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I appreciate your concern, and find it flattering that you are keeping such a close eye, and responding to my posts.
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Damn straight. Ever since 2010 or so.
Let's see here...
If Splitter isn't on the team, and playing his ass off, the Spurs are the only team in NBA history to get beat by an 8 seed twice (Remember, they lost to Memphis because Pop wouldn't put Splitter in the rotation). Oh, also, no subsequent championship run this year when they get sent packing by Dallas.
Splitter defended the out of Dirk Nowitzki and LaMarcus Aldridge in successive series, most notably Aldridge, who had come off a series of skull ing The Black Kevin Love (AKA, The Best Defender In Tha Wurld). LaMarcus has Boris Diaw and Garbage Time to thank for his numbers not being outright embarrassing against the Spurs.
So a le and great defense against some of the most difficult covers in the league. If that goty little hookshot never goes in, his contract is still a in' bargain.
tbh
If you're saying the Spurs would have won the championship with Blair instead of Splitter, you're completely insane.
40 points, 37 rebounds 13 FTA, 1 assist, 1 suspension against the second team.
75 points, 63 rebounds, 30 FTA, 16 assist against the starters.
Didn't outplay Blair, huh?
Blair was suspended, raw stats are disingenuous at best...
Chris Kaman just got the MLE for 2 years. The contract improves more...
You're a ing lunatic.
Blair was suspended because he decided to kick someone in the head. Denying that a guy's ability to make decisions when it matters is important is disingenuous at best.
So if actual statistics don't work, what would you like to use? There's probably some way you can manipulate Blair's backup duty to make it look better, so get to work. Good luck proving he outplayed Splitter.
I was furious when they gave him that contract last summer.
And then the 2014 playoffs happened.
Pretty much this. Anyone who thinks he didn't earn his money must have missed that thing with the boats on the riverwalk a few weeks ago.
I'm still in shock that Avery Bradley just signed a 4 year/32 million extension. Patty Mills is 10x the player he is, and he only got 3 years/12 million? That's just tragic.
I feel sorry for Celtics fans. Their team is going to be even worse than it was from 1991-2007, and that's saying something. Avery Bradley is damn scrub who can't shoot a lick, and the only thing he does well is defend. I don't even consider him a decent player. He's below average, and he just made super-quality role player money. This is why the Spurs are the best organization. Something like this would NEVER HAPPEN here. The Celtics just crippled their team. Unbelievable. Wow. It's going to take me a few days to get over this, for real. Every time I think about it I just...damn.
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Avery Bradley is a kickass defender when he's healthy. I'm a bit in shock that he's rewarded for that financially.
I will henceforth know Avery Bradley as 'The Leprechaun'
I think Mills got a fair deal considering his contribution after 3 seasons.
He didn't see much court action during the first 2 seasons, certainly not in the postseason.
In 2014 he came in in great shape but didn't put more than 20 minutes per game in. Granted the postseason contribution was amazing and I do believe he rode that wave of momentum in getting a 3 year deal.
By the way I'm not trying to disparage what Mills did or will do but I want to put his salary in an appropriate light. Not to mention he is my favorite Spur at the moment so I am all for him getting paid, period point blank.
Haven't seen you around in a while..welcome back!
Thanks, bud. I appreciate it. My dad got really sick before Christmas and died right before the playoffs. Was kind of a rotten year.
No, actually, I was one of the ones calmly explaining Splitter's value in terms of high level defense, great passing, decent finishing and calm demeanour, not to mention continued improvement, and that big men get paid. And so were many of there other people. So STFU.
Appreciate your honesty.
Even average big men get overpaid in the NBA, and Splitter is well above average with his defense and basketball smarts, so a deal around 9mil was never a bad number for him. Unfortunately, the Heat were a terrible matchup for Splitter, and that poisoned him in many minds even though he'd been important in earlier rounds and very solid all year against the teams he's there to play.
A similar analogy applies to Gortat: is he worth 12mil over 5 years at age 30? Upon first inspection probably not, but you may only regret the 5th year of that deal (he doesn't have a lot of miles on the clock and should have game into his mid 30s), he's a beloved team-mate, fan favourite, and a great pnr partner for Wall and Beal. So you overpay a little to keep him, especially in an off-season awash with teams with capspace.
Sorry to hear that, mate. My father is in his 70s with slowly declining health and I dread that day.
Nice to see you here though. All the best in this tough time.
Ruff
The Heat were a terrible matchup for Splitter, and he still played great on both ends coming off the bench, with all the energy he usually brings, and no drama.
Nice to talk about stuff that, though important to us, doesn't really mean anything. It's a good escape.Sorry to hear that, mate. My father is in his 70s with slowly declining health and I dread that day.
Nice to see you here though. All the best in this tough time.
Ruff
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