<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> The Rockets reached agreement with guard Vassillis Spanoulis on a three-year contract worth more than $5 million, the largest initial contract they had ever offered a second-round pick.</div> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...kn/4059219.html
Nice. Spanouliss, from the videos we've seen of him, looks like the real deal, and that contract doesn't seem too large. We still have the larger portion of our MLE to spend. With Battier and Spanouliss, we add two specialists from outside.
In Euroleague play, Spanoulis went 15/34 from three in 11 games. Also went 40/65 from within the arc. Obviously, a very efficient shooter. A 45% clip from the field in the NBA should be expected, pretty good for a guard.
Who knows if we can get another good player or two, not signing Mike James might have been a blessing in disguise.
I actaully hope we get 2 for 1 for juwan. We don't have any of the MLE left. The rest of the MLE was used to buy out Vspan's contract.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TmacGarnett:</div><div class="quote_post">I actaully hope we get 2 for 1 for juwan. We don't have any of the MLE left. The rest of the MLE was used to buy out Vspan's contract.</div> Where'd you read that from? To my knowledge, contract buyouts don't count against the NBA salary cap and exceptions. It's just the agreement between two teams. The Rockets may have spent the equivalent of the whole MLE to get Spanoulis, but only used $1.6 mil of the $4.9 mil exception to sign Spanoulis.
I like the pick up, but I dont think this team will inable him to reach his max potential. He seems like an uptempo type PG, but with Van Gundy callin ALL the plays, it might be hard for him to play an open style of bball.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TmacGarnett:</div><div class="quote_post">I actaully hope we get 2 for 1 for juwan. We don't have any of the MLE left. The rest of the MLE was used to buy out Vspan's contract.</div> How did you know that ? From what I have read on the Greek Newspaper the buyout is only $350,000. VSpan has signed a 3 year $1.5M last year to play for the Panathinaikos. He already served his first year. Even if the Rockets bought out his remaining contract it will not exceed $1M. Besides an NBA team cannot pay more than $350,000 to buyout a player overseas according to the CBA. Anything in excess of that will be shouldered by the player. Like what Locke has said the buyout does'nt count against the salary cap. We still have $3.3 M left to sign JL3 and another PF.
I got it from Realgm.com. The whole board is convinced that the rest of MLE was used for his buyout. Sorry team.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I like the pick up, but I dont think this team will inable him to reach his max potential. He seems like an uptempo type PG, but with Van Gundy callin ALL the plays, it might be hard for him to play an open style of bball.</div> Actually, if you watch the video of him in the official video thread, you'd see a lot of his points aren't coming off the fast break. In fact, from what I've seen of him, he seems to be a very smart player that can play within the halfcourt style and get open shots for him either off the dribble or through screens. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I got it from Realgm.com. The whole board is convinced that the rest of MLE was used for his buyout. Sorry team.</div> Come on man, its Realgm.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AznxBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually, if you watch the video of him in the official video thread, you'd see a lot of his points aren't coming off the fast break. In fact, from what I've seen of him, he seems to be a very smart player that can play within the halfcourt style and get open shots for him either off the dribble or through screens.</div> Actually, I did watch the video and it didn't really change my opinion. Just like most foreign players, he has a good jumpshot, decent first step, and a ability to get to the rim. Kind of like a smaller Ginobli. But he'll struggle in Van Gundy's system if we don't implicate a faster offensive tempo. A slow pound it out game will decrease his touches, and hurt his pts per game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rock4life:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually, I did watch the video and it didn't really change my opinion. Just like most foreign players, he has a good jumpshot, decent first step, and a ability to get to the rim. Kind of like a smaller Ginobli. But he'll struggle in Van Gundy's system if we don't implicate a faster offensive tempo. A slow pound it out game will decrease his touches, and hurt his pts per game.</div> Actually in most of the highlights, the plays he did were in half court sets.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TmacGarnett:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually in most of the highlights, the plays he did were in half court sets.</div> most of THOSE highlights, ur point?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rock4life:</div><div class="quote_post">most of THOSE highlights, ur point?</div> His point was obviously that from those highlights, Spanoulis at the very least was as good a halfcourt player as in the fast break. I'd like for you to show me a video where you can evidently back up your opinion. Odds are you're not going to, unless you live in Greece and is Panathaikos' biggest fan (and I don't mean the soccer team).
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">His point was obviously that from those highlights, Spanoulis at the very least was as good a halfcourt player as in the fast break. I'd like for you to show me a video where you can evidently back up your opinion. Odds are you're not going to, unless you live in Greece and is Panathaikos' biggest fan (and I don't mean the soccer team).</div> I've seen highlights of him running the break before. But I'm not basing my opinion strictly on that, more on how most foreign players turn out. Their more accustom to that "loosy goosy" style play where everything is up and down. All I'm sayin is if JVG doesn't open up the offense (which he prolly won't) then this guy won't nearly as effective.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> I've seen highlights of him running the break before. But I'm not basing my opinion strictly on that, more on how most foreign players turn out. Their more accustom to that "loosy goosy" style play where everything is up and down. All I'm sayin is if JVG doesn't open up the offense (which he prolly won't) then this guy won't nearly as effective.</div> Alright, so "most foreign players". Peja thrived in the halfcourt sets that Adelman employed with the Kings, Dirk plays like an MVP candidate on the Mavericks with Johnson's emphasis on defense and halfcourt style, while injuries aside Kirilenko is a basketball freak on Sloan's more conservative system. In my opinion, Van Gundy's offensive sets are fine, as long as our guys can keep up with the other team on defense. The reason why the offense seemed so sluggish last season was none of our players really made shots with Yao and McGrady missing in action. It took nearly the entire season for Alston to get out of his slump, Wesley had an injury that effected his shooting stroke for half the season, while all the other guys just couldn't get the ball into the basket.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rock4life:</div><div class="quote_post">most of THOSE highlights, ur point?</div> They are highlights for a reason because they are some of his best plays. If most of those highlights are in hlaf court sets, then he shouldn't do that bad. The Nba is different so his stats will obviously drop, but His 110% mentality should make him work hard to adjust. He is has a Ryan bowen attitude but with skills that make him 1,000,000 times bettter.
