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one word NO
that is how he would turn it down
duncan turned down money
bowen did
Extend Him at $10Mil+ A Year Till 2012 (Tim's Deal)
Ask him to take a Pay Cut to 2012 $5Mil Yr
Allow him to become a Free Agent and See him Leave?
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by saying no
one word NO
that is how he would turn it down
duncan turned down money
bowen did
I think we trade his rights to a Greek team since they have the best basketball players and teams in the world. they soon will have Lebron and Kobe, so why not let Manu compete against the best.
Good luck in Greece, Manu.
You think TP would??? You're a joke...
this wasn't possible as TP was on a 1st round pay scale and Manu was on a 2nd round pay scale...Manu could only make TP money if the Spurs renounced his rights and signed up as a FA instead of extending/re-signing.
someone feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but have the Spurs ever renounced Manu's rights?
Include him in a trade that involves Brook LopezI love Gino but I was really holding out hope that the Spurs were going to use him in the VC deal to somehow get Lopez to learn next to Timmy.
he did
he gave in and signed his extension
just minutes before the extension deadline
saved spurs alot of money
Splitter>>>>>>>>>> LopezInclude him in a trade that involves Brook Lopez
ok, thanks for clearing that up
I'd love for that to happen, too. But if he comes here at all, Tim will turn 36 in (or near) the playoffs in his rookie seasonNot quite the same scenario
They used capspace to re-sign him, but they never renounced their rights to him.
Attempt to trade him while he still has value. This team is a borderline championsip contender with Manu at 100%. With Manu at anything less we are pretenders. Only reason to give Manu the 10+ is if we settle the big man dilemma and are assured he is the missing peice.
Right now I'd like to focus on putting youth around TD and Parker. Manu, Oberto, Udoka could pull some nice talent in return this offseason IMO
If I recall, when Manu resigned, he took less with the Spurs than what Denver offered him. So essentially, he took a pay cut then and asking him to do it again will be a bit much.
This is possibly Manu's last long term contract left in him.
his only worth watever the MLE is going to be
anything more than that is just overpaying him
ps. this should also apply to rasheed if we are signin him next season....MLE or under...anything more than that we dont need him.....
Agreed. It all depends on his health. I voted for a pay cut due to that condition, which wasn't there. If he is healthy there are few like him so give him what it will take to keep him. He's that good. If injured then I think he will understand why the Spurs would offer a pay cut. Unfortunately if injured some other GM will offer him a boatload of cash and Manu would be stupid not to take it. I always keep in mind that this is a business.
If Manu returns in the 2-3 weeks as prescribed and he stays healthy the rest of the year, I have no problem with a two-year, $18-20M extension.
+1
He's getting older and starting to show it. He's going to hit a wall soon.
is that for rewarding loyalty? thats stupid....
That will doom Duncans final years with a team not talented enough to win. The spurs will be tied up financially as Manu breaks down and his game deteriorates as he gets older.
if your going to throw 10-20m at ginoboli for 2 years? might as well try look at a good FA in that range....
It's the hair
I guess it just depends on his health and how he's playing. If he's healthy I can see him resign with the Spurs. If he continues to be injury prone and since he's accomplished all that he can in the league, I can see him hang it up and go work with his NT that I've heard him say that he wanted to be involved with after retiring.
It's not only what the Spurs want. Even if the Spurs asked him to cut back on the salary, if Manu thinks he's fine and will be fine, and his health is good at that time, he might not want to extend for whatever the Spurs offer and go test the free agent market. This is a business, and players will try to maximize their earnings throughout their short career.
You can bet he'd rather be in Greece competing for a le, than in the NBA with any of the 25 irrelevant teams that exist just to move folks to the gym for nothing.
I think so too, but then you have to consider he's not getting any younger and if he can make 3x what the Spurs offer somewhere else, it would be re ed not to. Heck, I even think Pop would tell him that.
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