Spurs re-sign Oberto and Vaughn

I can't help but like Vaughn, he does what you'd ask any professional athlete to do.

Hustle, give a crap, be a good guy, and win.

Jacque Vaughn is easily one of my favorite spurs on the team.

This being a two year deal is also good for my jersey collection, I was worried he would leave and I would have to give away another jersey :lol

Meh - I still cringe when Vaughn comes in but I can understand resigning him.

Great news

Now it's only Bonner left. Do it

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Originally Posted by Ken Loomis

SWEET! This move now assures the Mavs are going back to the Finals. With the Suns imploding and the Spurs keeping their old ass team in tact, the Mavs will be back as the top dog in the West! :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

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You can never be considered TOP DOG......you have to WIN it all first Mr.Loomis!

Great news for our third string point guard. Now they need to find a backup.

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Originally Posted by Ken Loomis

SWEET! This move now assures the Mavs are going back to the Finals. With the Suns imploding and the Spurs keeping their old ass team in tact, the Mavs will be back as the top dog in the West! :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

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I see somebody let you out of your cage.

:danceclub

I'm still curious how much they signed Oberto for. Also if there is an option on that third year. Vaughn as a third string PG is not bad at all.

I like Vaughn for the minimum. Great move. What was the dollar amount on the 3 year Oberto deal....do we know yet.

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Originally Posted by BacktoBasics

I like Vaughn for the minimum. Great move. What was the dollar amount on the 3 year Oberto deal....do we know yet.

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Nope, still waiting.

Even though I like the signings it does bother me that its basically the same team as last year with no improvement. I'll be honest....I didn't think this team was championship caliber to begin with. They has a great playoff run and any championship team will tell you some good fortune (luck) always helps.

Not that there is a solution to that dilemma lol.

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Originally Posted by BacktoBasics

Even though I like the signings it does bother me that its basically the same team as last year with no improvement. I'll be honest....I didn't think this team was championship caliber to begin with. They has a great playoff run and any championship team will tell you some good fortune (luck) always helps.

Not that there is a solution to that dilemma lol.

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Understand your point, but you can't fault the team for bringing back two solid bench contributors for minimal $$$.

Because the Spurs are over the salary cap, I don't think they'd be competitive in offers to some of the game-changing, bigger fish anyways.

I think the biggest splash they could make would be for Nocioni, and that just might be the thing that solidifies them for their run next year.

I also look for some of the in-house talent to improve with one year in the system, as it did in this past year (see: Oberto). Mainly, I'm thinking about the possible contributions of a guy like Butler...who has considerable game-changing talent.

Good move... Vaughn doesn't scare me as much anymore. And Oberto was the man in the playoffs. :clap

let's all pray that vaughn and oberto put in serious time with Chip to develop serviceable jumpers.

i like these signings.

yeah. :)

Scola is way better than Oberto... just ask him personally... i am not big on him as he is the reason why Luis Scola may never come to us.. i would hate us playing against him and he being responsible of a lost game with a monster performance on Pop's and Buford faces...

Yay.

So essentially the Spurs (as of now) are bringing back their rotation from their title run plus have their full MLE at their disposal (+LLE I believe) and tradeable assets such as expiring contracts (Beno, Barry, White, & Finley) and rights to international talent to improve upon that. Not bad.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Bonner. As of now it seems that the Spurs are waiting to see what kind of offers the restricted free agent garners. Next season he will likely be on the outside of the rotation looking in, but after that there would be a role for him. Spurs will match if it's something cheap (say 2-3 years, $5-8mil) but will let him go if the offer reaches eight figures. Spurs could perhaps also find themselves a nice little sign and trade opportunity with him. Ely is another potential S&T candidate.

Its going to be great. I'm glad we got Fab back and Vaughn is great. I wonder when the hell we are getting rid of Beno.

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Originally Posted by Avitus1

Its going to be great. I'm glad we got Fab back and Vaughn is great. I wonder when the hell we are getting rid of Beno.

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Now that they have reached an agreement with Vaughn, the time is nigh.

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

Great news for our third string point guard. Now they need to find a backup.

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Who?

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Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant

Who?

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Pepe Sanchez?

Either we've gotten an influx of Argies I haven't heard about, or Pepe has become world wide famous in a very very short time... :lol

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Originally Posted by PHAT TONY

Understand your point, but you can't fault the team for bringing back two solid bench contributors for minimal $$$.

Because the Spurs are over the salary cap, I don't think they'd be competitive in offers to some of the game-changing, bigger fish anyways.

I think the biggest splash they could make would be for Nocioni, and that just might be the thing that solidifies them for their run next year.

I also look for some of the in-house talent to improve with one year in the system, as it did in this past year (see: Oberto). Mainly, I'm thinking about the possible contributions of a guy like Butler...who has considerable game-changing talent.

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I agree. They are in the "tweener" market and their just isn't enough money to get a game changing player. Best next option is to bring your own back if you can't upgrade.

I don't see Butler making the difference but it'd be nice.

We better not sign Pepe Sanchez. Let's go with Chucky Atkins. :)