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Maybe he thought he could get floor time in Detroit city.
He just turned your money down.
The Spurs re-signed two of their own free agents Thursday, solidifying deals with forward Matt Bonner (three years, $9 million) and Jacque Vaughn (two years, $2.5 million). They had hoped to also sign Detroit forward Amir Johnson to an offer sheet, but he agreed to take less money (three years, $11 million) to stay with the Pistons.
Maybe he thought he could get floor time in Detroit city.
Dodged a bullet there, at least.
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Yeah he new he would never see floor time with The Great James White there.
$3.5 Million per' wearing a sportcoat at games versus $600K wearing a sportcoat. About the same I guess.
That might of been why he turned the spurs down. He will get paying time this year per Joe D.
Is Joe D the coach and Flip just a puppet? Maybe that's why they seemed to tune him out so long ago.
Yep, paying time and playing time.
I just don't get the Spurs. The Spurs got impatient with Butler after a year. So what do they do?
Try to get a younger player for double the guaranteed money, of course. Even if the Spurs would have landed him, the Spurs would have traded Amir next summer in a similar cost cutting move.
And if this is true, it doesn't say much for how much the Spurs like Mahinmi and Splitter. . .
This does kind of throw in question what they're doing, their 'vision' of a team, and the rest of their assets. As long as they're around the lux tax, any bizarre thing is possible.
My guess is Splitter gets moved to Phoenix for about $110.
Right. Swap out Butler for Johnson and get a late 2nd round pick for Scola.
Now it's enjoying $6.85 mil.
Yeah, that definitely makes you wonder. Scola can play in today's NBA, as we'll unfortunately find out. At the end of the day, what matters most is how you can field the best supporting casts over the next couple of seasons while TD and Manu are in their early 30s.And if this is true, it doesn't say much for how much the Spurs like Mahinmi and Splitter. . .
I don't like Johnson at 3 years, $11 mil. Really I don't like Johnson that much at all. Doing this deal to sign him would have made it worse. At least now they can use the payroll savings for someone a little more proven.
I guess we can look forward to the Spurs selling off Mahinmi and Splitter.
Going after Amir Johnson kinda throws a wrench in the take that the Spurs did this because they are so high on Mahinmi and Splitter. Their first option in summer is a 20-year-old, 6-foot-11 freak of an athlete.
That's odd, considering that Mahinmi is 20-years-old, 6-foot-11 and a freak of an athlete. Splitter is 22-year-old and also 6-foot-11.
Makes you wonder . . .
Not trying to be a jerk but what did you think of the Bonner deal then? Amir is going to be a nice player once you get to see him play you will see why the spurs wanted him.
Maybe they saw Johnson able to see some minutes at the 3. Maybe.
Bonner's at least proven in this league and fits in the Spurs' O.
No they tried that he is a four that could bulk into a 5. He is the fastest palyer on the team.
Amir Johnson--top-six pick in this year's NBA draft.
For better or worse, he'll make as much money as Yi Jialian.
Amir made his summer league debut today with 17 points, 12 boards, and 3 (recorded) blocks (they missed a bunch). Not too shabby, but I wasn't incredibly impressed either - he needs to develop some moves, instead of getting all his points off of athletic ability/put backs. Considering well he does already though, without really being able to create his own shot, once he gets a few moves he could be very good indeed.
Not too shabby for a 20 year old kid.
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Amir Johnson Is Pistons' Starting PF
Oct 05, 2008 5:10 AM EST
Detroit Coach Michael Curry has said that Amir Johnson is, as of now, the Pistons' starting power forward, the Detroit News is reporting.
"Amir does things without having to have the ball," Curry said. "He's able to pick up baskets through his activity, by running the floor and playing off the other four guys. He does all the intangible things, and through that, he's able to create offensive opportunities for himself."
"I am glad I got the opportunity," Johnson said. "It's been a long time coming. I've been sitting on that bench for three years. I am ready to play."
(Also posted in SpursTalk's Basketball Central Forum) http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106431
So it seems the Spurs FO was smarter than the average fan, eh boo boo?
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