Great news
Now it's only Bonner left. Do it
You can never be considered TOP DOG......you have to WIN it all first Mr.Loomis!SWEET! This move now assures the Mavs are going back to the Finals. With the Suns imploding and the Spurs keeping their old ass team in tact, the Mavs will be back as the top dog in the West!
Great news for our third string point guard. Now they need to find a backup.
I see somebody let you out of your cage.SWEET! This move now assures the Mavs are going back to the Finals. With the Suns imploding and the Spurs keeping their old ass team in tact, the Mavs will be back as the top dog in the West!
I'm still curious how much they signed Oberto for. Also if there is an option on that third year. Vaughn as a third string PG is not bad at all.
I like Vaughn for the minimum. Great move. What was the dollar amount on the 3 year Oberto deal....do we know yet.
Nope, still waiting.
Even though I like the signings it does bother me that its basically the same team as last year with no improvement. I'll be honest....I didn't think this team was championship caliber to begin with. They has a great playoff run and any championship team will tell you some good fortune (luck) always helps.
Not that there is a solution to that dilemma lol.
Understand your point, but you can't fault the team for bringing back two solid bench contributors for minimal $$$.
Because the Spurs are over the salary cap, I don't think they'd be compe ive in offers to some of the game-changing, bigger fish anyways.
I think the biggest splash they could make would be for Nocioni, and that just might be the thing that solidifies them for their run next year.
I also look for some of the in-house talent to improve with one year in the system, as it did in this past year (see: Oberto). Mainly, I'm thinking about the possible contributions of a guy like Butler...who has considerable game-changing talent.
Good move... Vaughn doesn't scare me as much anymore. And Oberto was the man in the playoffs.
let's all pray that vaughn and oberto put in serious time with Chip to develop serviceable jumpers.
i like these signings.
yeah.
Scola is way better than Oberto... just ask him personally... i am not big on him as he is the reason why Luis Scola may never come to us.. i would hate us playing against him and he being responsible of a lost game with a monster performance on Pop's and Buford faces...
Yay.
So essentially the Spurs (as of now) are bringing back their rotation from their le run plus have their full MLE at their disposal (+LLE I believe) and tradeable assets such as expiring contracts (Beno, Barry, White, & Finley) and rights to international talent to improve upon that. Not bad.
It'll be interesting to see what happens with Bonner. As of now it seems that the Spurs are waiting to see what kind of offers the restricted free agent garners. Next season he will likely be on the outside of the rotation looking in, but after that there would be a role for him. Spurs will match if it's something cheap (say 2-3 years, $5-8mil) but will let him go if the offer reaches eight figures. Spurs could perhaps also find themselves a nice little sign and trade opportunity with him. Ely is another potential S&T candidate.
Last edited by Marcus Bryant; 07-03-2007 at 12:25 PM.
Its going to be great. I'm glad we got Fab back and Vaughn is great. I wonder when the we are getting rid of Beno.
Now that they have reached an agreement with Vaughn, the time is nigh.
Pepe Sanchez?
Either we've gotten an influx of Argies I haven't heard about, or Pepe has become world wide famous in a very very short time...
I agree. They are in the "tweener" market and their just isn't enough money to get a game changing player. Best next option is to bring your own back if you can't upgrade.
I don't see Butler making the difference but it'd be nice.
We better not sign Pepe Sanchez. Let's go with Chucky Atkins.
I'm pretty sure Butler will be in the Summer League this year and I wouldn't be suprised to see him dominate. I'd equate the Summer League compe ion to D-League or CBA, and he blew up the latter.
I just think that if he stays motivated and in shape, there is a considerable amount of upside and talent to admire.
The main reason I see him as a difference-maker is that the Spurs are in need of a low-post scorer when Duncan rests, and he has the ability to fill that role.
If he busts out in the Summer League and training camp, I think he could take over Elson's spot in the rotation and be a contributor next year.
But, I guess you could say I'm optimistic...
He did just those things in the last couple games of the year, against gasol, Reggie Evans and some other good bigs.
Don't see why he couldn't do it against the rest of the league's back up big men.
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