would the rights to Splitter help us get something in a trade? I don't know much about him, but is he good enough to sweeten a deal for us? obviously since the actual players we would be offering wouldn't be enough to get something good(Oberto, Vaughn, Ime, Bonner)..
this guy is going to be a game changer...I would hate to see anyone else get him.
I saw him pin Amare's stuff twice in the same possession during the Olympics.
Please don't trade this guy. His European team will stop paying him soon enough...(fingers crossed)
doubtful.
I saw this guy play on NBATV and its very frustrating to think of what could have been if TAU didn't screw over the spurs like they always do. I really do believe had the spurs been able to get him they would have enough to take out the lakers. This guy has the athlethic ability and strenght to cover either Gasol or Bynum thus it would eliminate that edge teh Lakers have. Tau seriously that to me was worse then losing Scola.
Agreed. This guy could still be the closest thing to a Duncan replacement we will ever find. Him and Parker, along with Hill, Ian, Hairston, and Javtokas are the future...(fingers crossed)
What's the deal w/Javtokas? Can he come over this year?
how does Tau come off as the bad guy?
Because they want to win and offered Splitter money?
I guess you mean the 2007 Tournament of the Americas
Brazil and Amare didnt play in the 2008 olympics
Brazil didnt play in the 2004 olympics either
Because it's a Spurs board and they 'stole' him away from us. We want to win also.
He could in the summer. A frontline of Tim, Javtokas, Ian, KT, Fab, and Bonner(with Gist as the starting SF) will be killer. ing Fin is going to either stunt Gist or Hairston, which really blows.
Then in 2010 our 4 main bigs will be Tim, Tiago, Ian, and Jav/KT. No more ing small ball that season.
The Spurs might still be wanting at the SF and C, but the next 2 years will prove to be much more deep, talent and youth wise. Can't wait!!!
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There's still a slight chance he could come over. If we can get Tony, George, Splitter, Hairston, Mahinmi, and Gist, I have a lot of hope for this team in the future.
Define "something" in trade. I'm sure his rights are a tradeable asset. They would need to find a team looking to dump salary and wait a year and still not be sure when.
I've seen Splitter play many times and I've got to tell you, he's got great size and some skills but otherwise not a great compe or. His failure to play up to his potential is a problem for the Spurs, in my opinion. His execution is often poor under pressure...at least when I've watched him that's been the case.
Outlook fair to partly cloudy.
Splitter probably will not come before summer of 2010 (from what I remember when he signed his contract.), which is ok, cause the guy is still young. Do not expect anything major to happen this trade period for the spurs, for the simple reason that they are the spurs.
Execution under pressure comes with experience. Ask Tony Parker.
it's splitter who screwed over the spurs.
It's the the economy, NBA limits on what 1st rounders can ultimately get and the way that the Euro contracts are stuctured that screwed over the Spurs. The money and perks being offered by Tau were way above anything the Spurs could have offered.
Regardless of what happened this is a business and if I had to weigh the contracts offered by both I would be playing in Europe, too.
i don't blame him for taking more money, i blame him because he promised the spurs he'd come here.
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Weaknesses: Not a prolific offensive player Despite his height and quickness, Splitter is not much of a shot blocker Tends to get frustrated when played physically in the low post This has led some to question his mental toughness Throughout his career he has had health trouble so theres the concern that he could be an injury prone player in the NBAs 82 game schedule Must improve on his upper body strength. How big he can actually get is questionable This impacts him offensively when he fails to finish after contact occurs Despite being one of the most talented players on the court, he tends to defer to teammates and lacks aggressiveness Surprisingly he shows mediocre consistency shooting from mid-range Not a great free throw shooter Still prone to fundamental lapses as he doesnt always secure rebounds which enable easy steals for opposing teams Tends to get out-muscled for rebounding position by stronger opposing forwards
he would have such a hard time against bynum there's alot of power fowards or centers that would over power him
Weaknesses: Lacks a great offensive game, not much of a shooter and lacks range ... His body still very weak to play the PF position. He has problems defending stronger guys and playing post up on offense, has to improve his timing on rebounds and his patience on defense. His defense can improve a lot playing in Europe and his body will certainly develop.
he's a power foward at best we need a true center and mihmmi or whatever is not a center either one of these guys got to go and my pick is splitter
I think he said that he was looking forward to playing in the NBA. I also thought that he was coming over and was disapointed that he didn't. But at the same time I don't think that Tau's offer was on the table. I think they came back to him later and that type of offer is just too hard to turn down. Now had the NBA rules been different about the amount of money that teams are allowed to offer their first round picks then maybe the Spurs could have negotiated something. But as of now it was a no brainer on his part and I think that Pop also said somethnig to that effect.
I was really pissed that Tau came back so late in the process with the offer but as stated before this is a business.
Damn!
Correct me if I'm wrong, which I probably am cuz I know nothing about Drafts
but isn't he the bad guy because he Entered the draft with no commitment to coming over to the Spurs anytime soon ?
Why do Euros enter the draft if they're currently binded with a team ?
You are wrong.
Splitter didn't declare for the draft, he never declared. He was automatically eligible because he was already 22. The Spurs drafted him. There was nothing he could have done to avoid being drafted. He didn't asked to be drafted.
The Spurs opted to draft him in the 1st round. 1st round -> rookie scale. Rookie scale -> small salaries. See what happened to Nikola Pekovic this season: he was a lottery talent, but teams didn't pick him in the 1st round (he went to Sota with the 31th).
if splitter did come over, he would be contributing. he anchors the defense pretty well by playing good interior defense. solid pick and roll player with a somewhat inconsistent jump shot. i always think that the longer a PF/C plays internationally, the harder it is to adapt to the NBA. international play don't value the inside game the same way and that is why a lot of international bigmen are "soft." i am hoping he comes over soon so that playing internationally doesn't hurt him too much. he has to learn how to post up rather than play the pick and roll all day long.
A year ago, who would've thought that the Lakers could get Pau Gasol out of thin air but the Spurs couldn't even get Tiago Splitter (their own property)?
It just ain't fair.
I doubt Splitter will ever play in the NBA. He makes too much money in Europe.
What was Rudy getting?
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