Spurs re-sign Richardson

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

, if the Spurs dumped Elson's salary and got nothing back, I'd be all for it.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Not sure how we got down this road, but I just wanted to say in general...

The Spurs have an excellent opportunity next year to inject a great deal of youth into their team and I would be disappointed if they didn't at least take partial advantage of that fact.

I would love to see Elson go, and though it would be bittersweet to see Horry gone, I think it's time for that as well. I'm very excited that the Spurs have two young F/Cs in the system that should be able to come in and fill important roles from the outset and can be long-term pieces to the futuer of this team.

My hope is that the Spurs begin to take steps to accomplish the same sort of infusion with their backcourt and on the wing. I'm not saying I want Barry and Finley to be shown the door, because I think they can still provide veteran leadership, versatility, and long-range shooting to this team....but I think it's time to start the process of adding legitimate options to the table. This draft and potentially this free-agent offseason will be crucial in determining where the Spurs go from here.

I think they've started that evalaution process with the likes of Washington, Richardson, Williams, Johnson, and Langford...but I think a serious long-term investment into the future is necessary (via 1st round pick or FA signing) and hope one comes sooner rather than later.

My dream scenario would see Rush on this team in '08 and contributing significantly by '09 at the latest. It would also see the Spurs going after a long-term solution at PG, be that Goran Dragic or another of a good young crop that should be coming out in this year's draft. This long-term solution wouldn't have to be ready until '09 but should be ready to assume full-time backup duty then.

Bottom Line: Obviously, phasing young talent into a veteran-laden roster is not easy, but I think it's time for the Spurs FO to start making those steps.

Completely agree.

[ChumpDumper]

Odd -- proexposure says the Spurs signed Richardson again yesterday.

[FromWayDowntown]

Odd -- proexposure says the Spurs signed Richardson again yesterday.

If they did, it couldn't be on a 10-day contract, right? He'd have to be signed and guaranteed for the rest of the season since he's already had two 10-days.

[ChumpDumper]

Right, that's why I thought it odd.

That site is usually very solid about transactions. If this one is true they either really like Jeremy or something is going on with Barry.

[Bruno]

Yesterday was 02/10/08, Spurs signed Richardson for the first time on 01/10/08.
Maybe they have mixed January with February.

[tav1]

To add conjecture on top of conjecture...if they signed Richardson and traded Barry, they probably moved Barry for a big.

[ChumpDumper]

Yesterday was 02/10/08, Spurs signed Richardson for the first time on 01/10/08.
Maybe they have mixed January with February.

That's what I was thinking, and it could very well be the case though it's kind of a funky error to make.

The other D-League transaction listed with it is current.

[tav1]

A big in the 5 to 6 million range...I'm hoping this is actually the case and it's Udonis Haslem. But it could Barry and Elson for Kurt Thomas, too. Or Jeff Foster. Or something far less helpful, which is probably the case.

[timvp]

That's really interesting. ProExposure is a rock solid site. Either someone read wrong and confused the month or the Spurs actually did sign him. If they signed him that would mean there is a trade in the works ... or Barry's recovery isn't coming along fast enough.

I guess we'll find out for sure when the Spurs game starts. I don't see it anywhere else on the internet, though.

[remingtonbo2001]

So?

[loveforthegame]

I'd like to think it signals a trade but I'm guessing it's a freak error instead. Or as timvp mentioned that Barry's recovery isn't coming along fast enough.

[remingtonbo2001]

They didn't mention anything during the broadcast, so I'm assuming it's an error.

[exstatic]

Or, just maybe, since they've blown well over the Tax with Damon, they're willing to pay a double minimum salary to keep JR, or keep him away from someone else.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's Jeremy Richardson's birthday, so maybe his buddies thought this would be a good joke.

[ChumpDumper]

proexposure hasn't taken it down. We'll know soon enough as the Toros play the Mad Ants on Thursday. Maybe they are just holding off the announcement so Richardson can participate in the D-League ASG -- nah, that wouldn't make sense if he's an injury fill-in for Barry.

[MoSpur]

This is very interesting. Maybe Finley is a gonner. LOL

[tav1]

I live within a couple hours of Ft. Wayne and gave some consideration to driving in for the Austin game--I left a message with the Mad Ant PR rep yesterday about another issue, but I'll ask about Richardson as well. I was shocked to see on the Mad Ant website that the numbers of all their execs are listed. Funny, huh?

[ChumpDumper]

That is interesting, especially the email addresses for the coaching staff. The people on the business side of the Toros are easy to get a hold of and helpful.

Fort Wayne has really enviable attendance numbers this season. They play in an enormous arena, but it seems like it could be a pretty nice atmosphere when the crowd is good.

[Fabbs]

The superior quality of SpursTalk.

I post on another board. Its mostly Laker Krishnas ( cultists who worship Kobes poop and believe anything pro-Laker and refuse to believe anything neg Laker). Anywho that board has a super annoying poster who claims to be a die hard Spurs rooter. I posted this a.m. that Richardson was resigned. I did it under an Artest for ____Spurs thread as I myself would take Artest for Splitter and Manhinmi. Risky i know but i want a repeat badly. Anywho i posted that the Kings might take a peek at Richardson as he may indeed get some play small or large or even if none, he is on the Spurs roster as potential filler for a theoretic trade.

*Spurs diehard* poster en led "lurker" s response:
How are the Spurs going to play someone that isn't even on their roster?
Do we need to revisit the earlier posts about THINKING before you post? (About the 3rd time he's tried using this THINKING before i post schpeel)

I informed him that the Spurs re signed Richardson. lurker continues:
So where is the link to this signing?

Not on the local paper site

Not on Spursreport.com

Not on NBA.com

Not on any of the major media sites (ESPN, SI, Sportsline)

Maybe you could actually post some proof. And what makes you think they would resign someone and immediately play him?

Until then I will have to believe that you are posting without any thought...SNAFU in other words.

[ChumpDumper]

Well there is no confirmation, so we can't really assume it's happened. It's just that the site I saw it on is usually quite reliable.

Not on Spursreport.com

[Fabbs]

^ Chump,
huh? Kori tim and others said its a slam he is re signed.
you mean Yahoo screws up occasionally?
Or you mean he is definitely re signed as a Spur, just that whether or not he plays Wed night we shall have to see?

[tav1]

That is interesting, especially the email addresses for the coaching staff. The people on the business side of the Toros are easy to get a hold of and helpful.

Fort Wayne has really enviable attendance numbers this season. They play in an enormous arena, but it seems like it could be a pretty nice atmosphere when the crowd is good.

Yes, but no one has called me back. So maybe it's simply that they want to appear accessible, but in reality they have alternate numbers, etc...

In turns out that I have to go to Virginia this weekend. No Ian for me.

[tav1]

And 48hrs with no further confirmation makes me less than optimistic.

[ChumpDumper]

I may have caused some confusion by not starting a new thread.

Richardson was signed to a 10-day contract on Jan 10.

Richardson was signed to another 10-day contract on Jan 20.

His contract was not extended to the end of the season, so he returned to the D-League.

Monday, I noticed that proexposure.com stated that the Spurs signed Richardson on Sunday. The only way that could be true is if they signed him for the rest of the season.

It has not been confirmed by any other source and until it is, it really can't be discussed as being true.