Tag: Mexico

Blog brother reports ‘The Titan’ will remain in Spain for two more years

I’ve got to give much credit to Paul Garcia and my blog brothers over at Project Spurs.com for keeping things humming — even in the dog days of a lockout.

Garcia has the report about Gustavo “The Titan” Ayon, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Mexico who drew some interest from the Spurs and the Lakers after an earlier workouts this year.

“The Titan” is going to stay in Spain, scratching another potential big man from helping the Spurs next season. According to El Universal, Ayon said he will with his current team, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada in Spain, thanks in part to the current NBA lockout.

  • Andrew McNeill of 48 Minutes of Hell.com opines that it won’t be a good sign for the end of the lockout if we see several Spurs .
  • Project Spurs contributors Michael DeLeon, Garcia and Trevor Zickgraf during their weekly podcast.
  • McNeill also to compare Matt Bonner’s production in the regular season compared to the palyoffs and also looks at Gary Neal’s in the wake of the George Hill trade.  
  • Tim C. of Pounding the Rock breaks down someapart from the NBA during the lockout.  
  • The Bleacher Report.com’s Jesse Dorsey analyzes whether,  andare really worth their paychecks.
  • Kevin Prather of Toros Nation.com , the former Baylor standout who almost made the Spurs’ opening roster last season.  

Tiago set to play for Brazilian national team after insurance arranged

After concerns about who would pay for his insurance to allow him to play, Spurs forward Tiago Splitter has joined the Brazilian national team in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Argentina.

The Brazilian publication globoesporte.com reports the to allow him to play with them.

Splitter is the first of the Spurs’ foreign-born players to get their insurance concerns resolved to play in the tournament. Both Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker have said they most likely will not join their national teams unless their insurance is taken care of him.

Splitter will be participating in three exhibition games with his team, including two games against Mexico and one against an American team that consists of college players.

He was excited about his first day with his national team, but realized he had much to do to get in synch with his new teammates. Among those on the team are Anderson Varejao of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“First day with national team, not much to say but a lot work to do,” after the first day of practice. 

With the insurance questions resolved, playing with his team will provide some much-needed experience for Splitter this summer.

And with the lockout in place, there would be little for Splitter to do if he remained in America waiting for the 2011-12 NBA season.