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awesome... another poor free throw shooter
awesome... another poor free throw shooter
Did we just declare war on Tau Ceramica or what? Thats BOTH their starting post players (Scola, Splitter) who we will likely be taking by buyout in the next 2 years.
Splitters buyout is undefined in 2007, so he won't be for this year, but next year (summer 2008), it is only $1,000,000 (or at least that is what I have been told)...
One thing you got to say for Tau- they sure know how to word their contracts.
smh, i guess another year without repeating, i hate the logic the spurs front office use, it's ing re ed to keep the roster the same, especially when it's the oldest in the nba........... we won't make it out of the second round cause most are players are ing useless....... i hate pop and rc, they can't draft for , they hit gold with parker and manu, but other then that they are pretty overrated when it comes to getting actual talent......... i guess we'll have to wait till 09 to get another shot at a le
I thought you knew .. Every odd year the Spurs a lock for the le.
Well... that tells me he can dunk...
Thats always a plus for a 6'11" guy...
maybe spurs picked him to put pressure on tau to let reduce scola buyout
scola, he's a bum too, he ain't gonna do much for us, he's better off being traded for actual talent
The Spurs need to buy Tau Ceramica, next.
Splitter and Scola were subbed-in for each other in some of the Tau games I saw.
intersting
hahahaha. Maybe the Spurs just want to with Scola/Scola's Agent.
a perfect addition that we can stash and carry on our 2008 plan
why all the hate? there really was no sure thing left at that point in the draft
the 2008 plan, it's re ed, no big names never want to come here, we only get has been big names wanting to win a ring......
Simply put...
You had to think the Spurs were going to go international or trade the pick unless they found a player that they absolutely LOVED at #28.
And if it had to be an international....better Splitter than Fesenko or Stanko or Koponen or whoever else.
Despite being in this draft seemingly a dozen times, Splitter has shown enough to be a lottery-type talent...and the Spurs got him at the ass-end of the first round.
He doesn't need to dominate offensively....just show the ability to block, rebound, and pick up defensive schemes.
Given what was available and knowing the Spurs would probably not go domestic....I'm extremely satisfied with this pick. What this means for Scola though....
Well, considering that we have only had the cap room for one since 2003, and of all the teams in the league, we were in great shape with him, but ultimately the fact that the Nets could pay him more won out...
Only if Peter Holt is drunk.
Well, it's not a surprise that the Spurs went the draft 'n stash route out 28. Some of us have been saying this is what the Spurs would do for months now.
Tiago Splitter was a bit of an odd pick to draft 'n stash considering the Spurs depth at the bigman position. But I guess you can never have too many bigs in your system.
And really, the Spurs should have a great scouting report on this guy. With Scola on Tau, they've probably watched this guy pretty closely for four or five years now. This was far from a shot in the dark.
I don't think Splitter has huge upside. However, I do think he could play at an Oberto level down the road. Perhaps one day Splitter and Scola will replace Oberto and Elson.
It was certainly a boring pick because Splitter has been a known quan y forever but it was a safe, solid pick. It was about as safe of a pick as a team can make in the late first round.
Splitter is an NBA quality player. The problem is his upside is limited . . . but he's right now better than Elson, so can't complain much.
I'm going up stairs to do the Tiago Splitter...
From what I've read, Splitter cannot be bought out this summer - there's no buyout option. If the Spurs want him the following year, the buyout is $1M.
I'm thrilled with this pick.
Getting a player like Splitter at 28 is a steal.
I dont understand how a guy at 22 can have no upside.
Splitter looks a uva lot more athletic than Oberto though doubtful he'll have the IQ maybe ever. To me he moves and plays a bit like Biedrins on D and gets his points on opportunities like Biedrins. But he looks like he can get stronger than Biedrins.
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