Spurs FO--Give Ginobili an extension now or he is gone!

[exstatic]

How I see it Ginobili is back to his allstar caliber. Now that Tony is out for a while, and will have only a few games before the playoffs, i think this maybe the last year we see the big three together. If we dont sign Manu now, some team will offer him a lot more than the Spurs will, and that will be the end of the Big Three and any hope for another championship. Granted we have two good players in Hill and Blair, and a bust in RJ, we need the big three to actually contend in the playoffs. What do you guy think?

I think you'd be "the mark" at any poker table you sat down at.

[smeagol]

"Mi próximo equipo no creo que esté contento con que juegue el Mundial"

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Aún sin el futuro resuelto, Manu Ginóbili insistió con su situación contractual; "San Antonio tiene un lugar en mi corazón, pero tengo que estar dispuesto a armar los bolsos", reconoció el bahiense, que en junio podría definir si juega o no en Turquía con el seleccionado argentino
18 de Marzo de 2010 - 16:34

MIAMI (dpa).- En medio de su gran momento en la NBA -a ula un promedio de 29 minutos y 19 puntos por partido en marzo, su mejor mes-, Emanuel Ginóbili tiene en su cabeza el nacimiento de sus dos primeros hijos, el asunto de la renovación del contrato con los Spurs y su eventual presencia en el Mundial de Turquía.

Como había hecho en su columna en LA NACION, Manu volvió a referirse al tema. "Mis hijos ya llegan en mitad de mayo, es un momento único y me gustaría disfrutarlo", dijo durante una entrevista con la agencia alemana dpa el mejor basquetbolista argentino, héroe del oro olímpico en Atenas 2004 ganador de tres títulos de la NBA.

A Ginóbili le "encantaría" jugar el Mundial de Turquía en agosto, pero debe esperar por los requerimientos de un nuevo contrato -posiblemente en un nuevo equipo- y la decisión que tomará por una suma de factores.

-Al finalizar la temporada vence su contrato con los Spurs. ¿Qué factores tomará en cuenta para su nuevo contrato?

-Todos. Ese posiblemente vaya a ser mi último contrato, el último lugar donde vaya a jugar y es muy importante para mí y mi familia, así que cuando llegue julio me sentaré con mi mujer y evaluaré todas las posibilidades y veré cuál es el mejor lugar para seguir mi carrera.


-¿Y no existe alguna sentimiento especial por los Spurs, equipo con el que conquistó tres anillos de campeón?

-Obviamente, obviamente. San Antonio fue y es mi casa por los últimos ocho años. Seguro que mi corazón es importante y tiene un lugar allí en San Antonio. Pero nosotros somos atletas y tenemos que estar dispuestos a armar los bolsos e ir al próximo lugar. Así que tengo que hacerme en la cabeza que por ahí pueda suceder.

-El Mundial en Turquía está en el horizonte y usted sería una pieza clave en las aspiraciones de Argentina. ¿Tiene alguna definición al respecto?

-Este año es complicado. A mi encantaría jugar nte la paso muy bien y se trata de un Mundial. El asunto es que está el tema del contrato. Mi próximo equipo no creo que esté muy contento que juegue con las lesiones que he tenido.

-¿Hay otras razones?

-Mi cuerpo no es el mismo de hace años y lo más importante, que lo dejé para lo último, que es la llegada de mis hijos, porque voy a ser a ser padre por primera vez, así que es un detalle no menor y me gustaría dedicarles mucho tiempo. Mis hijos ya llegan en mitad de mayo, es un momento único y me gustaría disfrutarlo también.

[smeagol]

More of the same. He would like to stay in SA but he is "a professional athlete and has to ready to pack his bags and move to a different place"

[G-Dawgg]

The way he's been playing.. he's as good as gone. Every team in the NBA must be licking their chops waiting for him to become a free agent..

[WESTACKED]

Manu would be an excellent signing if he accepts a 3-yr deal worth about 19-20 million with the third year partially guaranteed (like stackhouse's)

[WESTACKED]

no way would he get the same much salary on new contract as how much he currently gets paid.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Jesus Golden State utterly sucks

EDIT: Wrong thread

[TMTTRIO]

Well at this point I can see Manu wanting to play the rest of the season and see what's available during FA instead of just signing an extension. If he continues to play well like he has he will get a lot of interest.

[ducks]

Well at this point I can see Manu wanting to play the rest of the season and see what's available during FA instead of just signing an extension. If he continues to play well like he has he will get a lot of interest.

A BIG IF
if he is lucky spurs do not play tell june he might stay healthy in the playoffs

[santymrc]

A BIG IF
if he is lucky spurs do not play tell june he might stay healthy in the playoffs

Do you have a chat with a month?
Can you at least run a google translation before you post?

[kaji157]

Truth is, the spurs had manu at a very cheap price for a lot of year in exchange that he could play for his NT. When he signed that deal, there was a understanding that he would play Olympics and WC with Argentina. If the Spurs want him to continue with them they have two chances.
1. Underpay him a little and agree he will continue playing for argentina.
2. Pay him his market value in exchage for him quitting.

In resume, if the Spurs want Manu to skip all international compe ions from now on, they will have to pay him hard. Because if another team wants him, they likely agree on risking manu to play in the NT, and if Manu is not injuried, then all the Spurs fans will destroy de FO.

[raspsa]

If Manu stays healthy, he could very well be the missing piece that many other teams are looking for. A great role model for young players to emulate, a terrific leader in crunch situations. I hope the Spurs do the right thing. TD needs to have Manu by his side til he hangs up his sneakers.

[WalterBenitez]

Manu should play with ARG in WC, later resume his NBA career in whatever team not named HOU, MAVs, LAL ..

[BillMc]

If Manu stays healthy, he could very well be the missing piece that many other teams are looking for. A great role model for young players to emulate, a terrific leader in crunch situations. I hope the Spurs do the right thing. TD needs to have Manu by his side til he hangs up his sneakers.

Agreed. But not only TD, Manu has become the emotional leader of the team (Tim leads by example and professionalism but is not vocal) as well as its main playmaker. The loss of Manu would also affect Hill, Blair and Jefferson apparently.

Re-sign Manu! Re-sign Manu!

[silverblackfan]

Man I hope they are working out the details on this extension. He is waaaay too popular and good for this team.

[waly.mg]

Manu would be an excellent signing if he accepts a 3-yr deal worth about 19-20 million with the third year partially guaranteed (like stackhouse's)

Manu isn´t going to sign a contract like this
The Manu´s contract is going to be, 3 years + 20 millions, with a 3 year player option, because the 2011/12 is the last year of TD´s Contract
Probably if the contract is small, less than 10 millions, with a TK or a no Trade clause.

[rascal]

Manu means little if the spurs cannot upgrade the frontline. Manu will not get the spurs a le if they continue trotting out Bonner and McDyess or players similar in talent on the frontline.

If the Manu signing puts the clamps on being able to upgrade the frontline then it is a no win situation.

[DAF86]

If the Manu signing puts the clamps on being able to upgrade the frontline then it is a no win situation.

No matter if the Spurs resign Manu or not, they won't be able to offer anything other than the MLE to any free agent that didn't play with them this season.