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yeah, that was me. The Mahinmi decision hinged on what splitter decides to do, so I asked when splitter would decide.Someone asked him about Splitter and he answered. No need to merge anything.
Someone asked him about Splitter and he answered. No need to merge anything.
I saw that link in another thread too...Probably a Splitter thread, so it's not like he's hiding some secret info.
Now lets get back to Mahinmi.
yeah, that was me. The Mahinmi decision hinged on what splitter decides to do, so I asked when splitter would decide.Someone asked him about Splitter and he answered. No need to merge anything.
Resign him. When Timmy and McDyess are retired in a couple years, Mahinmi, Splitter and Blair should be our Franchise Bigs.
I could give two s about him if he is never going to see the floor. If Pop does not play the man, then he is worthless to us. I would have loved to have him as a back-up option last year, but he couldnt even get legit garbage time. That says something to me. Also, I am not sold on Splitter solving our frontcourt problems, so I think we have to look for veteran length somehow. Timmy isnt the same, McD is old and undersized, and Blair is undersized. Then we want to add an unproven talent in Splitter and a very long athletic kid who cant get any floor time? That does not sound too promising to me. That is not enough to compete with the elite teams in the league.
Given that Tiago is likely to come over and if Blair remains on the roster; I really don't see much of a situation where Ian will see the minutes both he and the Spurs want in San Antonio. He seems like a classy guy but he also added to two very big problems the Spurs had throughout the year and that was needless turnovers and lackluster defense.
The Spurs still need an answer for elite athletic 4's such as Odom and Amar'e even with Tiago and Ian on board. Ian didn't look anywhere quick enough to handle such gifted players and Tiago's compe ion in Europe doesn't look as explosive either. Blair doesn't look like he can keep up either but hopefully he's been watching Big Baby Davis and how he's been able to defend such players.
It'll probably be bon voyage for Ian but it really depends on what the Spurs decide to do with Blair and who knows maybe they'll ship out McDyess as well.
Lakers will take him.
If Pop will guarantee him minutes (at least early in the season, to give him a legit shot to show what he has) backing up Splitter, I hope we sign him. Problem is Pop doesn't guarantee minutes to anyone, and considering how he handled Ian last year, he has to do so to keep Mahinmi.
If the 76ers don't make a play for Ian, then I doubt the Spurs will...if you get my drift.
If Splitter decides to come over, I don't think Ian will be signed. Think about it, how many youngsters and/or rookies Pop will play?
G Hill, Blair, #20 draft pick, and Splitter are already four.
Mahammi needs to get the out of San Antonio.
If you haven't figured out yet that probably only 20-25% of NBA players can make it in this Spurs system, then you have no ing clue about the Spurs or how they operate.
NBA value <> Spurs value
well i dont mind locking him down for cheap.. maybe a 2 year 2mil per season type contract for insurance. although.. now that were in the luxury tax no sure if that will happen.
That's not gonna happen. Someone else is going to pay more.
That's laughable. Mahinmi is at least the full MLE.
No MLE won't get it - he's a max player. nice sarcasm - if Bonner can get 3 mil, why can't Ian get 2? Oh yeah, that's right he's not an NBA player even though he's had minimal playing time in the NBA.
Save your anti-raw player crusade for somebody that's had a chance to prove himself.
Same can be said for James White!!!!!
you're saying James White had less or equal of a chance as Ian?
White's not 6'11'
James White - 22.8 mpg during his chance with the Spurs
Ian - 3.8 mpg in 07/08 and 6.3 mpg in 09/10
ian said playing time was a big part of where he was going
splitter is here
blair is here
duncan is here
no booner
ian would get minutes
the question is how many minutes does he think he should play a game
I forgot that 6'11 makes a good player. Got it.
It sure as does. Just go to the Think Tank and pick a 7 footer and look at the posts. All of them are going to be the next Mutombo.
if Spurs invest in him again, they should try and get him 10 min per game for more than 2 games in a row to see if he has what it takes
doesn't mean they'll be successful, but it does increase their value. Could the Celtics have used some height last night?
Ask any player in the NBA what one attribute they would like to have if they could - I'd have to guess most would say to be taller.
didn't say that - but it does make your comparison stupid
The dude will find it hard to land on a NBA team and if he does it won't be for long. I don't think he would even make it in the Spanish league I see him going back to France and playing for one of their teams.
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