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How the heck a midget Filipino Apalisoc knows about san antonio?
It's actually a good place to live, though. Temperate climates year-round, no natural disasters to worry about, and relatively inexpensive houses.I think San Antonio is the reason big-name free agents don't come to San Antonio, tbh..
How the heck a midget Filipino Apalisoc knows about san antonio?
Top free agents don't come here because the Spurs are smart and they don't overspend on what are always overpriced free agents. Look, most of the great players are never free agents. They usually sign extensions either with their current team or as part of an orchestrated trade to a new team. Most of the "big name" free agents are good, but not great players that are getting paid like All-Stars. Only fools get into bidding wars for those kinds of players. The Spurs don't have tons of cash to spend on players given that they've had Tim, Tony, and Manu on the roster for such a long time. Thus, they have to search for bargains, and the worst time to pay for a player is during his free agency. Rarely can you get a good deal. If the Spurs threw money around, they could sign plenty of "big name" free agents, but they would suck.
I think it's because of apalisoc_9 and his re ed friends. It seems a more plausible explanation.
There have been plenty of Spurs players that frequented strip clubs. Let's not go overboard with the "classy" stuff. They also have a collection of players that understand the pitfalls of being out late and partying when it is dangerous. Tony Parker got hurt in NY in the offseason. When was the last time we went after a Max-type player or even had the money to do so?
Kobe doesn't compete for team glory. He'd trade all of his championships for Kareem's scoring le.
Kidd in 2003? And frankly, the Spurs ended up on the better side of that deal. If Kidd comes, Spurs probably end up losing Manu during his big free agency and never win the Michael Finley sweepstakes.
ElPhilo smdh
The thing that makes no sense about the san antonio being a small market thing is that if a guy goes to play in NY or Miami or LA unless he's lebron or Kobe he's still a broke joe. Wall street big wigs studio execs and business tycoons absolutely dwarf these guys in wealth. So coming to San Antonio a decently nice city, even the most average of nba players can be a big fish in a small pond which has its advantages.
Im not entirely sure it's big name free agents that arent choosing san antonio so much as it is san antonio not choosing big name free agents. Pop has a system and a role in mind for each player, if he thinks people cant fit for the right price he wont hesitate to pass.
That said the night life in San Antonio is far from dismal. The biggest issue is that San Antonio is so spread out and there's no public transit.
We need a centralized area to party like 6th street or a light rail system that runs until 2am on the weekends like the DC metro.
Maybe when California falls into the ocean and part of the east coast is under water, then is when free agents might be enticed by SA. But you're right in what you say.
I don't think it's the cheap houses and . Too many messkins thinking it's cool to call the players " ".
I wonder if the Pop/Tim/Tony/Manu core would have stayed together in a larger market. The increased media attention could very well have driven at least one of them away.
I agree with the stat padding aspect of it. You have to share the ball when your on the spurs. Take less shots, less minutes, etc. Even if your having a hot shooting night, it does not necessarily mean your going to play more minutes. Tbh it's pop's way or the highway. Many players know this. You can't argue with the success, but players don't see it that way. It's funny when players on other teams ( more specifically losing ones) when they go for 3/18 shooting in a losing effort, they will never take the blame for being the reason why they lost. Oh but you got your shots up... Congrats.
It's definitely true that the Spurs system limits individual stats, but why the would anyone choose individual stats over winning?? That is just beyond baffling. anyone who thinks like that. In that sense, the Spurs system is good for "weeding out" the idiots in the league.
Damn ES-AY is taking a beating in this thread.
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