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Splitter would be a dream come true, but I'm still set on Dice.
With Blair already in the lineup, Bass becomes irrelevent, and I would have thought the same of Bonner and Frye.
1. Sheed
2. McDyess
and so on....as long as they dont go after Bass AND Frye.
Splitter would be a dream come true, but I'm still set on Dice.
With Blair already in the lineup, Bass becomes irrelevent, and I would have thought the same of Bonner and Frye.
Frye's still living off his rookie season. Amazing how hyped you can become because you played for New York. Frye's worth maybe the LLE at best.
Bucher probably didn't even talk to someone with the Spurs. He just watched one of Bufords press conferences where he talked about one or two of the prospects overseas possibly coming over.
Oh god, saw Frye play almost his whole time at UA while I was there and he was a prett legit college player, BUT holy the spurs are doomed if that's who we pull in. He is super-duper soft, wouldn't be able to guard bigs efficiently and just NO. Plus he relies on a jumper instead of on the block. I knew the spurs wouldn't present a big showcase like the celtics did, and I think with KGs pushing and all the positives they can offer that the celts will get the sheed over the spurs. Not really spurs style to have a big hoopla and bring in tony/gino/td to greet sheed. Think celts just showed they wanted him more so I'd be extremely surprised if he signs with spurs. We need to focus on dice, forget all these other bags for real.
I'd be pissed if Frye was all the Spurs did, but Frye for a chunk of the LLE wouldn't be a bad gamble IMO.
I've heard Buford say a couple of times that Splitter isn't coming this summer. Who knows if he's telling the truth, though.
I'm pretty mixed on Splitter. I know Spurs Nation loves him but he looked pretty damn bad at times this year. He took a step back and very well could be worse than Rasho for the time being.
That said, you obviously have to take him if he's willing to come over for his rookie deal.
even if the spurs bought splitter out they can not offer him the midlevel until next year so i seriously doubt he agrees to come over.
Frye is the polar opposite of what RC described as the Spurs need for an "ass-kicking 4". In fact, he's more like an "ass-kicked 4".
yea please no frye....
The conversation could have been like this:
Bucher: "Say RC! Is there any chance of Splitter coming over?"
RC: "There is a .0000001 chance but unlikely."
Bucher: "Thanks RC!"
Runs to the computer and types on Twitter, "There's a chance Tiago Splitter could be coming over."
I would be extremely dissapointed if tiago was our answer. Need someone with NBA experience who has proven he can get board, guard good bigs, and bang a little. Splitter could be a complete failure, and that would mean no ring next year...he is not the answer right now
yes grab those 2
trade finley and bonner for a defensive 3
sign gist,mclinton,hairston,blair
and call it a offseason
LOL @ everybody taking anybody on ESPN seriously..any of us can speculate the same ..
I wouldn't be disappointed. Splitter has proven he can play, both in international play against the US and against other compe ion in Spain.
It was the prioritization of NBA experience among candidates that factored into the Spurs signing Elson.
Now that I'm getting my head wrapped around the idea that Blair is a PF who could play 15-20 mpg this year, the C/PF situation for the Spurs isn't really as thin as I thought. If Duncan, Bonner, Mahinmi and Blair make it onto the 12 man roster, there really is only room for one more big. The Spurs usually carry 5 C/PF on their active roster. Since Blair and Mahinmi are obviously something of a risk, the Spurs need a veteran who is proven and a known quan y.
I really think they should sign Rasho if for some reason they lose out on the elite players.
Someone hasn't been paying attention.
what happenedSomeone hasn't been paying attention.
I don't understand the group vitriol over Channing Frye. I've followed his career extremely closely because we both went to U of Arizona at the same time and he would come party at our house sometimes. If the Spurs bring him in, it is most likely NOT to come in and start. I'd agree that if he is the lone answer then its a problem. However, he is absolutely an improvement over Bonner as the first big off the bench. They're essentially the same player but Frye can bring some passing out of that spot that Bonner simply doesn't present.
If Frye is brought in alongside another one of the FA bigs that people are discussing then that is not a bad thing at all.
More like:
Bucher: Hey RC, it's Ric... Ric Bucher... Ric Bucher of ESPN. Yeah, just wondering, what are the chances that Tiago comes over this summer and plays for the Spurs.
RC: I'd say one in a million.
Bucher: So you're saying there's a chance?
RC: Not really. What's that I hear?
Bucher: Just logging onto Twitter.
CLICK!
Bucher: RC?
You can only take that logic so far. Anyone who watched Elson play in the NBA knew he was pretty damn bad (other than the Spurs, apparently). But just because a player hasn't played in the NBA doesn't mean they won't go Elson. Elson actually put up better rebounding numbers in Europe than Splitter and Elson put up huge number when playing for Holland.
If Elson would have been drafted by the Spurs and he had been kept overseas, Spurs fans would probably be counting him as being the second coming just like Splitter, Sanikidze, Javtokas, etc.
I'd go after Verajao before Frye....he will at least take a charge and play better on-ball defense even if he'd be a bit more pricey.
"Grab those 2"? When was that ever an option?what happened
Are you suggesting that of all the recent Euros we've stashed, we gave up on the only one who could really make an impact in the NBA (ie. Scola)? Oh nos!
Frye would be horrible
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