If Splitter's agent is that dumb, wow. Then again, Splitter didn't get the full MLE like he could've.
Honestly whoever it is who negotiates contracts for the Spurs must be one of the best of all time. Is it R.C.?
It's a fine line between doing what's right for the team financially and the psyche of the dude who you're re-signing. Yeah, the Spurs can totally low ball him, but then is he going to really play hard next year?
He effed up, no doubt, and the Spurs need to take advantage, but they probably can't take FULL advantage if they want RJ to improve next season.
id be fine with 4 years/30 mil with some of the money not being guaranteed and an option on the 4th year.
Mutual options exist in baseball. To my knowledge they do not exist in the NBA.
RJ probably wanted to fish for better deals elsewhere, seems to be an East coast kind of guy imo and teams were loaded with money and weren't afraid to overspend on some players.
RJ opting out helps the Spurs in the short term and he's the only realistic option as a starting SF so imo there had to have been some kind of deal for RJ to fall back on.
THIS JUST IN....
ESPN has stated that RJ will be holding an hour longer presser in prime time announcing his decision to re-sign with the Spurs.
Can't 100% confirm but my buddy says 3 years 25million optional 4th year.
Same buddy who said there was a mutual option?
Here we go.
That is an interesting take that I did not consider. At the same time, I just can't see the Spurs going into or close to the tax just to make sure RJ's psyche is right. I find it hard to believe Pop would want RJ back and be working out with him personally if he was that mentally fragile. At the same time, I can see the point you're making, and something like 3 yrs/23 mil guaranteed sounds about right.
Also wouldn't be shocked to see a deal VERY similar to AMD's contract, with the last year being only half-guaranteed. If that is the case, we could see a slightly higher salary for RJ in the first 2-3 years.
Would that be timvp? because he was pretty much saying the same thing...
If true, that is awesome. Especially if he can improve (like hes expected to) this season.
Can't 100% confirm either but my buddy says RJ will contend for MVP next season. Again, can't 100% confirm it though.
Good news.Alot people around here hated on RJ but truth was that without him, we'd be totally screwed at the SF position...
Also, my buddy just said if you stick your pee pee in a plugged in light socket, you will unleash a genie who will grant you three magical wishes. But I can't 100% confirm this either.
Nor can I 100% confirm that Megan Fox will give you a HJ if you say she has pretty ears.
according to my sources the B in erib stands for , i dont want rj back hariston better start jefferson is better off the bench
You're en led to your opinion.
But it is wrong.
In my opinion.
Stop wasting the thread with this bull .
Anyways I agree that bring RJ back is a good move.. not great but the best we can do at this point. I just hope that hes motivated to win. Last season, he should have been very motivated to come in here and try to contribute to a contending team. But he was flat and sometimes did not give the effort that he was expected to.
Now, i think its possible that hes demoralized. He opt-ed out for more money and didnt get it, so the question is.. will he have the drive to continue to improve after getting "shafted (in his eyes)" by the free agency? Hopefully he remains a professional and continues to work hard and contribute but I can see emotions getting in the way.
Let's starting taking guesses/bets. I'd say it's a 4-year, $32 million deal, with player option on 4th year and 4th year only half-guanranteed by the team (to help as a trade chip later on, in the same vein as Dice's contract).
If it's at all possible to frontload the contract so that it looks like 10-9-8-5 I think the Spurs would do that too.
At the local hairdresser, my mom said she heard some people say RJ will get 3 years 28 Million.
But she's not 100% sure.
I don't hate RJ. Just think he really disappointed last season. He wasn't worth what he got paid last season that's for sure. He wasn't close to consistent. His 3pt shooting was horrible and his defense was pretty lame. He needs to improve on all that.
He started to play better when he was coming off the bench w/Manu so I would like to see that again. Pop played with the rotation way too many times last season. I know injuries had something to do with that, but last year's rotation experiments were really bad. Hopefully this year Pop has something set around December or January. Again the players have to be healthy though.
17 years/$102MM.
lmao buddy holly clownin on eric , my sources just told me ericb hasn't had pussy since pussy had him
RJ is by far the best choice for us at the moment. Glad hes coming back.
It's funny when somebody says something stupid in response to something stupid that someone else said.
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