REPORT: Spurs sign Rudy Gay

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Originally Posted by FkLA

Off-topic but why the he'll does Gay live in Austin? I wonder if that helped.

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He heard that lots of gays live there.

Well at least the Spurs didn't trade for Rubio or extend Parker. Gotta look for some silver lining to this summer.

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

A lot of celebs/athletes do in the offseason these days. Or at least have a place there. It's the trendy cool city to live in right now, outside of LA, tbh.

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Wow I didn't know it had become that trendy.i guess that explains why that pornstar from Teen Mom started living there. I always thought that was random af.

Spurs get lucky with both injuries and get great post-seasons out of Parker and Gay along with Green and LMA having contract years and Kawhi continuing his march to the MVP, and you could see something amazing happen. But that's like a one-percent chance of happening.

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Originally Posted by steeledl

I dont get why some Spurs fans are upset with this... this is essentially a no lose deal. We got him cheap. If he plays well post injury, great. If he doesn't, oh well, an expiring contract to move if he opts in.

I also don't get Spurs fans who think this puts us in the same league as the Dubs..... and perhaps that is what is upsetting the other side.

Just try to look at this as a low risk play when we really don't have a shot at a ring. It's okay. Now if we would have gave him 36 over 3 years, you could be upset.

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All I ask is get back to the Western F*in Finals... Let the chips lay where they may w/ healthy spurs roster is all you can ask for & you have a shot.

Now to the next signing, lots of free agents sill out there

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Originally Posted by DaBears

All I ask is get back to the Western F*in Finals... Let the chips lay where they may w/ healthy spurs roster is all you can ask for & you have a shot.

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We were for sure getting backdoor swept even if Kawhichael didn't go down though. You didnt hear?

Well he is 26 y/o in Spurs years

Simmons is the only one I want to resign. Other than that, lets not tie up any money on anything more than one year deals.

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Originally Posted by FkLA

We were for sure getting backdoor swept even if Kawhichael didn't go down though. You didnt hear?

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Pretty good chance that really would have happened but I think you are being sarcastic.

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Originally Posted by vy65

Your opinion of them "not being worth a damn," is besides the point (although pretty fucking laughable). Were they the same player after the Achilles injury? And why is Gay in a different situation than these guys?

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Yes they were. Kobe and billups were on their way out in a year or 2. Brand was fine, went to philly was worse than injury. Laettner was never any good. Jennings just keeps getting bounced around crap teams. Wilkins had no issues. Many of these injuries are overhyped. Gay will be fine

The Spurs need to get back to moving the ball, and move away from iso ball. This means LMA still needs to be moved.

Mods, we're still going to need a church thread. Can't kill them all.

Gay could have stayed with Kings and made 5.5 million more, but came to SA to play with a contender.

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

Don Harris has the worst fucking basketball takes in Texas tbh :lol

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There hasn't been a Spurs beat writer worth a damn since Ludden left.

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Mods, we're still going to need a church thread. Can't kill them all.

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Done.

I guess not.:lol

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Originally Posted by steeledl

Pretty good chance that really would have happened but I think you are being sarcastic.

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Fuck outta here with that shit. Based on what two quarters when a Durbeta-less GS came back from a 20 point deficit? The Spurs not only went toe to toe but looked better at every other point during their match-ups.

Not saying SA wins for sure because of that but there is literally no reasoning behind thinking there was a good chance of of a backdoor sweep happening.

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Originally Posted by FkLA

Fuck outta here with that shit. Based on what two quarters when a Durbeta-less GS came back from a 20 point deficit? The Spurs not only went toe to toe but looked better at every other point during their match-ups.

Not saying SA wins for sure because of that but there is literally no reasoning behind thinking there was a good chance of of a backdoor sweep happening.

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They were that much better is the simple answer. We jumped to a big lead against them in our last meeting of the regular season and ended up getting our doors blown off.

I think we maybe get one more in that series but it's one more or we get the backdoor sweep. There are not really any other reasonable scenarios.

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Originally Posted by spurs10

Gay could have stayed with Kings and made 5.5 million more, but came to SA to play with a contender.

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Contender for what? For 2nd place in the west?

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Originally Posted by steeledl

They were that much better is the simple answer. We jumped to a big lead against them in our last meeting of the regular season and ended up getting our doors blown off.

I think we maybe get one more in that series but it's one more or we get the backdoor sweep. There are not really any other reasonable scenarios.

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Based on what?

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

Woof. He'll fit right in. "DNP - Old."


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Honestly a lot of these sound like "we fucking suck and I don't feel like playing tonight" injuries.

Since it's effectively a one year deal, it's hard to complain. I certainly have my doubts about how much he'll be able to contribute. But Pop will protect his minutes and gp...I think there's a good chance that factored into Rudys decision. Also, he won't be the focal point of a defense for the 1st time in his career. It's absolutely worth the gamble on a short, relatively inexpensive contract.

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Originally Posted by Mikeanaro

Based on what?

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Based on them being, probably. the best team in NBA history?

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

A lot of celebs/athletes do in the offseason these days. Or at least have a place there. It's the trendy cool city to live in right now, outside of LA, tbh.

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