November 9, 2005

News
Spurs guard Brent Barry had an MRI on his sore back on Tuesday and is expected to miss a week, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Barry experienced some back tightness prior to Saturday's game against the Mavericks, but bent over awkwardly in an attempt to grab a rebound and the condition got worse. The team is still waiting on team doctors to evaluate the MRI results and issue a clearer diagnosis.

Views
Barry was not a player you would find on many fantasy teams, but his value as a role player for the Spurs was understated. The early timetable has him missing three games, but it's nearly a certainty that that is adjusted after the MRI results are interpreted.




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[Marcus Bryant]

Yep, having a solid 5th swing was pointless with an aged swingman rotation. Yes, it is far better to see Holt Cat to avoid the indignity of going over the lux tax threshold.

Spurs fans, cheer.

[Bruno]

No doubt a 10 day contract.

No, a team could sign a 10 day contract only after January 10th.
It's likely a non guaranteed contract. It becomes guaranteed if Spurs don't waive Sanders before January 10th.

[Bruno]

Will sanders play tonight ?

[Kori Ellis]

No, a team could sign a 10 day contract only after January 10th.
It's likely a non guaranteed contract. It becomes guaranteed if Spurs don't waive Sanders before January 10th.

Exactly.

He'll just get paid pro-rated per game and they can waive him anytime.

[Das Texan]

bout fucking time.

now go sign noel felix and all the world will be right.

btw, whats noel up to these days kori?

[usckk]

How serious are their injures if they are sent to the inactive list?!?!

[Kori Ellis]

bout fucking time.

now go sign noel felix and all the world will be right.

btw, whats noel up to these days kori?

He's probably going to go to the CBA within the next couple days if nothing pans out with a couple NBA teams that he's still talking to.

[Kori Ellis]

How serious are their injures if they are sent to the inactive list?!?!

Not necessarily serious. You can change the inactive list every day.

[ducks]

the inactive list makes them not play for 5 games correct

[usckk]

Oh yeah, is this rule new?

[BronxCowboy]

vBookie dollars?
<ahem>

[Kori Ellis]

No, there's no five day rule anymore.

With the new rule they can bring them off and on anytime. They just turn in their active/inactive list 1 hour before each game.

[Kori Ellis]

vBookie dollars?
<ahem>

I have no idea. I'll ask LJ.

[loveforthegame]

I tried to check all the threads before asking but do we know how long Finley will miss yet? Or do we know when he did this? Last game or practice maybe?

[SilverPlayer]

Why are we that worried? Parker and Van Excel are capable of playing together...I like a small lineup with them sharing time occasionally.

[Vashner]

It might be a 10 day contract so no big deal.

[Leetonidas]

Is Melvin with the Spurs today?

[spurs=bling]

Notice how quiet it gets when *gasp* the Spurs need more than 13 players on their roster. Now Holt is going to have sell a dump truck or whatever to splurge for a luxury 98% of NBA teams have.
:lmao

[T Park]

yippee, we signed a career CBA player.

Oh the joy.

[ChumpDumper]

Another signing was inevitable. Sanders gets another chance -- make it count.

[T Park]

You mean, the Spurs didn't bring him back cause he wasn't good enough??

Impossible, your supposed to keep every player you sign!!!!

[Kori Ellis]

yippee, we signed a career CBA player.

Oh the joy.

Who did you want to sign them today?

Or did you just want them to overwork Manu and Bruce?

[T Park]

overwork Bruce.

Hes been slacking it......


Comeon, someones gotta play the pessimist here Kori since Sequ and Walton and other sunshine people aren't in here.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm just not sure why you are down on them signing Sanders. He's a player that they are high on and would have kept if they weren't over the luxury tax. Now they are forced to have him because our swingmen are old and injured.

[T Park]

Well im not TOTALLY high on him, cause hes a dime a dozen player.

Theron Smith.

[usckk]

I'm just not sure why you are down on them signing Sanders. He's a player that they are high on and would have kept if they weren't over the luxury tax. Now they are forced to have him because our swingmen are old and injured.

I like him too. Yet, i'm being rediculed and laughed at in other Spurs forums, not this one. I'm sad...

[Kori Ellis]

Well im not TOTALLY high on him, cause hes a dime a dozen player.

Theron Smith.

He's a very good defender already. So not quite a dime a dozen player.

But I still think he's too short to be a long term answer.

[T Park]

Linton Johnson the third


Theres alot of good defensive forwards but horrible shooters.


Sanders fills that mode.


Oh well, he wont be around long.


I wouldn't pay the luxury tax either.

Luxury tax for teams with low TV Income is horseshit.

[Kori Ellis]

Oh he's a much better shooter than LJIII. He has an ugly stroke, but he can still score if he has to.

[Jdspur20]

is there any indication how long finley is out? day to day? more?

[mattyc]

Good move.

[Bruno]

It was the right thing to do.
Spurs will likely waive the 14th man in december for Luxury tax purpose.
Sanders isn't maybe the more talented (even if it is to prove) but he has yhe big advantage to have made the whole training camp : he knows Spurs O and D.
Another player would be way less effective than him for this month.

[TDMVPDPOY]

How come spurs didnt sign that 6'11 williams guy who was in camp last season?

[sickdsm]

I'm just not sure why you are down on them signing Sanders. He's a player that they are high on and would have kept if they weren't over the luxury tax. Now they are forced to have him because our swingmen are old and injured.

They mentioned that the spurs are the oldest team in the league on the wolves broadcast tonight. But don't let that worry you.

Sincerely,

'03-05' Timberwolves

[angel_luv]

Welcome back Melvin!

[Marcus Bryant]

So we're 5 games into the season and the Spurs have lost half of their swingman rotation? Awesome.

But at least Holt et al are saving some $. That's what's important.

[leemajors]

and the dead horse still hasn't made a peep, since it was dead long before being beaten.