Splitter deal already done?

[Bruno]

Bruno, how much of the MLE will it take to get it done, in your opinion?

Between $3M and $4M.

[slick'81]

this is obviously great news with duncan/splitter/blair/mcdyess and either bonner/mahimini the front court is set.

i say bring manu off the pine and find a back up pg and a g/f that can shoot and hopefully defend a bit...geeORhairston??

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Between $3M and $4M.

Since he's off the rookie pay scale, and plenty of reports state that he is worth the MLE, why wouldn't he demand all of it?

[tomtom]

Won't believe it till it's official

[mountainballer]

I would take a 33-year-old Robert Horry over Splitter now in a heartbeat. Youth doesn't win championships.

hm. Splitter just won a championship 3 days ago. what do you call that?

[Seventyniner]

Between $3M and $4M.

Then the next question is: who can we get with the rest of the MLE? It should be enough above the LLE to give us the edge in a compe ion.

[TimDunkem]

Then the next question is: who can we get with the rest of the MLE? It should be enough above the LLE to give us the edge in a compe ion.

Robert Horry.

[Penya]

Then the next question is: who can we get with the rest of the MLE? It should be enough above the LLE to give us the edge in a compe ion.

Pete Mickeal.

[Solid D]

In my opinion Gasol is a PF, Splitter is a C. Gasol is better player right now, but Splitter definately got a lot of talent

I'd say he's a PF when Bynum is on the floor with him, but otherwise, Pau is a Center.

He's 250 lbs, has great pivot skills, is a quick jumper including 2nd shot attempts and can get above the rim fairly easily. Whereas, Tiago Splitter is less quick vertically. Simply put, Pau can shoot and score over Tiago easier than Tiago can shoot and score over Pau.

[Seventyniner]

Wasn't the comparison supposed to be Splitter vs. Varejao instead of Splitter vs. P. Gasol? I haven't seen enough of Splitter to have any idea personally.

[DPG21920]

Splitter does not have near the offensive game that Pau does. But his offensive game is certainly better than Anderson's.

[jjktkk]

the scola trade is the cause of all what is evil. Spurs decline? scola trade, The hurricane katrina? scola trade. economic disaster? scola trade. BP oilspill? scola trade, etc, etc

Lol, I guess I never really looked at the big picture then. .

[Spursfan092120]

[mookie2001]

this is obviously great news with duncan/splitter/blair/mcdyess and either bonner/mahimini the front court is set.

i say bring manu off the pine and find a back up pg and a g/f that can shoot and hopefully defend a bit...geeORhairston??

?

that is foolish

[BackHome]

I still hope the Spurs try to trade up because I think even with Splitter we are going to need another big to get us to the promise land. With Dice and Duncan you are going to have to watch their minutes and no back to backs.

As much as I like Hill and Blair I would give them up to get Ed Davis who could realy help us against the Flakers and Celtics.

[benefactor]

Then the next question is: who can we get with the rest of the MLE? It should be enough above the LLE to give us the edge in a compe ion.

Romain Sato.

[TimDunkem]

Why would you trade two players who know the system while losing depth at essentially 2 positions (SG/PG)? You're also giving up a Blair who can reek havoc on opposing benches.

Blair can play against the Celtics too. Did you miss the game where he was dominating them? I also like him against the Lakers if he's coming off the bench.

[TimDunkem]

Romain Sato.

Yes.

[Seventyniner]

Romain Sato.

Is Sato really worth that much? He might take the LLE or minimum, right?

[MaNu4Tres]

I don't think Spurs will use their LLE or minimum on a wing after signing Splitter.

Only way they do is if they aren't confident in their draft pick, Hairston and Gee. Therefore the decision to use the LLE or minimum could wait til August after Summer League and other summer workouts.

[yavozerb]

Romain Sato.

no thanks...Hairston and Gee cost alot less.

[benefactor]

Is Sato really worth that much? He might take the LLE or minimum, right?

A small part of the the remainder of the MLE would do it. The Spurs would also likely go this direction because it give them flexibility with the contract(years, guaranteed money, etc).

[benefactor]

no thanks...Hairston and Gee cost alot less.

Sato is pretty easily better than both of them.

[MaNu4Tres]

Sato is pretty easily better than both of them.

He might be the better player, but there's just not enough evidence to suggest that he actually is. (Even if his stats prove his a better shooter from 20 feet out.)


Even if he is, I don't see Sato coming over for a role where he sees 10-15 minutes every other game tops.

He said this in regards of him possibly coming to the NBA this summer,“Mi nutes and my role on a team are my main objective. I want to be on the court to contribute. Here in Europe I have a chance to play and improve my game every day. I'm looking for the same thing in the league.”

And his agent saying, “Romain has always wanted to play in the NBA,” his agent Sam Goldfeder told us. For him the issue is playing. He is not interested to come to the NBA to sit.”


Meaning he wants a similar type of role that he had in the Euro and Italian league. Which is around 25-27 minutes a game give or take.

I don't see him playing anywhere close to that on the Spurs being an undersized two guard. Especially with our main foundation and rotation in the back court pretty much set with Parker,Hill, Manu and Jefferson.

[ace3g]

I wouldn't mind giving Sato a chance but is there any evidence he wants to come back to the NBA?