Mahinmi to sign a new contract soon?

[superbigtime]

Not signing Ian would be a stupid fn mistake. He's a product of the Spurs system. He is long, young, talented 6'11 footer and can be resigned on the cheap. He should have been given more of a role last year than just the every-5th -game garbage man.

[BackHome]

He wont find it hard to find a team, 23yr old athletic bigs who can score rebound and block shots and run the floor dont find work hard to come by.

So what team is that other young athletic big who could score and rebound and block shots and run the floor playing for? I think his name was Pop and we had him on our team for a few weeks,,,,,,,,,

[mingus]

if the Spurs sign Splitter, i seriously doubt he'll come back. it would be stupid on his part. OKC is in need of a a frontcourt upgrade and i can c him ending up there.

[J Mack]

Ian showed promise in the LIMITED time he was giving. I think some of the people that says he straight up sucks was high on Crack when they saw him play !

[BackHome]

R U compairing a 6-8 220lb jumping jack with no offensive skill set what so ever with a 6-11 250lb C who is years younger and in limited mins put up impressive numbers?

Someone will sign Ian and we may very well regret letting him walk. Pops is a solid role player but hes not a center as Ian is, nor does he have the upside.

size matters if Samardo Samuel was 6-11 he would be a lottery pick, now hes lucky to get into the second round. Im sure teams like the Lakers, 76s, Ny, Phx will all take a look at Ian if we cant lock him up.

All I am saying is that when we let Pops go there were alot of people saying we screwed up and how he was going to make it big and that some other team would be getting real lucky to get him!

Look at some old post about him people fall in love with the underdawg I understand that but Pops isn't even playing in the NBA righ now. So people get attatched to guys like Ian and Hairston but they would be playiing and getting minutes if they were good.

We gave the kid three years to show us something I think that the Spurs organization can tell by now if he will be any good for us. If they can't judge talent and upsize then god help us on draft night.

[AFBlue]

I agree unless we move Dice or Blair. I heard Indy was talking about a deal for the 10th pick involving Blair so who knows. I just hate to see us regret signing him. I know Splitter will be good but you can never have too many bigs when your starters are 34 and 36.

Where did you hear that? The Pacers already have Hansborough, so why would they want another undersized PF?

Blair got more burn in his rookie season than Mahinmi got in three season altogether. That should tell you who the Spurs would rather bring back if they had the choice.

I see it as about a 5% chance Mahinmi is back in a Spurs uni.

[MaNu4Tres]

Where did you hear that?

From up his ass.

Same place where the Spurs should consider signing Shaq for the MLE and that the league is full of 20 and 10 players.

[ivanfromwestwood]

maybe ian got tired of sitting and waiting all these seasons that he asked pop not to pick up his option so he could test the market. maybe he wants to go back to europe and become the next splitter. this may be why pop didnt play him. why showcase a young talent that isnt going to play for you any more. sorry guys. kinda buzzed right now

[Darkwaters]

All that said, Retaining Ian isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.

Agreed. After his dominant regular season play last year followed by his inspiring playoff performances I don't know how you could let him walk. Best of all, hes a regular iron man and has a long track record of quality play at high levels of compe ion.

Honestly, though, I'd like to keep him, but I'm not convinced of his future by any means. He'd be a nice piece, and should be cheap, but any thoughts of him dominating anything at this point at pipe dreams. I simply want him to be productive in extended spurts and not have to leave every season because of some minor injury. Or foul out of every game for that matter.

Hes shown flashes, but thats not enough to sell me yet.

[SenorSpur]

Agreed. After his dominant regular season play last year followed by his inspiring playoff performances I don't know how you could let him walk. Best of all, hes a regular iron man and has a long track record of quality play at high levels of compe ion.

Honestly, though, I'd like to keep him, but I'm not convinced of his future by any means. He'd be a nice piece, and should be cheap, but any thoughts of him dominating anything at this point at pipe dreams. I simply want him to be productive in extended spurts and not have to leave every season because of some minor injury. Or foul out of every game for that matter.

Hes shown flashes, but thats not enough to sell me yet.

Perhaps that offensive ass-raping, that was administered to the Spurs by the Suns, in that 4-0 series sweep is enough to sell the coaching staff and others that this team is woefully deficient on the frontline. Therefore, there is no reason NOT to give this kid a legitimate shot at earning rotation minutes. Those flashes that we've seen would seem to indicate that this kid brings a set of skills the Spurs do not currently have enough of.

[Darkwaters]

Perhaps that offensive ass-raping, that was administered to the Spurs by the Suns, in that 4-0 series sweep is enough to sell the coaching staff and others that this team is woefully deficient on the frontline. Therefore, there is no reason NOT to give this kid a legitimate shot at earning rotation minutes. Those flashes that we've seen would seem to indicate that this kid brings a set of skills the Spurs do not currently have enough of.

Granted. But any claims that Mahinmi is going to instantly step in and be a significant contributor overnight are likely farfetched. I'm far more likely to put my faith and trust in Splitter to do that than Ian. Still, I'd gladly welcome Ian as the 5th big and a potential rotation player. I just don't think we need to label the guy a "must sign" kind of player. His history simply doesn't support it.