Splitter signs a four-year extension with Tau

[urunobili]

I think the Spurs will wait at least the end of the pre-Olympics games. Since the brazilian players in the NBA won't be playing (Nene and Varejao already announced it, Leandro Barbosa is expected to do the same), Splitter and the rest of the team will have to perform a miracle to get classified to the Olympics.
If Splitter makes to the Olympics, he might be able to show his value. That could indicate to the Spurs to keep his rights, or it could make his rights valuable to trade.

(Scola did an amazing job in the american pre-Olympics...)

he was already a Rocket then and that made the Spurs look like complete Idiots... get your facts together...

[Balance]

he was already a Rocket then and that made the Spurs look like complete Idiots... get your facts together...

But that's exactly what I meant.
Do you think Spurs want that to happen again?

[Pero]

All these stories are proofs that people are right when they call Spurs a calls act organization.

Spurs could have given promises a NAB team can't hold like guarantedd playing time to Splitter but I guess they have been straight up and have said "you will get the time you deserve".

[oligarchy]

All these stories are proofs that people are right when they call Spurs a calls act organization.

Spurs could have given promises a NAB team can't hold like guarantedd playing time to Splitter but I guess they have been straight up and have said "you will get the time you deserve".
Spurs could have led Scola rot in Spain but they have decided to give him a chance even if it meant trading him to a rival in a less than optimal trade.
Spurs could have tried to keep member of their staff at all cost but when they get better opportunities elsewhere like Presti or PJ got last summer, Spurs let them go without asking for a compensation and Pop says nice things about them.

As a fan, I'm proud to be a fan of a team with that kind of at ude.

How can they not guarantee playing time? The Bucks did it with Yi. It's the only reason he averaged 20 minutes. The difference is that Spurs WON'T give that guarantee.

[Bruno]

F*** my keyboard, Splitter and Pero.

[Bruno]

How can they not guarantee playing time? The Bucks did it with Yi. It's the only reason he averaged 20 minutes. The difference is that Spurs WON'T give that guarantee.

And what happen if Splitter sucks ass ?
Do you think a NBA team that isn't in tanking mode will give 20 or 25 mpg to a crappy player ?

[Pero]

F*** my keyboard, Splitter and Pero.

[oligarchy]

And what happen if Splitter sucks ass ?
Do you think a NBA team that isn't in tanking mode will give 20 or 25 mpg to a crappy player ?

That wasn't the point of the post. You said that NBA teams can't guarantee minutes. They can, but they don't. Exactly for that reason.

That's exactly the problem with drafting foreign players that are starters and make a decent contract. Why do they want to come to the NBA and sit on the bench for less money?

It's just stupid for people about someone not wanting to come over. It's also becoming stupid to draft foreign players that are under contract, regardless if they say they are going to come over.

I think it's time to look at rules and possibly change them for foreign players in the draft that are professionals already.

[kobyz]

Splitter situation is different, the spurs was not mean to choose him but he fall down in the draft and the spurs could not gave up of the option to take a great player.
i still think it was the right decision, we will enjoy this player but in the future whan he will be ready to come to the NBA.

[oligarchy]

Not sure what you mean by couldn't pass him by. There's a reason all those other teams chose to NOT pick him.

[CaptainLate]

RC's biggest offense isn't the Splitter fiasco. Yet is does serve as an indictment to this "All-Euro-only, draft-n-stash" philosophy that has all but left the cupboard bare of young talent. With the possible exception of Ian in 2005, the Spurs have absolutely NOTHING to show for their five out of their last six drafts since drafting Tony Parker in 2001.

I wonder if the rest of the NBA community will continue kissing RC's ass for finding Parker and Ginobili. What have you done for us lately, RC? I'm going to blame Pop too because he had laid the ground work for this philosophy. OF course, he compounded matter with his "sign the next old guy for the veteran's minimum" strategy.

Don't let cheap Mr. Holt off the hook. He's as much to blame for the FO philosophy as anyone. How many foreign draft picks have we chose that may never come over?

Figure that the "NBA community" is now laughing at how the Spurs drafts are coming back to bite them in the ass. Forget about next year and EVER repeating. With Splitter now gone, we may have seen the last opportunity of winning a le in the Duncan-Ginobli era. When TParker's turn comes up, it could well be the last big contract he gets. So don't be surprised to see TParker take the money and run elsewhere.

Well, it was a good nine years while it lasted.

...and at least I have the Cowboys for the next 5 or so yrs.

[oligarchy]

Don't let cheap Mr. Holt off the hook. He's as much to blame for the FO philosophy as anyone. How many foreign draft picks have we chose that may never come over?

Figure that the "NBA community" is now laughing at how the Spurs drafts are coming back to bite them in the ass. Forget about next year and EVER repeating. With Splitter now gone, we may have seen the last opportunity of winning a le in the Duncan-Ginobli era. When TParker's turn comes up, it could well be the last big contract he gets. So don't be surprised to see TParker take the money and run elsewhere.

Well, it was a good nine years while it lasted.

Holt's so cheap because he doesn't want to pay luxury tax. What a re , he should understand this is the biggest market in the NBA. I mean, why can't he be like James Dolan in New York. Spend, spend, spend.

[CaptainLate]

This will be known as Buford's folly.

Buford's Folly: Hastening the downfall of a dynasty, via the aging process, by implementing a philosophy of signing old veteran players while drafting young foreign players that will never play for your team.

[timvp]

The enormous irony is the Spurs ed themselves over. If they had played hardball with Scola, and he re-signed with Tau, Splitter falls right in our laps. By helping Scola make the NBA, we ensured that Splitter will probably never be a Spur. Tau was only going to pay one of them, and we made sure that it wasn't Scola by giving him the path to the NBA.

Hadn't thought about it that way but you are exactly right

In addition to the money, Splitter talked about how he now had the spotlight and was the leader of the team, which made him want to stay even more. Those were two things he got after the Scola trade.

So the Scola trade cost the Spurs Scola and Splitter at the very least. The Spurs lost in the playoffs this year because they couldn't score. Scola's main skill is scoring. I don't want to connect those dots.

I called it the worst trade in franchise history at the time. I think it's turning out even worse than that.

[ElNono]

Hadn't thought about it that way but you are exactly right

In addition to the money, Splitter talked about how he now had the spotlight and was the leader of the team, which made him want to stay even more. Those were two things he got after the Scola trade.

So the Scola trade cost the Spurs Scola and Splitter at the very least. The Spurs lost in the playoffs this year because they couldn't score. Scola's main skill is scoring. I don't want to connect those dots.

I called it the worst trade in franchise history at the time. I think it's turning out even worse than that.

Don't you DARE suggesting our Front Office screwed up...
According to some other posters, the FO can do no wrong...

[Slomo]

Hey don't knock it. Without the NAB I would never have the opportunity to see NBA games live.

[Balance]

I called it the worst trade in franchise history at the time. I think it's turning out even worse than that.

Maybe at that time it was, but Memphis outmatch that.
Pau Gasol's trade is much worse. At least Houston didn't make to the finnals..

[Mr. Body]

Hadn't thought about it that way but you are exactly right

In addition to the money, Splitter talked about how he now had the spotlight and was the leader of the team, which made him want to stay even more. Those were two things he got after the Scola trade.

So the Scola trade cost the Spurs Scola and Splitter at the very least. The Spurs lost in the playoffs this year because they couldn't score. Scola's main skill is scoring. I don't want to connect those dots.

I called it the worst trade in franchise history at the time. I think it's turning out even worse than that.

Well, add to it the impact on Houston's roster; watch them be healthy next year and make a serious run... or knock the Spurs out.

Plus I'm sure we'll sign Spanoulis and he'll be every bit as disastrous as NVE and Stoudamire were.

[rAm]

Maybe at that time it was, but Memphis outmatch that.
Pau Gasol's trade is much worse. At least Houston didn't make to the finnals..

With Yao there, who knows?

[Mr. Body]

With Yao there, who knows?

With health and a solid draft pick Houston could be really tough next year.

[SenorSpur]

The enormous irony is the Spurs ed themselves over. If they had played hardball with Scola, and he re-signed with Tau, Splitter falls right in our laps. By helping Scola make the NBA, we ensured that Splitter will probably never be a Spur. Tau was only going to pay one of them, and we made sure that it wasn't Scola by giving him the path to the NBA.

That is some enormous irony - and a brilliant point, I might add.

The downstream impacts of the Scola/Splitter events keep getting worse.

And some of you wondered why some of us have been so critical of the FO, for marrying themselves to a single-threaded drafting philosophy, which yielded only 1 rookie in the last 5 years and has now apparently backfired in ways we couldn't imagine. What's in the talent cupboard now?

[timvp]

I just saw that Nene and Varejao won't play for Brazil this summer when Brazil tries to qualify for the Olympics. I guess we'll really see what Splitter is made out of in those games as it will basically just be him and Barbosa.

[Balance]

I just saw that Nene and Varejao won't play for Brazil this summer when Brazil tries to qualify for the Olympics. I guess we'll really see what Splitter is made out of in those games as it will basically just be him and Barbosa.

I think it's basically Splitter...

http://video.globo.com/Videos/Player...IMPICO,00.html

[NewJerSpur]

[QUOTE=Mr. Body;2584494]Well, add to it the impact on Houston's roster; watch them be healthy next year and make a serious run... or knock the Spurs out.QUOTE]

Meaning no disrespect to the followers of our divisional rival, Rocket fans have been saying this for some time now and it's still yet to happen. T. Mac won't be around forever.

[Reckless28]

since the spurs own the austin toros can't they just pluck guys from there?