Sene or Scola?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Saer Sene
Birthdate: 5/12/86
NBA Position: PF/C
Ht: 7-0
Wt: 235
Euro Team: Verviers-Pepinster
Hometown: Thies, Senegal

NBA Comparison: Samuel Dalembert

Strengths: An absolutely jaw dropping physical specimen with his combination of size, length, strength, athleticism and mobility ... Very disruptive defensively and rebounds the ball well ... Has a 7'8" wingspan making him a force as a shot blocker ... Already getting playing time at the Senior level for Pepinster and getting decent minutes and stats ... Runs the floor well ... Great hands, has no problems catching the ball or rebounding ... Extremely agile, he can fall down on the court like a cat, not heavily like most big man ... Very coach-able and a hard working kid ...

Weaknesses: Still doesn't have much offensive game to speak of ... Only began playing basketball in 2003 so he's still learning the game ... Must continue working hard to maximize his great potential ...

Luis Scola
Birthdate: 4/30/80
NBA Position: PF
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 230
Int Team: Tau Cerámica
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina

NBA comparison: Kenny Thomas

Strengths: Has great hands, and NBA upper body strength. Will not have the problems that other Euro players like Kirilenko and Gasol have been facing. Also, a good athlete with leaping ability and runs the floor pretty well for a big man. Used to playing high-level basketball at the age of 22. Played in the Euroleague Finals last year which was the highest level of club competition in Europe. Also, almost doubling his averages every year (last year: 8.8 ppg, this year: 16.4 PPG). Besides that, used to play in a big rotation which shows that he is not likely to have "staying on the court for longer minutes" syndromes. Has good ball handling skills for a big man. Can go coast to coast and finish it off with a dunk. Can spot a fellow big man from a variety of positions. Also, a good pick'n roll player. Can score by popping up from up to 15 ft, rolling down with control, find an open teammate both on the perimeter as well as down low. Very good at passing to big men, especially from high post to low post which will be beneficiary for zone offenses. Has the experience, the vision and the guts to select the correct pass. Knows how to score around the basket whether it be a fade away, a finger roll or a bank shot. Uses his body well not to get blocked. Also, contains a nice touch with a right hand jump hook.

Weaknesses: Not versatile. Can only play one position, namely power forward and may be a little soft for the position. Probably will have difficulty in defending big PF's. Not possible for him to "steal" some minutes from either C nor SF as he is literally too small for one and too slow/small for the latter. Needs to improve rebounding skills. Good at crushing the boards when running from the wing but not nearly as effective from a stationary position. Must improve upon his 65% free throw shooting.
Both from NBADraft.net

Should we stick with Scola or trade his rights and maybe some other stuff to move up for Saer Sene? He looks really good.This is a toughy.

[exstatic]

The Spurs appear to be looking at big men that have major hops and wingspans. I think the time for Scola on this team may have passed, but he still has value to a team that may have no post scoring. We have that covered already. ;)

SA would have to move almost into the lottery to get Sene, and I'm not sure what the difference between he and Eddy Fobbs is. I think if they trade up, it will be for that versatile 6-9/6-10 swing forward.

[Big P]

There's pretty much no chance to move up that high in the draft to get Sene...he is coveted by alot of teams.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Saer Sene will most likely go from the high tens to the end of the first round.

[exstatic]

NBADraft.net has Sene going at #18. The Spurs probably could do it, but the question is, should they? He's really raw, and there is that nagging combo forward need, as well as backup PG. They have Ian already, who is probably better right now than this guy, and are looking at other similar players (Fobbs) who are not going to cost you the amount to move up into this position to draft.

[wildbill2u]

Still learning to play? We need some athletes who can produce at a high level during the remaining years of the Duncan era.

[exstatic]

Still learning to play? We need some athletes who can produce at a high level during the remaining years of the Duncan era.
We'll ALWAYS need new players for the Spurs, even after the Duncan era.

[ALVAREZ6]

I think scola would fit in well with his 65% FT shooting

[Bruno]

I don't think the point to get Sene while Spurs owns Mahinmi's nba rights.

[TDMVPDPOY]

the waitin game is over with scola, trade his rightz

[Russ]

I don't think the point to get Sene while Spurs owns Mahinmi's nba rights.
Hmmm. Sounds more like Sene or Mahinmi. :)