Maybe that's why he dropped so far -- the other teams had better intel.
I belive rights have an expire.. he could wait till spurs rights expire and then sign with anyone , no?
Maybe that's why he dropped so far -- the other teams had better intel.
His buyout is the maximum an NBA team can pay, which is 500 gs
spurs need to let him stay in europe...with our luck they will package him and bonner to become the twin towers for a western conf team.....
we are gonna have to get on the ian train now....damn...next year doesnt look to good right now
Oh well, Mahinmi has much more potential than Splitter to be a star in this league. I certainly would have liked to see Splitter join the team this summer. Now at least Ian will have a shot at PT next season instead of being buried between the end of the bench and IR.
It certainly is easier to take the money now and not take the chance and/or pay the insurance premiums against a career-ending injury.
As for the Spurs, there are a few options this summer -- none of them spectacular, but some things in addition to draft picks and exceptions can happen like expiring contracts could be turned into nonguaranteed contracts as was done with Danny Ferry.
He would have to sit out a year from professional basketball.
Marca reported that was a Spurs official there.
The question is. Did he told Tiago to sign that contract because he won't get much playing time next season and then he may come in 2010 or he was really trying to get Tiago to San Antonio.
I think it's very strange because Tiago said last week, already after Tau offer, that he wanted to come to the NBA and he didn't care about the money.
Something happed last week
so what do we have next year.......oh god bonner,thomas,oberto......
It becomes increasingly clear that the Spurs' former front-office a en currently resides in the state of Washington, and that whatever good reputation R.C. Buford has was built on that guy's shoulders. Without him, Buford is hardly better than Chris Wallace.
That noise you hear is a window slamming shut.
On the money timvp. Two years of a career is a significant percentage. He is still young enough to help in two years, but what does the Spurs roster look like then? Stinks.
Screw him. The biggest downfall is this is yet another wasted 1st round draft pick for a team really needs to add talent and bench depth.
Enough with this "draft and stash" philosophy. Get some freakin' domestic players that can contribute NOW!
I'd prefer the Spurs now turn their attention to Desgana Diop. They need another rebounder and shot-blocker to go along with Duncan.
The Spurs need to "force-feed" minutes to Ian next season at all costs.
it. Bring back Elson.
Spurs with Elson - NBA Champions. lulz
It's really too late now. The Spurs needed to have their youth movement ready to go this summer if there were going to be any chance of keeping the run going. They're already the oldest team ever to make a conference final. Right now the youth movement consists of Ian Mahinmi, whatever retreads the Spurs manage to attract in free agency, and maybe some rookies. Thus begins the inexorable decline.
Ok... Now, I am depressed !
What is RC Buford doing? The Scola dump was based on the lux tax, but it was also based on his belief that Scola could not fit in the Spurs' offense with TD. About 500 jumpers made and 800 offensive rebounds later it should be apparent that assessment was a bit off.
Yes, Beno didn't work out in SA. So naturally RC sells him at the nadir of his trade value.
Other than assuming that Splitter passed on joining the Spurs for more € today, why else would he take this deal? Because the Spurs told him he'd have to wait to see significant PT? Because they wanted him to?
Tell Splitter that Adleman loves Euro's. We love Splitter tell him we treat Scola like King. Besides, we like getting players from the Spurs for nothing!!! LOL
Bring Splitter to the Rockets in 3 years. Wouldn't that be funny Splitter and Scola on the same team
He's being exposed.
Good point.
Now I'm depressed too.
I still say they should've kept Darius Washington and DeMarr Johnson on the squad and given them minutes during the "dog days" of the season, If you're gonna get blown our during meaningless regular season games, better to do so with players that will be expected to contribute down the road.
The Spurs have treated first round picks as a nuisance for some time now. They've already rid themselves of next year's pick. They'll probably rid themselves of this year's pick ASAP.
Surely RC can find a domestic player good enough to use a 1st round pick on in this year's draft.
wow this has to be the biggest load of ing dog i have read all day
you know, i used to smile when i came onto spurstalk..
PHX has implemented the same strategy over the past few years and now they've joined us in the AARP magazine.
As old as this Spurs team is, they'd better find a way to reclaim a #1 pick for next season. , they should've gotten one in the great "Scola Train Robbery".
This is on Buford; of course Splitter's going to take more money. That Scola trade keeps looking better. At least we have Bonner sitting courtside.
When it rains . . .
F Splitter. He knew that he'd have to take less money to come to the Spurs. If he wasn't prepared to make that sacrifice, he shouldn't have promised the Spurs last summer that he'd make the jump to the NBA for the 2008-09 season. The Spurs wouldn't have wasted a first round pick on his azz.
It sucks because if he would have signed with the Spurs this summer, there was a good chance he could win the starting center job for the Spurs next season.
Splitter's chances of ever coming to the NBA have now plummeted.
P.S.
Props to Spurs Brazil and Bruno for breaking the news in the Splitter thread.
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