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that is cheap...
And that's the topic here, as far as I understand. Why is it that the Spurs don't garner such interest from FAs.
that is cheap...
Interest at a price. Nash was only interested in the Lakers at the price possible via a trade, not at the price available in FA.
No question. I've lived in SA my whole life and I believe SA is in the top 10 of most obese cities. I live in the wealthier part of town where there tend to be far more beautiful women but the fans you see at Spurs games do tend to represent the city as a whole for the most part. What Barkley has been saying about SA the last few years is very true sadly.
Of course, they are "big name" after all. I don't even think the Spurs would penny-pinch if some player showed such interest in them. I would actually think they would do exactly what the Lakers did, try to work out a deal and land said player.
Obviously, the alleged lack of interest is seemingly a non-starter.
I agree with this. SA is one of my favorite cities in the world, but it's an acquired taste. If I were 25 years old and had a jillion dollars there are other cities I'd rather live in.I think San Antonio is the reason big-name free agents don't come to San Antonio, tbh..
Well it certainly is when he's there.
Not sure what point you're trying to make. Nash was headed to Toronto until the Lakers were able to match the deal he could get there. And it was a trade, not a free agent signing.
, that is so cheap for land that size and a decent sized house (looks old though).
I could sell my house here in Australia (first home I built at 26) and buy that house two times with some change, maybe I'll move to San Antonio tbh - buy a GTR like my nig mystargtr34 and cruise around San Antonio.
The trick would be to live downtown. Thanks to PATH, you almost never have to go outside.
This is true, but the past 2 Winters here have been awful, tbh..back to -19 tonight too
I just want to be able to go out wearing shots every freaking day man..srs.
walking around with the sun up...
like that..
You can't do that in about 4 months in Toronto...where I live, you can't do in 5..That's almost half a year.
NBA players don't want to live in San Antonio. White people and black people are a huge minority in SA, which is turning into Little Mexico. Nothing wrong with that, but most American black millionaires feel out of place there. It's also not a very nice city to visit for more than a day or two to check out historical sites.
I remember that. I was there for work during the blizzard of 1999. They had the army moving the snow out with loaders and dump trucks. It's the only time I had to dig to find my rental car.This is true, but the past 2 Winters here have been awful, tbh..back to -19 tonight too
That Nash expressed interest in playing for LA, and due to that interest, LA went wheeling and dealing to acquire him, which they did. And all this happened while he was a free agent.
How it got done (through a sign and trade) is largely irrelevant to the point that Nash had a preference to play for the Lakers.
The point I was trying to make is that if such a "big name" player would show similar interest in signing for the Spurs, and the Spurs wouldn't have the cap to pay him his worth, I'm convinced the Spurs would explore possible dealings that would land them such talent.
That's a lot of speculation, I'm not going to try to dispute it.
My point was that teams can't begin to play in free agency without cap space. The Spurs haven't had significant cap space in a dozen years.
Of course, max space guarantees nothing as the Lakers and Mavs have found out in recent years.
Of course they can. The Nash scenario shows exactly why. It does take a lot of wheeling, dealing and will from all parts involved, but obviously having the player's blessing is a good advantage.
No doubt. Even some of these "big name" deals don't work out. The Nash case, again, is another good example of that.
Idk bro. Its not like NBA players frequent the South side. Once you get north of downtown especially the 1604 area, which is where they'd live, the population is more diverse so I doubt that plays a huge role. I think SA's lack of a flashy nightlife plays a bigger role as does the make-up of the actual team (low key internationals are the large majority).
We disagree. Nash was acquired via trade. This thread is about free agent signings.
True but what most don't realize is that it's a Texas thing not necessarily a SA thing. Houston has been #1 a couple of times on the obese list IIRC. They're also always in the Top 10 as is Dallas.
Although Pop could be a reason for some free agents, I doubt if he's the main reason. If anything, I think he's more on the positive side as to why a free agent would sign here. I remember Ernie Johnson, after running a piece on Pop, going around the table and asking Shaq, Kenny and Charles if they would have loved to play for Pop. Each responded with a resounding yes. Now, do I believe them? In the moment, as they sat in the studio retired, yes.
BUT I doubt, at the peak of their careers, Shaq or Charles would have liked to play for Pop, not so much the coach/man, but the system. I seriously doubt they would be able to check their egos or as Pop likes to say "get over themselves".
Incorrect, he was acquired via a sign-and-trade, which is governed by different rules from a regular trade (Salary Cap FAQ #91), and is routinely used to move free agents (the 'sign' part of sign-and-trade makes it implicit that we're dealing with free agents), thus sign-and-trade goes squarely at free agent signings.
There are plenty of fat Mexican and black slobs here, but there are more than enough beautiful women here to go around..
We disagree. A sign and trade is still a trade. Nash would not have signed with the Lakers as a free agent.
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