Why a player would not want to play for the SPURS

[Mel_13]

I believe the city has a lot to do with it.

Remember when people here were trying to convince themselves and everyone else, that Maggette should choose S.A. over other cities? Maggette chose Golden State. Has anyone spent any time in the Bay area? It is freakin gorgeous and if I were a multi-millionaire I would definitely buy property there in Marin County or even S.F.
The area is beautiful, the women are hot,young,single,in-shape, and the flavors of women run the gamut of all kind of exoticness....geez...no wonder he chose G.S.
Well, Maggette anyway, but most FA's will definitely look at the city and the way of life.

San Antonio my have its charms and some positives-but if you are a young millionaire,there probably are a lot of cooler choices.

Finally, IF it were only about basketball I believe San Antonio would be one of the-if not THE best basketball/career choices because the organization/players/coaching/fans--is the best in the NBA-IMHO.

GS gave him 5yrs/48M, the Spurs couldn't offer more than the MLE.

[coyotes_geek]

I believe the city has a lot to do with it.

Remember when people here were trying to convince themselves and everyone else, that Maggette should choose S.A. over other cities? Maggette chose Golden State. Has anyone spent any time in the Bay area? It is freakin gorgeous and if I were a multi-millionaire I would definitely buy property there in Marin County or even S.F.
The area is beautiful, the women are hot,young,single,in-shape, and the flavors of women run the gamut of all kind of exoticness....geez...no wonder he chose G.S.
Well, Maggette anyway, but most FA's will definitely look at the city and the way of life.

San Antonio my have its charms and some positives-but if you are a young millionaire,there probably are a lot of cooler choices.

Finally, IF it were only about basketball I believe San Antonio would be one of the-if not THE best basketball/career choices because the organization/players/coaching/fans--is the best in the NBA-IMHO.

I think the extra $20 million Maggette got from the Warriors might have had some kind of an influence on his decision.

[silverblk mystix]

GS gave him 5yrs/48M, the Spurs couldn't offer more than the MLE.

True. ...but the city also plays into anyone's decision and Maggette had already lived in L.A...so going to the bay area probably seemed more appealing and has a lot of the same things to offer as he had in l.a...imo

[BadMotorscooter]

Because this is Texas. We dont offer the bright lights and fast paced cities as an L.A., Chicago or New York or beach paradise cities like Miami. Just look at Dallas and Houston...their best players in their franchise came through the draft...Dirk for Dallas and Olajuwon for Houston. Duncan and Robinson for us. When ever any one of the big 3 cities in Texas landed a player it was through the draft or trade. Like Drexler and Barkley going to Houston. Jefferson to us. Kidd to Dallas. The monster free agents shun Texas. We still give off that bible thumping vibe. And we need to stop that. Its time to stop watching money leave Texas in huge amounts. Like building Casinos. Miami has 'em. L.A. too. New York? Yep. Us? Nope. 60% of the money that goes to Vegas comes from Texas. Just think about that. Thats money could be going towards Texas interest'...instead we'd rather watch it leave the state because we think its evil to gamble. lol...went off on a rant there, but that is why we are a small market...and in essence...Texas is still small in alot of peoples and players minds who dont live here. We havent learned how to open up.

[tsb2000]

Honestly, I don't think city comes into play except for a few places. I don't think SA is one of them. It's a smaller place, yes, but it's reasonably diverse and close to many other cities. Salt Lake City, Utah, on the other hand, is a very hard sell for pro athletes.

[vander]

Pros
Main attraction - only Pro team in town
No State Tax

Cons
Play with Big 3 and Pop
Small market = lower tv ratings = less advertising $s
Fiscal owners
Less excitement - life can be pretty nice being a multimillionaire in LA or NY or Miami
Geography - San Antonio is nice...but it's still flat, hot, and hours from the nearest beach.

edited for truth