Ludden: Spurs may net savings in trade (Spanoulis)

[Marcus Bryant]

Dump Barry to Seattle for nothing and replace him with Marcus Williams or James White. Cheaper.

[whottt]

Dump Barry to Seattle for nothing and replace him with Marcus Williams or James White. Cheaper.

Yeah but..

A. Allegedly they offered Udoka a contract. For less than Barry makes.
B. That still leaves Beno on the team....and in Pop's doghouse, futher than Barry has ever been. And Vassilis is better(he's at least in shape)...

Who's cheaper?


You paint a negative picture but you refuse to acknowledge it contains positive elements...when it obviously does.


If you are going to claim the stance is a logical one...at least make sure it's logical.


Regardless of whether or not Holt is cheap...Holt is cheap, and Pop and RC aren't idiots.

[Marcus Bryant]

So they bring in CJ Watson or some other never been to be the 3rd point. Vagisil stays in Greece.

[whottt]

So they bring in CJ Watson or some other never been to be the 3rd point. Vagisil stays in Greece.

Possible, definitely an option...but probably not what they would want to happen in the best case scenario.


And you also refuse to acknowledge that if they can't get a SF they are happy with this season...Butler's contract and the Vassilis buyout, leave them in a better situation to do so next season.


Even if you are right...and we go into the season with nothing more than Williams or White and Watson...and Barry and Beno gone...according to you, Barry and Beno suck ass anyway...and whether they do or not...Pop tries not to play them so it's a redundant point any way. And trading them out for Watson and Will/White isn't going to make much of a difference.


Sorry but I definitely see a desire to put as negative of a slant on this as possible on your part.

[mystargtr34]

Well, the trade doesn't make sense either way.

But the Spurs can play hardball with V-Span because if worst comes to worst, V-Span in training camp is something they can live with. And V-Span knows that. So that gives him zero leverage and it'll be why he can't ask for a buyout from the Spurs, like that Croatian got last year from the Hornets.

If V-Span was a guy the Spurs would never want on their team, he'd have a lot more leverage. He knows that there's a chance the Spurs would just keep him if he doesn't void his contract completely.

Which 'Croatian' are you talking about - Macijasukas? he isnt Croat. Or am i mixed up?

[MannyIsGod]

I don't understand why you'd have such a hard time with men, Ploto. You seem like the kind of woman every man wants.

[milkyway21]

may I ask:

Who is Dell Demps in S.A.? Is he in any way connected to the Spurs organization?

[ploto]

I don't understand why you'd have such a hard time with men, Ploto. You seem like the kind of woman every man wants.

I know you think you are being funny- but you have no idea what I am like in real life. This board is my alter-ego, my evil twin, so to speak. Kind of like actors who tell you it is fun to play certain parts- I play my part on here. It's much cheaper than therapy and very cathartic.

[Bruno]

http://www.superbasket.gr/?c=286&a=4911

If I understood well babelfish :
Spurs don't want to let Spanoulis go while Spanoulis really want to play in Greece next year. Spanoulis' agent will go in SA next week to ask them to change their decision about Spanoulis.

Spanoulis will have a €1.5M salary (after tax) next year if he plays in Greece. He will earn more money in europe than in nba.

[ducks]

thanks
intersting

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.superbasket.gr/?c=286&a=4911

If I understood well babelfish :
Spurs don't want to let Spanoulis go while Spanoulis really want to play in Greece next year. Spanoulis' agent will go in SA next week to ask them to change their decision about Spanoulis.

Of course.

[Mr. Body]

http://www.superbasket.gr/?c=286&a=4911

If I understood well babelfish :
Spurs don't want to let Spanoulis go while Spanoulis really want to play in Greece next year. Spanoulis' agent will go in SA next week to ask them to change their decision about Spanoulis.

That's hilarious. It's like the Spurs are saying to Scola's agent: If you really want to see a team hold a player hostage "in the land of liberty," check this one out!!

[waly.mg]

First mistake was trade Scola.

Second mistake was trade Scola to a serious rival.

Third mistake was to NOT include Udrih in the trade.

Fourth mistake is be happy with this Greek guy play in Greece. He is a heck of a player who WANTS to play, and just can't be compared to a player -Udrih- whose dream is NOT to play.

That's lot of mistakes for just one trade.

The correct trade could be:

Trade Buttler for Spanoulis (Nothing for Nothing)

and Now, trade Scola for Matt Bonner

[spurschick]

It will be interesting to see how Spanoulis plays against the Spurs when they play Panathinaikos in the preseason.

[SequSpur]

no it won't.

[ploto]

If I understood well babelfish :
Spurs don't want to let Spanoulis go while Spanoulis really want to play in Greece next year. Spanoulis' agent will go in SA next week to ask them to change their decision about Spanoulis.

Seems so odd after Ludden reported that the Spurs would let him go if he gave up all his money.

[ploto]

I just want to see Sani play for Panathinaikos. I read they extended his contract for 2 more seasons. Another Euro who was drafted but who will never come to the NBA.

[Marcus Bryant]

Seems so odd after Ludden reported that the Spurs would let him go if he gave up all his money.

How so? Assuming that Spannniolllluououous wants out of his NBA contract the first thing you do (assuming you want to minimize what you have to pay him in the event he never plays for you) is to feign interest in him joining your team.

[ducks]

he was willing to get houston 350k back for his buyout
he better be willing to do that to the spurs

[Marcus Bryant]

he was willing to get houston 350k back for his buyout
he better be willing to do that to the spurs

If he walks away for nothing then they keep $1.89 mil.

[remingtonbo2001]

may I ask:

Who is Dell Demps in S.A.? Is he in any way connected to the Spurs organization?

He played with the Spurs for one or two seasons, not too sure. It was a long time ago though. Maybe 95? That's a shot in the dark guess

[ploto]

Dell Demps is the Director of Player Personnel for the Spurs- has been for about 2 years.

[magic]

I just want to see Sani play for Panathinaikos. I read they extended his contract for 2 more seasons. Another Euro who was drafted but who will never come to the NBA.

Becirovic did a nice job last year, but the best player of Panathinaikos is Diamantidis (best all-around player in Europe) along with Mike Batiste (best PF in Europe, better than Scola).