Popovich pops off on contract

[spurster]

Way to go, Holt! I need that vBookie $4!

[SequSpur]

I guarantee you that another team either today or tomorrow is going to send that anonymous fax saying to go ahead and wait for the max deal next year.

Then the Spurs management is going to look stupid. Because they are going to have to match it or fly to the backwoods of another country to find a point guard.

[BigVee]

Pop just validated what many of us were saying yesterday. It is absolutely crazy to let Parker slip away. He wants to play for the Spurs, he is willing to take less, as most Spurs stars have, what the are they thinking?

[SequSpur]

Check this...

In about 4 years, most of the top point guards that now play in the NBA will be past their prime or be out of the league. Parker will be 26 or 27.. I am quite sure that he will be one of the best in the league by that time... Now, if you are to stupid to realize this fact like Peter is. Then please go back to your local ymca and watch pickup games because the NBA is not for you.

[SequSpur]

Another thing... man this is a good topic...

Pop over the years has been the man that the public looks to as the decision maker for the Spurs. Now he is backing away from that pedestal and saying hey, the owners are the ones jacking it up. He knows damn well that the signs were being made for opening night raggin his ass over the Parker crap. And Jim Gray was going to be purchasing a season ticket right behind the Spurs bench.

Good stuff.

[boutons]

The deadline is 24:00 tonight, right?

There's still time for the Spurs ownership group NOT to up and NOT to wrongfoot the start of the Spurs' season.

[TMSKILZ]

We're screwed. Tony going to feel slighted & walk next summer. I can't knock Holt as a business man if he doesn't want to pay a lux tax that unlike the Steinbreners & Cubans of the world who can, he's has to be tight in the wallet & make financial decisions that most will not like or agree with.

In this situation though, I strongly feel Holt needs to pay parker & that parker needs to come down from his intial asking price & both need to agree on a middle ground. $66Mil sounds reasonable compared to the over priced F.A.'s of this past off season.

Parker is very talented, young & has lots of room to grow & improve, is potential his very high compared to majority of PG's in the league. Spurs need to step up.

[ducks]

The deadline is 24:00 tonight, right?

There's still time for the Spurs ownership group NOT to up and NOT to wrongfoot the start of the Spurs' season.

is it not the 31

[boutons]

uh, right, tomorrow is 31st.

Let's hope the Spurs' ownership group has a Treat for us tomorrow, rather than this sickening, disheartening, self-defeating Trick.

[SpursFanInAustin]

is it not the 31

We know ducks. He meant midnight tonight, meaning when the clock strikes 12 tonight, it will be Oct 31st. Then again, tonight is daylight savings, and the clock will be pushed back an hour. Does daylight savings start at 12? or is it at 2 am? I don't know, I get confused with all that stuff.

[Kori Ellis]

It says the last day to sign them is Oct 31. So I think that means they have through the whole day of the 31st to get it done.

[timvp]

I believe the Spurs have until the end of tomorrow. If Holt doesn't break his piggy bank for $2M, that will be one of the biggest mistakes in franchise history.

Even Pop is willing to call him out via the media.

[whottt]

TimVP, you AJ fans need to do what you did when the Spurs gave Aj's jersey to Manu and when the Spurs tried to lowball Drob...

Call in and !

[ChumpDumper]

When a deadline falls on a weekend, the NBA often allows things to happen by the close of business the following work day. I imagine if they say they've agreed in principal and are just preparing paperwork, they'd let it go.

[TwoHandJam]

Wow. I gotta hand it to Pop, I had no idea he was so at odds with management over the Parker situation. In fact, I thought it was Pop himself who had a hand in telling management where to draw the line with Tony. I really hope they can find some middle ground and get this deal done.

[jcrod]

Popovich pops off on contract
Web Posted: 10/30/2004 12:00 AM CDT

Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...r.7686ea8.html

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Friday he is in disagreement with chairman Peter Holt's apparent refusal to increase the franchise's $64 million contract extension offer to Tony Parker.

"I understand the reasons why and the concerns on the part of ownership, but at the same time over the years we've operated in the (fiscal) arena very successfully. I think Tony Parker has been very fair in understanding the situation and appreciating the situation he's in, while at the same time looking for a contract that shows him the respect that he deserves."

The Spurs' $64 million offer would be the third-largest contract in the franchise's history, but is substantially less than what some other members of Parker's rookie class recently received. Memphis forward Pau Gasol and Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko each have agreed to deals worth about $86 million, the maximum allowed under the league's collective bargaining agreement. New Jersey gave forward Richard Jefferson $76 million.

Said Popovich: "I have no problem with Tony's desires and wishes to this point."
Fleisher said he thinks Parker will be able to command a maximum offer next summer. Though the Spurs would have the right to match any offer sheet Parker signs, Popovich and other management officials have told Holt they think it is probably more cost effective to do a deal now.

"If we don't do this contract, I feel there are probably only two choices next summer, all things being equal," Popovich said. "Either we're going to have to pay him considerably more or we're going to lose him. The chance of the rules changing in such a way that you end up paying him less is not realistic in today's world."


"There's no arguing that anybody that has watched the kid play has got to believe he's in the top five, six, seven point guards in the league already," Popovich said. "And he's only going to rise in that crowd.

"Anyone who rates him lower is just looking at stats and doesn't really have an eye for who can play and who can't."


Popovich wants to make sure Parker remains part of the team's core. He told Holt he thinks the team is making a mistake if it does not improve its current offer. "

I've highlighted points TimVP, me, bigvee and other TP supporters have been saying.

PAY UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timvp]

Wow. I gotta hand it to Pop, I had no idea he was so at odds with management over the Parker situation. In fact, I thought it was Pop himself who had a hand in telling management where to draw the line with Tony. I really hope they can find some middle ground and get this deal done.

Sounds like your tune has changed.

[timvp]

I've highlighted points TimVP, me, bigvee and other TP supporters have been saying.

PAY UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, Popovich came out on our side.

The right side.

[Kori Ellis]

Either he's on your side, or he's just being CIA. Because when this all shakes out, he doesn't want to look the bad guy.

[TwoHandJam]

Sounds like your tune has changed.

Not in the least. I've always said I wanted Parker to stay, I just don't want to overpay for him. I still think $64M is a very fair deal and that Tony should take it. Of course I wouldn't feel outraged if he signed for $66M but hey, it's not my money. Fleisher was looking for $70M btw.

I just thought Pop had a hand in this figure and I'm surprised he doesn't seem to. Of course, he could just be covering his ass like Kori says but I'd be surprised...

[GoSpurs21]

Props to Mr. Holt for standing with his believes.
The Spurs got where they are with his standpoints to not go over the cap.
Why would he give Tony the 3rd highest contract in franchise history?
Just because his agent has made it his conquest to get all his players the max?

Spurs are not to be played like the Jazz.
Ask Derek Anderson.

too bad none of this argument is based in reality since Tony has already saved the Spurs over $4M by signing a 4 year rookie contract for 3.9M over 4 years and has been underpaid for years

[ChumpDumper]

too bad none of this argument is based in reality since Tony has already saved the Spurs over $4M by signing a 4 year rookie contract for 3.9M over 4 years and has been underpaid for years

He had no choice.

[whottt]

He had no choice.

Ahh...so one good screw job deserves another...


Gotta be a lawyer.

[boutons]

"Tony has already saved the Spurs over $4M"

As I mentioned elsewhere, Tony's 4-year rookie contract was a good deal for both parties. If 18-year -old Tony was a bust, the Spurs were stuck for 4-years. Tony broke into the NBA with a perennial contender, playoffs every year, got a ring, and played with HOFers David and Tim.

win-win, ie, Spurs and Tony owe each nothing at this point.

I think the Spurs have more to lose, (Tim's prime-time clock is ticking), by losing Tony and wasting 2005/06 season bringing another PG of equal skills into the Spurs system (if they can find one).

Tim, Tony, Manu, Rasho, Devin, that's a young squad that can go on for 4 or 5 more years.

[ChumpDumper]

Ahh...so one good screw job deserves another...

Gotta be a lawyer.

Leave it to you to jump to a dip conclusion, buttpipe.

If you had any reading comprehension, you'd know I want Tony to be signed. This is a bargain.