While discussing Nephew's shenanigans, I was told by someone who would know that Bryn Forbes contract is for "two years and a little north of $6 million" -- that's a bit more than many of us assumed. I don't see it reported anywhere but I thought Spurs fans would be interested in this development.
That would be remarkably strange, there was no market for him as all the money had dried up. I understand it's not that much more than 2.5 a year he was speculated to get, but it's further continuation of the poor front office decisions that has them in this mess
Marco and Bryn getting paid = Enjoy your DNP-CDS Derrick White
Is there anyone out there willing to give Forbes more than the min? If so then why aren't we signing some young d league player instead? Forbes must never miss a ing shot in practice for them to be this high on him after what he did in the playoffs.
I hope I'm wrong, but nothing about what I saw about Forbes screams gamer to me. The guy constantly talks to himself on the court and years into his stint with the Spurs still looks nervous as out there. I hope he shows us something new this year.
Well, we need shooters, and if its around $3m a season im not even mad.
Yeah, the team has some D issues it may appear, but Bryn isn't solution there.
Anything interesting about the s my Nephew in that conversation?
Screw it at this point
I don’t get it. I just don’t get it.
It's really not all that surprising, you know PATFO likes to stick with their guys for at least 2-3 seasons, even if they're relatively mediocre (see: fathead).
Now with a relatively bigger contract comes bigger responsibilities, and I'm sure more is going to be asked of him. It's a relatively short deal anyways, and if he starts making some shots he could be good trade bait.
This is the guy who visually becomes depressed after missing a free throw. Starts talking to himself, shoulders slump and then steps up to the line to miss more free throws because he’s a mental midget. The guy that Pop said reminded him of Steph Curry. What a delusional bunch we have running this team.
But let’s not criticize because “five rings, es!”
Let’s be real, if it comes to that point, he becomes a “bargain” thus becoming untradeable. The Spurs rarely ever trade. It’s that corporate knowledge and “let’s ride with what we got” mentality. They value stability and the known over uncertainty.
It's not that I hate the money or the player. It's that we are guard heavy. There are only limited minutes available for Fobes, and that is if Manu retires and DD plays majority SF. If Manu plays on and DD splits minutes at SG, there are no mins for two of White/Manu/Fobes/Beli, because I would assume that Murray and Mills split the point minutes. And that means Walker is buried deeeeeep in the bench. It would take 3 guard injuries for Walker to sniff even garbage time. It only makes sense if Spurs trade Mills for a SF like Chandler.
We all have to be resigned to the reality that Spurs are a system and likes to stick to their system of developing players from scratch and squeezing out the best from them.
The Spurs for two decades have made the playoffs and in most years have been in contention for the le. Let's get real though, ever since Durant signed with the Warriors, not team could really compete. But in a league with more balanced teams, the Spurs always have a chance. Don't forget that they almost won it twice against a superteam like Miami. Spurs had Duncan and Ginobli that were past their prime. Leonard wasn't even near his prime.
Thanks for the confirmation, but I was looking at that in the first place. That is unless you meant $6 Million as an APY rather than a total line. Either way, it's more money than I could justify Forbes getting, even if Manu leaves. But hopefully, there's a way to get out of that deal after this season. Sad that that's become a refuge for us.
The only situation where it makes sense to keep Forbes is if there's a plan to ditch Patty.
wrong.........its no coincidence he started missing shots when his ex wife stole his kids...............now that he has full custody his shot will fall.............
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/...ing/490286002/
sure thing buddy
or you know... he ing sucks.
Not overselling Forbe$ but people forgot he played well a the beginning of the season and just went through some kind of rookie wall.
Those notions don't mean much in today's pro sport but the more money you give, the more you show your trust and expect commitment, gratefulness and accountability (except if your initials are KL). A $3M dollar guy will feel more involved and part of the team than a minimum one, specially in his second season with team.
Give him the min again and he'll feel you don't trust him after one year with you, even if that's his market value.
Guy shot 39% on the fourth most 3pt attempts on the team. Other than that........I see absolutely no reason that he should ever get playing time again. I agree with Manny : little bas must look exactly like Curry in practice. Then again, there is Pop's fascination with small guards.
I really wish fans looked at how Pop utilized him last year.
Forbes was constantly being asked to cover the tough assignments on the perimeter, while Patty or Tony always got the cup-cake easier assignment. We saw Forbes defending wings 6'6"+ more often than not and it DID NOT help him on the court. Pop put him in position to fail and one has to wonder why his shot was inconsistent. I always tell people, he had to be exhausted covering 2's/3's all damn year long.
I honestly think Forbes would excel if he was put in position to succeed -- I actually think he would be a positive on the defensive end if he was able to defend back up PGs, not bigger wings. Hopefully the Spurs can get rid of the terrible contract they gave Patty so people can see Forbes in his own element.
Meh
We’re on a three year holding timeline until Pop retires and Mills, Derozan and Aldridge expire, Pop retires and the corpse of Gasol gets bought our. Then it’s rebuild time if Spurs are still in SA.
In the NBA finals (i.e. Rockets vs Warriors), the Rockets would keep on attacking Steph Curry. In the new NBA with interchangeable players, offense will (and should) always attack the weakest link. So guys like Forbes, Mills, Belinelli, Bertans and Gasol are going to be exploited. The only reason these players should ever be on the court is if they generate more offense than the loses in defense.
Fortunately for the Spurs, there are not many teams like the Rockets and Warriors. There's always opportunity to hide weak defenders.
Well, he’s hit some game winners already, we’ll at least one that I can recall with the Big Club.... That has some value. When he hits his shots he really does look like Stephen Curry lite. I guess Pop is hoping he gets it together. I like him as a player and what he brings but on defense he’s like a smaller version of Matt Bonner. Nobody feared Bonner and tho he played solid d ppl would just abuse him. And by solid d I mean he played to the best of his ability and showed a lot of effort.
Pop is helping him feed his kids.
Gotta say his shooting mechanics are stellar. It's clear that he has bought into the system, fits with the "family" and has one elite skill. It's old-school loyalty. It's the Spurs y'all.
$3 mil per is like $2 mil when the cap was around $67 mil.
That is, short term small money deal for 40% accuracy from 3.
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