Wait...Sophocles Schortsianitis(spelling smack that ) is a FA?
If you have a chance to get a dude named Greek Baby Shaq...you do it, no questions asked. The reason you do it is because you will not have many chances in life to sign a guy named Greek Baby Shaq.
You heard it here first.
Sign him up.
Conflicting reports. Don't know if he was released or suspended and consigned to a fat camp in Switzerland.
If the writers' strike continues, we could have another night of "The Biggest Loser" starring him, Robert Traylor, Oliver Miller and James Lang.
6 points 2/4fg 2/2ft in 11min in a 98-74 win over Prokom Trefl Sopot.
11 minutes?
Seems like it was a blowout...11 minutes?
Splitter played only 11 min in this game because the game was a blowout and because he was in foul trouble.
Splitter had 16 points and 8 rebounds in his last acb game. He is having a nice season.
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Good take and welcome to the board.
Great take.
Awesome to see more Splitter fans.
No question I think the Spurs drafted a gem with this guy.
With a b2b le or not, this will be a big anticipation for 2008-09. As evidenced by the first 32 or so games of this season the Spurs need some frontcourt rebounding and defensive help.
We will look back on the Splitter drafting as a steal.
Let's get us a young PG in the next draft to prop that up.
I think it already is. Teams will be kicking themselves for not drafting him, all for having to wait a year to get him. How long does it take to get a big man project to play meaningful minutes? How long has it been taking Saer-Sene or Johan Petro or any other guy? Splitter may play meaningful minutes already next year.
One Spur did play tonight....
Tiago had 19pts (8-12FG, 3-5FT), 6rebs, 2blks, and 3 stls/charges drawn in just over 30 minutes.
Granted it was in a losing effort, but Tiago rebounded this week from a blowout last week that saw him get in foul trouble early and ride the pine for all but 11 minutes.
Through 11 Euroleague games he's averaging 13PPG on 63% from the field and better than 6RPG. To add a little more perspective, he has scored in double digits for all but two of the 11 games.
That's the kind of consistency the Spurs will need from their starting Center for the next few years. No flash, just consistent efficient production.
I don't think he'll put up similar numbers when he gets to the NBA next year, but I like what I see VERY MUCH.
Spurs better bring him over for next season
I don't think there's anything prohibitive in his contract to suggest that he won't be a member of the Spurs next year.
I think the bigger question is how much they trust him to contribute in his first year...
I think he has a chance to insert himself into the rotation and get 15-20MPG by mid-season next year, but the Spurs could elect to bring him along slowly and sign a veteran FA to a one-year min deal.
It'll be interesting to see, but I think several things play into how much time he'll get....
1. Will Spurs re-sign Elson?
2. Will Horry retire?
3. Will Spurs give Mahinmi opportunity for minutes?
4. Will Splitter adjust quickly?
....and there's probably a few questions I forgot.
Bottom Line: It's almost certain he'll be here next year, but the real question is what production can we expect of him when he does come over.
Phat Tony, has Splitters physicallity improved over this season compare to previous years? Is his endurance up to par? Just curious.
Even at his peak 2-3 years down the road he isn't going be any better than 11 and 5. I think thats solid but some of you guys here see this guy as some kind of All-Star. Ian will be a filler at best, since he's on the cheap I see him sticking around.
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to watch him and have really been relying on the stats to tell me how he's doing.
Having said that, I did see him in the FIBA Americas tourney this past summer and he looked good. While he'll never be a Dwight Howard/Greg Oden Center, I think he has bulked up enough to hold his own in the NBA. I don't see it being a problem.
I guess I'm really not the person to ask. Can anyone else comment on his physicality and endurance?
I watched that tourney myself. Splitter's play is generally fairly unspectacular, but that does not lessen its effectiveness. I like him a lot, but hes not a guy that you'll crave to watch simply for his showmanship. Still, he could be a very solid piece for years to come.
He's averaging over 6 rebounds in just 22 MPG and the correlation between Euroleague v. NBA stats actually trends upward in that category.
I would expect him to average 6-8 RPG in 20-25 MPG for the Spurs. You may be right about his scoring, but I think you're selling his rebounding short.
From the clips I've watched--and there is a very good long one of about 9 continuous minutes of a playoff game on YouTube where Scola was on the bench with fouls and he carried his team--he reminds me of Duncan's style on rebounding and defense.
He's not a big leaper, but relies on his height and long arms. The upside of this is that he doesn't get faked out much on defense. The downside is that he won't be spectacular off the boards against more athletic players unless he gets good position.
But I think he is a smart player, like Oberto, and may surprise us with clever positioning blockouts. For a guy that big, he's remarkably mobile and has been played on the high perimeter a lot, showing good hands on the pick and roll to the basket. Much more agile than Yao.
He won't be the second coming of Hakeem or Kareem, but then again, who is.
I too have only seen this guy a couple of games but what impressed me most is his passing ability. This guy passes as well as oberto and is probably as athletic as Elson (not sure if you guys saw the block on Amare). I see him definatly getting 15-20 minutes of pt next year and contributing. I would be happy with averages of 8 pts 6 rbs a game in his first year...I do not see horry or elson returning next year and do not expect much from mahinmi next year.
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