elindholm: just curious, how much euro ball have you watched this season?
I live in Europe and to say Splitter sucks is a bit harsh since he is considered to be one of the best big men here.
Will he join the Spurs? Probably if he doesn't get a huge offer from a club like Real Madrid.
The 5 years straight thing is easily explained that he was very content with Europe and the big money and the close to tax free life he was living. This isn't an Arvydas Sabonis situation in which, the guy comes to the L with good skills and damaged knees. He's a true 7'1" and 255 lbs. If he can spell Duncan minutes and hold the interior, the Spurs window is still cracked open. If he's like a taller, lighter version of Luis Scola, then it's a solid situation for the Spurs. The answers will only come IF he finally shows up and signs in San Antonio.Yes, I know he has the reputation of a good European big man. I also know that flirted with the NBA draft for about five straight years, and that his stock got lower every time. That means that NBA scouts thought less of him the more they saw him. I also know that his best window of opportunity for coming to the NBA has already passed. By now, his upside is extremely limited, and no one projects him as an impact player in this league.
The 5 years straight thing is easily explained that he was very content with Europe and the big money and the close to tax free life he was living.
Then why declare for the draft at all? Answer: He hoped that he would be a projected higher pick. Each year, he lowered his expectations, and each year, the projections had him even lower than that.
elindholm: Ok so you are just trolling.
That might be the weirdest accusation that's ever been leveled at me.
You want to fantasize that Splitter is going to be a major player for the Spurs, go ahead. Just a week ago, you had the Spurs steamrolling the Suns in this series, so you already know that wanting something to happen doesn't necessarily mean that it will. It really doesn't matter to me whether you figure it out now or several years down the road.
You said Splitter sucks and then admitted you never watch him play. What would you call that?
I think you just tend to assume things based on your own prejudice against Spurs fans.
I'd love to have Tiago Splitter; I'd even trade the rights to Milos Vujanic for him.
My prejudice against Suns fans is that they don't know **** but pretend to know ****.
elindholm: you are just a troll, spreading random biased opinions not supported by any facts whatsoever. Grow up, learn, try to behave with some class like for example steve nash or tim duncan.
My prejudice against Suns fans is that they don't know **** but pretend to know ****.
The butthurt is strong with this one.
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elindholm: you are just a troll, spreading random biased opinions not supported by any facts whatsoever.
The butthurt is strong with this one.
You know what's funny about that video: What in the world is Barbosa doing? He's drawing another defender to Dragic for no reason. What does he expect to do with the ball if Dragic gives it to him, already trapped in the corner by two defenders?
Edit: Oops, I see that Andrew's alter-ego already beat me to this observation, oh well.
Good....good.....The butthurt is strong with this one.
My recollection is that Barbs was already there in the corner. In fact, I think he had the ball and was being harassed then Goran dropped down and Leandro flipped him the ball.