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Dollars and Euros will do all the talking.
Do you guys think if we win a championship or go far in the playoffs that it will perhaps make Tiago Splitter's Decision to come to the spurs that much easier, and the opposite if we miss the playoffs or one and done, do you think he will stay away?
or does he just wants money?
Dollars and Euros will do all the talking.
Maybe but is not like he's the savior guys
who the cares, he's not the next equivalent to tim duncan or anything close
so him... he won't be any good or turn out like Luis Scola?
Newsflash! There is no "next" Tim Duncan.
The Spurs will welcome any young, big man with some skills with open arms.
The Spurs success or lack thereof this year I don't think will affect his decision to come. A decent offer will and the opportunity for some serious playing time.
You can't tell me the Spurs don't need an infusion of talented young players. I think its safe to say Splitter can be a key contributor here and maybe even grow with Hill, Blair, and next years rookie #1.
this is how i see it, his going for the money
as far im concerned the big euro clubs will outpay what we have the spurs have to offer thats MLE....does the nba monitor outside payments from sponsorships or hush hush money under the table?
I still think players want to be considered the best and you do that in the NBA. Playing in Eurpope is very lucrative for select players. I hope Splitter has a desire to play against the best (which he can do here in the States, not over there).
Like Manu will do, Splitter will follow the money.
The only thing that could effect Tiago's decision is the sharpness of his knife.
when spurs cut manu hopefully they have enough money to sign him
They will have the same with or without Manu.
I'm not sure that most Euros only want to come to a great winning situation in the NBA.
In fact, the opposite may be true. The Euro may be more intimidated coming to a championship team than an also-ran. He may fear lack of playing time, unrealistic expectations as to his ability, the pressure of having to win right away, not fitting in to a set championship rotation, etc.
Who knows what Splitter is thinking or what would influence him to come. ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$).
The Spurs can't even offer him $1M because of the set rookie scale. I don't ever expect to see him in a Spurs uniform. I hope they ing abolish the rookie scale in the next CBA.
The Spurs are capable of spending up to the MLE for his services because he's three-years removed from the draft.
The Spurs can offer him the MLE. The limitations of the rookie scale end three years after the date drafted.
Edit: Too slow
That's a first.
Okay, I realize I'm no better than third in this gravy train. But, the beauty of this year for Splitter is that (finally) the Spurs are free of that silly rookie salary scale. After three years it goes away.
I chime in only because this may be the only time that I will ever be able to correct Baseline Bum about anything when it comes to basketball. And I gotta do it while I can.
One thing the Spurs have going for them is that the Euro has been crashing and burning lately, so the Euro is not worth as much as it once was.
Maybe we could pay him in Chinese currency.
I actually don't think it'll be about Spurs' play this year or the money. By all accounts the Spurs can finally offer a compe ive salary to the big Euro clubs, so that should be a bit of an equalizer. I also think that Splitter's opportunity for PT should be about the same. Understanding he'll have to learn a new system and earn PT, but at present there are no other 7ft true Centers on the roster.
I think Splitter's decision will come down to whether he's ready and willing to play in NBA.
rookies should have salaries set
however with buyouts from overseas players team should be able to pay the other team money to get out of buyouts
Crap, I forgot about the 3 year rule on the rookie scale contracts. Good call Blackjack, Mel, and Russ.
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