Preseason Game Thoughts: Spurs @ Rockets - Oct. 14, 2012

[mountainballer]

Gortat (5years/34 million) and Asik (3years/25 million) are the blue prints for the Splitter contract. Splitter might not have the defensive potential of both, but he is a far better offensive player (and a better baller overall). either Gortat and Asik came from a compareable situation as back ups in limited roles. there will be several teams willing to give Splitter such a contract. if they want to keep Splitter, it will cost the Spurs those numbers. a MLE like contract won't do it. (my guess is, it starts with 4 years/ 30 million)
Spurs know this and they will think twice before they trow starter money on Splitter.

[szkorhetz]

Gortat (5years/34 million) and Asik (3years/25 million) are the blue prints for the Splitter contract. Splitter might not have the defensive potential of both, but he is a far better offensive player (and a better baller overall). either Gortat and Asik came from a compareable situation as back ups in limited roles. there will be several teams willing to give Splitter such a contract. if they want to keep Splitter, it will cost the Spurs those numbers. a MLE like contract won't do it. (my guess is, it starts with 4 years/ 30 million)
Spurs know this and they will think twice before they trow starter money on Splitter.

Gortat is worse than Splitter? Which games do you watch?

[xmas1997]

Decent bigs don't come cheaply no matter how good or bad the player is, and although Splitter is not a great center, he is still a decent one, so they are eventually going to have to fork over some bucks to keep him, or settle for a center who isn't at least decent.