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Reasonable to be pissed at that contract no doubt. Far more reasonable than some of the other stuff mentioned here.
Lol. Mills is such a scrub. Homer spurs fans are re ed.
Reasonable to be pissed at that contract no doubt. Far more reasonable than some of the other stuff mentioned here.
You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what I was telling a friend of mine at work the other day. I said seeing Rudy look good, LMA playing great, Danny playing great and Dejounte start better then I ever imagined makes it worse, much worse. With all this, they could have used that money on a couple of pieces to put us neck and neck with the Warriors IMO.
I would not have re-signed Patty Mills at all. I just would have tried to get a veteran PG like Darren Collison to fill in and/or keep starting until Tony came back, or if Dejounte didn't pan out/wasn't ready, just let the vet PG keep starting, then I would have used the left over money to try and get another decent front court player.
Gasol, I would have given him back the 16 million for this season and offered him another 16 for the following season with around 8 million or less guaranteed as a favour for opting out. If he didn't want to opt out, I would have told him then we'll need to trade you because we need that money off the books.
It might require giving out a pick but If Spurs want to clear any of those guys off the books next season they can. They can still play, aren't injured and can have good games in them still.
Last edited by SAGirl; 10-27-2017 at 10:20 AM.
I just thought Mills has peaked in regular season play where he has been decent, but on the flip-side, I don't think he's ever really had a great playoffs. He's coming off of two very average/poor playoffs in a row IMO, and I don't think he should have been rewarded for that. Back in the day, Pop wouldn't have paid him, he would have either offered him a smaller amount of money or just let him walk.
Gasol, I thought was almost washed up and isn't really going to be that effective moving forward in today's NBA, so I didn't really want him on the books beyond his previous contract. I thought it was a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
I hope I'm wrong and that both players can contribute, but it's not looking good for either of them.
Last edited by Ice009; 10-27-2017 at 11:11 AM.
Apparently this is their rationale for these head-scratching deals..
From Lowe piece today..
I remember debating the Pau Gasol signing with a Spurs official two summers ago. I was underwhelmed. He was astonished anyone could feel that way about even the creaky, aging version of Gasol. "He knows how to play," the official said. He kept repeating that. He seemed confused that I didn't find "knowing how to play" a super-compelling reason to sign someone.
But you get it when you see it in action -- five guys who know how to play, working from the same script. They don't foul. They leave the right shooters open, never the wrong ones. They move the ball to the right place, at the right time.
Maybe the Spurs err a little too far toward "knowing how to play" at the expense of athleticism and other talents. Maybe that places a ceiling on them in playoffs. But it also wins a gargantuan number of games, every damned year
That's the corporate culture of the team. Of course a player like Gasol or Mills helps the team run. Without Duncan and Ginobili soon leaving their importance is even more marked. They are ensuring the culture goes on into another generation. Maybe they're too expensive but that's what they are for. I'm surprised Lose doesn't get this.
Some really good ones in here. Might need some.
^ The Spurs are still a suspect playoffs team when opponents start game-planning for your weak links and flaws..Nothing has changed in that regard..If you guarantee me the Turd Brothers (Mills/Gasol) and washed-looking Parker will see limited roles vs Gsw/Hou I would feel better about their chances..
PS...Stop quoting me got..
But you get it when you see it in action -- five guys who*know how to play, working from the same script. They don't foul. They leave the right shooters open, never the wrong ones. They move the ball to the right place, at the right time.
Maybe the Spurs err a little too far toward "knowing how to play" at the expense of athleticism and other talents. Maybe that places a ceiling on them in playoffs. But it also wins a gargantuan number of games, every damned year.
Dumbest poster of all time has to be this alt of the great yachtlmao Chemistry is ing overrated. Look at all the teams forming out of nowhere that are already eager to play together and go at each other. I'm sure the same people talking about chemistry are the same people who thought chemistry and fit were going to be a problem when GS dumped half of their 73 win team to add Durant.
As if losing Fatty would've killed the entire team's chemistry anyway...Didn't know this team was so fragile. No wonder Kawhi is the only alpha.
The last Parker we saw, definitely was not washed-looking.
And just having LMA play with more confidence + Gay we are already a much different team than last. And they were quite good last year.
G Hill would have been nice over Mills tbh...
Great night to stalk me and quote that post, moron. Fatty has a terrible night - in addition to the other terrible ones he's out so far - and the Spurs lose to Orlando; looking old and slow in the process.
Here's what 98 million in "culture" bought tonight:
9 for 21
4 TOs
-33
Poor defense
I know ting on PATFO is going to become old hat because we all expected this, but seriously, this team has looked less athletic and with poor energy level (Lee, Dedmon, Simmons are missed in that department) when down in a hole than last year..How is that culture doing for ya?
I will give them until Kawhi is back to judge, but they have looked worse in this 0-3 skid more so than impressive when they opened the season 4-0...
Get the in here got and spin thisThis thread
SA didn't get better
First round knockout
Can't win without Kawhi
Continuity means squat
PATFO don't care anymore
Kawhi wants to leave
This is why we wait till games are played folks.
I was one that was beginning to believe in the role players on this team
Werent you posting how amazing murray was after a game?
Great night to stalk me and quote that post, moron. Fatty has a terrible night - in addition to the other terrible ones he's out so far - and the Spurs lose to Orlando; looking old and slow in the process.
Here's what 98 million in "culture" bought tonight:
9 for 21
4 TOs
-33
Poor defense
That Gasol/Mills deals are the true killers-- that's when PATFO entered Knicks and Lakers-tier of blundering front offices.
We are all aware of the constrictions put on them by the San Antonio market, but this is the first off-season the Spurs royally ed themselves..
All great things/runs come to an end in business or sport, and there is usually a great element of self-destruction involved in it through complacency or sheer stupidity-- some forms of which, i feel, have started to creep in the Spurs franchise fabric and mode of operation..
+1.
A tracker would be nice addition.
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