Tiago Has Arrived
And oh, did my Spurs need it.
I'm absolutely thrilled that Tiago Splitter is finally a Spur and I'm hoping that the extra seasons in Europe have helped him even more finely-tune his skills. I'm glad that we're finally going to have a real big man to accompany Tim out there. Now we just need a shooter, especially with Jefferson opting out of his contract.
Who will we be able to snag with so very little cashflow to use on someone? Time will tell. Perhaps we'll end up hoping to find a diamond in the rough with one of our Summer League entries. For a list of who is still available on the free agency market, mosey on over to SI's site.
I'm only somewhat excited about this season, as I'm not overly thrilled with many of the going-on's around the league. Perhaps the most disconcerting for me, was adequately expressed by my friend Ethan:
I miss when great players were rivals determined on being number one. Not lazy ass people happy to make 100 million and vomit up some rings that dont mean anything because there was no competition. You cant take 3/5ths of the all-star team on one team. Those are players who are clearly not very driven as competitors. They want money and glory and get no pride in the game itself. Michael Jordan would have killed himself before agreeing to play with one of his rivals; he had to beat them to be happy. These players just dont care about the game per se, its all image and media. It would be so bad for the league for the heat to win because nobody will care. You have these great guys who could be creating awesome rivalries and dynasties and really boosting the league but instead theyre gonna make sure they profit to the max at everyone elses expense.
Miami will either tear it up this coming season or fizzle out on the backs of too many star players. We shall see. Either way, no doubt there are many things coming over the next two years that very well may change the NBA for forever. We'll see if it's for better or for worse.