Tiago Splitter Close to Signing Two-Year Extension with Tau

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Awesome news.

R.C. and Pop doing a bang up job of running the future of this team...

So now this summer looks like Ian, Sanikidze, and whatever we can scrounge up in free agency and/or trades.

Awesome.

[Dim Tuncan]

LOL

I thought this bag was supposed to the 2nd coming of Duncan

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChumpDumper]

I thought this bag was supposed to the 2nd coming of Duncan

No one ever said that.

[tlongII]

On a side note - Blazers insiders are reporting that it is a near certainty that Rudy Fernandez will be joining the Blazers next year.

[ChumpDumper]

Who?

[Dim Tuncan]

No one ever said that.

Yes you did silly. You told me on the phone the other day

[pad300]

Yeah, in addition there's only like three or four big men from the D-League I would really want to invite to summer league. Rod Benson could be an Elson type with exceptional rebounding. Chris Alexander could be a traditional center if Thomas moves on. A couple of real athletes who look like they could blow up down the road are Brandon Wallace and Brent Petway.

Slim pickings otherwise. The Spurs will probably be trying to get some trade talk going.

Do you think we could get Nick Fazekas (Clipper at the end of the season, on a min contract). He would be an interesting guy to look at. In the minutes he got to play, he looked suprisingly good. He has good jumpshot to put beside Tim and was a effective rebounder. He's probably not going to get more than a vet min offer from the Clippers...

[ChumpDumper]

Yes you did silly. You told me on the phone the other day

No.

[ElNono]

It kind of depends on which current big men are coming back. Splitter is much further along than Ian as far as development goes.

Oberto was arguably a better, more rounded big when he came over than Splitter is right now, and he still had to endure a year riding the bench. Pop claims it's the system that requires that, I actually think it's more of a test to see if you're ready to give it all for the team.

[Brutalis]

Boy, we sure do pay for winning rings. like this, Scola.. the shot.. .. . whatever.

[ChumpDumper]

Do you think we could get Nick Fazekas (Clipper at the end of the season, on a min contract). He would be an interesting guy to look at. In the minutes he got to play, he looked suprisingly good. He has good jumpshot to put beside Tim and was a effective rebounder. He's probably not going to get more than a vet min offer from the Clippers...

Pretty soft, but better than Josh McRoberts, anyway.

[Holt's Cat]

Partial list of potential free agents this summer. I'm sure it isn't entirely up to date, but was pulled from ESPN.

James Jones (player option)
Jannero Pargo (player option)
Josh Childress (restricted)
Corey Maggette (player option)
Devin Brown
Kelenna Azubuike (player option, restricted)
Carlos Delfino (restricted)
Jamario Moon
Walter Herrmann (restricted)
Matt Barnes
Mickael Pietrus
Gordan Giricek
James Posey (player option)
Carlos Arroyo
Maurice Evans
Antoine Wright
JR Smith (restricted)
Bostjan Nachbar (Slovenian)
Ricky Davis
Trevor Ariza (player option)

[ChumpDumper]

Oberto was arguably a better, more rounded big when he came over than Splitter is right now, and he still had to endure a year riding the bench. Pop claims it's the system that requires that, I actually think it's more of a test to see if you're ready to give it all for the team.

There were still players in front of him as well.

[loveforthegame]

On second thought, this could be the tip of the surface behind a much bigger story. Something fishy went down when the Spurs scout talked with him last week. Spurs Brazil has something going here...

The story is that Finley was not happy with screwing the Spurs just this season he now wants to screw them in the future as well. Word is that one of his paychecks went to Tau and Splitter to keep him over there.

[tlongII]

Who?

Rudy Fernandez - aka the best player in Europe.

[ChumpDumper]

Rudy Fernandez - aka the best player in Europe.

No, I meant who are the "Blazers"?

[Dim Tuncan]

No, I meant who are the "Blazers"?

CACA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[baseline bum]

Partial list of potential free agents this summer. I'm sure it isn't entirely up to date, but was pulled from ESPN.

James Jones (player option)
Jannero Pargo (player option)
Josh Childress (restricted)
Corey Maggette (player option)
Devin Brown
Kelenna Azubuike (player option, restricted)
Carlos Delfino (restricted)
Jamario Moon
Walter Herrmann (restricted)
Matt Barnes
Mickael Pietrus
Gordan Giricek
James Posey (player option)
Carlos Arroyo
Maurice Evans
Antoine Wright
JR Smith (restricted)
Bostjan Nachbar (Slovenian)
Ricky Davis
Trevor Ariza (player option)

... the only players I like on that list are Pargo and Childress (Maggette's a pipe dream, so he doesn't count).

[tlongII]

No, I meant who are the "Blazers"?

What?

[ChumpDumper]

What?

Exaclty.

[stxspurs]

v span will now be the future of the spurs.......kill bill in 3.....2........

[Holt's Cat]

... the only players I like on that list are Pargo and Childress (Maggette's a pipe dream, so he doesn't count).

If Herrmann could be had for cheap he'd be a good pickup.

[intlspurshk]

Spiltter may never join NBA if he already got 8x better salary. His next contract will definitely > rookie salary.

To think out of the box, maybe SPURS should target remaining Tau players in the draft given that they have locked huge $ in Spiltter.

[200 miles]

FIRE RC!!!

[byrontx]

I am surprised that Tau pays the kind of money for talent that they do. They do seem to have a good eye for talent. Are the euro teams generating that kind of profit?