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If the Spurs use their full MLE on Pietrus I will shave my furry sawck with a rusty blade.
TP, who was in the attendance to watch his brother plays, also said that "Pop counts on Mahinmi for the next year".
During the broadcast of the French league final, they have relayed some rumors about Pietrus coming to SA. I don't know how legit it is.
TP, who was in the attendance to watch his brother plays, also said that "Pop counts on Mahinmi for the next year".
If the Spurs use their full MLE on Pietrus I will shave my furry sawck with a rusty blade.
TP, who was in the attendance to watch his brother plays, also said that "Pop counts on Mahinmi for the next year".
If true,.
If true,.
I won't go that far but I hope Spurs will go after someone better.
After perusing the youtube vids on him, Pietrus appears to be able to hit a variety of shots, and has a scorer's mentality -- something the Spurs really needed badly last year. Not to mention being able to throw down some vicious dunks! IMO Pietrus would be a big improvement over 1 dimensional Finley, and hopefully be able to pick up the spurs system by the end of the year. His "low bball IQ" aside, I think he's defenitely worth the gamble at this point.
I'd give him the full MLE (if that's what it takes), because he's got the goods, and could become very good in this league, especially with the right coach.
Those rumors have come and gone for a long time. Are Pietrus and Parker friends again? I remember Pietrus refused to talk to Parker for a couple months after Parker's comment.
I'm trying to sell myself on the Pietrus idea but it's tough to do. He is athletic. He can rebound. He can play both shooting guard and small forward.
But his basketball IQ is so painfully low, he can't dribble the ball, he chokes in pressure situations and he'll cost a lot of damn money. I guess he'd be better than nothing . . .
Hopefully there is some truth to that and not just TP pimping his countryman.
You understand that they only post good on YouTube, right? They're not going to post when he dribbles the ball off his leg or misses 10 shots in a row.
Is he a bad apple? That's the question really.
Anyone playing alongside S. Jack, Barnes, and Baron Davis is bound to pick up a few bad habits. Maybe he could pick up some good habits with Parker screaming French in his ear.
I bet Diaw is no Einstein either but I'd take him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPq551R0pS4
Watch that vid and tell me this guy this guy couldn't have helped the Spurs last year. FFS even if he's a turnover machine (which I can tell he won't be with some confidence under his belt) his quickness and leaping ability alone would help the spurs on defense in contesting shots.
You guys have been screaming for more athletic players, well here he is, and he's French to boot!
ps that reverse double pump lay in and up and under post move are big time NBA moves, and the dunks.. oh man
Dude, enough with the ing YouTube. We get it. He's made some nice moves on a team that runs up and down and shoots whenever they want. The Spurs aren't like that. They run plays and you have to know where to be at all times, a department he comes up short in.
Pietrus? Just stick with Finley.
Probably the worst thing to do is stick with Finley.
Yes, he's a good locker room guy and he can hit from downtown....BUT, he is a volume shooter and was at his best when he started and played big minutes.
A guy like Pietrus may not be a complete player, but he seems as if he could fill whatever role the Spurs needed. If they wanted him to be a shooter, he could do that. If they wanted him to focus on defense, he could do that.
I guess my point is that Pietrus is flexible, whereas a veteran player like Finley is already set in his ways.
Pietrus may have a few years in this league, but he can still be molded and improve.
I see Pietrus as more of the slashing athletic type than any kind of pure shooter. I also question his ability to transition successfully from Nelson's system to the Spurs'. His athleticism on defense would be a tremendous asset, but he's also prone to mental errors that would undermine his ability to stay on the floor.
Isn't that what everyone's been saying the spurs need? A slashing athletic type?... they don't need any more spot up shooters, that's for sure.
You are not going to get Michael Jordan with the MLE...but this guy does a uva impression.
I like Pietrus as a rotation swingman, coming off the bench to run the break with TP some, for some part of the MLE, say 3 years/$12 mil. But 4 years, $24 mil is too much.
Pietrus, with his missed assignments and poor shot selection, will end up deeply buried in Pop's doghouse which will be a wonderful use of the MLE.
Pietrus should be like Plan D for the MLE, with a split between him and another free agent.
Yep. My thougths exactly.
We don't need to be einstein to play bball, just learn the system, work hard and defend
Signed Francisco Elson.
wtf? we're talking about pietrus nothing to do with elson an old and bad player.
When you say you don't need BBIQ to play, that you just need to "learn the system and play hard", that's what Elson did for 2 straight seasons but still couldn't manage to get decent playing time.
wtf? You don't need to be Einstein. You do need to be smarter than my beagle which Pietrus probably isn't basketball-wise. The fact youy don't understand that makes me assume you're not Einstein either.
Great points, Phat Tony.
Signing Finley would be THE worst thing the Spurs could do. Most of us agree that the Spurs cannot stand still this offseason. They MUST move themselves in a direction of getting younger, quicker, and more athletic. Resigning Finley would "torpedo" that strategy. Then the Spurs would be no better off than they are now.
Having said all that, I know Pietrus may have warts. However, I understand that he is coachable. Therefore, it will the coaches responsibility to rid him of any bad habits and mental mistakes. Besides, his skill set is exactly what the Spurs need and what is missing from this team. Plus, he's got more the majority of his career in front of him, rather than behind him. I would sign him and not look back.
If we're talking about being in the mix for a championship, we've got to get over this sentimental BS. It's time to turn the page.
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