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lol @ Kwoww
You can listen live to the show here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/spursta...s-show--jan-27
To call in: (347) 637-3015
Post questions and/or comments in this thread after the game and Kwoww will respond on air. Best question/comment gets a prize
lol @ Kwoww
should be an interesting show tonight
Ill be calling in
I was looking forward to hear it, but 10.30? I need my sleep
Sucks being a fan in Europe. Tired of sleepless nights because of games, tired of watching game highlights and boxscores when I really cant stay awake, tired of only being able to listen to this show the next day.
ah well, i'll listen to it tomorrow
And damn it KBP if you read this, call in the show! You said you would
I'll listen in today and see what all this hoopla I've been reading is about
Won't be calling in though
I'm not going to call in tonight so I'll just make my comments here:
This game is pretty brutal to my heart because in the first half Tony looked healthier than he had the entire season. He was great creating fast breaks on his own (at one point int he first the Spurs had 14 fast break points so they finished that quarter with at least that much) and the penetration and finishing were what we saw out of Parker last year. It was really quite an encouraging sign. So to see him go down in the 2nd half with an ankle injury which looks like at first glance to at least have Parker out until after the All Star Break was a shot to the gut. Unless it just looked way worse than it actually was this is going to be a bad setback at what is a pretty pivotal section of the season.
RJ played extremely aggressively in the first half but that tempered a bit in the 2nd. I was really happy with how he seemed to take it upon himself to create shots at times which was huge. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. If Tony is up, RJ will have to step up big time.
George Hill was flat out amazing. Can't say much more about him.
Antonio did a great job tonight and it probably makes sense to start him over Blair because of his jumper and better defense. I think Blair is great but maybe we've all gotten swept up in how great he's been and not realized that he's not quite ready and that McDyess seems to work better with Duncan.
Pop starting Bogans in the 2nd half was stupid. Extremely stupid.
Q: How much do you think this spurs D was a fluke in this game?
There were bad decsions by Hawks and spurs players still seems to be lost on positioning themselves.
Q2: Do you think spurs energy can stay on that high level for the rest of a season and if they can keep it up all game long? [not if they must to keep it up, it is if they CAN? (looking at their history and this year)]
I won't call in either, but thought maybe I could get some feedback on my reasons for being pessimistic on Splitter ever signing to be a Spur, and of course how that affects the Spurs willingness to trade his rights.
Is anything I'm putting out there too outlandish on Splitter?
from the Splitter thread
wont be able to tune in because i got to visit my uncle in the hospital but ill be listening to the replay.
objective, you are aware that his younger sister was seriously sick, so sick that she eventually passed, right?
The downturn in the economy played it's part, as he was offered a much more lucrative deal, but I think it's a little unfair to peg him as some money-hungry guy only chasing the dollar; the seriousness of his sister's situation combined with the financial climate kept Splitter from coming over.
just tuned in to listen to what spurs fans are saying, and all i hear is some dumbass saying that suns fans would be happy to get RJ for amare?
yeah, let's trade our allstar starter for a worse player with a bad contract. makes sense.
no loss = no tlongII call
You guys are way too optimistic about Finley not being in the rotation when he returns..I'll believe it when I see it..
Of course I was aware of that.
It was a factor, but don't act like money wasn't a factor. I'm not saying he's Uncle Scrooge or Gordon Gecko, but you have nothing to refute my points. He wasn't playing for rookie scale. What is rookie scale? It's less money.
I personally think Finley is ready, but like someone said Pop knows what Finley can bring. Pop and R.C could just be holding Finley out til after the trade deadline, letting Mason get more time on the floor, boosting his trade value as much as possible.
I really hope so..I've just learned to lower my expectations when it comes to Finley..
just tuned in to listen to what spurs fans are saying, and all i hear is some dumbass saying that suns fans would be happy to get RJ for amare?
yeah, let's trade our allstar starter for a worse player with a bad contract. makes sense.
I explained my point but all u heard was what u posted. Listennext time don't hear the show.
Is it over for today? I can't seem to get it to work. I just keep getting the Jazz, episode 6.
Opinions...y'all got some. So let's hear them. We're all comfortable posting, now step up and call. It's no big deal...unless you suck at it
I can't say that all my opinions are dead-on but I'm willing to talk about it on-air and so should you.
Yeah, ended a half hour ago.
Here's the link to the recording:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/spursta...s-show--jan-27
Last edited by timvp; 01-28-2010 at 01:13 AM.
Thanks, that link works, although the date looks wrong.
I've been really busy lately but I'll call in again soon.
Edit: Actually, that link just goes to Episode 6 as well.
The link in the first post is working now though.
Where did I say it didn't play a part?
Look, I have no problem with you believing the guy's not coming over. You have your reasons and they're perfectly legitimate. But if you knew about his sister beforehand, I just couldn't understand how you could be so dismissive of it.
I'm not an apologist for Splitter. , I'm not even all that high on him as a player ( I like him and he'd help the team, but I see him as more of a white-collar Pachulia -- a more talented athlete without the blue-collar work-ethic) but if I assume he's a half-way decent human being and I put myself in his shoes, I have a hard time faulting him and his decision: you find out your sister is seriously sick, you've got your whole life overseas and you're presented the option of taking a rookie pay-scale contract over in the states or a contract that will pay you somewhere around four-times as much money without you having to leave your family; it doesn't seem like it'd be that hard a decision to make.
As for him coming over next year, well, he's not bound by the rookie contract anymore. And given the couple of reports that have come to light recently, it's sounding like his intentions are to come over next year.
Now, am I holding my breath? Of course not. But it wouldn't shock me one bit to see him here next year. If the Spurs are as desperate as they surely seem to be and they haven't managed to trade his rights by then, I've got to believe they'll acquiesce a bit when it comes to his contract. Maybe offer him around $4M to come over and give him a player option in his second or third year (if that's what it'll take), so that he has some kind of out for a work stoppage? I'm no scholar when it comes to the CBA or familiar with all the ins and outs, but it doesn't sound like that's completely out of the realm.
We'll see, I guess..
I like Splitter a lot more than Pachulia. I think Splitter is a legit starting center in the NBA, and would be one of the better ones. That's much better than ZaZa. Pachulia isn't as smart on the court either and contests shots imo clearly less effectively than Splitter.
My bit about the money isn't a variable really. Sister or not . . . the money was a big factor in his decision, if not the factor. Because Tau came to him with the big offer, that was the turning point that had everyone concerned when the news first started to leak out.
And the lockout concern isn't exclusive to Splitter. Any foreigner whose rights are held will have to factor a stoppage into their decision about coming to the NBA.
Now if some big breakthrough happens between now and July and everyone is hugs and kisses then it's moot.
However, I just brought up money from a stoppage point of view. I haven't even brought up whether or not the Spurs can affort to spend the MLE on Splitter next year, as far as ownership's pursestrings are concerned. Maybe this season causes a rollback on expenses.
Maybe it comes down to not spending the MLE, and they haven't always spent all of it. Maybe the Spurs choose to spend that money to re-up Bonner instead like they did in 07 instead of Scola. After all, maybe they talk themselves out of Splitter, and start hyping that Splitter doesn't spread the floor, he doesn't rebound, he demands to start, or any other of the anti-Scola screed people believed. Or maybe they have to use that money on Roger Mason. Maybe the MLE will be so reduced from the cap projections for next year it won't be enough for Splitter regardless.
There's so many things going on that I can't reason how anyone could be more than 50/50 on the Spurs chances to sign him other than faith.
So I'm pessimistic. Do I give zero chance that he signs? No, of course not. He could be a Spur next season, and I would be thrilled if he was, provided Pop would play him. I hope he's a Spur. But I'm not counting on it.
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