How many titles did Luis Scola cost the Spurs?

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

:lmao

[Giuseppe]

Ouch!

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao

[CubanSucks]

is he that guy with aids?

[LkrFan]

:lmao

:rollin:lmao:rollin:lmao:rollin

[CubanSucks]

:lmao
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[Deuce Bigalow]

i dont get it?

[pass1st]

i dont get it?

Scola could have stayed a Spur and take a lot of pressure off Duncan who would in turn wouldn't be as aged as he is now if he had Scola.

Just another what if in the NBA world

[ElNono]

Calculated shitbomb, I saaaaaaaaaaaaaaid!

[LkrFan]

Anybody know which game this poster came from? I see Smush Parker laying in the cut so it had to be 2006.

http://lakers.topbuzz.com/gallery/d/2095-2/kobe-dunks-over-tim-duncan-full_getty-71796446ng017_spurs_lakers_8_20_46_pm.jpg

And was that a foul on TD? He trying to give Kobe a Bynumesque elbow. I see he turned his head - probably to make sure his tongue ring don't get knocked out by the ball Kobe is jamming in his grill.

:lol

[Leetonidas]

Considering Scola was traded before he ever played in the NBA, the question should be "how many titles did Pop cost the Spurs by trading Scola?"

1 or 2 imo tbh

[Giuseppe]

Scola was just made for you fuckers. I God's. He'd been just what you needed all these years. My God.

You humps stepped out the door on that one.

Whoops-e-daisy.

[lefty]

Good one :lmao

[Leetonidas]

Don't remind me :pctoss fucking shitty front office :madrun

[Hooks]

TBH I'm more interested in how many titles the Spurs cost the Suns.

[Giuseppe]

TBH I'm more interested in how many titles the Spurs cost the Suns.

It's not 8 I can assure you that.

[Leetonidas]

TBH I'm more interested in how many titles the Spurs cost the Suns.

Probably just one, 2007, because the 2005 Suns would've gotten bukkaked by the Pistons.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

TBH I'm more interested in how many titles the Spurs cost the Suns.
1 or 2. Pretty simple answer tbh. I'd lean towards 1 title since the 2005 Suns would have IMO struggled to beat the 2005 Pistons in the finals.

The 2008 Suns would have lost to the Hornets if they beat the Spurs. That team was a walking abortion.

[Venti Quattro]

Phoenix in 2005 was a turnstile. 2007, that's up in the question. It really doesn't have a definite answer because Horry clotheslined Nash and then hell broke loose. 2008? They messed up a good thing.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The good thing was messed up well before the Shaq trade. The Suns weren't a contender after the Shaq trade but they weren't a contender before the Shaq trade either. Their big mistake was not getting Garnett and not firing D'antoni after the 2007 season. They waited too long to make changes when the stars were aligned for them in 2007 and they found a way to fuck it up.

[Venti Quattro]

The good thing was messed up well before the Shaq trade. The Suns weren't a contender after the Shaq trade but they weren't a contender before the Shaq trade either. Their big mistake was not getting Garnett and not firing D'antoni after the 2007 season. They waited too long to make changes when the stars were aligned for them in 2007 and they found a way to fuck it up.

That lineup was worth one more shot at least, but sans Pringles. But Kerr, the genius, thought that bringing in Shaq would shore up theor defense. He has been done since 2006.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

That lineup was worth one more shot at least, but sans Pringles
I disagree. If the core of Nash, Amare and Marion w/ D'antoni at the helm couldn't get it done in 2007 when it was just a three team race between Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix, they weren't gonna get it done when Boston and LA were contenders a year later. Kerr fucked up so much before the Shaq trade that the Shaq trade was the best he could do. It was also clear D'antoni stopped giving a shit when he had a press conference before the 2007-2008 season about how his main priority this year was to, "Get back to a more up tempo style, have fun and not have the 'championship or bust' mentality they had last year" (Mike D'antoni seriously said that because he felt the 2006-2007 season was ":crytoo stressful:cry" for him).

Telling Marion he wasn't worth the contract he had (and yeah Kerr seriously did that even tho it was known how sensitive Marion was about feeling appreciated), making it no secret Marion was being shopped, and then pissing Marion off to the point where Nash and D'antoni had to do damage control and make Marion feel wanted again, all of which diminished his trade value was the mistake. By the time they traded him for Shaq, Marion wasn't trying anymore and they couldn't get anything better for him. Kerr eventually turned into a good GM but like every GM made several big rookie mistakes in his first year.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

DoK, Do you think the Spurs can make the WCF with the way team is currently constructed?

[lefty]

DoK, Do you think the Spurs can make the WCF with the way team is currently constructed?
Allow me....

No

[Venti Quattro]

DoK, Do you think the Spurs can make the WCF with the way team is currently constructed?

Take a look at Matt Bonner and you have your answer.

[ElNono]

Anybody know which game this poster came from? I see Smush Parker laying in the cut so it had to be 2006.

http://lakers.topbuzz.com/gallery/d/2095-2/kobe-dunks-over-tim-duncan-full_getty-71796446ng017_spurs_lakers_8_20_46_pm.jpg

And was that a foul on TD? He trying to give Kobe a Bynumesque elbow. I see he turned his head - probably to make sure his tongue ring don't get knocked out by the ball Kobe is jamming in his grill.

:lol

I'm pretty sure that was Rudy T's season. I think Kevin posted a video of that game. You know how that season ended...

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

DoK, Do you think the Spurs can make the WCF with the way team is currently constructed?
If by currently constructed you mean with Bonner and Dick getting significant minutes and the Spurs being an up tempo team that relies on 3 point shooting and fast break points, no.

If by currently constructed you mean with the roster they have plus a few additions and a change in philosophy, yes. The last 3 years there've been plenty of flawed teams in the WCF and with the right luck the Spurs could also make it. There was no dominant team in the playoffs last year and the team that won it all had Jason Terry as its 2nd option. The new CBA is only gonna lead to more parity and less teams that are stacked.

Their biggest problem is Dick. His attitude/presence is almost cancerous for them. Bonner is just an untalented guy Popovich has fallen in love with, Dick is lazy, doesn't play hard, and doesn't know how to contribute in any way other than scoring. They either need him off the team or to significantly reduce his role.

They also need to use Splitter/another big man so Duncan can focus less on defense and give them more half court scoring (not like that's a secret). IMO a big reason why his offensive production is so down is because he has more responsibility than ever on defense and it wears him down.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I'm pretty sure that was Rudy T's season. I think Kevin posted a video of that game. You know how that season ended...
Na that had to have been 2007. Kobe's # is 24 and they still have Smush. In 2005 and 2006 his # was still 8.

[ElNono]

Na that had to have been 2007. Kobe's # is 24 and they still have Smush. In 2005 and 2006 his # was still 8.

Forgot about the number... thanks

[Leetonidas]

lol bitter asian male muddling through life unable to come up with his own takes

[Amuseddaysleeper]

If by currently constructed you mean with Bonner and Dick getting significant minutes and the Spurs being an up tempo team that relies on 3 point shooting and fast break points, no.

If by currently constructed you mean with the roster they have plus a few additions and a change in philosophy, yes. The last 3 years there've been plenty of flawed teams in the WCF and with the right luck the Spurs could also make it. There was no dominant team in the playoffs last year and the team that won it all had Jason Terry as its 2nd option. The new CBA is only gonna lead to more parity and less teams that are stacked.

Their biggest problem is Dick. His attitude/presence is almost cancerous for them. Bonner is just an untalented guy Popovich has fallen in love with, Dick is lazy, doesn't play hard, and doesn't know how to contribute in any way other than scoring. They either need him off the team or to significantly reduce his role.

They also need to use Splitter/another big man so Duncan can focus less on defense and give them more half court scoring (not like that's a secret). IMO a big reason why his offensive production is so down is because he has more responsibility than ever on defense and it wears him down.


:toast

[LkrFan]

It's not 8 I can assure you that.

:lol

[DAF86]

Anybody know which game this poster came from? I see Smush Parker laying in the cut so it had to be 2006.

http://lakers.topbuzz.com/gallery/d/2095-2/kobe-dunks-over-tim-duncan-full_getty-71796446ng017_spurs_lakers_8_20_46_pm.jpg

Isn't that from the year where Kobe on his prime missed the playoffs?

[picc84]

I disagree. If the core of Nash, Amare and Marion w/ D'antoni at the helm couldn't get it done in 2007 when it was just a three team race between Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix


tbh, it took a lot for that to happen. a lot that went beyond just basketball.

if not for deux ex machina the suns are 2007 champs. so you're selling them a bit short

[Giuseppe]

tbh, it took a lot for that to happen. a lot that went beyond just basketball.

It's all basketballPERIOD

[picc84]

Nash's nose had its period in one of those games.

[LkrFan]

Isn't that from the year where Kobe on his prime missed the playoffs?

Maybe - that's why I asked the question. But when you think about it, he missed the playoffs once and played on at least two teams with a shitty supporting cast. Yet, it is still Kobe: 5, TD: 4.

It speaks volumes to Kobe's greatness. TD, OTOH, won 50+ games every year he has been in the league, never missed the playoffs, yet he has one less rang then Kobe. :downspin:

[Giuseppe]

...and the shit bag has never went back-2-back.