This is going to be a long offseason

eniram1 wrote:Makes a ton of sense to me. And why not. The Spurs are a busniess and it makes busniess sense to get what you can for a player who is broken down. Loyalty you say? Where was Manu's loyalty when the organization asked him not to play in the olympics and rest his ankle? And then reinjuries that same ankle? I say go for it. Besides, it's nothing personal, just busniess.

libri wrote:I think it would be good business practice for the Spurs to wait until after the 2009-10 season plays out before committing to extend Manu's contract. This way the Spurs can have all season to evaluate Manu's health and then make a decision about his future.

SilverAndBlack4Life wrote: Manu has plenty of loyalty. I didn't see anything wrong with him playing in the Olympics and trying to defend the gold and I still see nothing wrong with it. I see nothing wrong with Tony wanting to play for France this offseason either. Getting to represent their countries is an honor.

Manu has done so much for this organization, questioning his loyalty makes no sense.

manufan10 wrote:

Blondie wrote:I had dinner last night with someone who saw Manu's xrays - they said his injury is career ending and that Spurs were frantically shopping him before the allstar break :(

Something smells fishy about that scenario.

1.) Why didn't we hear about it? If that is true, it would have been all over ESPN, and every other news media outlet. (Him being shopped around.) Nothing in the League will go anonymous these days. We hear about everything.

2.) How did they know the injury was going to be serious before the all-star break? For all we knew, he was being a stud again. He showed no signs of breaking down. He even came back and played decent after the trade deadline.

3.) If it is career ending, why is the organization taking so long to announce it? Are they trying to get the season ticket holders to buy tickets for next year before dropping a huge bomb on them? That just doesn't sound like the Spurs organization to me. If it truly was career ending, I believe the organization would notify us, as fans, that the injury is serious and could be career ending. No one has reported anything of the like.

4.) If they knew the injury was serious before the all-star break, why would they try to trade him? Are they going to ruin their reputation of being a good team by trading away damaged "goods?" Even if the trade initially went through, the team would give Manu a physical, he would fail and the trade would be rescinded. (i.e. Tyson Chandler) That would really make the team look bad.

Spurs4ever wrote:How much would it cost to get Marvin Williams away from the Hawks.
I love that guy!!

manufan10 wrote:I read recently that LO was willing to take a pay cut, but I don't know if that is accurate or not.

kmgospurs wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs tried to trade Manu but I don't think it's career ending. Manu's been on his facebook everyday and doesn't sound like it's the end all. He did say he's going to come back from vacation and have some additional test down to see how it's healing but he said so far everything looks good as far as healing is concerned. By the way they need to just lock him indoors. He's been so fearless he's been snorkeling and swimming with sharks . He posted this on his facebook.
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