Yeah, they need to fill up his pockets before Sheed is going anywhere...
I think he's saying these things because Sheed said he wouldn't be playing this season for MLE money. Everyone needs to make a darn good pitch about how they'll be winning rings, guaranteed pay for at least 3 seasons, etc since that's all anyone has to offer.
Yeah, they need to fill up his pockets before Sheed is going anywhere...
It's natural to be pessimistic hearing a quote like that, but it kind of makes me feel like Wallace's agent is telling the Spurs that it's their race to lose. Sort of like a "hint hint" kind of deal. Call me an optimist, but this situation just feels like it's going to work out in the Spurs favor. I absolutely had no faith in the Maggette or Bourousis rumors, but this one seems to make too much sense for it not to come to fruition (especially with RJ in the mix now.) Here's to hoping....
The guy broked down last year physically and his motivation is not where it needs to be. Get Mcdyess, who hasn't won a le and is more motivated than Rasheed at this stage. Cheaper and wiser decision in my opnion.
RJ was a trade; don't fool yourself into believing that the Spurs won anything. The last free agent the Spurs got was Finley, and the only reason was because of the one they got right before Finley who convinced him not to go to Miami.
When it comes down to it, free agents don't go to the Spurs. The Spurs will offer the same money in a no income-tax state along with a starting job and Rasheed will still end up in Boston.
Exactly... If an agent says there's mutual interest but that team has some work to do. It usually isn't a nifty sales pitch. It means "show me the money"
so you have no explanation. Gotcha
You're being too pessimistic about this. San Antonio has a great shot at landing Rasheed. Particularly since Wallace indicated in February that he wants to play alongside Tim Duncan. Besides coming off the bench for Boston would not suit Rasheed too well. San Antonio's future is brighter than Boston's and I believe Wallace is aware of that.
http://blog.mlive.com/fullcourtpress..._wants_to.html
I kind of agree with you on this one, the longer Sheed takes to make up his mind, the chances for us to land him will drop. Sheed seems more of an Eastern Conf guy... I hope I am wrong on this one. I think Sheed will prefer the ESPN comm. with Garnett vs. the HEB comm. in SA. Damn, I hate that...
This man is wanted...
Who said the Spurs have won anything? I have said from the start that the RJ trade means nothing unless other moves are made.
Spurs did get Finley and Gooden. Spurs are not compe ing against teams with more money or a better situation. This is a different scenario and a different team. Tim and Sheed are friends and the Spurs are doing things they have never done before. Could just be in the cards.
I in no way am saying Sheed is a lock, but I am refuting your claim that it is some kind of pipe dream. He may or may not come, but it won't be because of old reasons.
^^ i'm pretty sure he's got something else in mind when he posted that.
No explanation for why free agents don't go to San Antonio? Not really. It's one of the best cities in the world and has a great basketball team. Rasheed's going to go to whoever pays him the most, though, and the Spurs aren't one of those teams. If Rasheed wanted to come to San Antonio he'd have already made the decision because there's not anything additional for the Spurs to offer. His agent has to know that, and is pretty much saying that 'sheed to SA is dead.
I did forget about Drew Gooden, but that's mainly because most Spurs fans think he's and don't want to try to keep him in town.
What? The Spurs are the team that can offer him the "most money". They have the full MLE, so do the other teams.
Why would he make the decision already? If everyone that is after him offers him the same money, then he would have to decide where his best fit is. That is not as easy as you make it out to be.
No team is going to pay Sheed more than the Spurs can. The most Sheed can get is the full MLE, which is what the Spurs, along with the other teams he might want to go to, can offer. Your post made no sense. The Spurs have just as good a shot, if not better, to get Sheed than anyone else.
I wouldn't say "better" but yeah the spurs have as good as any.
As I said, hope springs eternal for Spurfan.
This is why I like to take the "Don't get excited and pumped up before it happens" path. If he comes then great.
There's a difference between a 2yr deal at MLE and a 3 ( or 4 ) year deal at MLE. It's not true we would offer as much as anyone else.
With reason. You have given no logical reason why the Spurs have a worse chance...
Didn't you also say RJ was impossible because the Spurs don't make trades or teams do not trade with them?
Boston will prob. offer a 3-4 mle contract.
I think everyone realizes this for the most part. Very few on here are acting like Sheed is already a Spur. The point is that the Spurs have a legit shot regardless if Sheed lands here or not.
Who say the Spurs would not? Who says the other teams would offer 3 year deals? Link?
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