Batum is disapointed

[SequSpur]

the spurs drafted a point guard and vaughn is still allowed time on the court.

smb...

[sexinthatsx]

It digs a little, too much so perhaps, into the Spurs 2010 money, but Portland might well part with Martell Webster. He's the odd duck out at wing, and they wouldn't mind shedding his contract prior to next summer, I'm sure. Too bad for the Spurs that they don't have anything to offer. Maybe the Blazers would do Udoka, Bonner and a second for Webster. Doubtful, but maybe. Just a stray thought.

FWIW: Webster is a good, not great defender, who is fairly effective as an offensive player. He has some ability to get to the rim and is good as a three point shooter. Long term, I think he is a better fit for the Spurs than Udoka. He won't play for Portland, but he could start at sf for the Spurs.

I think if it were the case that portland would part with martell, they wouldn't have resigned him with for 20 million dollars. They could have signed Travis Outlaw instead. Clearly, Martell Webster seems to be in the blazer's long term plans. But Travis Outlaw is a chucker and as much as he'd be a great addition to our team, I'd rather have the spurs try to acquire batum if that's even possible.

[tav1]

Nico Batum predraft footage with the Spurs, courtesy of the Free Darko crew. But it's in French, so I have no idea what he or Ian are saying.

Bruno?

[tav1]

I think if it were the case that portland would part with martell, they wouldn't have resigned him with for 20 million dollars. They could have signed Travis Outlaw instead. Clearly, Martell Webster seems to be in the blazer's long term plans. But Travis Outlaw is a chucker and as much as he'd be a great addition to our team, I'd rather have the spurs try to acquire batum if that's even possible.

Batum is cheap and Outlaw is a good defender. Webster is the odd man. Resigning a player is not always an indicator that a team intends to stick with a player. Batum and Outlaw are both ungettable at this point.

[DPG21920]

Batum would have been in Austin for a year. We'll see how Portland works him into their rotation. Players his age don't like sitting for years. Remember Jermaine O'Neill

You mean Idaho.

No, he would have been in the rotation in his first year and that's a reason why he wanted so badly to be drafted by Spurs.

[SenorSpur]

I think if it were the case that portland would part with martell, they wouldn't have resigned him with for 20 million dollars. They could have signed Travis Outlaw instead. Clearly, Martell Webster seems to be in the blazer's long term plans. But Travis Outlaw is a chucker and as much as he'd be a great addition to our team, I'd rather have the spurs try to acquire batum if that's even possible.

I agree. I wonder if Portland would be willing to part with Batum for a future #1 pick. I would give up a future pick for him. Other than that, the Spurs will have to wait 2-3 more years to try and get a crack at him.

[tav1]

I agree. I wonder if Portland would be willing to part with Batum for a future #1 pick. I would give up a future pick for him. Other than that, the Spurs will have to wait 2-3 more years to try and get a crack at him.

Batum is starting in Portland. They're not giving him up. That's a much firmer indicator of commitment than Webster's contract extension. At least, to my mind.

[Big P]

I have read that because Webster is now signed to a (I think) 4 year $20 mil. deal, he will be easier to move...Portland was smart to lock him up to a nice fair contract, they will now be able to get some real value for him, if & when they decide to move him, but yes Webster is the odd man out & I doubt there is any way, but he would be perfect at the 3 spot for us.

[Bruno]

Nico Batum predraft footage with the Spurs, courtesy of the Free Darko crew. But it's in French, so I have no idea what he or Ian are saying.

Bruno?

When Batum was in SA, he missed his workout with other players because he had a brain scan.
Pop told him that he wanted to see him in a individual workout and after only 7 min of it, he told him "you can stop, I've seen enough of you. I will go back at the office and try to do the necessary to draft you."
Batum's agent don't send Batum's medical report to other teams, he don't answer calls about him and do a "fake" workout in Cleveland to try to trick other teams about Batum having a promise from Spurs.

Anyway, it didn't work and Blazers got him. When you see what he is doing there, he would have been a nice addition but George Hill is a great consolation prize. What will suck for Batum is that he has a great chance to end in the doghouse when Webster will be back. What will suck for Spurs is that he has played too well to be traded by Portland for scrubs. It's a loss-loss situation.

And the beast you see talking at the 1 min mark isn't Dwight Howard...

[tav1]

When Batum was in SA, he missed his workout with other players because he had a brain scan.
Pop told him that he wanted to see him in a individual workout and after only 7 min of it, he told him "you can stop, I've seen enough of you. I will go back at the office and try to do the necessary to draft you."
Batum's agent don't send Batum's medical report to other teams, he don't answer calls about him and do a "fake" workout in Cleveland to try to trick other teams about Batum having a promise from Spurs.

Anyway, it didn't work and Blazers got him. When you see what he is doing there, he would have been a nice addition but George Hill is a great consolation prize. What will suck for Batum is that he has a great chance to end in the doghouse when Webster will be back. What will suck for Spurs is that he has played too well to be traded by Portland for scrubs. It's a loss-loss situation.

And the beast you see talking at the 1 min mark isn't Dwight Howard...

Thanks, Bruno. You're the best.

[tav1]

I have read that because Webster is now signed to a (I think) 4 year $20 mil. deal, he will be easier to move...Portland was smart to lock him up to a nice fair contract, they will now be able to get some real value for him, if & when they decide to move him, but yes Webster is the odd man out & I doubt there is any way, but he would be perfect at the 3 spot for us.

+1.

[SenorSpur]

Batum is starting in Portland. They're not giving him up. That's a much firmer indicator of commitment than Webster's contract extension. At least, to my mind.

Wow. I know he started against us, but I didn't know he was still starting. Very interesting.