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Of course he is NOT as Dumb as some of the posters here.
You callin him dumb but you can't even spell DUMB! Lol.
Of course he is NOT as Dumb as some of the posters here.
In essence, I agree w/ u Jermaine. Amare is w/o a doubt, one of the (if not THE) most dominant big men in the league today. Everybody is high on Splitter, but please keep in mind that the European league is WAAAAYYY different than the NBA. So, yes, I rather have Amare....someone who's already proven himself to be one of the best, in the best league in the world.
1. There's no reasonable basis for a S&T between PHX and the Spurs to bring A'mare to San Antonio.
2. That's a good thing.
I'm not going to say that I wouldn't want Amare on the Spurs, but I'm really intrigued by Splitter. I know that at least Splitter is a reasonable option. He's closer to being a Spur than Amare will ever be.
And at one third the price with two healthy knees.
he is definitely not THE most dominant big man today...
And at possibly 1/4 of the scoring ability.
And at possibly 1/5 of the ability to create his own shot.
Lol @ banking on what you'll get from a total unknown.
I'd welcome him...he's come a long way as a player in the past couple of years. He's more defensive minded after getting out of that stupid D'Antoni system and is more of a complete player now. My only regret is I'd have to stop referring to him as Dumbare Stoudecrier.
won't happen, but I think it would be a positive thing if it did, especially if Splitter is on the team as well b/c it would be the end of small-ball
The only thing I'm banking on is that A'mare will be vastly overpaid this summer and I don't want my team to be the one that pays him.
lol @ giving A'mare 100M+ this summer.
You must have stopped watching this years playoffs after the Spurs lost because Ron Artest now has a ring.
LOL at "possibly."
Draft night is going to be interesting.
I think he'd be worth it. Tbh San Antonio is not a marquee destination for free agents, that's partially why they traded for RJ. Everyone knows that they wouldn't have done that if they thought Lebron, D-Wade, or Bosh would sign here. If the Spurs don't make a move they'll be an aging team that's drafting in the mid to late first round and counting on guys like Splitter (who's probably just a role player imo) or some random player from the ty free agent class of next year ('11 really is on a stick: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/s...eeAgents-10-11) to turn around their franchise. Sounds like a sinking ship to me.
I'd also be careful about projecting any player who has never played in the NBA's future. Who the knows what Splitter will do? Glenn Robinson was the best college player I have ever seen and I thought he was going to be winning tons of rings, Kenny Anderson was another like that, so was Beasley (people already forgot he averaged 25/10 in the Big 12 as a frosh(!)). The point? I'll take a proven All-Star over an unproven NBA rookie/draft pick pretty much every time the rookie isn't named Lebron, Shaq, or Duncan etc.
That's why I put possibly, in there. It's an unknown son.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Amare join the Spurs
So then we can say:
LOL at Amare possibly blowing out his knees.
LOL at Amare possibly ruining team chemistry by complaining about touches.
LOL at Amare possibly playing "better" defense.
We have been through this before. It looks quite familiar to the thread before the trade deadline.
Yes, you can. And they would all be very reasonable. But I really do think he's worth the risk warts and all. I don't see how from what most NBA people are saying about Splitter that he's going to take us from getting swept in the second round to winning a championship. It will take something more drastic than that. Duncan and Ginobili are only going to get worse from here on out. Plus all the Amare bashers are totally ignoring Amare's positives.
I'm not one of those who is bashing Amare. I just think if the Spurs spend money on one guy, then that will end up hurting them in the long run. What happens if he does blow out a knee, and the Spurs dished out that money? He does have that issue. What happens if he becomes a malcontent, and the Spurs dished out all that money? He's been known to have that issue. In Splitter's body of work, granted it was in Europe, he put up nice numbers. He will come minus the baggage, minus the injuries, and minus the big pay check. Sure we don't know how it will pan out with Splitter. However, we don't really know how things will pan out with Stoudemire either.
Yes, Splitter has some "possiblys," but Stoudemire does too.
Fair enough.
I'm convinced that the team that gives A'mare the huge contract that he most certainly will get this summer will come to regret it long before the contract expires.
The simple truth is that there is no series of moves that will guarantee future success for the Spurs. All come with their own opportunities and risks. For me, the risks associated with A'mare, at the price he will command, far outweigh the opportunities.
So for all his talents, I don't think he'd be worth it.
There isn't any question that Amare is an all-star level player. However, he's not the "superstar-level" player that both he, and others on this board, thinks he is. Therefore, he's not deserving of a max contract. Any team that is gullable enough to give him such a contract (Heat, Knicks, Bulls) will most certainly come to regret it within 2 years - if not sooner.
He's going to opt out, but regardless, this makes no sense. If he opted in, it would be a 17.6M expiring contract, compared to Richard Jefferson's 15M expiring contact. Sarver might not be the biggest spender in the world, but he's not gonna turn the Suns into a lottery team that struggles to sell tickets and win games next year just to save 2.6M. He might do that to avoid giving Amare a contract that guarantees a 9 figure amount of money, but he won't do it to save 2.6M.
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