Ludden: Tim Duncan re-signs (3 years, $30M), Patty Mills re-signs, De Colo signs

Let the Nando de Colo nickname contest begin :smokin

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Originally Posted by ThaBigFundamental21

So you are telling me if he Spurs go and get another big man for Parker, it is still blow up time. You don't think maybe Mills could hold it down? We know he isn't nearly as good as Parker, but a quality big man won't offset the loss??? We have gotten only so far with a good PG, and no big men to pair with Duncan. Why not take a step back at PG and improve your inside presence? It's a gamble, but are we winning a title without another big man this next season?

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By quality big man do you mean Dwight Howard? ;)

Still need another big. And from the looks of things it will have to come via trade.

What a log jam at the guard position.

spurs have done nothing to improve on last years team yet, and due to age, they are worse going into next year.

need to do something significant

Nice. Glad to see Tim back especially, but I'm also pretty stoked to have Diaw, Green, and Mills re-signed and to see what DeColo can bring. Wish they could have found a way to bring in Lorbek too, but honestly, I'm not sure where the money would have been to get him also unless they could have salary-dumped ginger.

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Originally Posted by Cant_Be_Faded

Let the Nando de Colo nickname contest begin :smokin

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If he sucks, I'm pretty sure that the first "o" of his last name will be replaced by another vowel.

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Originally Posted by vander

spurs have done nothing to improve on last years team yet, and due to age, they are worse going into next year.

need to do something significant

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Isn't having Mills or De Colo running the backup pg position an improvement?

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Spurs forward Tim Duncan's three-year deal is fully guaranteed and the third-year is a player's option, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

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Originally Posted by timvp

It's really unlikely that the Spurs can stay under the tax line. In fact, it's probably impossible without amnestying Bonner.

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That really gives me hope then.

Cut bonner and sign any stiff with height

There's no way this team will be worse off

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Originally Posted by Libri

Isn't having Mills or De Colo running the backup pg position an improvement?

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How so? De Colo is unproven & Mills is just a smaller Neal. Still looks terrible defensively!

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Originally Posted by Spurs da champs

How so? De Colo is unproven & Mills is just a smaller Neal. Still looks terrible defensively!

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Mills has played point guard before and De Colo is a great mix of point/shooting guard. That's better than forcing Neal to be a point guard when he should really just be shooting.

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Originally Posted by Spurs da champs

How so? De Colo is unproven & Mills is just a smaller Neal. Still looks terrible defensively!

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At least both can handle the ball. Sometimes it got really ugly watching Neal try to bring up the ball as a PG. Chris Paul embarrassed him.

I would think they would try to salary dump Bonner on a team with cap space before amnestying him. His contract is pretty easy to absorb and could become a nice trade chip for some team with it being unguaranteed next season.

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Originally Posted by ace3g

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Spurs forward Tim Duncan's three-year deal is fully guaranteed and the third-year is a player's option, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

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:elephant

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Originally Posted by Cant_Be_Faded

Let the Nando de Colo nickname contest begin :smokin

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If he whips crazy passes around like a young Manu, it'll be Nando de Loco.

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Originally Posted by Libri

Isn't having Mills or De Colo running the backup pg position an improvement?

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spurs might finally have a steady back up PG but these two players still don't offset the fact that manu/parker/jackson/duncan just got another year older and another year slower. having the almost exact same team with minor changes only works for young teams that get better with age like the thunder. not declining teams like the spurs.

My girlfriend calls him Nando de Chulo already

@SpearsNBAYahoo
Tim Duncan also has a no-trade clause in his new contract with the Spurs.

:lol

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Originally Posted by vander

spurs have done nothing to improve on last years team yet, and due to age, they are worse going into next year.

need to do something significant

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I thought you were done with the NBA? :lol

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Originally Posted by benefactor

I would think they would try to salary dump Bonner on a team with cap space before amnestying him. His contract is pretty easy to absorb and could become a nice trade chip for some team with it being unguaranteed next season.

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That'd be nice. Saves about $3.5 millions if they do it for a pick + cash...

@SpearsNBAYahoo: Tim Duncan also has a no-trade clause in his new contract with the Spurs.

EDIT: Someone beat me to it :)

Ludden has edited the article and taken out the part about $34 million. I wonder if we're going to hear an actual figure soon. I'd guess $34-36M.

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

Nice. Glad to see Tim back especially, but I'm also pretty stoked to have Diaw, Green, and Mills re-signed and to see what DeColo can bring. Wish they could have found a way to bring in Lorbek too, but honestly, I'm not sure where the money would have been to get him also unless they could have salary-dumped ginger.

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I'm really stoked to have them back as well. :tu I wanna see what The Big 3 along with Kawhi, Jack, Diaw, Green, Splitter, Mills, De Colo, Neal (if he's still here) and maybe another big or 2 can do with a full training camp together...

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Originally Posted by timvp

Ludden has edited the article and taken out the part about $34 million. I wonder if we're going to hear an actual figure soon. I'd guess $34-36M.

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FWIW, SportsCenter just reported it as 3 years, 36 million. But it IS ESPN...:lol