Stoudamire to sign with Spurs

[T-Pain]

saw it on the bottom line, ill find a link

[T-Pain]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3223023

[Radiosparks]

I just saw it scroll by as well on ESPN.

[T Park]

later this week?

WTF?

[T-Pain]

well i guess hes a good edition while parker is out. i remember his early days back in the late 90s early 2000s, but ever since hes dropped out of the scene. but if hes still making NBA rosters, i imagine hes not that bad.

[E20]

He looks like Charlie Ward.

[dallaskd]

good news for the spurs. JV sucks balls.

[dallaskd]

This better than Beno spur fans?

[robino2001]

Does this mean Parker's injury is more serious than we think?

[dallaskd]

No it means spurs are desperate for answers...

plus JV sucks

[ludda]

AHH mighty mouse...

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:tu For now.

[Brutalis]

Love how the Spurs always nab old guys before they poop out.

IE: Wilkins, GRob...

Great signing though. MM has grown out of his shot chunking. He seems more reserved and smart with the ball from the last game I saw him in. Real good move by le Spurs.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Nice pick up guys glad he didn't pick Boston :toast

[dallaskd]

He was raw with toronto and portland but that was about 10 years ago.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I really hope he turns out to be a Glenn Robinson-type of player like he was when we nabbed him in 05.
As of now, he seems like a good pickup.

[lefty]

Damn, Celtics and their fans are going to hate us.

Duncan first, and now Stoudamire :lmao

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I GARANLEFTY A REPEAT
:lol

[lefty]

:lol

Thanks :p:

That's my answer to "guaransheed"

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Agent: Spurs to announce signing of Stoudamire this week
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
Updated: January 30, 2008, 9:58 PM ET

Damon Stoudamire informed the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday that he will be signing with them later this week, according to his agent.

Aaron Goodwin told ESPN.com that Stoudamire, who will clear waivers and become a free agent Thursday at 10 p.m. ET after his buyout from the Memphis Grizzlies, has committed to join the Spurs after also considering the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors, with whom Stoudamire won NBA Rookie of the Year honors in the 1995-96 season.

Once he officially becomes a free agent, Stoudamire will join San Antonio for a pro-rated share of the $1.2 million veteran minimum. That computes to roughly $545,000 if Stoudamire spends the rest of the season with the defending champions.

It was not immediately clear if Stoudamire will be signed in time to play Thursday night in Phoenix against the Suns, but San Antonio definitely has an immediate need for reinforcements in the backcourt. Tony Parker has been ordered by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to sit indefinitely to rest a heel injury that, according to Popovich, has reduced the reigning NBA Finals MVP to "60 or 70 percent [capacity] for about a month."

The Spurs' Big Three of Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan have all missed time with injuries during the first half of the season, contributing to an 11-13 slump since their 17-3 start that had dropped San Antonio to sixth in the West entering Wednesday's play. The Spurs have also lost the first two of nine games on their annual "Rodeo Road Trip," which has historically sparked their trademark second-half surge.

Stoudamire initially expressed strong interest in joining the Boston Celtics as a veteran counterpart to second-year playmaker Rajon Rondo, but it appears that the Celtics are banking on the future availability of Los Angeles Clippers guard Sam Cassell. It's widely expected that the Clippers will consent to buying out Cassell if they can't move him before the Feb. 21 trading deadline and Cassell remains close to this day with Celtics forward Kevin Garnett after their time together in Minnesota.

The Suns wanted Stoudamire -- who played collegiately in the area for Arizona -- as the reliable backup to Steve Nash they've been seeking for years. Stoudamire was also intrigued by the idea of playing behind Jose Calderon in a coming-full-circle return to the Raptors, who have been forced to look for a third point guard because of T.J. Ford's ongoing injury absence.

San Antonio will be hoping that Stoudamire's arrival will enable them to bring Parker back slowly, with the hope of getting him fully healed in time for the playoffs. The 34-year-old hasn't played in a game since Dec. 30, after Memphis made a commitment to give the bulk of its backcourt minutes to rookie Mike Conley and Spanish newcomer Juan Carlos Navarro.

[link at post #2]

[itzsoweezee]

yes!

the fact that we just fucked the suns over once again makes this all the better.

[bostonguy]

Damn, Celtics and their fans are going to hate us.

Duncan first, and now Stoudamire :lmao


If we are able to land Cassell, then cool but no biggies if we dont. Plus I respect the Spurs. Lets just hope both of our teams get healthy so we can meet in the 2008 finals.

[dallaskd]

wait...i thought he wanted to sign with a contender

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Aaron Goodwin told ESPN.com that Stoudamire, who will clear waivers and become a free agent Thursday at 10 p.m. ET after his buyout from the Memphis Grizzlies...It was not immediately clear if Stoudamire will be signed in time to play Thursday night in Phoenix against the Suns
So he will be officially bought out by 9pm SA time and the game starts at 9:30. What are the odds of him making it to tomorrow's game?

[lefty]

If we are able to land Cassell, then cool but no biggies if we dont. Plus I respect the Spurs. Lets just hope both of our teams get healthy so we can meet in the 2008 finals.

I hope you guys don't land Cassell.

Actually, I would rather have Cassell than Damon

Sam doesn't look his age, is a great leader, a fearless clutch shooter, and knows how to win.

[Vingianx]

doubtful he'll be ready for the game

[bostonguy]

wait...i thought he wanted to sign with a contender

Celtics are a contender unlike your 76ers. A cowboys and 76ers fan? Wow I hope you dont live in Philly.

[dallaskd]

Celtics are a contender unlike your 76ers. A cowboys and 76ers fan? Wow I hope you dont live in Philly.

I live half of the year in Brasil.

[lefty]

I live half of the year in Brasil.

Lucky bastard.

So, how 'bout those thongs ?

[SpursFanFirst]

Damn, Celtics and their fans are going to hate us.

Duncan first, and now Stoudamire :lmao

Did you also post this on the ESPN comment page? I saw this exact same thing a minute ago.

[lefty]

Did you also post this on the ESPN comment page? I saw this exact same thing a minute ago.

Right on the money :tu

Some things need to be said

[SpursFanFirst]

Right on the money :tu

Some things need to be said

:lol

[ajh18]

Sam doesn't look his age


It's because his species doesn't age like we do....

[tmtcsc]

I think its a good pick up and at a GREAT time. He will give Tony the chance to heal up. He's not terrible and may feel rejuvenated to play for a Ring. Do you remember how Pop had to tell the guys "We aren't making any trades, this is who we are going with." last year ? I'm sure he just hopes we can hang though this tough stretch. Be prepared folks, this may be our ugliest record going into the playoffs in many years.

[bigfish22]

Should have waited. Vaughn and $20 for Cassell!

[timvp]

Props to Stoudamire for picking the Spurs. It's hard to dislike a player who could have signed with a handful of teams and decided the Spurs were his best option.

Hopefully he can play tomorrow versus the Suns. In a perfect world, Stoudamire could wait, get in a few practices and then play in the Spurs' next game on Tuesday. However, the Spurs are too desperate and need point guard help right away.

Welcome. Your past misgivings have been forgotten. Help the Spurs get that ring. Thanks. :tu

[T Park]

Hopefully he can play tomorrow versus the Suns. In a perfect world, Stoudamire could wait, get in a few practices and then play in the Spurs' next game on Tuesday. However, the Spurs are too desperate and need point guard help right away.



If you go by the wording, he wont join the team till this weekend.

"Later this week he will sign"

[remingtonbo2001]

Props to Stoudamire for picking the Spurs. It's hard to dislike a player who could have signed with a handful of teams and decided the Spurs were his best option.

Hopefully he can play tomorrow versus the Suns. In a perfect world, Stoudamire could wait, get in a few practices and then play in the Spurs' next game on Tuesday. However, the Spurs are too desperate and need point guard help right away.

How would that work, if he were to play tomorrow night? How would he know what plays to run? Do they fax him the playbook the night before? (Can they?) Would the Spurs stick him at 2? So many questions, so little time for answers.

[Budkin]

Hope he's there by tomorrow!

[MrChug]

Actually, I would rather have Cassell than Damon

Thank you Captain Obvious!! :worthy:

[ploto]

Nice pick up guys glad he didn't pick Boston :toast
Rather it may be that Boston didn't pick him.

[timvp]

How would that work, if he were to play tomorrow night? How would he know what plays to run? Do they fax him the playbook the night before? (Can they?) Would the Spurs stick him at 2? So many questions, so little time for answers.The Spurs could just install a couple simple plays that would allow him to run point for about 10 to 15 minutes. I'm guessing it won't happen but Stoudamire has been around long enough that he should be able to figure out the basics pretty quickly.

[loveforthegame]

Good to hear. I hope he gets a chance to play tomorrow but I bet they get some practices in during the 4 days off and be ready to go on Tuesday.

I'm surprised he didn't go to Phoenix or Boston but he'll get the playing time here with Parker out and should see plenty of minutes once Parker returns as well.

[ploto]

Hopefully he can play tomorrow versus the Suns. In a perfect world, Stoudamire could wait, get in a few practices and then play in the Spurs' next game on Tuesday. However, the Spurs are too desperate and need point guard help right away.
One thing Spurs fans might want to remember- he has not played in an NBA game in an entire month.

[remingtonbo2001]

The Spurs could just install a couple simple plays that would allow him to run point for about 10 to 15 minutes. I'm guessing it won't happen but Stoudamire has been around long enough that he should be able to figure out the basics pretty quickly.

Thanks for the info.

I was more curious as to how that would work with the given situation.

[ducks]

beno who

[Xolotl]

So if Stoudamire is signed will they keep Vaughn? I'm kinda confused of how the roster will work

[porscha]

isn't that mickey mouse laughed at us of can not win the champs or laughed at AJ can not lead the team or something??

[ducks]

isn't that mickey mouse laughed at us of can not win the champs or laughed at AJ can not lead the team or something??
who cares aj is a piece of shit

[loveforthegame]

So if Stoudamire is signed will they keep Vaughn? I'm kinda confused of how the roster will work

They'll keep Vaughn. Jeremy Richardson's 10 day contract was up today and they'll just let him go to make room for Stoudamire.

[FromWayDowntown]

Giving it some thought, I'm on board now.

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[jman3000]

i will always love him for missing that free throw that set up the memorial day miracle for Sean.

:tu

[Holt's Cat]

Stoudamire for the vet min is not a bad deal, considering who is available and what it would take to land them.

I mean, I can think of a ton of guys in the league I'd like to see running the Spurs' offense with TP out, but Stoudamire is the one who's available, at a price the Spurs can afford, and he apparently wants to join. You can't ask for much more than that.

[bigfundamental21]

Hopefully, Stoudamire is hungry enough to come in and make a difference for our team.

I think Boston is holding out for Cassell being that he and Garnett are friends.

[PM5K]

At that price it's hard to argue with signing him.

I used to be a much bigger fan of his, I remember wearing his Raptors jersey when the All-Star game was in town, but he fell off the map when he landed in Portland...

[Please_dont_ban_me]

He looks like Charlie Ward.

More like Ice-t.

[milkyway21]

More like Ice-t.:lol

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/basketball/nba/img10609378.jpg what will be his jersey #?

[AFBlue]

:lol

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/basketball/nba/img10609378.jpg what will be his jersey #?

Wore #3 in Portland....not sure though.

[Axl Van Dam]

:toast Decent pick up by the CHAMPS :toast.

[Fillmoe]

is he still beating bitches down and smoking crack?

[ChumpDumper]

With any luck, yes.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:lol :lol

[hsxvvd]

http://www.nbacriminals.com/Damon_Stoudamire_the_Marijauna_Man.html

http://www.nbacriminals.com/damonstokafire.jpg

[traitoravery]

The only spur with a visible tattoo...

[naico]

Stoudamire to sign with Spurs

The opportunity for playing time and a recent injury to Tony Parker apparently tilted the scales in favor of San Antonio for former University of Arizona guard Damon Stoudamire.

Stoudamire will sign a pro-rated contract with the Spurs as early as Thursday, after two conversations with Suns general manager Steve Kerr within the past 24 hours led nowhere.

“We spoke to him. He understands what we had to offer and he felt San Antonio was the better opportunity,” Kerr said.

Memphis released Stoudamire on Monday and he cleared waivers Wednesday, freeing him to sign a with any team for the pro-rated veteran’s minimum salary of $1.2 million.

Many NBA observers thought he would end up in Boston but general manager Danny Ainge decided he didn’t want to mess with the chemistry of his league-leading Celtics.

Kerr said that with the trade deadline looming on Feb. 23, the Suns are not looking to make any changes, “although that’s a situation that changes daily.”



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[TDMVPDPOY]

so has he officially sign on that dotted line yet?

[naico]

He's had 3hours to do it uptil now.

[WalterBenitez]

Is there any other young kidd availaible?

[wildchild]

I see spurs only trading Elson if they sign some players (like Stoudamire) that put them over the tax or if they can get in a trade an impact player and they need to send Elson to match his salary

Bruno said earlier than nobody but Elson still here. it's not fair :lol

[cbinge]

last year it was let's win one for fin,

now we can win one for damon, just the motivation we needed......

[urunobili]

did you all see in today's daily dime on ESPN.com that more than half of the voters of the survey says that Stoudamire will not be able to save the spurs from ELIMINATION? wtf????? it actually says "Not enough to save aging team from elimination" read it yourself and vote it is at the right bottom of the screen...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080131

[TDMVPDPOY]

whether we sign mighty mouse or not, even with or without sam cassell

other team fans will just continue to hate

i dont really care who we play, once we secure a playoff spot, than BELIEVE

[angel_luv]

I just saw it on the morning news.

Welcome to the team, Damon.

[MrChug]

He is an anomaly...he makes big shots in the 4th quarter, but misses free throws to lose games.

I guess just keep the ball out of his hands in the closing seconds?

[Russ]

did you all see in today's daily dime on ESPN.com that more than half of the voters of the survey says that Stoudamire will not be able to save the spurs from ELIMINATION? wtf????? it actually says "Not enough to save aging team from elimination" read it yourself and vote it is at the right bottom of the screen...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080131
The Spurs remind me of some daredevil or trapeeze artist or tightrope walker. They stand at the edge of the tightrope, egging the crowd on, getting the crowd to throw tomatoes and hoot and holler at them. Each year it takes more of a swoon to get the conventional wisdom, the casual fans, and media to get to that point again, to write off the Spurs, this time finally for real (because they've been fooled so many times before).

Then the patient Spurs realize the moment is right at last, smile almost imperceptibly and nod as they take that first step across the tightrope. All eyes are on them now.

[MaNu4Tres]

Mira Mighty Mouse is coming.. He can choot it

[urunobili]

He is an anomaly...he makes big shots in the 4th quarter, but misses free throws to lose games.

I guess just keep the ball out of his hands in the closing seconds?
Vaughn will be playing those minutes...

[CaptainLate]

Vaughn will be playing those minutes...

Yeah, right...the guy who can't spread the floor? :lol
I don't think so.

JV will rotate in on defense. But if we're needing points the players who can spread the floor will be playing.

[florige]

I think this should be a good signing. We need some kind of spark. Anything! Didn't he put up 56 pts in a game last season?

[LilMissSPURfect]

http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/MMS/pdBUMMS0002.jpg

[ancestron]

What I find myself wondering is...is he any good? I mean really. Is he consistent? Will he fit?
What kind of a player is he?
I admit I know very little about him.

[LilMissSPURfect]

can't do any worse at this point...damon will get opportunities....we'll c what he do wid it

[to21]

I have to admit, I'm happy with the move.

Howeva, it appears the FO has pushed the panic button.

[Strike]

I think at this point, something was needed. With Stoudamire on the roster, there's not a huge hurry for Parker. He can rest up a bit and come back fresh. The Spurs may lose a few more than they would with a healthy Parker but they need to be able to have Parker, Ginobili and Duncan at full strength (or as close to it as possible) when the playoffs start. Signing Damon gives Parker the opportunity to get a little rest in now so that he's not playing hurt come playoff time.

At least that's what I think.

[Spurs Brazil]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA013108.Spurs.Stoudamire.en.744575e1.html

NBA: Spurs to sign guard Damon Stoudamire

Web Posted: 01/31/2008 11:32 AM CST

Mike Monroe
San Antonio Express-News

PHOENIX – The Spurs have lost three games in a row, but they scored an off-the-court victory on Wednesday when veteran point guard Damon Stoudamire decided he will sign with the Spurs as soon as he officially clears waivers on Thursday morning.


Several other top-tier teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors, had expressed interest Stoudamire, who on Monday negotiated a buyout of the remaining two years of his contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Stoudamire won’t be eligible to sign with the Spurs until Thursday morning, but his agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed that he will sign with the Spurs. He figures to move immediately into the team’s playing rotation because of the injury that has sidelined starting point guard Tony Parker, who underwent an MRI exam in San Antonio on Wednesday. Results of the exam on Parker’s left heel and ankle won’t be known until Thursday.

Parker and Jacque Vaughn were the only true point guards on the Spurs roster. Manu Ginobili and Brent Barry both put in some time at point guard when Parker missed four games in December, but Barry is expected to be out another three to four weeks with a strained muscle in his left calf.

Now 34, Stoudamire requested that the Grizzlies work out a buyout of his deal when he dropped behind rookie Mike Conley and second-year man Kyle Lowry on new coach Marc Iavaroni’s point-guard rotation. He played in 29 games this season, averaging 7.3 points.

The career 40.8 percent shooter is making 38.3 percent of his 3-pointers this season and 39.7 overall. He has been in the league since 1995 and has a career scoring average of 13.8.

The seventh pick of the 1995 draft, Stoudamire played his first two-plus seasons with the Toronto Raptors, averaging 20.2 points in 1995-96. He played seven full seasons in Portland before being traded to Memphis in the summer of 2005.

He suffered a knee injury in his first season in Memphis and played only 27 games. He appeared in 62 games last season, averaging 7.5 points, on 39.1 percent shooting, and 33.7 percent 3-point shooting.

[email protected]

[Spurs Brazil]

Mike Monroe: Getting the point
I asked Mike D'Antoni yesterday if he thought Damon Stoudamire might be able to help the Spurs, and his response was "Yeah, if we don' t get him first."

I think that was his way of saying he hoped Stoudamire would not end up in silver and black to help bridge the gap at point guard while Tony Parker gives his sore left ankle and heel time to simmer down.

He probably feels even more strongly about it, now that we know Parker will miss at least the next seven Spurs games: tonight's game and the six that follow on the rodeo road trip that precedes All-Star weekend.

Coaches and GMs never want to see their competition improve, which is why both the Spurs and Suns have been tracking the rumors about Jason Kidd. Neither team wants to see Kidd in Dallas, which is reason enough for Mark Cuban to hope he can pull off the rumored three-way deal involving the Mavs, Nets and Portland Trail Blazers.

For the same reason, Cuban probably would have preferred seeing Stoudamire sign with Toronto.

In the air-tight race in the Western Conference, a few losses will make a big difference in playoff seeding. If Stoudamire can help the Spurs win two or three more games during Parker's convalescence, he will have been well worth the money the club will play to get him.

In fact, the league will help the Spurs pay for him, under a little-known section of the collective bargaining agreement designed to encourage teams to sign veteran players like Stoudamire when they are free agents. Players of three or more years of service (and Stoudamire has 13 years) who sign one-year minimum deals cost teams only what a two-year player on a minimum contract gets, $770,670. The league pays the player the difference, and the team is charged only the two-year minimum for salary cap and luxury tax purposes.

In essence, the Spurs' salary outlay this season hardly increased when they let Jeremy Richardson go and signed Stoudamire.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/archives/2008/01/mike_monroe_get.html

[ancestron]

So Cuban refuses to keep a young Steve Nash, but he's gonna go all in for a 40 year old Jason Kidd?

that makes sense.

[Ghost Writer]

It's hard to follow, but Kidd and Nash have both been on the Mavs and the Suns.

Kidd would be going back to the team that drafted him just like Nash.

Odd journeys.

[FromWayDowntown]

Has Damon officially signed? I wonder what the hold-up could be if he hasn't. All reports for the last several days indicated that he would sign as soon as he became a free agent, and that he was supposed to become a free agent on Thursday morning.

Any word?

[temujin]

Fifth point guard this year.

35 years of age.

Seen him 3 times this year.

Not as much irrelevant on offense as weak on defense.

Maybe it was Presti, The Man, after all.

The red button has been pushed.

How much will this guy pay the Spurs to shower with Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan?

[remingtonbo2001]

I thought he wouldn't be able to sign until 9pm central time?

Now I hear it was suppose to be as early as this morning.

So which is it?

[FromWayDowntown]

I was going on what I read elsewhere:

Aaron Goodwin, the attorney who represents veteran point guard Damon Stoudamire, waived Tuesday morning by the Memphis Grizzlies, said Stoudamire is giving "strong consideration" to signing with the Spurs if he clears waivers on Thursday morning.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2206979&postcount=1

[Holt's Cat]

Aaron Goodwin told ESPN.com that Stoudamire, who will clear waivers and become a free agent Thursday at 10 p.m. ET after his buyout from the Memphis Grizzlies, has committed to join the Spurs after also considering the Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors, with whom Stoudamire won NBA Rookie of the Year honors in the 1995-96 season.

link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3223023)

[duncan228]

I've got 10pm EST.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3223023


Damon Stoudamire informed the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday that he will be signing with them later this week, according to his agent.

Aaron Goodwin told ESPN.com that Stoudamire, who will clear waivers and become a free agent Thursday at 10 p.m. ET after his buyout from the Memphis Grizzlies, has committed to join the Spurs after also considering the Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors, with whom Stoudamire won NBA Rookie of the Year honors in the 1995-96 season.

[duncan228]

Holt's Cat and I are hanging around the same places. :)

[FromWayDowntown]

My bad. Should have done more reading.

[Man of Steel]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/juggles8705/pdBUMMS0002.jpg