I hope they send him to the Rocket, Mavs, Suns, or Lakers
First, Scola and Splitter cases are very different.Scola's story by Tiago Splitter?
Second, Tau's president is saying that it's almost sure that Splitter will go in NBA this summer. Unless you don't want to see Splitter with Spurs, your reaction at this article should be morethan
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if Tau is committed to keeping Splitter, they're negotiating with the wrong party considering how sincere Splitter's NBA comments have always seemed.
The surefire way for Tau to keep Splitter is for them to buy off the Spurs.
Does anyone out there really doubt that the Spurs would take money to let Splitter stay in Europe? I sure don't. , it's a serious possibility if it's allowed under FIBA.
Tau might be able to buy off the Spurs for as little as two million. Spurs sold Scola for a net amount more after all the tax implications but that was to send him to a rival in the NBA.
Keeping Splitter out of the NBA and picking up a couple of million might be how it all plays out.
Why would Tau have to buy out a player who is not under contract with the Spurs? That makes no sense.
All signs point to Splitter's acquisition being much easier than Scola's when the Spurs actually tried.
not buying him out, just paying the Spurs to go away.
But that's because you're an idiot.
There is no provision for that. Why wouldn't they just give that money to Splitter?
Splitter at least with his public comments is willing to forsake money to play in the NBA. He'll even be paying off the balance of his buyout if he does come to the states. Given the comments from Tau they seem to even know that offering money to Splitter might not be enough considering his passion to be in the NBA.
So the solution isn't to offer money to Splitter to stay, but to the Spurs to not sign Splitter.
Again, there is no provision for that.
I wouldn't be so sure.
One, it wouldn't have to be so obvious or explicit, but two, the anti-collusion sections of the CBA only cover agreements between NBA teams, not NBA and international teams.
http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-XIV.php
Something like I'm speculating about would likely fall under FIBA, as I already had as a qualifier, and I couldn't find anything on the FIBA site that would address it.Subject to Section 2 below, no NBA Team, its employees or agents, will enter into any contracts, combinations or conspiracies, express or implied, with the NBA or any other NBA Team, their employees or agents: (a) to negotiate or not to negotiate with any Veteran or Rookie;
If it was possible, wouldn't Tau already have done that with Scola? Wouldn't we have heard about it happening with at least one player in the history of the NBA?
maybe. But with Scola they knew that even if he left they'd still have Splitter. Now I'm not so sure they have anyone to fill Splitter's shoes, so they might be more desperate to keep him.
How far is Splitter's jumpshot range?
similar to Oberto's from what I've seen.
Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.
LMAO @ this idiot calling anyone an idiot for not seeing the sarcasm in what I said
Well that's because you're such an idiot it's hard to tell what's sarcasm and what isn't.
Wow, that makes me feel great.
Tau won the first game of the best of 3 quarter final against Partizan.
Splitter quite struggles in this game. He picked 3 fouls in 5 min in the first half. He has had a good stint in the 3rd quarter before struggling again in the 4th quarter where he was unable to score against Pekovic who was also in foul trouble.
It is natural I think because he is against best center in Europe. He do OK as long as help his team win.
You think Pekovic is better than Splitter?
What about in terms of NBA potential?
Yes he is better.
When is he entering the draft....
He looks really slow and not very mobile... suited to the European game.... you think he will get drafted?
If he is more suit to Europe what is Splitter then? He is better C than Splitter so if Pekovic is not suitable for NBA then Splitter must not be good for Spurs.
Well then whats your basis for saying Pekovic is better than Splitter. If he is better than Splitter, and also a year younger... im just surprised as to why he hasnt entered the draft yet.
Also ive seen him play a couple games, he is very skilled and he can really control games from the post, but there are other big men of his type, ala Marc Jackson, who are quite skilled and bulky with good size who play very well in Europe,,, but they struggle when they get to the NBA because theyr game is based below the rim.
wait, what? i dont follow the logic on this one. i think what the other poster was saying is that he doesnt think pekovics game will translate to the nba. splitter and pekovic dont have similar games, so the logic of your statement seems flawed.
as for pekovic, i actually like him, but not as a first round pick. he will end up getting snagged early in the 2nd IMO. the guy has a very intriguing body. hes built like a truck, and strong. reminds me of a more thick joel przybilla. and while his athleticism might be an issue, i dont think its a big enough flag to discourage interest in him. his game is another matter. from what ive seen (a handful of games this year, including the 2nd half of todays game), i dont think hes the most skilled offensive player. lots of easy dunks and put backs over smaller, weaker players. and i dont mean to take everything away from him. even if his offensive game is limited, his strength and tenacity alone is going to make him an interesting prospect.
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