[Yahoo] Rockets guard Spanoulis could be headed back to Greece

Take it easy Spanny. Too bad you came across assistant coach. See ya in the olympics.

 

Greece cannot give you a jumpshot vspan, might as well own to your responsibilities in Hou......you are turning into a big whiner.

 

if he's not willing to work hard enough to prove himself here then we don't need him.

he has all the tools to earn serious minutes for RA. he should at least see what playing for a championship level coach is like before running back home.

 

Nothing new in the article.

And, as I read the tea leaves and bones and consult my ouja board this is what I think is going to happen.


I think the Rockets are letting V-Span calm down from a very tough year for him, he was probably told by CD etc that he would play an important role and then when he got over, he got into JVG's dog house and things escalated from there.

So, V-Span goes to Morey and vents and then says he is thinking about going back to Greece.

Morey listens, says he understands it was a tough year, but that the team is going in a new direction and he is very much in their plans. Morey tells him that the new coach has a history of developing and playing European players, and V-Span listens...but is still madly frustrated.

V-Span leaves, goes back to Greece where he is loved, his old team says..."of course we would love to have him back". Rumors fly, the Rockets sit patiently by while all of this happens....

V-Span thinks........what does he want to do? The Rockets wait.....

Rick Adelman gives V-Span a call at some point and tells him that the slate is clean and that V-Span will have every chance to play this year.

IMHO, the Rockets are playing nice, but in reality, I don't think there is any way they let V-Span out of the contract he signed. He is on the books, and counts against the cap with a guaranteed contract, regardless of whether he likes it or not.

So, I believe the Rockets are hoping that V-Span gets over there, comes to his senses and comes back ready to give it another go, if not, I think the Rockets will force him to come back, and honor his contract.

This situation could get ugly, but hopefully V-Span is really committed to playing in the highest league, because if he quits.......well....let's just say I will not be on his side in that regard.

The Rockets always come first......he signed a contract.....he honors it....pretty simple to me.

DD

 

So he just wants attention, not basketball. He's not willing to prove himself or improve, why keep him in Houston, go home. I kinda liked span and wished he would be given some minutes in the next season, but if he really doesn't like the weather here no one will keep him. I'm losing my respect for him.

 

Again, none of these articles are saying V-span said he wants to go home, these are all just speculative.

DD

 

we should let him go back. if TMax was tuck in Europe, wouldnt you want him to come back to America?

 

The writter really needs to be asking the Rockets if they intend to let V-Span out of his contract. It's not V-Spans choice...its the Rockets.

 

BOOOOOOOOOO

 

Not to kick a man when he's already dead, but VG really screwed things up by not giving Vspan a hard look during the season. What exactly did Rafer and Head do that proved to VG that we coulddn't use the services of Span??

BTW, those other Euros mentioned (Diamantidis, Papaloukas, Shorty) can all ball big time. Why are we not one of the clubs expressing "interest?"

 

I think he's just homesick. He needs to move some of his family here or hookup with the Greek Comet's player. His failure to become comfortable living in America may have been reflected in his poor game the whole time.

 

maybe he needs a ba-ba

 

Nothing new...Just a rehash of what Span's manager originally said a while ago....Old news...

Here's an update:


After JVG was fired , any talk of Span moving back to greece DISAPPEAREDfrom greek press...

His manager 10 days or so ago said how he wanted to have an answer from panathinaikos within 2 days so he could start talks with the rockets about letting Span go, yadda yadda yadda...nothing hapenned after that

Instead Greek press is filled with all the positives that have been mentioned with regards to him staying in the NBA ...From how Adelman will use him more, Peja Stojakovic telling him he should stick around and be patient and how he can make it in the NBA, how the rockets management believes in him etc.

I'm 99% certain span is not going anywhere....

 

what exactly did vspan say in this article that makes him a whiner? was it "This year was a great experience for me," or maybe "I keep only the positive things. The team supported me the whole year and people in Houston loved me and that was very important for me."

 

well

we'll see

If he does so, best wishes my man , you earn a team who will give you the playing time you need...

 

and on that note, im shocked people are so eager to see players WANT to leave the rockets. the last time i checked, we were lacking the guard department all year long...despite how you may feel about what vspan showed last year, everyone should be hoping he pans out and plays well next year, because our chances of landing a stud PG or SG by trade of FA are about as good as vspan making the allstar team next year. so you get to pick which version of wishful thinking you want to follow.

 

He may be under contract, but he has no duty to fulfill it. He can simply go back to his home country and say "screw you" to the Rockets. What are they going to do? They can't force him to be brought back to the United States and play for the team. He may not be able to play for another NBA team, but international teams aren't going to be ineligible to sign him because of a contract with the Rockets.

 

Speaking of which, Diamantidis would be JVGs IDEAL PG... Too bad he doesnt want to move to the NBA

Whoever picks up Papaloukas is gonna be one lucky club...However he is ridiculously expensive....I think he would consider the jump to the NBA for the same money he gets from CSKA or a bit more....But as I explained in an NBA dish thread, after calculating exchange rate, taxes, bonuses etc. An NBA team would need to fork out 5.2 mill dollars per year to give him the same amount of cash.... Im not sure any NBA teams will do that kind of deal for a non-NAB player....

 

Thanks for mentioning this because this was my immediate reaction also. Can anybody here clarify the early termination options?