Out In San Antonio?: The Spurs will be making some changes this off-season after getting bounced out by Dallas. Word is that Rasho Nesterovic wants out badly; he allegedly told sources that he wants a trade and would rather be anywhere he can get meaningful playing time, than in San Antonio. Nazr Mohammed is also expected to bolt the Spurs; he is a free agent and is expected to follow the money after falling out of favor with the Spurs coaching staff. Nick Van Exel said he will retire this off-season after a sub-par year by his standards. The Spurs have identified back-up point guard as one of their key areas of focus this off-season which begs the question, is Beno Udrih going to be made available in trade also? Don’t be surprised to see the Spurs active in the trade discussions this summer, and they are expected to be spenders on free agents.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_17520.shtml
Word is that Rasho Nesterovic wants out badly; he allegedly told sources that he wants a trade and would rather be anywhere he can get meaningful playing time
Hope the Spurs make him happy and ship his ass off to anyone who is willing to take him.
and they are expected to be spenders on free agents
Yeah right! I will wait and see...big spender has never been used to describe Holt cat.
angle if he does leave I hope he gets playing time
that is what he wants I guess
hoopsworld is not that crediably but I believe he would want playing time
not sure how they can be spenders they can try but mle and vle to me do not make them spenders
I am not surprised.
I dont see anything wrong with Rasho or Nazr wanting to leave Popavich ed up by not playing them especially against Dallas if i was in their position I'd be gone quick.
if nazr and rasho do not want to be spurs GET RID OF THEM
do not want any one causing problems
First , hoopsworld : we can doubt about the truth of this.
Second, I can understand that Rasho is fed up. You can say that he sucks but this guy has been a starting center for almost 500 nba games. The truth is that he is a bad fit in San Antonio.
Rasho is a true center who plays good D with some offensive skills but isn't a great rebounder.
Pop ask him to defend PF because Duncan can't defend most of the PF, there aren't any sytem for him because Duncan is the low post scorer and we need rebounding from the C spot because bowen is a poor rebounder.
Rasho on the right team, that is to say with a real PF and a SF who can rebound, can be a good starting center. Just look at what he has done with Wolves and with Slovenian NT.
Free the Sho.
I would think nazr and rasho would want to win a ring and do what is best for the team
nazr might be ticked because he wanted to play well for his contract
but rasho has a contract
these poor nba players that get paid millions and are ticked because they have to set on the bench are a bunch of
"hoopsworld.com"
In spite of their $Ms to play with outside of the game, they still want minutes??
Greedy bas s!
When Rasho came, I had a vision of him playing out his career alongside Tim through Tim's prime years, avging 11 and 7. oh well ...
It was Rasho's opportunity to waste. He is capable of better basketball than what the Spurs saw. Very disappointed that he and Spurs couldn't figure out how to get Rasho to contribute to his max.
Knowing Popa and his newly found small ball scheme, I wouldnt dout that he doesnt intend to keep either Rasho or Nazr. That would definitely suck if was the case.
More like they were pissed because they sat and watched the Spurs get killed in the paint for seven games while their dumbass coach thought Horry and Bowen could hold down the lane.these poor nba players that get paid millions and are ticked because they have to set on the bench are a bunch of
Pop never gave them a chance, when last year they were key role players in the Spurs le run and again in this team getting 63 wins this year in the regular season.
Pop dug his own grave on this one. Get ready for small ball and no more NBA les. Yay for Pop.
how many spurs players have asked to get out
"They talk trades all the time in the NBA," Nesterovic said. "Until it happens, I'm not going to think about it. This is a championship team, and I'd rather be here than go to a team that's barely going to make the playoffs."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....22568196.html
Future hangs in balance for Spurs' Nesterovic%^^^^
Web Posted: 10/15/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Nesterovic did not get the least bit angry when Popovich held him out Friday. Rather, he looked at the decision as logical, especially knowing that Yao awaited the next night.
"Yeah, I understood," Nesterovic said. "Their (Suns') biggest guy was, what, 6-foot-something? Here, their biggest guy is 7-6. There's a need for big guys against the Rockets.
"It was huge for Rasho and for us," Duncan said. "He understood that role and understood tonight would be a lot more minutes for him than last night. That's the kind of guys we have, players who will allow themselves to be put in that position and be ready, no matter what."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...r.312b732.html
That is why I am doubting this claim. In his career, Rasho has always been about what it best for the team. He comes from a culture and a basketball climate in which that is simply how you are supposed to be. He spent time helping Nazr all the while Nazr wanted his starting job and sometimes even got it. He has said nothing but good things about liking being in San Antonio. I could never ever imagine the words coming out of Rasho's mouth that he would rather be anywhere than here- just not believable.
This is a report from some hoopsworld guy that I have never even heard of and who thinks the Spurs can be spenders in free ageny- which they can't. Don't you think that someone in SA would have heard this-- reporters who even travel with the team. Has there been any inkling from any local media or Slovenian media that Rasho has said anything like this? Sure, the guy would llike to play, but the notion that he suddenly wants a trade so bad, especially when all indications are that Nazr is leaving, would make little sense right now.
Even last summer, Rasho was asked by a Slovenian reporter if he wanted to be traded after not hardly playing in the play-offs. Rasho told the reporter that this is not how it works. That in Rasho's view, the NBA team owns your contract and it does whatever it wants to do- whether keep you or trade you- deciding whatever they think is best for the team. The player does not have any say-so at all into what they do with you.
Last edited by ploto; 05-27-2006 at 11:59 AM.
Rasho gave us nothing in the le run last year. His injury late in the season was a pretty large comtributing factor to that le. He's a complete waste @ $7.3 million next season, but I can't see anyone taking him off our hands while giving up something usable.
"what is best for the team"
Too idealistic.
A player has to get enough playing time, feel he's making a contribution, doing his job AS WELL AS helping the team. Both the individual and group needs must be satisfied.
A player who doesn't play isn't a ... player. He's just practice meat. He feels useless, wasted, unappreciated.
Sean accepts being eternal IR/practice meat. Unlike Rasho, Sean's NEVER been an NBA player or starter. I personally would love to have Sean's role vs whatever else Sean could be doing (and NOT earning the kind of $$$ the Spurs pay him)
A ring for a suited up player not any playoff PT is a somewhat devalued ring.
Rasho's 30 and wants to play. He just can't play on the Spurs.
Best post in this thread!
Actually that was the only post I expected to see.
I've been curious Slomo. Anything in the Slovenian media about Rasho and Beno since the season ended? I know they report to the national team in July.
redundant topic.
Rasho will love to be with Spurs and would like to have a le with Slovenian NT.
He just feels he didn't impressed Pop enough. (all of this is just guessing..just like this hoopsworld character)
He would leave only if he was unwanted or felt to be unwanted. I feel a great world championship coming in Japan. Whole different than the World Cup we had in Korea.
Me too
Not really, the hype will begin for the championship when they're at the NT training camp.
NBA coverage sucks - but not for lack of interest, more because the people who could make it better really don't care/know much about the NBA.
As far as breaking news about what one or the other wants, or what is happening to them I expect to hear about it first in here
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