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Is it Free Agency time yet?
Hi, I just found this OLD video while randomly checking out the YouTube site...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r83cW...ntonio%20Spurs
So my question is...Why was Malik Rose traded? I mean he did not want to leave San Antonio. He has played there for eight years...Sorry that this might be a very old question but I truly became a Spurs fan in 2004-2005 season...and don't know much about 2003 or anything before that. Malik seems like a really nice and genuine guy who fit in well with all the other Spurs players...Just wondering, why he was traded?
And in this video, he's really crying...and looks devastated.
Is it Free Agency time yet?
A day late and a dollar short
He sealed his fate in game against Sacramento where he threw a pass like 5 rows into the stands and pulled his jersey over his head in frustration, to allow an uncontested fast break basket to Darius Songalia. He was moved a couple of days later.
Yeah that was the nail in the coffin for sure.
Not since Chris Webbers Time out in Michigan has there been such a stupid play.
So one bad play? I hope they don't trade Manu after his bad foul on Dirk that sealed their loss...I'm sure there had to be other reasons to trade Malik...
He sealed his fate when he signed a $42 million contract and failed to grow 5 inches thereafter.
I was at that game... the crowd was in a half boo - half "wtf just happened". You could tell that pretty much everyone in the arena (including Malik) was pissed at Malik.
Rose sealed his fate when he signed that contract.
I know I was glad to see Nazr Mohammed the spectator in the Dallas series. I know I am glad to see the Spurs without a 1st round pick in this month's draft.
The plan was never to actually re-sign Mohammed. It was to let him walk.
Yeah, Malik was a bit surly at times. Not hard to see why. He read the writing on the wall. The Spurs wanted him out because of his contract. So Holt Cat got his wish.
I know I enjoyed seeing the Spurs starting a guard at the 4 spot in a playoff series. Awesome defense.
Holt Cat fans should be happy.
For truth. When he signed that, I knew he was gone sooner or later.
Ponying up that cash for Malik was the worst Laker play we fell for all season.
He sealed his fate when he signed his new contract and became a black hole on offense. The ball got passed to him, but it never got passed to anyone else. He started thinking he could pass like Manu and score like Tim, but couldn't do either.
That, and other teams' hustle players started out-hustling him on the boards and on the court for loose balls. End of story.
So the Spurs give up one of the best reserve bigs in the league, one who played well in the playoffs year after year, and one whose game is tailor made for "small ball" for a year's lease of Nazr Mohammed and two 1st round picks. Yeah, that was an awesome trade.
Go Holt. Cat.
The day after Malik signed his contract, the Spurs were planning on how to trade him. The only reasons the Spurs gave him the deal were:
1) The Lakers were closing in on getting him. They were actually offering more.
2) Duncan could opt-out of his contract, so the Spurs were showing him that they were willing to spend money. If the Spurs let Duncan's best friend leave to their biggest rival over money, Duncan was probably next out of the door.
not this again.
Why not? That trade was one of the worst recent decisions this team has made, right up there with passing on Howard and Barbosa in the draft.
not this again.
Now the Spurs are on the hunt for a player like, well, Rose and they also don't have a 1st round pick for one of the top talent evaluation staffs in pro basketball to use to find another hidden draft gem.
I hope all of the mofos who defended placing something else above winning have enjoyed this postseason.
that is why i posted what i posted.
If he could block like manu in 7th of semifinal, what the word to him?
green power
The day after Malik signed his contract, the Spurs were planning on how to trade him. The only reasons the Spurs gave him the deal were:
1) The Lakers were closing in on getting him. They were actually offering more.
2) Duncan could opt-out of his contract, so the Spurs were showing him that they were willing to spend money. If the Spurs let Duncan's best friend leave to their biggest rival over money, Duncan was probably next out of the door.@ the little dollar sign
I agree with Timvp. Unfortunately, It was just a matter of time for the Spurs Org to turn around and get rid of Malik whether he was good friends with Timmy or not.
It wouldn't be an off-season without Marcus/Spurs Fan/Sparky/Peter/any of his other 86 aliases ing about us trading away our 6'4" power forward whose best days of play were behind him.not this again.
In lamence terms, he in sucked ass in the 03-04 season.
Whatever you say, King of Repe ive Forum ing.
At least my gripes actually deal with real team ups.
"lamence"? Hope I don't catch that. Sounds nasty.
What sucked ass was the organization's treatment of Rose in 2003-04 and thereafter. They practically hung that contract around his neck.
They got their just rewards this postseason.
If isiah were to buy out Malik's contract, who here would want Malik back?
Malik's long-term contract was enough reason for the Spurs to move him, but many people are ignoring that Malik was in POP's doghouse for the last 2 years he was a Spur.
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