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I don't think the Spurs offer a 5 year deal. Much more likely the spurs make the obvious qualifying offer, but have talks for a 3-4 year deal around Asik levels, or the Spurs match whatever another team gives.
Some party poopers on this thread saying "Baynes is gna be the #4 big stop getting so excited"
well obviously. Nobody here is saying he's going to be starting next to Tim. But haven't we all been saying "we need one more legit big" for quite some time now? Isn't having somebody 6'10 who can jump already an instant upgrade over Blair? We aren't expecting 20-10 from the guy but its certainly easy to get excited when we finally have Blair's replacement, and its popping up that the Spurs are shopping blair
I don't think the Spurs offer a 5 year deal. Much more likely the spurs make the obvious qualifying offer, but have talks for a 3-4 year deal around Asik levels, or the Spurs match whatever another team gives.
You answered you own question. Blair hasn't been in the rotation for a month. He's just played in garbage time and in cases of foul trouble. Replacing Blair doesn't get Baynes into the rotation.
I guess the question I have is does Baynes make it to the active roster as long as Blair is still on the team?
I imagine that the Spurs will make him an offer that they calculate is enough to keep him from seeking other offers. The 5th year can be quite an incentive, but we'll see. They do have the security that comes with being able to match. In the end, I think Splitter gets annual money closer to Asik than to Hibbert and that the Spurs will keep him.
Unless they want him to spend some time in Austin to play major minutes while he gets acclimated, then he has to be ahead of Blair on the depth chart. Mills and De Colo are also candidates to occasionally wear a suit behind the bench.
Looks like Baynes and Duncan can compete for the best (or worst depending on how you look at it) foul face:
http://www.cougcenter.com/2013/1/9/3...rs-wsu-cougarsAlso, has he ever been called for a foul he thinks he committed? I've only seen him play in the Olympics since his graduation but I'd wager he still has the same "what the did I do?" look on his face every time he hears a whistle and an official points at him.
True, but some of that could be because Blair is so bad. He got some shots, but either due to injury or terrible play (or one causing the other) Blair is no longer looked to. If he were fully healthy would he be in such a limited role? I am not so sure.
If he were fully healthy, he never would have been a Spur in the first place, but that really has nothing to do with what I said. I was responding to someone who, to me, was equating surpassing Blair with making the rotation. The bar is higher than that.
I meant fully healthy in the context of the Spurs drafting him (meaning healthy as his first year with the Spurs). If he passes Blair on the depth chart, that doesn't mean he will get the same amount of minutes as Blair for the reasons I stated. If Blair were his normal self (not fully healthy in the sense he has his acl's back like a normal person, but just as he was his rookie year) he would probably still be the same on the depth chart but his minutes would more than likely increase from what they are now IMO.
I am equating passing Blair on the depth chart to actually playing better than Blair, not just because of injury forcing that issue as well.
If Baynes doesn't pass Blair when he puts his uni on, I'll eat my hat.
I'll leave the hypotheticals for others. I'm with Strategic, Baynes passes Blair on the depth chart as soon as he signs his contract.
Someone should record a Duncan/Leonard/Baynes staring contest. But tbh I don't believe any camera would have enough film for that.
Any news on when this badass mofo is going to arrive in Spursland?
Yeah, I don't know how this is viewed as a negative by anyone. How many times has the mantra by Spurs fans been "Please just sign a big, athletic seven footer who can rebound
Athletic what?
Is it just me, or does it sound a lot like that announcer says "crap !" right before the defender gets annihilated?
Love it how the defender's posture instantly goes from "taking a charge" to "brace for impact."
it says on draft express that he isnt very athletic and probably wont dunk unless he has a clear path, but from the vids i see it seems like the complete opposite. what do you guys think? is he maybe a poor mans kenneth faried?
exactly. and considering the only "bigs" on the spurs bench are Diaw, Bonner, and Blair, its nice to get a big dude that can come in and play physical for 10-15 minutesYeah, I don't know how this is viewed as a negative by anyone. How many times has the mantra by Spurs fans been "
I got a ST ignore list in my brain, and every single annoying en led whinging ST Spurs fan is on it. To be honest it's gotten so long that you and bruno are about the only ones not on it.Yeah, I don't know how this is viewed as a negative by anyone. How many times has the mantra by Spurs fans been "
ok maybe there are a few others..
really though they're just not smart fans. It's the same thing with De Colo. Obviously the kid has a long ways to go before we'll know if he'll be a player. But how long have Spurs fans wanted a pass first back up PG to spell TP? Then we get De Colo, and some of the same people are all, "why is he no shooting more?!"
So would this signing count as Patty Mills' first assist of the season?
Timmy looks asleep on O - WTF???
The Baynes signing was a superb move for next year and beyond. What he contributes this year is questionable.
Geez Splitter, DUNK THAT!!!
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