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If I know Pop, and I don't, then I think that there's no way he will be happy with a player that makes his desire to be traded public. RMJ is already in the doghouse, and out of the rotation. Most likely, I'd say he's out of San Antonio.
There's nothing wrong with always having the green light, that wasn't Mason's problem at all..he's obviously a combo guard that can shoot the lights out from anywhere, can score off the pull-up dribble and gets hot quickly..while he's improved his all-around game, he's still a below average defender, a below average passer and a below average penetrator..
It's nice to have a player like that when the pieces around him work, similar to Eddie House in Boston..our other swingmen don't work around a guy like Mason though, that was part of the problem with having him..Jefferson doesn't play defense, Finley can't play defense even if he tried his hardest, Bogans sucks, Manu isn't going to play the 3 for long stretches and Hill isn't going to play the 3 either..having Mason in there makes our backcourt a huge defensive liability since Jefferson, Bogans and Finley can't defend..
I would much rather move Bogans and Finley, but those guys would never demand a trade..they probably know that most other teams, if not ALL of them, wouldn't want either of them on their team..
I'm just hoping the FO can pull off a Salmons/Thomas deal before the deadline, although the Thomas part looks unlikely..
If I know Pop, and I don't, then I think that there's no way he will be happy with a player that makes his desire to be traded public. RMJ is already in the doghouse, and out of the rotation. Most likely, I'd say he's out of San Antonio.
This dude was such $$$ until game 3 of the playoffs last season....ever since he has sucked balls. More PT for the corpse known as Michael Finley
LOL @ a fringe role player asking for a trade
This shouldn't be surprising at all to anyone who has followed along. RMJ has been talking about his lack of minutes all year and it's been obvious Pop is no longer fond of him. The last straw came after the Denver game when Pop not so subtly blamed him for the loss.
In any trade scenario, RMJ was going to be included. He has a good sized expiring deal and his on the court value may make him slightly more appealing than simply an expiring contract. The Spurs really need to make a trade to shake up the chemistry and RMJ was very likely to be involved, even before this talk by the agent.
As for his play, this is an odd end to the RMJ era. He played very well at times last year but it all fell apart late in the season. Teams figured out he's a liability on the defensive end .... especially against quickness. Add that to his woeful series against the Mavs and I can understand why Pop never really trusted him this season. Poor defenders who choked in the playoffs don't exactly make the most sense when going for a championship.
As long as it's Hill getting RMJ's shooting guard minutes, the Spurs won't skip a beat without him. But if it's Finley or Bogans, that's a different story . . .
The trade deadline will be very interesting. You gotta think the chances of the Spurs making some sort of trade is about 90%.
If RMJ wasn't out of the rotation before, he is now.
I'd be surprised to see anything more than showcase minutes...and I think people know what they are getting with Mase.
from Twitter.
@JimBobBreazeale: Chi Tribune says Bulls have made it known they won't take on $ & want expiring deals. Fin, Bonner & Mason fit the bill.
yay! trade timeeee
Awesome. This definitely puts him out of the rotation. If he doesn't suit up Wednesday, we know he's probably being traded.
Let's get a big!
Does he work for the Spurs?
you fail to mention that RMJs heroic measures last year, probably got the spurs where they were in the seeding.
he has helped on many occasions this year as well....outside of him and maybe george hill, the spurs have no outside shooting...
it will a tragedy that he is gone and this team will have to rely on bonner and finley from downtown....
yeah right...
No, but he's just pointing out what the Chicago Tribune was saying, and that Fin, Bonner, and Mason fit the description.
Dream situation if we end up with both Salmons and Thomas.
Ok, trade for .......
...............Captain Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaax
We could have got him for Mason and Bonner but we didn't pull the trigger back in the beginning of the season.
So he must be on the trading block, too then.
Take this opportunity to clean the house.
Bogans,Bonner,Mase,Finley for Salmons and Thomas
Pop can have his Finley back in 30 days
I'm gonna go ahead and say it.
This season blows.
I'll be somewhat happy as long as Finley and Bogans don't play a single minute for us the rest of the season(obviously unrealistic)..addition by subtraction..perimeter players that can barely move shouldn't have roles on a team with high aspirations..
Since last year he has been.
So he must be on the trading block, too then.
Good luck with that.
Don't remind me
Ideally I would like to keep Mason, he is ing clutch, but if we are gonna trade him, we should get another clutch shooter
i think the Spurs made a huge mistake not playing Mason, now he wants out. he's the one sharpshooter we have. oh well, trade for Salmons.
Mason is the best ing shooter on the team...
Yeah, trade him...the spurs will average 70ppg, have the best defense, while our opposition averages 85 and they still lose by 15 and get in the lottery.
TD 21 posted this in another thread. I thought it would be worth mentioning here too.
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