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Cool.
I was hopin hed get resigned in the offseason as it is.
Hes still got gas left in the tank.
I did not see this posted anywhere. This is according to WOAI
Brent Barry is returning to the Spurs. Barry who was traded to the Sonics, and then waived, chose to return to the Spurs over offers from Phoenix, Dallas, Boston and Houston. The story was first reported by the Arizona Republic.
Suns General Manager Steve Kerr confirmed to News 4's Don Harris that Barry's ties to San Antonio were just too strong to sign with another team.
"He thought about it for four or five days." Kerr said, "We thought we had a great shot, but ultimately he chose to stay in San Antonio."
Barry will sign a new contract for a pro-rated portion of the veterans minimum contract, but sources also say the new deal will also include a guaranteed contract for next season and perhaps a partial guarantee for the 2009-2010 season. Because Barry was traded, released and now re-signed with the Spurs he will not be eligible to play for another three weeks. Barry is also still recovering from a torn calf muscle and was likely going to miss another 2 weeks anyway.
Cool.
I was hopin hed get resigned in the offseason as it is.
Hes still got gas left in the tank.
Yeah BB got plenty left in him. Just not as many minutes as he used to get in his career is why the skeptics will moan.
Sounds right. It won't keep the Spurs from spending their exceptions this summer. The only limiting factor on that will be years -- it would have to be a great player to get more than two seasons.
Think he worked in a no trade clause?
He'll be our Steve Kerr season after next, he'll ride the pine and come in at the end of a big game to hit a three, shooters don't get old...
The brilliance that is Buford and Pop. Get Kurt Thomas for basically a late first round pick. Bring back Barry and all of a sudden our "shooters" are in place and we added bulk and toughness.
Barry making Jacque Vaughn money is a good deal. Shooters who barely jump when they shoot last forever. See: Miller, Reggie; Perkins, Sam.
Could Barry have gotten a better deal in free agency this summer? Seems like he's still an above-minimum player.
Reggie Miller most definitely left the floor when he shot
Great news.
He left the ground but his jumper had a lot of arm to it. It wasn't a classic jumpshot where the power for the shot comes from the legs. For example, Finley has a picture perfect jumper ... but once he can't jump anymore, his career will be over.
So basically Barry gets the vet min next season and a guarantee of maybe half a mil in 2009-10. In other words, not an issue.
If this is true, are the chances of Finley returning less likely? I think the Spurs HAVE to add some youth in the SG/SF area, and with Bowen, Udoka, Ginobili and Barry all over 30, is there room for Finley in that group?
I'm just glad Brent is a Spur again. Very glad!
Maybe. Who knows? If the Spurs win a le this year he might just retire. It's not like he hasn't been banking the last couple of years.
Yeah...he could have, if he'd finished out the season with the Suns...possibly even the Rockets. But if he went to the Suns he could have definitely set himself up for a nice one year deal with some team seeking a shooter/ball handler with championsip experience...
Put it this way...he could have gotten the Vet min from any team in the league...he just had 5-6 elite and capped out teams fighting for his services when he can't even play due to injury.
And the Suns would have boosted his numbers.
He definitely passed up money to stay with the Spurs...he turned down Shaq and Nash asking him to join their team...
Nobody should ever qustion Brent Barry's loyalty to this organization after this...and anyone that does is a head. And no one should ever question his desire to win a championship...becausse he's chosen both of those over money twice now.
And he knows playing Pop's system is not going to be an optimum boost to his numbers or career.
Was there any doubt that he would return...please, this was planned from the get go.
timvp is right on this...and Barry doesn't jump at all. Steve Kerr jumped about 5 times as much as Barry does on his threes.
Maybe, maybe not...I certainly wasn't 100% convinced he'd be back.
Do you think it was more a case of Brent wanting to come back on his own or was he clued into an "under the table" deal with Presti and crew in Seattle and just played along with it?
I'm not sure what to think about it, nor does it matter I suppose. Just glad he's back on board. He did look like he was having some good moments for us again this year.
Unless he's getting paid something under the table I don't see how that would disqualify this being an act of loyalty.
Just because the Spurs and Sonics worked out some deal doesn't mean Barry would go along with it.
I want to see how much the Mavs offered...Cuban said he offered Barry more than any other team to join the Mavs...
How could you be 100% convinced on it....are you on the Spurs payroll, do you hang out with pop, rc and presti....that's the whole point. Everything was supposed to happen above board.
Then why did you just ask if there was any doubt about whether he'd ever return...there obviously was.
If it were about the money, he'd be playing for more in DAL or PHX.
His wife didn't wanna move!
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