Ioannis Bourousis Is Rank As #1 Free Agent By DX

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Well he would take over as our second PG position because Hill can only defend PG he can't play like one. So he gets playing time behind Tony and then if teams are taking away Mason shot you can put him in at SG and then a little added insurance incase Manu ankle are tender.

[E-RockWill]

Pop hasn't made some kind of extra efforts to meet Bouroussis.

From the websit "e-tipos.com" dated May 6, 2009 (translated from Greek to English using Google):

"....The other side of the Atlantic San Antonio Spurs exercise suffocating pressure on John Bourousi to obtain his signature. This started from the time final in Berlin on the sidelines of the player met with the president and coach of «Spirounion» Greg Popovic. The architect of the team with 4 championships in the last decade offered a three-year contract with total earnings $ 10,500,000 (7,400,000 euros). At the same time an important guarantee of participation, which will become even greater when the contract expired Fabricio Oberto 2010. «You are my choice, believe in and want to come play in San Antonio», were the words of Popovic....."

Flying to the Euro finals (w/ RC & Dennis Lindsey) & making it a point to speak to the guy sounds like an effort (at the very least) to me!

[Mel_13]

Flying to the Euro finals (w/ RC & Dennis Lindsey) & making it a point to speak to the guy sounds like an effort (at the very least) to me!

Only if it actually happened.

[Indazone]

Why would Vspan want to sign with the Spurs? Where would he find playing time?

You are assuming that the Spurs keep Mason and Hill.

[jag]

You are assuming that the Spurs keep Mason and Hill.

true.

[E-RockWill]

Only if it actually happened.

Touche.....

[smrattler]

"You are my choice, believe in and want to come play in San Antonio", were the words of Popovic.....

Pop must be a little rusty on his english...

[GSH]

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/05/d...-partner/#cont

If this guy really knows anything, there were a couple of comments about Bourosis that I really like. I'd like to believe it's true, and he's coming.

"... and anyone who follows European basketball knows Bouroussis' reputation as a bad-ass bruiser. It seems like a match made in Heaven."

"He won't be an NBA All-Star, but he'll beat up a lot of them."

[Blackjack]

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/05/d...-partner/#cont

If this guy really knows anything, there were a couple of comments about Bourosis that I really like. I'd like to believe it's true, and he's coming.

"... and anyone who follows European basketball knows Bouroussis' reputation as a bad-ass bruiser. It seems like a match made in Heaven."

"He won't be an NBA All-Star, but he'll beat up a lot of them."

Yeah, that would be nice.

On another note.

Are the Spurs, should he sign, going to be able to make the opponent suffer from: Irritable Bourousis Syndrome?

Has it been confirmed whether his name starts with an I or a Y?(This is gots to know infotmation.)

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Yeah, that would be nice.

On another note.

Are the Spurs, should he sign, going to be able to make the opponent suffer from: Irritable Bourousis Syndrome?

Has it been confirmed whether his name starts with an I or a Y?(This is gots to know infotmation.)

Proper English is Ioannis Bourousis

That is how it should be spelled in English.

[Blackjack]

Proper English is Ioannis Bourousis

That is how it should be spelled in English.

Sweet.

Not only do I find out his name starts with an I, I also get taught proper english from no other than K_B_P!

[TimDunkem]

We need a bruiser on this team. Sign his Greek ass now.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Sweet.

Not only do I find out his name starts with an I, I also get taught proper english from no other than K_B_P!

if you want you can call him Yiannis or Giannis. Or you can call him John.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

From Greek writers of Eurobasket

http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/bas...?NewsID=161415

Other Red news (behind the scenes) is that Giannis Bourousis (212-C-83) will be probably moving to the States and NBA, as he considers being the most 'hot deal' in Europe for teams that play the pick n roll, as the Greek center is among the best in the European courts.

[Manufan909]

Watching him in this game I downloaded, he has the frame and moves kinda like a young Michael Olowokandi. He also seems to get tired pretty easily.

Pretty good prospect from what I'm seeing but I think the Spurs should hold off on making a hard offer until seeing how the market shakes out. With so many teams looking to shed salary and other teams scared to add more salary, there might be better options available.

Could you share the link to that game?

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Reports is Memphis Grizzlies GM is making a big counter offer against Spurs offer to Bourousis.

[yavozerb]

Reports is Memphis Grizzlies GM is making a big counter offer against Spurs offer to Bourousis.

I am not really too worried about memphis, esp. with their history of foreign players. Anybody have word when the deadline may be for his decesion? Thanks for the updates KBP..

[Indazone]

Exactly what has Memphis done to foreign players? Darko plays doesn't he?

[yavozerb]

I was thinking of how they have handled players like PAu and juan carlos navarro from last year. I also for som reason thought they picked Vasquez (but that was orlando)..With Darko and Marc Gasol in the fold in memphis I would think that would help the spurs case for more minutes.

[Manufan909]

Only if it actually happened.

Yep, I need a legit Texas news source to believe this.

[SenorSpur]

It looks like the article also says that Pop promised that he'd play. The quote from Pop appears to be: "You are my choice, I believe in you and I want you to come play in San Antonio."

I watched a couple games of his today and he's far from a sure bet to translate to the NBA .... but the Spurs need to strike gold and he appears to have a pretty high ceiling. He also could bust but there's a chance he turns into a Chris Kaman type player that is a better shooter but not as good of a rebounder or passer.

But I won't get my hopes up. The Greek media can be making this up and even if they're not, another team could easily come in and offer him a better contract.

I like that the Spurs are thinking outside the box and they are doing it to fill a bigman spot. The small forward spot is also glaring but this team needs to give Duncan a capable big if they are going to have any shot at a championship.

Does anyone think that Bourousis has a higher ceiling that Gortat? Since Gortat is having some success against NBA compe ion, that should weigh in his favor. I guess I'm wondering, from those who have observed both, which player would be a better fit for the Spurs? Gortat or Bourousis?

[DPG21920]

Higher ceiling than Gortat because of his offensive abilities alone.

[TimDunkem]

Higher ceiling than Gortat because of his offensive abilities alone.

Spot on. Bourousis has range, and a few nifty post moves.

[yavozerb]

Does anyone think that Bourousis has a higher ceiling that Gortat? Since Gortat is having some success against NBA compe ion, that should weigh in his favor. I guess I'm wondering, from those who have observed both, which player would be a better fit for the Spurs? Gortat or Bourousis?

Honestly, I do not expect to attain either but I would definatly prefer Bourousis mainly cause I believe you will get much more fo the $.

[DPG21920]

In your opinion......Gortat is a freak athlete. While hes not a great offensive player he is very active defensively and is a very good shot blocker and rebounder. He is able to chase guys 20ft from the basket and is a very good pick and roll player at both ends. Hes tuff as nails. If he played starter mins he would avg 2.5 blocks or more and 10 boards.....thats what we are missing.

IB is a backup center in the NBA and is ranked as such. He can shoot, so can everyone else on our roster. He is slow footed.....slower than Yao and is a piss poor shot blocker. Who on this board thinks what we really needed this year was a slow, jumpshooting big who could not block shots??? While he may be an upgrade over bonner, if we spend a chunk of the MLE on him, where is the upgrade at the SG and SF spot comming from?

What? Talk about "in your opinion". That is about the furthest from the truth as one can get.

Gortat will also cost about the same, so where will the money for upgrades come if the Spurs sign him?