Indazone
09-30-2009, 03:54 PM
Luis Leads The Way (FIBA AMERICAS MVP CHAMPION)
Scola looking to build off MVP performance this summer
http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/luis_leads_the_way_scola_hopi_2009_09_09.html
Lets see..an entire summer without a Scola Thread...now this just wont do. :lol
2002 Draft:
26th pick - John Salmons
55th pick - Luis Scola
Luis Scola
http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/de/baskonia/scola05i.jpg (http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/de/baskonia/scola05i.jpg)
Not such a sexy beast
Another late second round pick (from the Lakers again) that promised to yield help for Tim Duncan in the frontcourt. Scola was only 22 when he was drafted but even then he was seen as one of the best players in Europe. There has been a lot of shit flung around regarding Scola and what did and didn't happen during his negotiations with the Spurs. From what I hear, the Spurs actually chose Oberto then Jackie Butler then Bonner over Scola. There may have been some less than cordial words exchanged between Scola (or his agent) and R.C. Buford. Whatever the case may be, the buyout from TAU was around $3 million. The most the Spurs could have paid directly to TAU was $500,000. That means that Scola himself would have had to pay the $2.5 million difference. Guess how much Oberto and Bonner get paid. There were rumors that the Front Office didn't think Scola's game would fit in with Duncan's. I think that is pure bullshit. They're both post players but I think we can see what happens when you only have one post player on your team (4-1 series losses come to mind).
Chance we ever see him in a Spurs jersey: 20%
Scola is a Restricted Free Agent in 2010. Hey Manu Ginobili, make it happen.
What did we learn from this? Well for one, second round picks rarelymake it to the NBA. We also learned that the Spurs aren't infallible. While the front office decided to sign Oberto, trade for Jackie Butler, and keep Bonner, Scola was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting and is currently giving the Lakers all they can handle in the Western Conference Semi-Finals. The Scola trade might go down as one of the worst front office moves in Spurs history. Let's hope they can rectify things by getting Splitter over here before Tim Duncan's knees fall off.
Oh by the way...Splitter is not coming :toast
Scola looking to build off MVP performance this summer
http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/luis_leads_the_way_scola_hopi_2009_09_09.html
Lets see..an entire summer without a Scola Thread...now this just wont do. :lol
2002 Draft:
26th pick - John Salmons
55th pick - Luis Scola
Luis Scola
http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/de/baskonia/scola05i.jpg (http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/de/baskonia/scola05i.jpg)
Not such a sexy beast
Another late second round pick (from the Lakers again) that promised to yield help for Tim Duncan in the frontcourt. Scola was only 22 when he was drafted but even then he was seen as one of the best players in Europe. There has been a lot of shit flung around regarding Scola and what did and didn't happen during his negotiations with the Spurs. From what I hear, the Spurs actually chose Oberto then Jackie Butler then Bonner over Scola. There may have been some less than cordial words exchanged between Scola (or his agent) and R.C. Buford. Whatever the case may be, the buyout from TAU was around $3 million. The most the Spurs could have paid directly to TAU was $500,000. That means that Scola himself would have had to pay the $2.5 million difference. Guess how much Oberto and Bonner get paid. There were rumors that the Front Office didn't think Scola's game would fit in with Duncan's. I think that is pure bullshit. They're both post players but I think we can see what happens when you only have one post player on your team (4-1 series losses come to mind).
Chance we ever see him in a Spurs jersey: 20%
Scola is a Restricted Free Agent in 2010. Hey Manu Ginobili, make it happen.
What did we learn from this? Well for one, second round picks rarelymake it to the NBA. We also learned that the Spurs aren't infallible. While the front office decided to sign Oberto, trade for Jackie Butler, and keep Bonner, Scola was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting and is currently giving the Lakers all they can handle in the Western Conference Semi-Finals. The Scola trade might go down as one of the worst front office moves in Spurs history. Let's hope they can rectify things by getting Splitter over here before Tim Duncan's knees fall off.
Oh by the way...Splitter is not coming :toast