Spurs Sign Roger Mason Jr.

[Buddy Holly]

Okay the 3 games fans watched the Spurs play against the Warriors are not a good indicator.

Ok, completely avoid the point of what I said and come up with some asinine interpretation.

[Marcus Bryant]

He fills the "Barry" role pretty well....except that his outside shot is not nearly as reliable, and that's what scares me.

For a guy who really plays the SG position to have one decent year of shooting in four, I wonder how much the Spurs can count on him to knock down shots consistently.

He should play decent defense, but that wasn't necessarily the Spurs' issue last year.

I wish the Spurs had gotten a more reliable shooter, but we'll see if he can continue building on his improved stroke from last season.

Maybe they could re-sign Barry for 5 years and pump him full of Botox.

[Buddy Holly]

I am not a comedian...

, could me you fool.

[mardigan]

and he may be able to play off of Manu for a big backcourt look. A plus is, if he's starting he can help alleviate some of the pressure on tony; something the spurs had trouble with with finley back there.

Totally agree. Mason will be a guy that can bring up the ball a lot so teams wont be able to just key on Tony after he gets past half-court.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Its not just the full MLE

ITS THE FULL MLE FOR FIVE ING YEARS!

I don't think you understand what that means.

I do understand it was for 5 years and spurs were reluctant because wanted 2 years so they didn't have to be tangled with ongoing/long salary contracts in the near future where they have a lot of money to throw around. But I'm looking for the next season. In a long term sense spurs made a good decision, but all I am saying is that I would test out Pietrus for the full MLE next season, (this does not mean I would sign him to a 5 year contract.) and I'm also saying that IMO Pietrus > Mason, but this is all moot, because we signed Mason and Pietrus went to the magic so him and all we can hope for is the best and that mason is balls it up lol

[coopdogg3]

I you re ed?

All Ur Base Are Belong to Us

[manufor3]

wtf do we care? I have two graduate degrees and it means nothing for my basketball a en. Completely unimportant. The only reason to talk about such things is to scratch your asshole itch.

I'm sorry, wait. You have a masters degree... What I mean to say is, "it's a real privelage to have you on the board. You're brighter than all of us. Do you mind if we chime in once in awhile or would you rather we just find a place near your feet and listen?"

[Spurs Brazil]

Here's the thoughts of Wizards fans:

Good luck to Roger, he was an asset to the Wiz and will be missed. Looks like Nick Young will have a significant role wit Wiz this season and that's a good thing in my book. Time to sign Matt Barnes.

Posted by: zxhoya | July 9, 2008 7:13 PM

Good for Roger. He will most likely get a ring next season.

Posted by: | July 9, 2008 7:19 PM

a classy player for a classy team. good luck to you, Roger. you will be missed.

Posted by: satch | July 9, 2008 7:20 PM

Yea I wish all the luck to Roger Mason. He is a class act and sure can hit a jumper. I hope he gets a good contract and hope he gets good playing time for those boring ass Spurs.

All the best to you ROGER!!!

Posted by: LooseCannon | July 9, 2008 7:20 PM

Good luck Roger!!!

Posted by: Darnell | July 9, 2008 7:37 PM

Instead if throwing all that money at Gilby, they should have kept a classy individual and true team player like Roger Mason.

Posted by: DC Man88 | July 9, 2008 7:38 PM

Mason was a goner anyways. Nick @ Nite is expected to step up and become a rotation player next season.

Best Wishes to Roger and here's hoping he does well in San Antonio

Posted by: Dat2U | July 9, 2008 7:40 PM

No chest thumping.
No screaming.
No acting.
All class.
Hope some of the Wiz learned something from him.
Good Luck, Roger

Posted by: vb fan | July 9, 2008 7:49 PM

RM was too nice, the Wiz need more e...Go get Ricky Davis from the Heat or Bostjan Nachbar from the Nets. I believe both are UFAs.

Posted by: oddjob | July 9, 2008 7:51 PM

"They're going to get better results going all out against the weaker compe ion in the East than they will against the deeper stronger teams in the West."

Uh, no. They had better results going against the "deeper stronger teams in the West" than they did against the "weaker compe ion in the East".

"If they played a greater number of games against better, deeper, more talented teams (which they would in the West) then they would, as a matter of basic logic, have to expend more energy to beat those teams than they would to beat lesser teams in the East."

Again, wrong. As I stated earlier, and a point which you did not refute, the Celtics played with the same energy in every game, no matter the compe ion. Therefore, as a matter of basic logic, it does not matter what compe ion they're facing (whether playing the West or East), they're going to expend the same energy.

Posted by: psps23 | July 9, 2008 7:52 PM

Good to hear. He's earned it.

Posted by: Buffalo Dele | July 9, 2008 8:02 PM

Oh and by the way, good luck to Roger. Wish him almost nothing but the best (almost being the Spurs defeating the Wiz in the finals...that I can't wish for).

And equal good luck wished upon Nick Young. Time to step up.

Posted by: psps23 | July 9, 2008 8:06 PM

Here is hoping EG signs a 3 that can spell CB. Matt Barnes? Posey?

Posted by: B-More Bullets | July 9, 2008 8:19 PM

"gilbert..tell me how my @$$ tastes"

-roger mason

"baron..tell me how my @$$ tastes"

-elton brand

Posted by: DC Man88 | July 9, 2008 8:44 PM

Where do the Wizards stand on going over the luxury tax for a guy like Posey?

Posted by: Emmet | July 9, 2008 8:53 PM

GOD BLESS YOU ROGER COME back and light the wizards up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: wiz fan43 | July 9, 2008 9:08 PM

Goodluck to Roger Mason.

Posted by: Bart | July 9, 2008 9:22 PM

Congratulations! You earned it. All the best to you. Your past was only a stepping stone....bigger things ahead for sure. Remember that.

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[DPG21920]

You don't need a master's degree to understand that he isn't being brought to SA to be a Bowen replacement, he's being brought here to score points, which if his time as a starter in Washington is any indication (17 PPG), he does very well.

Stick that in your diploma and smoke it.

If he was brought in for offense then we are really screwed. You can not look at such a small sample size to infer if he can produce those numbers on a night-in, night-out basis. I said I am indifferent about the signing. I know the Spurs were not getting a big name because of the money they had to spend. If you read my post I said he helps us maintain where we were at, he does not put us over the top. Thats all.

[mardigan]

For a guy who really plays the SG position to have one decent year of shooting in four

But dont you think that the fact the Spurs wanted to sign him to a 3 year deal before he even had his "breakout" year is kind of encouraging? I mean, they must really like the guy.

[AFBlue]

Draft picks offer the potential for an "impact" player too, no?

Spurs don't have 2009 first round pick....or is it 2010?

Either way, I just think the Spurs missed an opportunity to add an impact player by using so much of the MLE for Mason. Mason at Udoka-type money is a good value.

But you have to consider the actual cost plus the opportunity cost of using that much of the MLE on a guy who may or may not improve the overall strength of this squad.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Ok, completely avoid the point of what I said and come up with some asinine interpretation.

How many games have you watched pietrus or the warriors play? I'm pretty sure that most spurs fans have watched the warriors play very little, the 07 dallas series (where pietrus played good) and when the Spurs play the warriors. You can't objectivley say that you can determine how good a player is from watching a small number of games. If that was the case then a fan who was new to the game would think manu sucks because of the 5 games against LA.

[Buddy Holly]

Wait, Mason has better offensive numbers than Pietrus and people are pissed the Spurs didn't sign him for the entire MLE? Seriously?

[DPG21920]

That's seriously going in someone's sig. Maybe under someone's handle. , that's getting printed on some t-shirts.

Awww bro, that is so awesome, we should talk about it later when we play world of warcraft together....so sweet, I will make the t-shirts and you bring the hot pockets.... this is going to be so ing hilarious...........

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I do understand it was for 5 years and spurs were reluctant because wanted 2 years so they didn't have to be tangled with ongoing/long salary contracts in the near future where they have a lot of money to throw around. But I'm looking for the next season. In a long term sense spurs made a good decision, but all I am saying is that I would test out Pietrus for the full MLE next season, (this does not mean I would sign him to a 5 year contract.) and I'm also saying that IMO Pietrus > Mason, but this is all moot, because we signed Mason and Pietrus went to the magic so him and all we can hope for is the best and that mason is balls it up lol

And clearly Pietrus would have taken a one year deal for the MLE here instead of five for Orlando....

[Buddy Holly]

All Ur Base Are Belong to Us

Exactly.

[ChumpDumper]

Pietrus is a below average player making the average salary this season and much more the following four years.

We probably overpaid Mason, but we didn't ourselves paying the full MLE.

[samikeyp]

I would say it's the other way around. He's a 2 that can play point guard as well.

Cool.

[DPG21920]

I you re ed?

Are you seriously dogging me? You look like the ing manager of Rooms to Go or some

[my2sons]

i wanted someone that could take it to the rack, thats why i liked Kelenna A., he could take it to the rack...i watched probably 50 spurs games last year, i saw maybe 20 dunks all year, seriously. and they were all duncan put back dunks. Now the know the spurs have never been a team of high flyers, but even looking at 2003, i can remember malik throwing it down on mutombo, or kevin willis putback on the lakers to humuiliate them in game 6...those are the sparks teams need to make runs...something the spurs didnt have this year. in getting mason jr., your getting another jump shooter to go along with all the other jump shooters the spurs have..that is why they go in scoring droughts, no one with the ability to get to the line and put pressure on the defense....

wow, 20 dunks and they still ended up in the wcf and a manu ankle away from the finals....hmmm

[Buddy Holly]

Awww bro, that is so awesome, we should talk about it later when we play world of warcraft together....so sweet, I will make the t-shirts and you bring the hot pockets.... this is going to be so ing hilarious...........

Don't play world of warcraft. Nice try though Carrot Top.

[manufor3]

Wait, Mason has better offensive numbers than Pietrus and people are pissed the Spurs didn't sign him for the entire MLE? Seriously?

numbers aren't everything bud

[Sherlock Holmes]

And clearly Pietrus would have taken a one year deal for the MLE here instead of five for Orlando....

I'm not saying he clearly would take 1 year at the full mle, 3 years would have been nice. it would be like a pipe dream if he agreed to 2, but

ALL I AM ASAYING IS THAT FOR NEXT SEASON I WOULD RATHER HAVE HAD PIETRUS THAN MASON, THAT IS ALL.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If he was brought in for offense then we are really screwed. You can not look at such a small sample size to infer if he can produce those numbers on a night-in, night-out basis. I said I am indifferent about the signing. I know the Spurs were not getting a big name because of the money they had to spend. If you read my post I said he helps us maintain where we were at, he does not put us over the top. Thats all.

Two pages ago you were going postal, now you're indifferent? Quit being such a drama queen

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

That's seriously going in someone's sig. Maybe under someone's handle. , that's getting printed on some t-shirts.