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I bet Splitter will choke.
Also, the ref from today's US - Slovenia game? Scola trade.
I bet Splitter will choke.
Like you choke on ?
great first move of the summer if it hold true. they'll be i the running for a championship if the can get this done and shore up their outside shooting problem.
i really want to see them move RJ.
No news here in Brazilian press, the only report today was one EricB said in the beggining of the week that Mike Bud was in Spain during the finals and talked to Tiago
Where there's smoke, there's fire?
May not be the Spurs "saviour" but it would be damn good news.
maybe it is really true.
I found this on yahoo sports:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4306
I wondered if they just put every player spurs own right there, and I searched Viktor Sanikidze. It turned out to be nth.
cnn/si article from Givony:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...8/rights.held/
• Tiago Splitter, Spurs, No. 28 pick in 2007 draft. The Brazilian 7-footer is no stranger to diehard NBA fans, as his name has been on the radar for what seems like years now. He entered his name into the draft pool for the first time in 2004, and has continued to flirt with the NBA for the better part of six years.
Fresh off an ACB championship and Finals MVP award with Caja Laboral, the 25-year-old Splitter has never been more ready to come to the NBA than he is now. He's clearly the best center in Europe, averaging 16 points and 7 rebounds, shooting 58 percent from the field and showing promising defensive ability in the ultracompe ive ACB. Splitter is a mobile center with a good frame, great hands, excellent fundamentals and a high basketball IQ. He could step in and start for many NBA teams immediately and, unlike a lot of international prospects, will have few issues making the transition to the league's style of play.
Splitter finally could be poised to jump to the NBA: He can opt out of his deal in Spain this summer, and because he's three years removed from being drafted, he is eligible to be paid like an NBA free agent. Splitter will likely ask capped-out San Antonio to pay him the full mid-level exception, and he'll be worth every penny considering how desperately it needs him.
pretty spot on article from SI.
I would be shocked if Splitter get the full MLE ($6M).
All signs point in the direction of Splitter signing with Spurs:
- Splitter said yesterday that he was only considering staying with Caja or going in NBA.
- Caja's president said that Splitter will likely go in the NBA.
- Caja is looking at Splitter replacement in Kosta Perovic.
- Some reports are saying that Splitter will sign with Spurs.
IMO, Splitter has already decided to sign with Spurs and has an oral agreement with them. He is just waiting the right moment to make it official and doing it in the middle of their championship celebration isn't the right moment for sure.
Anyone know how Splitter compare to Gasol?
Splitter is the best possible pickup the Spurs could have made this off-season, from a realistic standpoint..so if he is indeed signing with the Spurs, you can't have better news than that..
I don't expect Jefferson to be moved, but that would be the only thing that could match this signing in regards to improving the Spurs IMO..
The Spurs will now need to acquire a big man that brings a different dimension, so either a shooter or an athletic big, preferably the latter..this would give the Spurs a complete frontcourt, and it would also potentially allow Duncan and McDyess to get a lot of rest during the regular season, all while keeping the Spurs compe ive enough to grab a top 4 seed..hopefully Duncan doesn't play more than 30 MPG and no back to backs..
This no true. Smokescreen for Bourousis....true Spur savior.
Agree completely....this off-season is first and foremost about Splitter.
Getting an athletic, young 7ft center with big-game experience is the type of move that keeps the Spurs relevant. This is especially true when you factor how the Spurs' current frontline was dismantled by a more athletic Suns team in the WC Semis. I also don't think they would've matched up well against the Lakers length either.
Going from 6'7 Blair, 35yr old McDyess and Matt Bonner (self-explanatory) to this kid has to be seen as a major upgrade. Hope this goes through...
Gasol is a much better rebounder and shot blocker than Splitter is. I've not seen the driven-to-succeed mentality in Splitter's game that you consistently see with Gasol. Offensively, they both have excellent skills. Gasol (reported at 7'4" wingspan) seems to have a bit more length than Tiago (7'2" wingspan).
+1. A front-court of TD, Splitter, Dice, Blair and maybe 1 more big..either a shooter or an athletic shot-blocker type. Draft a defensive wing, sign a shooter or two, and we are good to go.
Yup..
The most exciting part for me is that Splitter is still in his mid-20s..I loved Horry and I really like McDyess, but they were both past their athletic primes when the Spurs got them..we've heard a lot about the big man to replace Robinson(nobody ever will, but you get the point), so it's good to have a YOUNG guy with skill coming in to help Tim..
The Spurs should have been making moves like this the entire time..it made sense to surround the young big 3 with old veterans, but they should have been surrounding the older big 3 with young role players..instead of doing that, they were still focusing on adding old guys to an old big 3, which just doesn't work..so they're finally doing the right thing by having guys like Splitter, Hill and Blair as the fillers, hopefully guys like Hairston/Gee/Temple can step up and show some potential as well..hopefully the big 3 still has enough legs..
Even if Splitter comes, the Spurs still lack a shotblocking, rebounding post presence, who can score. Enter Ian Mahinmi. I've always maintained the Spurs needed to resign Ian, regardless of the Splitter outcome. I STILL believe that Ian can provide enough of those requisite skills that the Spurs didn't have enough of last season. And the benefit is, he's been in the system, knows the system and has shown he can be productive on both ends.
I sincerely doubt that there is another big the Spurs can get in the draft that can have the immediate impact that he can. Unless, of course, the Spurs somehow manage to trade up into the top 3 to get their hands on a Derrick Favors or DeMarcus Cousins.
That would free up the Spurs to focus on a SF and perhaps pursuing a lanky, big forward, like Anthony Randolph. The ulative benefit of these moves is it would give the Spurs enough size and versatility to finally be able the challenge the Fakers, who seemingly aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
The stats just don't show Ian as being the shot blocking savior many think him to be. Better than about everyone outside of Duncan? Sure -- but that isn't saying much at all. Now there are many things Ian can do for the Spurs and he could still be used, so I'm cool with re-signing him if he wants to fight Blair for playing time. I just as easily see his going to some crappy team so he can actually play.
In my opinion Gasol is a PF, Splitter is a C. Gasol is better player right now, but Splitter definately got a lot of talent
I would take a 33-year-old Robert Horry over Splitter now in a heartbeat. Youth doesn't win championships.
Bruno, how much of the MLE will it take to get it done, in your opinion?
I hope it's true
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