Introduction to Marcus Haislip

[symple19]

Except when he's punching people in the face

outstanding as always timvp - looks to me like he was defending himself. I have no problem with that.What I hate is when dudes jump into situations they have no business being in, or take cheap shots(a la' Kobe) But if someone slugs you, you've gotta defend yourself.

[superbigtime]

I like the hops. What were the terms of the contract? Anyone?

[benefactor]

I love that. That white guy came at him with some 6 year old fighting style and Haislip just threw a mean right hook.

I know right...that guy slapped him like a woman. He better be glad people stepped in because it was about to get ugly for him in a hurry.

I don't fault him at all. I'd have KTFO'ed him too if it was me.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Except when he's punching people in the face

Badass.

[NewJerSpur]

Well, Ian better sleep in a hyperbaric chamber every night because dude is coming for his spot. Can block shots and even has a bit of Sheed in him for those mourning the loss, lol.

[mogrovejo]

Haislip is a very weird character. The OP doesn't tell everything about his weirdness. He doesn't "like to stay at home": he basically spends his entire life at home, only leaving it to go to practices and games. He didn't make a single friend during his stay in Malaga. He'd only have basketball-related talks with his teammates and never hang out with them. He was never caught dinning out or having a drink or going to a concert or to the beach... nothing, the man just lived like an eremite. He also avoided the press like it was the plague. It's kind of scary.

[manufan10]

Match.com? lol j/k seems like a cool down to earth guy.

It says he's religious, so obviously this was taken from eharmony.com.

[ChumpDumper]

Haislip is a very weird character. The OP doesn't tell everything about his weirdness. He doesn't "like to stay at home": he basically spends his entire life at home, only leaving it to go to practices and games. He didn't make a single friend during his stay in Malaga. He'd only have basketball-related talks with his teammates and never hang out with them. He was never caught dinning out or having a drink or going to a concert or to the beach... nothing, the man just lived like an eremite. He also avoided the press like it was the plague. It's kind of scary.

That may explain his return to the states for a discount.

[DPG21920]

It is not a discount for the Spurs if the numbers are true

[ChumpDumper]

Hadn't seen the numbers, but if he's not getting a house and car and Asian massage with release, it's a discount.

[HarlemHeat37]

is Finley really like that?..he strikes me as a guy that goes out and likes to have fun..I guess I was wrong LOL..

[picnroll]

Haislip is a very weird character. The OP doesn't tell everything about his weirdness. He doesn't "like to stay at home": he basically spends his entire life at home, only leaving it to go to practices and games. He didn't make a single friend during his stay in Malaga. He'd only have basketball-related talks with his teammates and never hang out with them. He was never caught dinning out or having a drink or going to a concert or to the beach... nothing, the man just lived like an eremite. He also avoided the press like it was the plague. It's kind of scary.

Funny that a guy like that loses focus. Sounds like he has no other focus.

[DPG21920]

Reports are that it was the full LLE for him, but we will not know for sure until he signs.

[ChumpDumper]

Oh, if it was just the LLE, that's most likely a discount.

[DPG21920]

Ya, just the luxury tax costing the Spurs double, so almost 4M per year for him (from the Spurs perspective).

[ChumpDumper]

That only matters if it keeps the Spurs from spending the full MLE.

We'll see if it does.

[Bukefal]

Except when he's punching people in the face

That was a nice one

[mogrovejo]

Funny that a guy like that loses focus. Sounds like he has no other focus.

He loses focus on court, especially when playing defence. He has poor me-opponent-ball triangle vision, for example, he stares at the ball too much. And he looks uninterested/emotionless and he doesn't talk a lot (something Pop is going to hate and try to correct, I guess).

[DPG21920]

That only matters if it keeps the Spurs from spending the full MLE.

We'll see if it does.

I agree. I do not care, it is not my money. I would be shocked if it kept them from spending the full MLE.

They might not have to in order to get who they want, but I would doubt it took them out of the race if they had to spend it in order to get who they want.

[DPG21920]

I have no idea about his potential. This came out of left field.

[Hooks]

Here is a video of him owning the Spurs' Savior Bourousis...However the you spell his name lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNlwBN8hsCU

[Tully365]

Haislip is a very weird character. The OP doesn't tell everything about his weirdness. He doesn't "like to stay at home": he basically spends his entire life at home, only leaving it to go to practices and games. He didn't make a single friend during his stay in Malaga. He'd only have basketball-related talks with his teammates and never hang out with them. He was never caught dinning out or having a drink or going to a concert or to the beach... nothing, the man just lived like an eremite. He also avoided the press like it was the plague. It's kind of scary.

Not necessarily a bad sign. He is maniacally dedicated, that's all. Think of him as the Emily inson of the NBA.

[wisnub]

Assuming that the contract gets inked in a few days, here is some information about our newest Spur. You'll see some things that look familiar, and may give you some idea about why the Spurs' management like him.

Personality - Haislip is known for being very unemotional on the court. Not only does he not celebrate or chest-thump, he rarely even smiles. He says the way he focuses is to control his emotions. As a result, some Spanish fans and journalists referred to him as "cold". Off the court, he says, he has a good sense of humor, and his friends know it.

Nickname - "Slip", a play on his last name.

Tattoos - Haislip has eight tatoos. Two are biblical quotes (he describes himself as "very religious"). One is of his family, one his home town, one his University.

Athleticism - The story is that he can take a coin from the top of the backboard. He says that may have been true when he was young, but now he is "too old" to do that.

Money - He says that he tries to save, and spend as little as possible because investments sometimes go bad.

Leadership - When it was suggested that he needed to be more open and outspoken to become a leader (on Unicaja) he said that he preferred to lead by example, and let his game talk rather than his words.

Outside interests - Watching movies, and his computer. And watching movies - he really likes movies.

Physique - He says he has good genetics, but he also works hard because his diet is terrible. Doesn't drink beer. Meat or fish? Definitely meat.

Misc. - He likes to shoot the 3 ball the best, because "3 is better than 2". He thinks the referees in the NBA are much more consistent than in Europe. He thinks Kobe Bryant is the best player in the game. Was quite the homebody, at least while he was in Spain. Laughed most and felt happiest when talking to his parents on the telephone. Says that he feels consistent with his performance and confidence now. When he is through as a player, he would like to continue in basketball by "teaching kids everything I've learned in basketball. Basketball has been my life."

He is athletic, able to shoot 3, can block and dunk the ball..He is good. I dont know where you got bull about his personality, he definitely show some emotion on court, see this punk (watch the middle and end): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPp0DZj3QJs

[lefty]

Haislip's signing may be a darn good surprise.

Remember Mohamed's impact when we traded for him in 2005?

Maybe Marcus can bring enough to help us

[GSH]

Haislip is a very weird character. The OP doesn't tell everything about his weirdness. He doesn't "like to stay at home": he basically spends his entire life at home, only leaving it to go to practices and games. He didn't make a single friend during his stay in Malaga. He'd only have basketball-related talks with his teammates and never hang out with them. He was never caught dinning out or having a drink or going to a concert or to the beach... nothing, the man just lived like an eremite. He also avoided the press like it was the plague. It's kind of scary.

I don't think that's totally fair. I don't dispute most of what you said, but I don't think that makes him a "weird character". He never wanted to play in Europe, and never felt at home in Turkey or Spain. The comment about being happiest when talking on the telephone to his family was an example of that. I could give you a few examples of foreign players who came to the NBA and behaved very much the same way.

I also mentioned that he is frugal with his money. There is a story that he still has jeans that he wore in high school. Does that make him a "weird character" too? Or just a guy who grew up without a lot of money, and doesn't throw it around? It makes him unusual, for a professional basketball player, I suppose. But I don't know about weird.

I think he'll make more friends here, and I hope the Spurs fans make him feel welcome. The night he got drafted, his comment was this: "I'm not expecting myself to come in and be a scorer ... I just want to do the little things." Instead the team's and the fans' expectations were much higher. It didn't help that he was on a team with Ray Allen, Gary Payton, and Michael Redd, and coached by George Karl. He wasn't ready, and there was no one for him to learn from. They started calling him a "bust" soon after he got there, and things just sort of went to for him.

As for whether he would be playing for a discount, if he signs for the LLE (it's not a done deal until the contract is signed) - most definitely. Unicaja just signed Prentizis today, to replace him. They will be paying him 1.1M-1.2M Euros per season, and they had indicated that they would pay Haislip more than that to stay. He made it clear that he wanted nothing but to come back home. His agent didn't seem too happy about it, probably because he gets paid on a percentage basis. Anyway, there were a couple of other Euro teams that were interested enough to pay him at least 1.3M Euros per season, which means he will net at least $1M per season less by playing for the LLE. I think he could have gotten more like $1.5M Euro per season. I honestly don't know how he will work out, but both sides are taking a chance.