Do you think he'll get the entire MLE from a team?
I think it would be great if the Spurs can get Matt Barnes. He really impressed me during the GS/Dallas series. He's a good 3 point shooter, good defender, does not mind passing the ball at all...And he's a smart player.
I think he would be a nice fit.
at least. possibly for 5 years. a team with cap room may even go over that for his services as well.
he is crazy athletic and and his jumpshot was looking pretty solid in the series against dallas. because of that, he's likely to get an offer that is above what you would actually see his production being worth.
personally, i'd be shocked if we're a serious compe or for his services. of the two, pietrus is probably a more reasonable possibility - although how reasonable remains to be seen.
Last edited by K-State Spur; 06-19-2007 at 07:22 PM.
Exactly. Going after Barnes would be buying extremely high. He could have been had last summer for the league minimum.
And then adding in the Nellie factor ... it'd just be a hard pill to swallow to have to outbid everyone for him.
Also true. Barnes would solve the Long Three problem once and for all.
The Spurs have to look at him this summer. But I think the combination of him not wanting to leave Cali and the big contract he'll receive will keep the Spurs away.
When Barnes came in did the Spurs ever actually make him an offer?
He wasn't "coming off an injury". He still had Plantar Fasciatis, and way worse than Tim did. He missed significant time during the season. It's funny, but even with an admittedly ty playoff run this year, his 3 year career playoff numbers are as good as and frequently better than his regular season numbers. He was a ing monster in the '06 playoffs, averaging 22.5p/8.8r
Already been covered, Bruno already set me straight.
And yea, 22.3 and 9 are nice, but it was only one series, 6 games, so I dont read to much into those numbers
*files under too good to happen*
he's going to be asking A LOT more then what the Spurs are willing to pay
yall aint takin my boy matt B!!!
I found a youtube clip...of Matt putting a cheap shot on James White...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F256m3T-qKE
So I don't know. I really think that Matt is an excellent player...but with the Spurs putting as much value into character/personality...not sure if they'll even go for Matt.
another foul like this.
no, Spurs would never aquire a player like this.... oh wait. nevermind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp4UF...elated&search=
I think we all know Nash overdramatized the incident...And also there is a difference, at the end, Horry had to foul Nash, who began racing on court...Horry, who is much bigger than Nash, might have pushed him a bit. But it wasn't that bad at all...
With the Matt situation, it was done for no reason...and no flopping was involved this time...It was just a plain old cheap shot.
But the way I see it, I would want the Spurs to get Matt Barnes because he really is a solid player. I don't know much about his character/personality. Only noticed him in the GS/Dallas series...and there were plenty of technicals/ejections from the Golden State team...Overall, I really liked Matt as a player. As for personality wise, as I've said above, I can't judge since I don't know much about him at all...just the few bits and pieces.
ok, next time I add a irony warning.
yes, the Spurs are always looking for character guys, but IMO this means their work ethic, leadership ability and lookerroom behaving. almost every player has some hard fouls in his record, even some cheap shots.
and Pop for sure expects his players to play hard and maybe sometimes even to foul hard.
so, this foul wouldn't prevent the Spurs from signing Barnes, as long as Barnes fullfills the other characteristics Spurs usually are looking for.
Too expensive
Could he possibly take less money to join us? He's reportedly not getting many offers.
http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/268925.html"Right now, there's nothing happening," he said. "I was thinking the midlevel exception was realistic, but my agent has been telling me teams have questioned whether the success I had was because of (Warriors coach Don) Nelson's system and whether or not I could have the same success in another system.
"It's pretty frustrating because I thought I had a good year," said Barnes, who averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists and shot 43.8 percent from the field, including 36.6 percent from three-point range, in 23.9 minutes per game during the regular season. "It was not a great season, but it was good. And from what other players have received, I thought I'd be right there in that mix. But Golden State has not come around to what I thought they might, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens."
If the Spurs were to sign Barnes, it would be in a scenario like this, with a lack of interest around the league leading to a cheap price and perhaps a player ready to prove some wrong.
What makes anyone think that a FA like Barnes won't be re-signed by his Team. He fits well into Nellie's system and has thrived there, plus he likes California. So he looking around for a better deal--BFD--I bet GS wants him to stay and will make him a good offer.
Why does everyone get excited over some FA who probably will never be a realistic signing for the Spurs? Sure this is more possible than the 'Sign Kobe" thread, but come on....
GSW is still waiting what happens with Pietrus IMO, or what it will cost to keep MP. (he's restricted, so they can wait what the market tells). Barnes has to be patient.
I heard Barnes switched agents to Dan Fegan because Fegan promised he could get him MLE level. And now, Fegan isn't really doing much with Barnes because he's all caught up in the Yi fiasco, and Barnes hasn't even gotten any offers for 1/2 the MLE.
wasn't it a similar story with Fegan and SJax in 2003?
(on the other hand- few agents have so many players with above average contracts as clients. he just got 27 million for Carroll. yes, Matt Carroll)
GMs should get together and boycott Fegan clients.
If Barnes fails to get the MLE, Fegan should be forced to pay the difference. That'd be hilarious.
For half the MLE I'd gladly take Barnes.
ya a couple summers back??? how long ago was that??? its a different situation now so i dont think u can say we had our chance to get him..we added another championship and he wasnt as good of a player couple of summers ago...and we need a player like him NOW...dont kno if he wants to come here and if the spurs are even interested..but just because they tried a couple summers ago doesnt mean they cant try again....
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