He has certainly not drawn the interest in free agency thusfar that was expected in this forum. The one thing the Spurs have going for them in potentially retaining his services for the 2005-06 season is that he already has one season of tenure with the Spurs. If he plays one more season with them then they will have his Early Bird rights. The Spurs could sign him to a 2 year deal starting at the LLE with a player (and/or team option) I believe. This is something I have posted about a couple of weeks ago. From the Spurs' perspective, they'd get a nice role player and a legit small forward for the bench at a nice price. From Robinson's perspective, he'd have a full season to prove himself to the league and then be able to get paid next summer by the Spurs or another franchise. Again, maybe a NBA front office will get desperate and will throw some $ at him in the next week or so.
The Spurs could sign him for the LLE and then use the remainder of the MLE to sign away a younger restricted free agent like a Maurice Evans or a James Jones.
The Spurs do seem to have a number of options to fill the remaining two open spots on the active roster for next season. But they could very well miss out on a lot of free agents they are targeting. Glenn Robinson seems like a nice short-term fit in SA...
Since Buford has been his usual summer sap, resigning Big Dog should now be priority number one for San Antonio. We're almost September and we still have no backup for Bowen.
Please tell me that all we're getting out of this offseason is not some summer league scrub/reject that we don't have to pay much to........
We're the Spurs.™
Typical Scrub fan thinking the SPurs have to sign a ing superstar in every offseason.Please tell me that all we're getting out of this offseason is not some summer league scrub/reject that we don't have to pay much to
Hilarious...
Yeah that Buford guy, what a moron.Since Buford has been his usual summer sap
God your such a ing clown.
It's Buford's fault that the amnesty clause has stalled NBA signings. We will see a lot more action once these players have cleared waivers.
G-Rob is last on the list. Spurs don't need veteran leadership off the bench any more since their starters provide enough vet. leadership. Spurs need to have some young talented players on the bench for the sake of the future of the franchise. Thus, James Jones, Melvin Sanders, Maurice Evans, Demarr Johnson, and Devin Brown ( in no particular order) are ahead of G-Rob. If 4 out of 5 of those guys fall through which is very conceivable then I expect G-Rob to get an offer from the spurs probably for the LLE.
RC Helped deliver the trophy... I don't think complaining about his is right at this time. We are the Champions... act like it please when you refer to people like RC and Malik. Show some Champion class.
With the Big 3 all under 30 and with the Spurs holding the rights to 5 Euros age 25 and under, youth is not a concern at the moment.
In addition, it's not like GRobinson is 36 or 37. He's 32 and he's had a lot of rest over the last couple of seasons. He's a much better option over the next couple of seasons than someone who's yet to establish himself in the league.
After all the gushing props about GROB on this site after the season was over, I'm amazed that he wasn't signed immediately by some club as a starter.
Perhaps clubs are wary about a starting contract or even a mid-range contract for a vet at his age who has only played a very few minutes over the past two years. Remember he didn't exactly move anyone out of their slotted minutes in his brief stay here.
I have no problem with signing him if we get him cheap. But for every year he plays to prove himself, there is one less year left in the rapidly diminishing span of useful years of his career.
Well, that's the other reason he would be a good signing. He will come fairly cheap for his talent level, due to the aforementioned lack of playing time over the last 2 seasons. Also, whatever transpired in Philly seems to have hurt his rep.
All the more better for the Spurs. A healthy, in-shape 32 year old Glenn Robinson is worth about $25 mil over 4 years in this league.
A little misleading. The youth concern is for developing players to be ready 3 to 4 years from now at which time the Big 3 will all be over 30. Also out of the 5 Euros maybe 3 and probably only 1 or 2 will actually make it.
I still like G-Rob though, but he brings a lot of baggage which forces teams to explore all of their options before considering offering anything to him.
3 to 4 years is a long time. Also, guys like Mohammed, Brown, Nesterovic, and Udrih are all under 30 as well. The Spurs aren't really that old of a team right now. They have plenty of long-term prospects 25 years old and under too. This is not to say that picking up a James Jones, DerMarr Johnson, or Rodney White would be a bad acquisition, but that bringing back a GRobinson is not really going to screw up the Spurs' long term.
Sure, it would be great to have more young prospects, but at some point you have to put compe iveness over the next 2 to 3 seasons above having a great store of young players 3 seasons from now.
parker will be over 30 in 3-4 years?
Yeah, exactly.
At his level in the rotation, whether he comes back or not is really insignificant. There are others who could also contribute marginally.
Ideally, he would come back, be affordable, and work his butt off to learn how to play effectively off the bench, "a professional ready to be called", for the few minutes he will get, plus whatever additional PT he wil get when higher-rotation players are hurt or being rested.
Like off-seasons in the past, I trust the Spurs front office 100%. They've re-signed Horry and then they got Oberto. Both were great signings. By signing them we have the front court set for next season. Now I want them to focus on the swing position and re-sign both Devin and Glenn.
I think that Glenn will be a tremendous asset for the Spurs this comming season if re-signed. He has instant offense and solid size for a SF. If he's willing to sign for around $2 million, I can't see why Pop and R.C. wouldn't do that. He's said that he wants to return to the Spurs for the right prize. We need to finalize these deals with Devin and Glenn IMO as soon as possible.
should of said 2 of the 3.
I like G-Rob but he's not worth as much as you think, even when healthy. He has way too much to prove, and the stunt he pulled in seattle with Rashad Lewis did nothing to convince the spurs that he won't be a problem in the future.
Too Risky for any real committment.
Yeah he was a real problem child.Too Risky for any real committment.
Meanwhile it was his dunk that helped spark the team and win game 1.
But keep dumping on the guy, hes only a former All Star who can still fill it up.
Robinson in Spurs camp from the beginning??? that would be scary.
Nobody is dumping on the guy, I'm just stating fact.
BTW, Horry's steal that led to a wide open dunken was the turning point.
where did Malik come into this discussion?
I'd rather have a Glenn Robinson on that bench instead of a James Jones come the postseason next year.
Where's the risk? You sign him for a short term small money contract to be your 5th swing.
infect the locker room with a bad at ude and lose out on someone who in the future turns into a bruce bowen type for another team.
He has a "bad at ude"?
Who exactly is the 'future Bruce Bowen type' they would be losing out on?
It is safe to assume that any infection will be promptly eliminated in the Spurs locker room. See Mercer, Ron. If the Spurs will waive a 5 million dollar player, they will not hesitate to waive Glenn Robinson if things go south.
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