They didn't want scola because they thought Splitter would work better with Duncan....
oh, the irony.
If you give us Splitter we'll make it worth your while. You can be $25 million under the threshold
They didn't want scola because they thought Splitter would work better with Duncan....
oh, the irony.
Sad to say, Rockets fans have a right to smack us around on this one.
Splitter would work pretty well with Yao with Scola on the other side don'tcha think? LOL
No doubt.
It's likely proven to be a mistake, but that doesn't mean that their underlying assumption was wrong.
I think the first round has been a , that's what i think.
Our top two draft picks and cash for Splitter. , we'll even give you Luther Head as a throw in.
oh, i dont disagree with you at all...i'm just saying that if Splitter ends up staying in Spain it's going to be very ironic.
Splitter can come to Houston. We got a big fat shoe contract waiting for him
Holy man, we get it, you want Splitter. It got old the first time you said it.
I haven't really been following this thread...but does anyone know how big of an effort the Spurs made to try to convince him to sign despite Tau's offer?
I know we had a "Spurs official" over there, but what the was this guy doing?
Is Pop going over there? I mean, if he personally flew to "court" Damon Stoudamire...
According to Rockets fan the Spurs only send emails.
Pop and the Spurs were in the playoffs until Thursday, dumbass. When, exactly, was he supposed to fly 8 timezones and chat with some moody Brazilian who's already said he's not coming?
Biedrins and Splitter isnt a good comparison... theyre completely different players.
Biedrins get his points of put backs and dunks, and hes more athletic and a much better shot blocker.
Like i said earlier, if you look at this clip
http://acbtv.acb.com/video/693
He shows more post moves in that 1 minute clip that Biedrins has shown in his entire career. For a guy whos 7 feet in shoes and probably about 250, he shows great athleticism... nothing like Biedrins, but hes far more polished.
Splitter is only a year older than Biedrins, and im not sure what you mean by Biedrins would be better if he didnt play for Nellie, i would think the run and gun style would suit his game pretty well given his offensive limitations and athleticism, as well as inflating his stats.
Biedrins would be a great fit alongside Timmy... but i would definately take Tiago.
That sux, but i think all the talk of trading him away is stupid... any way you look at it, we got a steal with this guy and hes only 22, the Scola situation was completely different.After today's game, Pete Mickael, a player of Tau, said that Splitter has signed a two year extension. When journalists ask Splitter to give a confirmation of that he said that they had to be patient.
While it makes few doubts that Splitter will sign with Tau, I wonder why they handle it like that.
If Splitter has signed his extension, why didn't they say it ?
If no, why his teammate says that he has signed it and what are they waiting to sign it ?
My guess : They are waiting the end of the league to said it and they have made a huge banner "we have ed Spurs, again..." just for that event.
That opinion only stand if the Spurs decide to buy him out for 500k after the end of his first year, essentially allowing him to get 'paid' for one year. That could allow them to concentrate on developing and giving minutes to Ian.
Although i dont like this idea, being that it would put Splitter a year back, but i can see the thinking in it.
Splitter has already been to San Antonio in person and told everyone how he was looking forward to playing here in 08 (That was last summer I think).
I would even bet that the Rockets guaranteed Scola to be part of the first team, some playing time at least early in the season, and that they wouldn't send him to the NBDL.
We know the Spurs won't do that, but that might be the difference to make him comfortable enough to come over.
Breaking in two guys at the same time (essentially rookies) might be tough, but the Spurs need to get as many of their assets on the team as soon as possible to get younger.
You just hope Splitter is smart about this and gets over here sooner rather than later. ing around and staying in the minor leagues too long will cost him a lot of money if he can play (and most people seem to think he can play). The Spurs should sweet talk this dude and make him feel wanted.
Signing a two year deal is nice and all in Europe, but if he got hurt seriously over there and had only two years guaranteed, there is also a potential loss of big money in the long run.
All we heard last summer was that Splitter had a low buyout and the Spurs would have much less trouble getting him over here than that other guy. Now it doesn't look that way.
No Euros until the second round this year, if at all.
Agree, we never know maybe Pop and co. told Tiago to sign the deal and made an agreement with Tau to reduce the buyout after one year. Allowing them to concentrate on Ian.
Hopefully this doesn't unfold like the Scola situation. The dude stays with Tau for like 5 years, Spurs never buy his contract out and then he gets traded.
One of my favorite Jerry Jones quotes is "Keep your powder dry". IOW, don't get mad at Splitter and try and work with him to get him over here now or later.
Splitter. If he re-signed with Tau, he's dead to me.
Yeah, I'm with Chump.
His whole story and prattle about "The NBA being my dream" Was obviously just a ruse.
When did a person's word become flexible because of money?
that.
Until he's a Spur.
I am a homer, after all.
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