Except for height, Splitter offers nothing else...

[Mel_13]

Btw, it's Mountain Home.

He's baaaack!!!

[DrSteffo]

Last season? How about,

Batiste
Bourousis
Pekovic
Maric
Kaun

All 5 of them were better in the Euroleague last year than Splitter. And if you guys are so caught up in using flawed stats, just look at what Barac is doing. Splitter's replacement Barac is putting the same, or even better stats than Splitter did.

He played on a team that was designed to get him easy baskets. He also in his years at Vitoria had Prigioni and Huertas passing him the ball and getting him many easy dunks and layups. There is no one on the Spurs that can pass the ball like they can.

I am not denying that Splitter is a good player. He is a good player. He just isn't what the hype around here claims.

Aha, you are a fan of Panathinaikos! Maybe you should add the other two Pana centers Bogris and Vougioukas to the list too?

Prigioni and Huertas can pass to Splitter but Parker and Manu cannot?In Splitter's 18 p game, Parker's passsing to Splitter was so sweet to watch. Splitter's PnR play with Parker or Manu should become a very nice offensive weapon. However it's true that Splitter will not benefit from sharing PT with Hill as PG and he is not a "beast" that will benefit that much from garbage time situations since he will not get many decent passes (see the last game).

For some reason you believe that Splitter was hyped up to be a 20 p 10 reb. player here at ST but this is not true. We want him to play solid D and be a good passer and PnR player. If he can be a more athletic version of Oberto that is perfectly fine and in line with expectations.

[DaDakota]

Give him some time, it takes big guys from Europe about half a season to adjust.

He will be fine.

DD

[ChumpDumper]

Last season? How about,

Batiste
Bourousis
Pekovic
Maric
Kaun

All 5 of them were better in the Euroleague last year than Splitter. And if you guys are so caught up in using flawed stats, just look at what Barac is doing. Splitter's replacement Barac is putting the same, or even better stats than Splitter did.

He played on a team that was designed to get him easy baskets. He also in his years at Vitoria had Prigioni and Huertas passing him the ball and getting him many easy dunks and layups. There is no one on the Spurs that can pass the ball like they can.

I am not denying that Splitter is a good player. He is a good player. He just isn't what the hype around here claims.

Maybe the others, but Greek centers are the worst.

This cannot be denied.

[Fpoonsie]

Jesus.

All Sequ had to do was throw a few lines a' bull against the ST wall, and the flies come a'-buzzin'...myself included.

[ChumpDumper]

I am no fan of Panathinaikos. I am not a fan of any Euroleague team. Just so other Spurs fans here know, the forum is now being flooded with Euro homers.

That's good, because the Greek players and the Greek teams and the Greek league are shameful mockeries of real basketball like the NBA.

[ChumpDumper]

What does this have to do with where Splitter ranked among Euroleague centers? He never played in Greece.

You compared him to Greek players and players on Greek teams.

[wontstartdumbthreads]

I am no fan of Panathinaikos. I am not a fan of any Euroleague team. Just so other Spurs fans here know, the forum is now being flooded with Euro homers.

the forum is now being flooded with Euro homers s.

Fixed.

[ChumpDumper]

You compared him to Greek players and players on Greek teams.

What? No I did not.

Last season? How about,

Batiste
Bourousis
Pekovic
Maric
Kaun

All 5 of them were better in the Euroleague last year than Splitter. And if you guys are so caught up in using flawed stats, just look at what Barac is doing. Splitter's replacement Barac is putting the same, or even better stats than Splitter did.

He played on a team that was designed to get him easy baskets. He also in his years at Vitoria had Prigioni and Huertas passing him the ball and getting him many easy dunks and layups. There is no one on the Spurs that can pass the ball like they can.

I am not denying that Splitter is a good player. He is a good player. He just isn't what the hype around here claims.

This kind of denial seems familiar.

[DrSteffo]

I am no fan of Panathinaikos. I am not a fan of any Euroleague team. Just so other Spurs fans here know, the forum is now being flooded with Euro homers.

No, you are just one person.

[Pop OFits]

The NBA refs call the game so much different than the European refs do.

+ Splitter is a rookie. If the Hornets game wasn't alreay out of hand, I would have blown an aneurism when Gray bowled over Tiago while his feet were set in concrete and outside the dotted circle.

[ChumpDumper]

What denial? You said I compared him to some Greek players. I did no such thing. I made no such comparison to any Greek player. I don't even know what you would bring that up for. Your posts are not making sense.

Last season? How about,

Batiste
Bourousis
Pekovic
Maric
Kaun

All 5 of them were better in the Euroleague last year than Splitter. And if you guys are so caught up in using flawed stats, just look at what Barac is doing. Splitter's replacement Barac is putting the same, or even better stats than Splitter did.

He played on a team that was designed to get him easy baskets. He also in his years at Vitoria had Prigioni and Huertas passing him the ball and getting him many easy dunks and layups. There is no one on the Spurs that can pass the ball like they can.

I am not denying that Splitter is a good player. He is a good player. He just isn't what the hype around here claims.

Stating that five players are better than one player is comparing them.

[ChumpDumper]

No it is not.

What is it, then?

[Man In Black]

If you say that 5 players are better than 1 other player, that is an ipso facto COMPARISON.

In essence, you are saying that there would be more PRODUCTION or COHESION from those 5 than from Splitter.

That's your PROCLAMATION.

I disagree. The guy just needs to be fully healthy and properly integrated. People think integration will best be attained playing real time. I agree, but that real time can wait until January and beyond.

[spurtech09]

Sequ your opinions always suck and why is there a Laker fan posting on a spurs thread...

[Trainwreck2100]

The other guy asked me to name 5 centers last year in the Euroleague that I thought were better than Splitter. That's what I did. I made no comparisons at all between any of the players.

Go back and read the post where I clearly compared him to Varejao and Oberto. Can you explain to me what Splitter has to do with Greek players? As far as I know he is from Brazil and his family is German. Nothing to do with Greece. Why is this even an issue?

They can only be better by comparison, learn to english.

[cheguevara]

funny cause Sequ offers anything but height

[jjktkk]

Sequ your opinions always suck and why is there a Laker fan posting on a spurs thread...

I believe Sequ has 2 accounts. He also goes by LakaLuva. I believe the LakaLuva avaitor photo is Sequ's actual picture.

[rascal]

Splitter was way overrated in here. Go back right after he signed and read some of the threads. He was going to be the big difference maker that would push the spurs over the top.

[rascal]

Splitter has two things working against him, he is white and a foreign big. Those guys are often too soft and don't turn into anything special.

[SpursDynasty85]

Splitter was way overrated in here. Go back right after he signed and read some of the threads. He was going to be the big difference maker that would push the spurs over the top.

The Spurs don't need a big push.

[HankChinaski]

Splitter missed all of training camp and is jumping into a complicated system and when other guys in the rotation are playing their roles effectively via Bonner and Dice hit their shots and spreading the floor. You complain because you see the guy run out their pick up some charges and set picks and makes a easy bucket on usually a lazy defensive team and you cry for more minutes?

1st year nba rookie in a already compe ive conference where the team is in a win it all mentality it seems this year. He'll get his minutes, but not before the coaching staff can sort out what they have with the current nucleus that has given them their 17-3 record.

The man has the intangibles, i'm really more excited what he brings to us a season later instead of right now. Imagine the work they can put in with him with a solid off season training and a training camp he goes all the way through. Because as of right now, I don't Pop is doing much in setting a role for him right now, i think he's going the Blair route as of last season where they didn't have a coaching plan for the guy and just threw him out there and seeing what comes of it.

Yeah, it's frustrating since it took him several seasons to get here, especially on those nights where blair and bonner just seemed to be hurting us on the floor and you want something to change out there. Stop and actually WATCH a game and evaluate what's actually going on out on the floor with the lineups.

[Hoops Czar]

Splitter was way overrated in here. Go back right after he signed and read some of the threads. He was going to be the big difference maker that would push the spurs over the top.

So was Mahimni, I believed some said he was the second coming of Andrew Bynum. But you know spurs fans, dreaming of once upon a time....

[Hoops Czar]

The Spurs don't need a big push.

Not if they shoot lights out.

[jjktkk]

I think Splitter will be a really good player for the Spurs. Maybe not a superstar, but a smart player who can score and defend in the post. My concern is that some Spurs fans might be placing unrealistic expectations on Splitter. IMO Splitter was a bit overhyped, which is certainly understandable, giving the fact that Duncan had needed a another bigman side kick for a few years now. We fans need to show some patience and let Splitter continue to evolve and hopefully by the time the playoffs come, Splitter will be a factor for the Spurs, which I believe he will.