Finley Surprised Pop

A lot of people were kind of surprised that Michael Finley got bought out by the Spurs — including coach Greg Popovich

Popovich stressed that the Spurs had not ‘let Finley go,’ a connotation that would have implied dissatisfaction with a payer who had signed a free agent deal with the Spurs on Sept. 2, 2005. ‘We didn’t let him go,’ Popovich said. ‘He requested a buyout so he could leave and we granted that

He wants a shot at a ring.  And if he comes to Boston, he'll probably get enough minutes to feel like he's contributed.  But Finley hasn't exactly been "impressive" this year.  And he's only shooting 2-16 in February.

Maybe he can recapture some of the glory years our friends at Project Spurs re-lived today.

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