Shutting down Blair? - Contract reasonings

[z0sa]

Happy "in the pants" Walters needs to tone it down a notch. Remember your player may have gone undrafted. Yes, it could have happened since he fell as far as he did.

[Spursmania]

^^^ I like the sound of that. Get your deal Blair. Do what you got to do.




Having some MLE left changes the whole dynamic. Now you do get into being able to offer deals 3 years or longer. With that, the money involved goes up. Blair's agent can now ask for more because he knows the Spurs can offer more.

Exactly. Walters zeroed in on that baby. I guess that's why teams don't like to disclose all the contract details.

[Sii]

is this entire thread really on a hoopsworld blurb? come on.....he was excited about the game tonight on twitter

if he was going to sit out due to some contract dispute why was he looking forward to playing/?

[DBMethos]

If Blair isn't going to play, I'm all for letting Ian and Jack get all the touches they want.

[coyotes_geek]

Looks like hoopsworld got this one right. Haven't seen Blair yet.

[HarlemHeat37]

I'd like to see him for one more SL game..as long as they can get a deal done by then, if this is indeed the case..

[Pistons < Spurs]

HoopsWorld was right? mark it down on a calendar!

[Spursmania]

HoopsWorld was right? mark it down on a calendar!

Looks like they are 2 for 2, since they called the McDyess signing

Is it luck

[HarlemHeat37]

The McDyess signing didn't really take much credibility, but I give them credit for calling this one..

[coyotes_geek]

Damn. Hoopsworld is 2 for 2. I feel a great disturbance in the force...........

[phyzik]

Hoopsworld was right? No ing wonder my feet are cold, must be freezing over.

Nevermind that flying pig I just saw....

[Sii]

Damn. Hoopsworld is 2 for 2. I feel a great disturbance in the force...........

depends. We still don't know exactly why he sat out. Maybe it was a Spurs decision, maybe it was his agent, who knows. 2 hours ago he clearly thought he was playing

[Go For Tree]

arent nba rookie contracts already set accrding to draft position??

[coyotes_geek]

arent nba rookie contracts already set accrding to draft position??

only for 1st rounders.

[4RINGS]

HOOPSWORLD has been nails... if they say it Believe it. TRUTH!

[4RINGS]

is this entire thread really on a hoopsworld blurb? come on.....he was excited about the game tonight on twitter

if he was going to sit out due to some contract dispute why was he looking forward to playing/?

Hoopsworld knows more than Blair does about his situation... or he was just pulling your leg.

[spurspokesman]

Blair does have some leverage. The europe threat is a good one. I don't think it will come to that though. The Spurs know what they got and know how they've been burned before. They're not going to let Blair get away.

Let's hope not coyote. Cause if so 100 times.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOLOL at the spurs possibly losing their best rookie thispego has ever seen

[poeticism707]

Damn. Hoopsworld is 2 for 2. I feel a great disturbance in the force...........

[Russ]

Have we seen the final figures for McDyess? Could the Spurs have left some MLE money to spend on Blair?

This possibility has been out there for some time.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...=129928&page=8

[Spursfan092120]

LOLOL at the spurs possibly losing their best rookie thispego has ever seen

Aren't you a Spurs fan? Why is this funny?

[mudyez]

I dont think, there is a problem with handing him a contract right now...as was already said: they shouldnt have drafted him, if there are health concerns

the problem is, that it takes some time to handle the contract stuff and thats where they are probably stuck

should be solved in at least a week...I can understand Blair und the Spurs and its not a big deal

[jb4g]

It actually surprises me that the guy can even play in the SL without a contract. It would seem to me without a contract he is playing at his own risk, and if he did get hurt the Spurs could simply walk away without any responsibility. If I was in his shoes I would sit as well and wait until my deal got done. Anybody know specifically how that works, does he sign a waiver to play in SL for now, and just takes out an insurance policy on his own to offset future earning should he get injured?

[Ginnoobbllee]

Well, his agent does have a good argument.

Revenge by the Milwaukee Bucks.

If Jodie Meeks got a 3 yr. 2.3 million contract w/ 2 yrs guarenteed plus partial on the 3rd, for the 41st pick in the 2nd round,

Blair has a good case for at least that for the 37th pick.

My question is, the Bucks are also over the salary cap (about 64 MM?), how can they offer a 3 year contract without using the MLE to a rookie?

Why can't the Spurs offer a similar 3 year deal?

[coyotes_geek]

Milwaukee did use their MLE on Meeks.