[Yahoo]Scola continues to stand tall for Rockets

[nil.ball]

Didn't mean to rubbed it in, but another article on Scola, I feel obligated to post it here.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AgxGjT83XX46_k6ZWuVmroC8vLYF?slug=ys-blazersrockets042509&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[DAF86]

Question for Rockets fans: Was Scola the MVP of your team this season?

[sook]

most consistent

[DAF86]

most consistent

I'm asking about the MVP, who was that?

[Typhoon]

Scola MVP bitches

[Hemotivo]

:clap

[Hemotivo]

Could you imagine Scola in a lineup that already includes Parker and Tim Duncan? That whole never-won-back-to-back bugaboo might have long ago been moot.

:reading

[Pelicans78]

Tough call for MVP. Rockets are pretty balanced team. Yao gets the most attention offensively, but he has alot of help defensively. This team would have been pretty solid even with Deke starting at center.

[wireonfire]

Tough call for MVP. Rockets are pretty balanced team. Yao gets the most attention offensively, but he has alot of help defensively. This team would have been pretty solid even with Deke starting at center.

You think Scola will get so many open jumpers if Deke is playing? :lol

[Pelicans78]

You think Scola will get so many open jumpers if Deke is playing? :lol

Not really, but he can do some scoring on his own.

[Capt Bringdown]

Ouch, ouch, ouch and ouch.


San Antonio general manager R.C. Buford must swallow his tongue every time Scola has another of these games. These were all the plays that Scola was supposed to be making for the Spurs after they drafted him in the second round back in 2002.

But after striking it rich with Manu Ginobili, the Spurs – usually the smartest guys in the room – could never find a way to bring his Argentina teammate into their championship fold. They dawdled as he signed a contract extension in Spain, where he was an MVP. They settled for a lesser version of him when they signed, then re-signed Fabricio Oberto.

When the Spurs gave away Scola two summers ago, they rationalized that they had Tiago Splitter coming along in their system and they were unburdening themselves of Jackie Butler’s contract.

What they were really doing was maybe costing themselves a shot at one or two more championship trophies to go with their collection that already numbers four. Could you imagine Scola in a lineup that already includes Parker and Tim Duncan? That whole never-won-back-to-back bugaboo might have long ago been moot.

The Spurs’ loss is the Rockets’ gain. At $3.1 million this season and $3.3 million next season, there might not be a better buy in the entire NBA than Scola

When it's all said and done, the undeniable turning point where things began to unravel for the Spurs championship era.
4 titles is great, but a Jordanesque or old school Celtics dynasty was within our grasp...
AND WE PISSED IT AWAY.

[babyfederer]

Question for Rockets fans: Was Scola the MVP of your team this season?

THere is no doubt in my mind that he is. Yao is the best player, Dekembe is the spiritual leader, but Scola is the heart of the team. His attitude towards the game is just amazing, the guy is special.

[Indazone]

Scola has elevated his game and started to show off his total game this season. Last season Scola and Landry split their minutes but Scola has clearly been superior at this point in time. Landry is also a dangerous weapon but he needs to get his minutes. Different type of player. Scola is smarter and craftier. Landry is more athletic.

[TheProfessor]

Ouch, ouch, ouch and ouch.



When it's all said and done, the undeniable turning point where things began to unravel for the Spurs championship era.
4 titles is great, but a Jordanesque or old school Celtics dynasty was within our grasp...
AND WE PISSED IT AWAY.
This will be Jackie Butler's legacy.

[E20]

Scola is hella good. Better than any big man on the Spurs roster not named Tim Duncan. Fucking fact. :pctoss

[noob cake]

Scola is as consistant as hell.

He is in a slight slump right now. In the 20 games before the playoff, he was a double double machine.

[lil_penny]

This series scola has been great, he stepped up big time when the blazers were laying off him and he continued to make them pay by hitting his shots without any trouble.. plus he's been pretty consistent on defense so far also... the total package.

[Mr. Body]

Fuck the Spurs for trading this guy. Seriously. Fuck them.