Spurs Sign Tiago Splitter (Official Release)

[rayray2k8]

Someone needs to put there photo-shopping skills to good use.
Please?

[clubalien]

video clip link?

for the presser

[Spurs Brazil]

This is the same website who posted a Tiago interview before free agency start.
http://balanacesta.blogspot.com/2010...a-parte-1.html

Today they reported Tiago signed a 3 year deal, but no info on the money yet

Conforme dito aqui, sem surpresas Tiago Splitter fechou com os Spurs por três temporadas (todas garantidas). Depois de passar a lua de mel no México, o brasileiro desembarcou no sábado em San Antonio para realizar exames médicos.
http://balanacesta.blogspot.com/2010...-por-tres.html

[timvp]

This is the same website who posted a Tiago interview before free agency start.
http://balanacesta.blogspot.com/2010...a-parte-1.html

Today they reported Tiago signed a 3 year deal, but no info on the money yet

Good find. My guess would 3-year, $15-16 million.

[senorglory]

Finally

Now I can buy a Spurs jersey with my name, the only difference is my have a h: Thiago

masking tape + magic marker = problem solved.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good find. My guess would 3-year, $15-16 million.

I think the site is reliable. They posted it today in the morning (11:22 San Antonio Time).

I'd like a team option for a 4th season but 3 season is enough for the birds rights

[Balance]

I guess it's time to change this...

[timvp]

I guess it's time to change this...

Good point

Hmmm ... should it be :dennislindsey or :boozer ...

[Balance]

Good point

Hmmm ... should it be :dennislindsey or :boozer ...

In Cleveland it would be :lebron...

[Texas_Ranger]

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[GrandeDavid]

Finally

Now I can buy a Spurs jersey with my name, the only difference is my have a h: Thiago

E verdade! Que legal... SB, me mande um "private message" com seu nome no Facebook para que eu possa te adicionar. Estou em Brasilia agora, mas voltando para San Antonio em alguns meses para ficar. Abracos!

[Bruno]

If it's 3 years with a starting salary of $4.5M-$5M, it makes a contract between $14.6M and $16.2M.

[Brazil]

oba então a gente vai poder falar portugues no spursforum a partir de agora. Bacana.

[Spurs Brazil]

[FromWayDowntown]

Finally

Now I can buy a Spurs jersey with my name, the only difference is my have a h: Thiago

Dilemmas, dilemmas. Which Brazilian naming precedent does he follow? Does he take the Nene Hilario route, using Tiago on his jersey and eventually just dropping the Splitter part for NBA purposes? Or does he take the Leandro Barbosa/Anderson Varejao route and call himself Splitter?

By the way, his endorsement deal with that "Tiago's" restaurant at The Rim has to be a no-brainer.

And I think the ":Splitter" should remain in use as an emoticon, but it should be the long overdue emoticon for "relieved" -- whatever that would be.

[Spurs Brazil]

E verdade! Que legal... SB, me mande um "private message" com seu nome no Facebook para que eu possa te adicionar. Estou em Brasilia agora, mas voltando para San Antonio em alguns meses para ficar. Abracos!

Vou mandar sim Grande. Leve pra San Antonio umas mensagens em portugues para o Tiago

[Brazil]

If it's 3 years with a starting salary of $4.5M-$5M, it makes a contract between $14.6M and $16.2M.

apparently for 2 M$ we could have paired Tiago and Ian for the garbage minutes que pena

[Spurs Brazil]

Dilemmas, dilemmas. Which Brazilian naming precedent does he follow? Does he take the Nene Hilario route, using Tiago on his jersey and eventually just dropping the Splitter part for NBA purposes? Or does he take the Leandro Barbosa/Anderson Varejao route and call himself Splitter?

By the way, his endorsement deal with that "Tiago's" restaurant at The Rim has to be a no-brainer.

And I think the should remain in use as an emoticon, but it should be the long overdue emoticon for "relieved" -- whatever that would be.

He needs go Tiago just like Nene, but he'll go with Splitter

[wildbill2u]

Finally

Now I can buy a Spurs jersey with my name, the only difference is my have a h: Thiago

Tho Thorry, thas a thame.

[Balance]

Dilemmas, dilemmas. Which Brazilian naming precedent does he follow? Does he take the Nene Hilario route, using Tiago on his jersey and eventually just dropping the Splitter part for NBA purposes? Or does he take the Leandro Barbosa/Anderson Varejao route and call himself Splitter?

By the way, his endorsement deal with that "Tiago's" restaurant at The Rim has to be a no-brainer.

And I think the ":Splitter" should remain in use as an emoticon, but it should be the long overdue emoticon for "relieved" -- whatever that would be.

I think "Splitter" is good enough. Nene's real name sounds horrible (in Portuguese, at least).

[Big P]

I've been waiting for this thread.

[Tito_Trinidad]

No but this Brazilian machine is beautiful !!!!

[phxspurfan]

Yay! Angels in the frontcourt!

[TeKu]

First good news of the summer.

Welcome Tiago.

[Spurs Brazil]