Beno, we hardly knew you....

[peskypesky]

I don't care what any of you Beno-haters say, Spurs could sure use him of late. First Scola, then Udrih... Spurs' FO has let some valuable pieces slip away...

[hater]

if he was still on spurs. beno would still be turning the ball over at half court.

[TDMVPDPOY]

well i rather have him TO then some clowns on our fukn bench who doesnt bother turnin up

[nkdlunch]

Beno chokes. end of thread.

[DAINTX]

I never liked Beno. Thought he was soft...way too 'metro'. But the reality is, he has proven that he can play at the NBA level. Not a superstar, but he has been very solid for the Kings and he should get better. I don't necessarily like it, but there it is.

Key Stats
GP MIN/G PPG REB/G AST/G FG %
57 32.7 13.0 3.5 4.5 46.3

[Kori Ellis]

I don't know why we always have threads like this about Beno. He is playing well for the Kings. He didn't play well here. He had his fair share of chances and that never changed. He was often injured, mostly lazy and didn't work at his game. He obviously is doing things right in Sac, but that doesn't mean he would have ever been good here. Some players don't fit.

[duncan228]

Beno just couldn't cut it as a Spur.
It no longer matters if it was his fault or Pop's fault or our fault.
It just didn't work for whatever reason.

I always liked him, I'm glad he's doing well.
But I don't think it was ever going to happen for him as a Spur.

[mVp]

if he was still on spurs. beno would still be turning the ball over at half court.

Beno playing like shit > Vaughn+Stoudamire

[Mr. Body]

Beno was never played after a certain point. Was never given another chance. I hated the guy, but that's true.

Scola was never given the chance at all. Matt "Terrific" Bonner was.

[hater]

Beno playing like shit > Vaughn+Stoudamire

what r u smokin? :smokin

[mVp]

what r u smokin? :smokin

lol yeah... maybe I'm being too hard on Vaughn and MM, I'm sorry :lol

[CubanSucks]

anyone who defends Beno is just mad because he didn't turn out the way everyone expected.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Shit>Beno as a Spur

[Indazone]

Beno didn't belong on the Spurs. Needed a chance somewhere else.

[T Park]

Was never given another chance. I hated the guy, but that's true.



Get off of it chump.

He was given more than enough chances and saying he was "benched" is BS.

He had the chance two years ago, he had his chance again last year.

He didn't take advantage of it. How many fucking chances do you gotta give a guy!?!?!

[Mr. Body]

Get off of it chump.

He was given more than enough chances and saying he was "benched" is BS.

He had the chance two years ago, he had his chance again last year.

He didn't take advantage of it. How many fucking chances do you gotta give a guy!?!?!

Enough to get more for a guy than negative money in a trade. He clearly has talent. He's proved it so far in Sacramento. Either you're pigheaded and run talent away or you find a way to work them in. The first way, you wind up with a decrepit, aged team we have now. I don't fault them for getting rid of him or, really, getting rid of Scola. I fault them for not getting anything at all for them. Or, in fact, turned them into negative assets.

[T Park]

Thats all anyone was willing to give up.
Do you not understand how horrible his trade value was?

The Blazers laughed at Jarret Jack for Beno.

LAUGHED.

You act like they could've gotten Randy Foye for the guy

[picnroll]

Beno mentally can't handle getting just a limited number of minutes as a backup PG behind an all-star caliber PG. He can only be an average, at best, starting PG or a failure.

[SequSpur]

Beno is doing fine. Pop just can't develop shit. He has turned Damon Stoudamire into less than Anthony Carter in 3 got damn weeks.

[T Park]

Im pissed cause the wife threw me out of the house again.

[ClingingMars]

Scola >>> Beno

Scola = 1st in West by now

if you wanna complain complain about him. not fucking beno.

-Mars

[InK]

All this talk about Beno if fucking retarded. Yea, its a shame we didnt get anything in return, but what the hell could there be done about it then? There is absolutely nothing wrong that the F.O did in this case, and everyone except Angel Luv everyone was happy when Beno got shipped away.

[InK]

Scola >>> Beno

Scola = 1st in West by now

if you wanna complain complain about him. not fucking beno.


Exactly. Well taken without the second statement.

[ClingingMars]

Exactly. Well taken without the second statement.

maybe not first, but in a hell of a better position than right now. leading the division at least.

-Mars

[ChumpDumper]

Beno sucked here.

We were lucky to get nothing in return for him.

[sendman]

It's fun to read how some assholes are trying to defend the impossible.

[ChumpDumper]

True. It's impossible to defend Beno's performance as a Spur.

[SuperManu!!!]

Blame pop

[Holt's Cat]

Beno didn't fit.

RC thought Scola wouldn't fit. :wtf

The main issue with the trading of both is that the Spurs received nothing of basketball value in return for those two.

[ChumpDumper]

The main issue with the trading of both is that the Spurs received nothing of basketball value in return for those two.They didn't want anything of basketball value in return for those two.

It would have been nice, but it's all about the tax.

[Holt's Cat]

And, of course, what's done is done. But damn...

[Holt's Cat]

They didn't want anything of basketball value in return for those two.

...and it showed. Maybe they should have.

[ChumpDumper]

...and it showed. Maybe they should have.It would have been nice, but that's not always how things work.

[Holt's Cat]

It would have been nice, but that's not always how things work.


As of late. Hopefully Splitter and Mahinmi tear it up next season.

[ChumpDumper]

As of late.Who was beating down the door for either player? Was the fierce bidding war completely missed by everyone?

[ducks]

if spurs were winning would this be in the forum

[Holt's Cat]

Who was beating down the door for either player? Was the fierce bidding war completely missed by everyone?

Perhaps they waited too long and did a little too much to decrease those players' value.

[ChumpDumper]

Perhaps they waited too long and did a little too much to decrease those players' value.Nah, Beno didn't have much value from the start and Scola wasn't available to anyone.

[ducks]

scola problem was his buyout
no team was willing to give him a contract he could buy out the contract
scola blamed the spurs
scola did not want to play for spurs
spurs made excuses wh¥ they did not want him
spurs did not want to tell everyone the fact scola hated the spurs
spurs wanted a chance to get more value for him but could not
END OF STORY

[Holt's Cat]

Nah, Beno didn't have much value from the start

Teams are always on the lookout for any young point with talent. Granted, Beno had little desire to improve. Still, they dealt him for a top 50 protected pick from a team destined to be one of the league's worst 5 teams.




and Scola wasn't available to anyone.

The Spurs did all they could to make him out to be unsignable and it took the Rockets, what, 3 days, to sign him for what it cost to sign Bonner.

The Spurs can draft international talent, but after that they seem to find a way to screw things up lately.

[ducks]

The Spurs did all they could to make him out to be unsignable and it took the Rockets, what, 3 days, to sign him for what it cost to sign Bonner.

.

scola's buyout was very small if none
easy problem

[ChumpDumper]

Teams are always on the lookout for any young point with talent. Granted, Beno had little desire to improve.There you go.




The Spurs did all they could to make him out to be unsignable and it took the Rockets, what, 3 days, to sign him for what it cost to sign Bonner.He was available last summer -- not before.


The Spurs can draft international talent, but after that they seem to find a way to screw things up lately.spurfans seem to find a way to bitch about everything the Spurs have ever done after a loss.

[Holt's Cat]

There you go.

About half of the NBA consists of players like that.




He was available last summer -- not before.


His rights were tradable before. So you have a guy you know who can play in this league and one that a team was willing to give a 3 year commitment to and you can't get more than a 2nd round pick?



spurfans seem to find a way to bitch about everything the Spurs have ever done after a loss.

Well, how are they going to replenish the supporting cast, a group which currently is running on fumes? At some point the mismanagement of their talent is going to catch up with them.

[SequSpur]

scola problem was his buyout
no team was willing to give him a contract he could buy out the contract
scola blamed the spurs
scola did not want to play for spurs
spurs made excuses wh¥ they did not want him
spurs did not want to tell everyone the fact scola hated the spurs
spurs wanted a chance to get more value for him but could not
END OF STORY

You're a retard.

[ChumpDumper]

About half of the NBA consists of players like that.and they aren't sought out by GMs either.





His rights were tradable before. So you have a guy you know who can play in this league and one that a team was willing to give a 3 year commitment to and you can't get more than a 2nd round pick?So what else changed in the meantime?

Nothing.

Scola was the same player. Once the terms of his contract were actually known, they didn't change either. Nothing changed.




Well, how are they going to replenish the supporting cast, a group which currently is running on fumes? At some point the mismanagement of their talent is going to catch up with them.Eh, that's the price of playing under the tax rules. It's happened to every team in one way or another. When the choice is this or cheering on the Anaheim Spurs on LeaguePass, I'll take this.

[Holt's Cat]

and they aren't sought out by GMs either.

Some are.





So what else changed in the meantime?

Nothing.

Scola was the same player. Once the terms of his contract were actually known, they didn't change either. Nothing changed.


He was worth a 3 yr/$10 mil deal to the Rockets. If he's worth that money to one team, then perhaps you can find a better deal than using his rights for a salary dump.




Eh, that's the price of playing under the tax rules. It's happened to every team in one way or another. When the choice is this or cheering on the Anaheim Spurs on LeaguePass, I'll take this.

Then sign Scola and make Bonner the lux tax casualty.

[ChumpDumper]

Some are.Beno wasn't.






He was worth a 3 yr/$10 mil deal to the Rockets. If he's worth that money to one team, then perhaps you can find a better deal than using his rights for a salary dump.Again, show me the bidding war.





Then sign Scola and make Bonner the lux tax casualty.And pay Butler's salary and tax?

Nah.

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

the Scola haters made it seem like his buyout was the great puzzle of life



Rockets said it was a non issue and it was done in 3 days





basically, the Spurs could have EASILY signed him for nothing, but instead gave some ridiculous contract to Bonner, who will be traded this off season

[Mister Sinister]

the Scola haters made it seem like his buyout was the great puzzle of life



Rockets said it was a non issue and it was done in 3 days





basically, the Spurs could have EASILY signed him for nothing, but instead gave some ridiculous contract to Bonner, who will be traded this off season
Benola thread!

[ducks]

scola the year before had a very huge buyout
it was a main problem earlier on

[ChumpDumper]

the Scola haters made it seem like his buyout was the great puzzle of lifeNo, they knew his buyout became reasonable last summer.


basically, the Spurs could have EASILY signed him for nothingIf several million dollars is nothing to you, i suggest you buy the Spurs and make all the decisions yourself.
but instead gave some ridiculous contract to Bonner, who will be traded this off seasonBonner's contract is reasonable.

[ducks]

scola did not even average 10 rebounds a game where he was playing
and the spurs did not think he would be able to do that here
did you ?

[ducks]

ps the guy is already 28 what is his peak?

[SequSpur]

scola the year before had a very huge buyout
it was a main problem earlier on

You're a got damn idiot, do you know that? You can't fuckin argue the fact that the Spurs didn't totally fuk this all up. You need to stop why you're still collecting government money you dummy.

[SequSpur]

scola did not even average 10 rebounds a game where he was playing
and the spurs did not think he would be able to do that here
did you ?


:dramaquee

[ducks]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3653
scola is averging 5.7 rebounds a game this season
wow I am sooooooooooooooooo impressed

[ploto]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3653
scola is averging 5.7 rebounds a game this season
wow I am sooooooooooooooooo impressed
That is more than anyone while playing for the Spurs this season not named Tim Duncan.

[ducks]

B. Udrih G 37:41 6-15 1-3 2-3 +7 1 1 7 6 0 1 2 3 15
nice 6 turnovers