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spurs must decide by 16th clock is ticking rj
Be sure Spurs front office knows that.
The more and more time pass, the less and less likely Spurs will use the amnesty on RJ this year. It's more and more likely that Spurs will keep him. A trade is still a possibility but it will be hard to do because of his bad contract.
spurs must decide by 16th clock is ticking rj
I really hope that after I applauded them for making the right basketball move (eating RJ's contract so they don't have to dump a basketball asset) that they don't turn around and do just that.
I think the FO got caught out by the lack of interest by ANY MLE level SF (and there were a lot of them) this year, and they're scrambling now to trade McDyess's contract to stay below the tax since it doesn't appear they can amnesty RJ now.
Sounding more and more like they're going to bring him back, which along with the almost definite non-amnesty of RJ, is not good at all.
Billups was claimed off the amnesty waiver wire by the Clippers for $3.5 million. That's $3.5 million off the books and unavailable to claim RJ with.
By waiting to amnesty RJ, the Spurs are just throwing away money.
We're sure RC isn't still in jail, right?
Huh? The Clippers weren't going to claim RJ anyhow.
I know they signed Butler and have Aminu/Gomes off the bench.
I'm willing to bet if Spurs amnestied R.J, he'd be a Net, Nugget, King or possibly a Cavalier.
Jefferson for 2-3 mil per year would be a good haul for those teams.
Last edited by MaNu4Tres; 12-12-2011 at 07:03 PM.
I'm talking big picture salary cap space. There's only a finite amount to go around the league. As that shrinks, the chances of saving money on RJ shrink with it.
There is still plenty of teams with $ to spend who would scoop up RJ in a heartbeat if he is cut..
Unfortunately...this probably was a Pop move....saying the they were going to amnesty rj in hopes of lighting a fire under his ass...I doubt he gets amnestied now.
It'd be a waste to get rid of him now. Howard wouldn't be much of an improvement, if any, and if a team did sign him it'd be for too small an amount to make a real difference. As it is the team should just keep the core they got and focus on a big. With how short the season's going to be, cohesion and chemistry is more important than anything. If RJ still sucks, then let his ass go next season.
Is it possible the Spurs are trying to see what RJ would be paid before (if?) they amnesty him?
Maybe the Spurs are looking for a minimum number that RJ will fetch before they do the deed. If it's the vet minimum, they may balk.
I have always been skeptical about the Spurs tossing away $30 million in salary for nothing.
I can see a few teams doing that. But the Spurs?
I'll believe it when I see it.
What a disaster it's been so far:
1. The ridiculous lockout with Holt coming out as a huge bag.
2. RC driving drunk into a parking lot of the Brady-Green hospital, and is caught by the police driving around in circles trying to find his way out.
3. The tease of using the amnesty clause on RJ, which momentarily gets the fans excited, until Pop quickly squashes it, in effect telling the fans to "get over themselves".
4. One of our first round draft picks can't get through customs...because he's Canadian.
5. Neal suddenly is lost for weeks from unexpected abdominal surgery.
6. Our most likely FA acquisition is: a former Mav, known stoner, and doesn't like to stand for the national anthem. That should be a good fit with Pop and Holt.
Start making reservations for that river parade!
Last edited by The Truth #6; 12-12-2011 at 09:52 PM.
Just get the offer to JH back.
What else did you expect? This team has had this luck since 07 pretty much, nothing will change. I expected nothing.RJ will suck you can bet on that, agree with the rest though.
The post 07 "Bonner era" has been bad in a lot of ways...but now it looks more like complete inep ude. The Big 3 covered up a lot of mistakes, but not anymore.
Wouldn't surprise me a bit if they don't amnestize him now just out of spite of Woj leaking the news. Obviously, we'll never know.
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