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Hoopsworld has better salary figures.
oddly, Tiago and manu's combined salary are lower this year than 2012
Who was it back in the day that said, "We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money, too."? So just like you're on a $50k budget (or whatever you make) and spend/save/invest based on that income, Manu was spending/saving/investing on a $14M budget. That budget just got cut by half.
And I know many of us are envious of pro athlete salaries, but don't forget how many of them declare bankruptcy soon after leaving the game.
Here's an ESPN article about it, and there's also a telling Outside the Lines episode about it if you can find it. Amazing how so many of them throw millions upon millions of dollars down the drain.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3469271
Hoopsworld has better salary figures.
oddly, Tiago and manu's combined salary are lower this year than 2012
Patrick Ewing
You never know what's next in life. What he's pretty sure about is that he ain't getting those extra $4m at 45...
TP may be AK's friend but he's not getting him to come here to come off the bench for chump change... Nobody could sell him on that.
Great news.
At the end, I think Spurs overpaid (not by much) both Splitter and Ginobili.
The second year of Manu's contract is also quite and issue. Ginobili will be almost 38 years old for the playoffs of this second season. Ask yourself if a 38 years old Ginobili will be worth $7M?
Cool. I couldn't imagine Manu playing for another team.. Him in a Rockets or Mavs jersey? Yikes.
It's not like we were gonna be able to sign a max deal players..
officially Spurs gave up on next season!!
they don't try to compete, they only want to be loyal and generous with their guys!
Hopefully he can at least play 60 games this season
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Yeah... that's too much. There's a 50% chance Ginobili will miss a chunk of the regular season. And when the playoffs roll around, there's a 50% chance Ginobili will suffer some kind of injury. Not a good price for an injury prone 36 year old who averaged 11 points last year and other career lows. I don't know what to say...
I agree. Spurs are fuc*ed.
I remember the backlash he took for that comment, but I realize pro athletes aren't living in two bedroom/one bath apartments and driving around in Ford Focuses like so many of their fans are.
They buy the most expensive houses, cars and wives they can afford. So would I if I were in their shoes.
thanks
Let's get there first. Let's see what he looks like next season. I mean I wouldn't put it past him to retire if he feels he can't compete at a high level anymore.
Well, that's a great example of somebody that's gonna need a good chunk of money for the rest of his life... that's exactly what I mean by not knowing what the future holds...
If we can, it would probably be better to find a scorer who can also be a backup SF and kill 2 birds with one stone.
Manu can't run a offense. Can't shoot either. He couldn't even be successful in the starting lineup where he wasn't the focus.
I say scoring guard because Manu will need help, and we desperately need an extra ball handler.
Bull . The ability to invest hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars more than makes up for the fact that a career might only last 6-10 years.
Financial stupidity is a totally different issue
You don't think Tiago and Manu get offered identical contracts in the open market?
I think Tiago easily gets that from POR. Not so sure about Manu but wouldn't be surprised if he did considering the money other 2 guards are getting. People like to throw out Ray Allen's deal as a comparison but Ray is a one trick pony that isn't asked to carry and offense for any period of time tbh.
Lol I called this weeks ago
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