what seems to be going on with Roger Mason Jr...

[MaNu4Tres]

He's just in a slump..

That's the problem when he's off from the perimeter he brings nothing else to the table.

I personally think Mason is better than Finley due to his ability to shoot off the dribble and utilize the pick and roll shot(Finley has no ability at all to shoot after he takes a dribble, it has been pretty much an automatic missed shot the last 2-3 years), but they are both pretty much the same player..Mason is also a better shooter in general..

I disagree Finley can shoot off the dribble whenever the defenders close out fast and leave their feet. This is when Finley usually takes one or two dribbles and pulls up. Or on dribble hand offs going to his left off Tim's pinch post on the elbow.

And about Mason in the pick and roll. That theory and reasoning is kind of irrelevant because of the fact that Mason won't see any where near the pick and roll opportunities he saw last season with the decreasing minutes and touches because of our additions this off-season.

As I've said before, there's no reason to have BOTH on the roster IMO, I'd rather make room for Hairston..I doubt Pop ever trades Finley though, so we'll see what happens with Mason..I'm sure he'll get more time once he gets his shot going again..Finley picking up his option made it complicated..

I agree that Pop will never trade Finley unless its a Barry to Seattle type of deal where he comes back 30 days later. I also agree that making room for Hairston as the 4th or 5th wing is the smart thing to do. Mason is in a tough situation. A situation to where packaging him in a deal at the deadline seems like the most logical if everyone is healthy.

Here's my reasoning for this :

1. If Spurs are healthy and even if Manu has an average season, Spurs will then have the dilemna of resigning him to 7-10 million a year however much it will be I figure that seems the most logical and realistic.

2. After resigning Manu they will have the Splitter dilemna and figure out how much of the MLE it will take to bring Splitter into fold.

3. Mason's value is around the MLE right now or 4.5-6.5 million roughly. Spurs would be over the luxury with the Manu and Splitter signing meaning Mason would cost the Spurs 9-13 million a year instead. Not good business considering we have Hairston for the minimum the next three years waiting in the wings salivating and deserving playing time at the same position.

I think Mason is a great shooter in his own right. I just think whenever we traded for RJ, and Finley picked up his option it put Mason in a bad position for playing time because of the same things him and Finley bring to the table and because it's his contract year. It made the Spurs a much better team, but made Mason's situation a tough one.

Mason is a great guy and a great man in the community in San Antonio but sometimes good business is good business and Spurs would be wise to package him in a deal at the deadline to get something in return for now and the future. Someone like Nocioni comes to mind. Or Camby if McDyess or Ratliff go down with an injury.