Let not bash Spiltter. He has not given any committment before he was drafted. No one can force him to come to NBA since there is no contract.
Let's think positive. How can SPURS retool? Can SPURS trade lower value players (Bonner, Oberto, JV) for expiring contracts and open up more cap room than MLE and sign a 2nd tier star or 1 Center + 1 SG (preferably a mobile big with offensive skills like N Kristic or a good defensive big like Diop and a good 3pt SG)
Thanks Tiago. It looks like you have lied and toyed with spurs to get a big fat contract from Tau. Awesome...
Here's the article for Tau's local newspaper :
http://www.elcorreodigital.com/alava...-20080529.html
They don't say that the deal is done. They said that Splitter is considering Tau's offer and will meet with the team after the Spanish league final to make a choice.
The Spanish final will end in about one week.
I knew this would happen. I think no matter what happens now, Mahinmi is in for next year.
The Spurs didn't give Bonner that contract for nothing. I think he'll return, unless they can pull off a trade. I think they give DerMarr Johnson a chance in training camp and he makes the team. After that, I'm not sure what will happen, but if they draft another foreign player I'll be extremely pissed.
I thought he just looked like him . . .
this news sucks...
That's a nail in the Spurs coffin for any future le contention.
They have no flexibility in the cap, no roster space, no first round picks from 07 or in 09, no young talent other than Mahinmi who is tracking Amir Johnson and Sanikidze who can't even get a contract offer.
Their scouting has proven horrid, they can't identify NCAA prospects.
And the free agent class is exceptionally weak, maybe they can get Pietrus, or Najera, or Diop.
But that won't be enough.
Man, that hurts watching that.. Finally someone else who can jam that ball and bring some youthful energy. And now nothing.
Splitter coming only in 2010 is just too late for Spurs. If it take shim one year to adapt to the NBA, it means that he will start to be effective in 2011-2012 when Duncan will be 36.
If reports are true and Splitter hasn't signed his extension for the moment, I want Spurs to put a lot of pressure on him and say to him "if you don't come this summer, we will only offer you in the future 80% of the rookie scale instead of 120%". Spurs should convince him that it's now or never if he wants to play one day in NBA.
the serbian gangster would be awesome if he wasn't overpaid as .
News travels fast...up on his wiki.
I hate life.
really bad news
Pathetic.
Splitter is a no factor in Euroleague.
His not a star on a 4. best team in Euroleague.
He plays 20 min/game
He is not a starter (in ing Euroleague)
He knows all that. He knows there is at least 50 players in EL better than him.
Sow him live this season. You do not have anything to cry for except draft pick. It is not on topic but, criticized Rasho eats him for breakfast or late night snack.
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None of this is set in stone, according to the source www.elcorreodigital.com, Splitter is "studying" the deal.
At least it's only a 2 year deal. Let him make some money, and then come over in 2 years. I expect big things out of Mahinmi next year, and Splitter will only be like 22 or 24 when he does come over here. So I'm not worried.
whats gonna end up happening is tiago says no to tau comes to san antonio and stinks up the att center....fans will wish why we wanted him in the first place....damned if we do ....damned if we dont
this is totally news for the spurs, i seen splitter play, and i can gurantee that he would have been an instant fit for the spurs, good interior defense which would only get better, and a strong finisher around the rim with length, spurs with splitter is almost certain to be able to mount a championship challenge again, but it's too bad he went for the cash instead, i feel sorry for you guys, better start trading for lotery picks now..oh wait...
Come on, Splitter. Your dream is to play NBA ball. You have that chance in the palm of your hands. Don't let it go.
And thanks Bruno and Spurs Brazil for all the updates.
Tau's offer is apparently guaranteed for 2 years at most and looks like an inflated salary to keep Splitter with Tau for an extra year or two before he moves to the NBA. It's the long term fully guaranteed deals in the NBA that pay off for players and warrant the move over (even with the rookie scale contract), as well as the potential for outside income owing to the NBA's popularity worldwide. Any NBA bigman who can fog up a mirror seems to end up with a long term contract.
Trade for Marc Gasol with memphis.He's a lot better than Splitter.He's the MVP of the spanish league and he could be even better than Pau.
I'm sure that Memphis will trade him for Oberto if they trade Pau for Kwame.
They could be a great team with Oberto and Kwame in the frontcourt.
so what you are saying is Manu and Oberto?
with all this devaluation of the dollar and these unfortunate events... i can see Manu accepting an offer from Real Madrid for 8 Mill euros a year to retire there if he doesn't get same money extension from the Spurs...
Can the Spurs go after Brand or Okafor now?
maybe if they don't want money
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