Spurs Sign Roger Mason Jr.

[MannyIsGod]

I would have rather signed Pietrus for the full MLE than Mason for half of it. That would have been a lot better. We need a long swing man, Pietrus is it, and he's the best the spurs could have gotten, Mason is George Hill. I don't care if Pietrus is 'dumb'.

@ you don't care if he's dumb. Spurs were not going to pay the full MLE to Pietrus for 5 years. You're out of your god damn mind if you believe that.

[Spurs Brazil]

I'd like to see us signing Barnes with the rest of MLE

TP/Hill/JV
Mason/Manu/Finley (minimum)
Bruce/Barnes/Ime
TD/Bonner/Gist
Thomas/Ian/Oberto

[DPG21920]

WTF does his entire career have to do with how he plays now? We didn't have at his prime Finley last season. We had Finley of last season on this team, Mason isn't a poor man's Finley because Finley is now a poor man's Finley.

You are not too bright, Finley was a part of a championship team with the Spurs and has been the main guy for teams. He has more winning in his blood and more experience (both with and without the Spurs) than Mason has in his entire career.

[MannyIsGod]

We should use the rest of the MLE on Najera or Barnes.

Eddie is out of our reach now. He'll cost too much. Barnes I don't know, I suppose that is a possibility. I could also see the Spurs resigning Vaughn and Thomas and calling it an offseason.

[Buddy Holly]

Do you watch the damn games, do not just read blogs... I watch every single game for every single team. He was an average defender at best, maybe it was a case of a good individual defender on a bad team, but Stevenson stood out defensively as well as Butler, Mason, not so much...

You watch every single game for every single team...

Is this you?

[MannyIsGod]

You are not too bright, Finley was a part of a championship team with the Spurs and has been the main guy for teams. He has more winning in his blood and more experience (both with and without the Spurs) than Mason has in his entire career.

Using your logic lets go sign Magic Johnson because he carried teams at one point. Or , why stop there I bet Bob Cousy is available. I don't believe he's a RFA.

You should just stop. Please. For your sake and my reading sanity.

[Marcus Bryant]

One wonders if the Spurs could move Raptor fan favorite Bonner for Delfino in a S&T and then sign Javtokas (or bring back Horry) with the LLE.

[Buddy Holly]

You are not too bright, Finley was a part of a championship team with the Spurs and has been the main guy for teams. He has more winning in his blood and more experience (both with and without the Spurs) than Mason has in his entire career.

My god, arguing with you is like arguing with a re ed wall.

[T Park]

Do you watch the damn games, do not just read blogs... I watch every single game for every single team. He was an average defender at best, maybe it was a case of a good individual defender on a bad team, but Stevenson stood out defensively as well as Butler, Mason, not so much...

Wrong.

Roger Mason is a damn good defender.

[ducks]

Javtokas (or bring back Horry)
HORRY OVER CHICKEN JAVOKAS

[Sherlock Holmes]

For 5 years instead of for 2?

Give Pietrus the full MLE contract over whatever number of years that best fit the spurs fincancially. basically what the magic did. Now Spurs are looking at 4 PG's Parker, Hill, Vaugh, Mason, although Mason and Hill could te ally play the wing position, it isn't really what the spurs need in the wing position, they someone with length and athelticismc and who move laterally/defend, I'm not saying mason or hill can't do those things, but they're not as long, don't know they're wingspans or reaches, but they are 6'5 where as peitrus is 6'8 and long. Excuse me for my spelling IDGAF

Now the spurs are looking at 2 LLE's and with players like Mason who demand half of the LLE and players like Pietrus who's market value is somehow the full MLE, they can't really sign anybody major. unless if they trade their exception or do some S&T's. So basically I think the Spurs will use the rest of their LLE to sign Thomas and the other half of the MLE to sign Barry/Finley/Horry/?

[T Park]

My god, arguing with you is like arguing with a re ed wall.

Thats insulting the re ed wall.

[Buddy Holly]

Javtokas (or bring back Horry)
HORRY OVER CHICKEN JAVOKAS

Jav is a chicken?

[T Park]

Give Pietrus the full MLE contract over whatever number of years that best fit the spurs fincancially. basically what the magic did. Now Spurs are looking at 4 PG's Parker, Hill, Vaugh, Mason, although Mason and Hill could te ally play the wing position, it isn't really what the spurs need in the wing position, they someone with length and athelticismc and who move laterally/defend, I'm not saying mason or hill can't do those things, but they're not as long, don't know they're wingspans or reaches, but they are 6'5 where as peitrus is 6'8 and long. Excuse me for my spelling IDGAF

Now the spurs are looking at 2 LLE's and with players like Mason who demand half of the LLE and players like Pietrus who's market value is somehow the full MLE, they can't really sign anybody major. unless if they trade their exception or do some S&T's. So basically I think the Spurs will use their LLE to sign Thomas and the other half of the MLE to sign Barry/Finley/Horry/?

Uh no, he wanted 5 years, Spurs only wanted to give 2.

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley is done..he's arguably the worst defender and passer in the NBA at this point, and he rarely makes a shot when he takes a dribble..he's useless..

Mason is a good player, but 7.5? disgusting..

[Spurs1234]

well, lets just hope the rest of player movement helps the spurs since the spurs didnt really help themselve in the offseason..ie posey goes to cle or something, make the c's worse. it still would have been nice to get an impact player or an athletic player, instead we got stuck with the same old spurs signging, nice guy that can shoot and play in the system. But you can only have so many players like that until you need a wildcard to mix things up...

[T Park]

How can you overinflate the MLE?

Theres teams with cap room that could pay more than the mle....

[DPG21920]

That figures.

you and that Aggiefan. I watch more bball than both of you combined. If you are expecting Mason to be a savior then you are fools. With the kind of money the Spurs had to spend, they can not afford an impact player. Did Mason get any mention of all defensive teams ever? He was an average signing for below average money, that does nothing to help the Spurs get better...he helps them maintain.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Uh no, he wanted 5 years, Spurs only wanted to give 2.

Yeah and now the Spurs are stuck with Mason, because they think they can go for a big name in 2010.

[T Park]

Eddie is out of our reach now. He'll cost too much. Barnes I don't know, I suppose that is a possibility. I could also see the Spurs resigning Vaughn and Thomas and calling it an offseason.

Vaughn is already signed, I think Najera will want more of the MLE though probobly.

[brettn]

You watch every single game for every single team...

Is this you?

hahahahahaha!

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason isn't a PG, he's a SG

[ducks]

Jav is a chicken?

THOUGHT HE COULD NOT BEAT OUT ELSON

[T Park]

Yeah and now the Spurs are stuck with Mason, because they think they can go for a big name in 2010.

Pietrus sucks, move on.

[AFBlue]

Mason doesn't fit the "Finley" role and I don't see how spending slightly more on him than Bonner assures that he'll be the starting guard.

Mason fits the Barry role....decent handle, athleticism, and 3pt shot. If the Spurs are looking to get "Finley" minutes and production out of him, I think they'll probably be disappointed.

Beyond that, as a fan I was hoping the Spurs could make an upgrade from Finley this off-season.

Again, he's not a bad signing if it would've been a Udoka-type deal for Udoka-type bargain....but at more than half the MLE it's too rich for my blood.