Yahoo: Udoka Update

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Udoka is an idiot if he doesn't sign here.

[mountainballer]

Udoka is 30 and has never made more than minimum money. this will be his only shot at a contract for more than just a single season.
he would be an idiot if he didn't try to make the best out of his likely only chance.
if the Grizzlies (or whatever other team) offer more, even if it not much more, he will take the better offer.
Spurs won't get him for the LLE, as some mentioned as an option. they will have to offer the same like the Grizzlies. (who have about 2.8 million cap-space left). this would turn into exactly the mentioned 3 years/9 million contract that was mentioned. (assuming he won't get more than 3 years of either team)

[Da Spurs]

Spurs aren't going to offer a guy $3 mil to play at this point because it would cost them at least $8 mil. $3 mil salary, $3 mil in luxury tax, and $2 mil or more lost in luxury tax sharing. They would have to dump Beno to even think about doing something.

[spursfaninla]

I dont' see a danger of Bowen "breaking down," but more likely becoming less effective because of age through slowing down. Defense is partially predicated on being about to keep in front of a guy. Bruce is effective because he can get into guys grill and messing up the jump shot. If they get by him, the defense is predicated on the big men rotating and getting in the way of slashing, but this only works if guys can't get by him consistently and easily (otherwise the bigs will get into too much foul trouble). Its inevitable that age deteriorates your speed. Bowen is OLD. His conditioning can hold this effect off for only so long.

[mountainballer]

Spurs aren't going to offer a guy $3 mil to play at this point because it would cost them at least $8 mil. $3 mil salary, $3 mil in luxury tax, and $2 mil or more lost in luxury tax sharing. They would have to dump Beno to even think about doing something.

they would have time till next april to somehow dump about 2 million.
didn't we have about 10 million posts and 1 million articles praising the genious of the Spurs FO.
and now people lose faith that they won't be able to work out a deal in about 9 months that solves the lux tax problem?
tons of expiring contracts and a league loaded with teams that own trade exceptions (17 teams own currently 25 TEs, about half of those would be suited for such a Beno dumping move). if the player for nothing isn't enough, the Spurs can add cash to pay parts of the salary and would still benefit.
there are so many ways to do this.
I thought we have a competent FO.
so let's sign Udoka and solve the tax problem later.