Comments on: Tiago Splitter, Trade Asset

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:13:21 +0000

Tim,

Nice conclusion, dunno is realistic. But the Spurs do face hard decisions. Although you stated earlier to Rey that it wouldn’t be another Scola.

Lets hope the Spurs have a plan b, if all else falls.

By the way, villanueva would be a nice steal.

By: BlaseE

BlaseE — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:39:14 +0000

rj,

Sadly, we should have to wait until next season as in 2010-11. I think that is the argument for trading him now. However, I think it is worth it to give him another year though. We could always trade him in a year too. The draft could be stronger and teams will still be tight with their money waiting for all the ‘10 FA’s to hit the market.

By: rj

rj — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:08:56 +0000

so does that mean splitter won’t be availible this year?

By: rj

rj — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:03:52 +0000

we havE to take him. he’s young, experienced, and huge. we can’t afford to put matt bonner at the center position for another year. if he is really not far from hasheem thabeet in terms of big man value, it is the one sure thing the spurs can do this summer for improvement (other than force Bruce Bowen into retirement and buyout Oberto). duncan broke down at the end of the season being our only athletic big for 82 games. splitter/ duncan combo sounds good to me and will take some pressure of ian to be the low post savior. DON’T TRADE HIS RIGHTS!!!

By: carol

carol — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:09:38 +0000

I love seeing how the new line up’s are done when finalised.

By: dtm

dtm — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:09:26 +0000

re: gooden
how serious was his groin injury? is he healthy?
if we can have someone more versatile than gooden, then i’d rather not resign him. we need someone with a little more range and at the same time, be able to finish inside strong, and more be a little more “athletic” than gooden… i guess someone in the mold of ariza/odom…lol

re: this years draft
i guess because of the last 2 years finishes and seeing the holes that the spurs have, i am more curious to see what the spurs will do in this draft and this off-season than i have been in years past.

hoping the spurs make “the right ” decisions, but nobody knows for sure how anything will end up.

By: KA1Z3R

KA1Z3R — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:22:33 +0000

Any word on whether the Spurs will resign Gooden? I mean why not? He was our best non-big 3 scorer with nearly 12 ppg and was our second best rebounder with 7.9 rpg. And this is coming off the bench mind you. (However those are his season averages not his Spur averages) I think as a bench presence, he could do some good for us.

By: KA1Z3R

KA1Z3R — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:32 +0000

Villanueva, there’s name I hadn’t thought of, but am delighted at the thought of. I say we should get him, anything’s better than Bonner’s bad D.

By: tomasito

tomasito — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:06:18 +0000

I bet that Ian would have torn up the NCAAs, averaging tons of points and rebounds while shooting a high percentage, just like he did in D-League action. We mock the D-League, but remember that it is much higher quality than college ball, because it is composed almost entirely of guys who used to be stars in college and some who have played in the NBA.

I bet he would be a lottery pick with two or three years of college under his belt.

By: BlaseE

BlaseE — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:54:18 +0000

Gist, Villanueva, Duncan, Splitter, and Ian in 2010….

That is a good looking, young front court.

I wonder where Ian would go in this years’ draft. Early to late second round?

By: Timothy Varner

Timothy Varner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:01:06 +0000

Rey,

I think the Splitter situation is a different thing than the Jackie Butler contract dump (Luis Scola). Apples and oranges.

The ever changing rotation was an annoyance last season, but I think that had something to do with injury (lots of it) and the Spurs not having the right personnel to compete against the more dominant teams. Pop was trying to luck into something good, but it never came. If the team’s talent upgraded, I suspect Pop would be less of a mad scientist with his rotations.

By: Rey

Rey — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:21:01 +0000

Do I see “Luis Scola, part 2″ here if the Spurs trade Splitter? As has been noted, the guy seems to be a very talented player and has a lot of potential being an important NBA player (maybe in the likes of Peja or Z), but there’s always the risk of being a bust (Darko, Spanoulis).

Unless trading him for a Top 10-quality player who has the same attitude as Timmy, Manu and Tony would be a possibility (I’ve been hearing a lot about Cassipi), then maybe the Spurs can let go of Splitter, keep the Big 3 intact and hone the new draft pick along with Hill, Mason and Bonner. I must admit I was quite disappointed with how the rotation changed so much in the last season and I was just glad Hill wasn’t traded or bought out. I hope the Spurs would have the intuition that while the greats are still there and able, they would let them teach the newbies to be better, selfless athletes as they pass the “baton” to the younger generation of Spurs.