Splitter wasnt tough they said

[pgardn]

This very well could be true. For whose benefit we can only sit and ponder. Sure as didn't help the team, or Splitter's game any.

Dude came to the states in the prime of his basketball career as a seasoned veteran of professional basketball. He was nothing short of humble, polite, and soft spoken from the minute he showed up in SA. And I'm sure he just assumed he'd be getting a large role as a starter on the team from the get go. As it turned out, the joke was on him as he could barely scratch the rotation for two years with every excuse known to man being tossed out as to why by both Pop and every popsucker known to man. Yet he never publically criticized the organization or anything Pop did, or his lack of minutes. Now that he has finally been given some proper la ude he is showing people exactly what he could have been doing all along.

Seasoned professional in the NBA?

Huge difference.

[biskvito]

this discussion is depressing, Splittsville is not Duncan 2.0 as the shirt number 22 might suggest, but he's a great team player and he's out of the dog house, Pop gonna Pop no matter what, better just enjoy the wins

[silverblk mystix]

This very well could be true. For whose benefit we can only sit and ponder. Sure as didn't help the team, or Splitter's game any.

Dude came to the states in the prime of his basketball career as a seasoned veteran of professional basketball. He was nothing short of humble, polite, and soft spoken from the minute he showed up in SA. And I'm sure he just assumed he'd be getting a large role as a starter on the team from the get go. As it turned out, the joke was on him as he could barely scratch the rotation for two years with every excuse known to man being tossed out as to why by both Pop and every popsucker known to man. Yet he never publically criticized the organization or anything Pop did, or his lack of minutes. Now that he has finally been given some proper la ude he is showing people exactly what he could have been doing all along.

You are not gonna be invited to blakehumpers next pollyanna popper get-together if you keep talking like that. Matt Bonner was gonna be there too and you are going to miss it!

[SpursIndonesia]

Splitter is a quality bigman who's great in PnR game, if the Rox offer Asik + one of the young PF from their collection (say, Donatas Motiejunas or Patrick Patterson) for him next summer, will the Spurs think about it ?

Asik has been stout reboundingwise & defensively, but his stone hand really hampers the PnR play of their backcourt guards which game really depends on it.

[szkorhetz]

Splitter is a quality bigman who's great in PnR game, if the Rox offer Asik + one of the young PF from their collection (say, Donatas Motiejunas or Patrick Patterson) for him next summer, will the Spurs think about it ?

Asik has been stout reboundingwise & defensively, but his stone hand really hampers the PnR play of their backcourt guards which game really depends on it.

Yeah, most of the Spurs fans would love that trade, assuming we get Patterson.

[TJastal]

Yeah, most of the Spurs fans would love that trade, assuming we get Patterson.

Count me as one spurs fan who doesn't agree with this. First of all, spurs just signed Aaron Baynes (sp?) for the same role that Asik would play. And even if they hadn't signed Baynes, getting rid of Splitter now when its obvious him and Parker are developing great chemistry especially in the P&R game would be a step back IMHO. Having a more refined offense player like Tiago in the starting lineup provides a bigger overall bonus to Tim Duncan (and ultimately the spurs) because it allows Tim to rest more on offense, while still providing solid support on defense. In other words it has allowed Duncan to focus and thrive on the defensive end of the court.

I'll admit however I don't know Patterson's game, but just judging from his most recent outings I think its safe to say he's a few years away yet, while I think its safe to say the spurs are "all in" this year and probably the next as far as the championship window is concerned.

[PingPong]

Then Tim was treated as a civilian.

He puts the best Group of guys on the floor when HE feels necessary.

It was before the 4 les... Splitter had nothing to learn, perhaps get used to the physical game of nba and improve some small details.