Splitter vs Scola Tuesday

[waly.mg]

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[spizzle_tronk]

itt: u mad

[noob cake]

whottt

Scola is not really that good; just playing against weak compe ion....

This is obviously the answer

[DPG21920]

whottt

What's that? If you like Scola, you are a Rocket fan. Shut up and go root for the Rockets.

Brent Barryyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Solid D]

Ugh. RC Buford didn't like Scola because he supposedly couldn't shoot and couldn't rebound. Good call

Oh and seeing Oberto beat up Splitter like he was going up against his little brother wasn't a good sign of things to come.

Welcome back, LJ.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

In a big part of the world Osama isn't the bad guy. USA Goverment are.

yeah, the part of the world that has its head up its ass.

[DAF86]

just saw this WTF...



An Argentina supporter displays a tattoo of what he claimed was an image of Osama Bin Laden during their FIBA Basketball World Championship game against Brazil in Istanbul September 7, 2010.

lol What a ing re .

[DAF86]

scola and pop and rc did not get along


scola did not want to be a spur
case shut
just like elway did not want to play for the team that drafted him
he did not want to play east of miss.. river

I don't know where that rumour started but it's ing bull , Scola was/is a Spurs fan.

[DesignatedT]

is that tatoo real? wtf lol

[Leonard Curse]

just saw this WTF...



An Argentina supporter displays a tattoo of what he claimed was an image of Osama Bin Laden during their FIBA Basketball World Championship game against Brazil in Istanbul September 7, 2010.

its not like hes the cause of 9/11 if you ask me a tat of George "senior" Bush would be more of an evil tattoo since he murderd America's last real President!!! R.I.P JFK

[Leonard Curse]

oh yeah and bruno i really like your point!!!! i think scola is a solid good player but some mistake him for great and youre right about splitter i was just thinking that same thing ya know even though scola was the better player today splitters game might translate to the nba better and he could have more of an impact at 7ft tall that makes a huge difference in the nba and like i said he hasnt stop improving year to year and with pop,RC, and Chad i think splitter will become very good he has all the basic moves, IQ, physical body to become a very good player and there is no better situation for him than san antonio with his idol tim duncan!! you better believe tiagos going to learn some damn good moves and i doubt this is the tiago we see in 2 years from now

[Jardo]

Scola is not Michael Jordan. But let's appreciate that the Rockets do not have a pick and roll guard.

[yavozerb]

Scola is a great international player and a good NBA player. Tiago (right now) is a good international player and unknown NBA player. We must remember that Tiago is 5 yrs younger than scola and once he plays NBA type competetion night in and night out this will raise his level of play as well in the international game (same as Scola). I really do think Tiago's game will be good on the NBA level and the system the spurs run will fit him very well. Lets not get carried away about scola though, the guy was just on RFA market and got one offer only (rockets). His game is about as good as its gonna get and he may have only 1-2 more yrs at this lvl in my opinion.

[urunobili]

whottt

whottt

Let's appreciate that the Rockets do not have a pick and roll guard.

They actually shopped Prigioni last year.. they just kill it together...

[ElNono]

Well, both Scola and Delfino went off and it was still a pretty close game. This Argie team doesn't have enough to pull the upset against Team USA like in years past though. We'll see if they can beat a fairly mild Lithuania first.

[HarlemHeat37]

Scola is too poor defensively to make up for the loss of Bowen, and Duncan's step down defensively, so he isn't the difference between a le and a playoff exit(unless you're hypothetically adding Splitter and Blair to the bench as well)..

With that being said, the Spurs obviously lost a big-time player..I don't buy the "loser" talk..Scola is a role player, his role isn't intended to carry a team, he shouldn't be the difference between les and playoff exits, that falls on superstars..

Scola is a very good offensive player..he shot 50% in post-up situations, he's obviously one of the best post-up player in the NBA..a good 1 on 1 player, a good pick and roll finisher, crafty at the rim, good at running in transition..he isn't a black hole, so I don't buy the "loser" talk from some people..

He's an average defender and a poor 1 on 1 defender, so that should be considered, but he's still a very good role player with an outstanding offensive repertoire..

[EduRiker]

There's a report coming out the brazilian press that a few teams might be interested in Marcelinho Huertas and suposebly the Spurs is one of them. Splitter said some team officials asked him about Huertas.

Dont hold your breath though, Huertas still have two more years with Caja Laboral.

[Indazone]

Scola is too poor defensively to make up for the loss of Bowen, and Duncan's step down defensively, so he isn't the difference between a le and a playoff exit(unless you're hypothetically adding Splitter and Blair to the bench as well)..

With that being said, the Spurs obviously lost a big-time player..I don't buy the "loser" talk..Scola is a role player, his role isn't intended to carry a team, he shouldn't be the difference between les and playoff exits, that falls on superstars..

Scola is a very good offensive player..he shot 50% in post-up situations, he's obviously one of the best post-up player in the NBA..a good 1 on 1 player, a good pick and roll finisher, crafty at the rim, good at running in transition..he isn't a black hole, so I don't buy the "loser" talk from some people..

He's an average defender and a poor 1 on 1 defender, so that should be considered, but he's still a very good role player with an outstanding offensive repertoire..

Scola is a role player? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thank you Spurs for your "Role" player. This guy averages 20-10 after we trade Landry and gets more than 31.2 min per game. Scola averaging 37 min per game is a beast.

Increased playing time suiting Scola just fine

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...k20/index.html
By Jeff Case, NBA.com

Posted Mar 18 2010 12:15PM

Up to the trade deadline, the differences between Carl Landry and Luis Scola in Houston were hard to distinguish. Both played roughly the same amount (Landry averaged 27.2 mpg to Scola's 31.2 mpg), scored about the same (Landry at 16.1 ppg, Scola at 15.6) while Landry was the better shotblocker and Scola was the better rebounder.

Amid all of those statistical similarites was the Rockets' quandry of who to play down the stretch. Do they go with the banging, hustling Landry? Or do they play the jump-shooting, fleet-footed Scola instead? Tired of the guessing game (and more importantly, in need of more scoring), the Rockets dealt Landry to the Kings basically for Kevin Martin. As much as Martin has benefitted from the trade, Scola is doing more now than he ever did with Landry.

Since Landry's trade, Scola has seen his scoring average jump to 20.1 ppg and has played 37 or more minutes seven times in the last 12 games. (By comparison, he played in 37 or more minutes seven times in the Rockets' first 53 games.) His play in the last five games (in which Houston is 4-1) has given the team renewed hope in a late-season surge for the playoffs.

Coach Rick Adelman has praised Scola for his energy and rebounding prowess, something that was on full display last week in a big win over the Nuggets. It was Scola who had two quick baskets as Houston cut into the Nuggets' 11-point fourth-quarter lead, Scola who got an easy fast-break bucket to give Houston a 122-121 lead and Scola who came down with a late defensive rebound that gave Aaron Brooks a free-throw attempt that helped set up the game's final thrilling sequence.

While the Rockets have a steep climb to make it back to the playoffs, the post-trade deadline time has been a vital one for Scola and the Rockets' future.

What Scola is doing has been done while the Rockets' frontline has been banged up (David Andersen), is young (Jordan Hill, Hilton Armstrong) and is missing its franchise player (Yao Ming). If Scola's last two weeks of play are any prediction of the future, it looks like the Rockets won't have to worry about their quandry at the power forward spot anymore.

If Scola performs at this level up to the All Star game, he's a lock to be an All-Star. Book it!

Thank you Spurs! Again!

[babyfederer]

Scola is too poor defensively to make up for the loss of Bowen, and Duncan's step down defensively, so he isn't the difference between a le and a playoff exit(unless you're hypothetically adding Splitter and Blair to the bench as well)..

With that being said, the Spurs obviously lost a big-time player..I don't buy the "loser" talk..Scola is a role player, his role isn't intended to carry a team, he shouldn't be the difference between les and playoff exits, that falls on superstars..

Scola is a very good offensive player..he shot 50% in post-up situations, he's obviously one of the best post-up player in the NBA..a good 1 on 1 player, a good pick and roll finisher, crafty at the rim, good at running in transition..he isn't a black hole, so I don't buy the "loser" talk from some people..

He's an average defender and a poor 1 on 1 defender, so that should be considered, but he's still a very good role player with an outstanding offensive repertoire..

dont mean to rub it in just want to point out that his passion and leadership is second to none and that is absolutely priceless, you cant teach stuff like that.

[analyzed]

Spurs management never compared Tiago's game to Scola, but they did compare him to Varejo. The point is Tiago and Scola are different type of players, Scola obviously is better offensively , especially internationally where PF's face up and shoot ( think Dirk , Durant and Carmelo) . While Tiago is a center internatonally. Note internationally the center and powerforward spots are not interchangeble like the NBA. Scola can never play center internationally much more in the NBA. While Tiago definetly can both internationally and the NBA . and oh yeah he is know for his defense like Anderon Verejao. Guys we are comparing Apples with Oranges here

[temujin]

Scola is a scrub because he didn't win the Euroleague.
He won the Olimpycs but not the Euroleague.
Spanoulis is a scrub, although he did win the Euroleague (MVP of the finals, actually).
But he never won the Olimpycs.

Most importantly, they never played for the Spurs.

In the meantime, we have been entertained for 5 frigging YEARS with a zillions threads on

How Ian Mahinmi is going to help the Spurs.
How he had bad luck with his injury (you name which one, and inlude a random date)
How he is recovering fast.
How he is conditioning his upper/lower/middle body
How he has improved his jump shot
How well he has performed with the French NT in -say- the tournement of La-Roche-Sur-Yonne
How the contract of Ian is a plus for the Spurs
How important is to have an athletic big (my coach would say: too bad there is a ball in basketball).

We have seen Ian Mahinmi in this tournement and he is a nonsense player.
An absolute zero, that was payed and nursed for YEARS by the Spurs organization, with a well orchestrated campaing in this forum.

Whott might not have known of all the irrelevant details of the MLEs LLEs and the likes, but at least he was funny and creative in his nonsense.

[polandprzem]

These few additional days of rest are welcomed for a player that has ended late his season last year and who has played with his NT this summer.

The difference between trainign camp and the WC is that few more games at the WC won't help him at all being a better Spur while playing in the training camp will help Splitter being a better Spur.

They are welcomed but in one of the biggest tournaments in basketball...

I mean , I'd rather him accomplish something big then have 2 days of rest more.
doesn't change much in perspective of a rest but changes much in reaching goals area.


But yup bright side for the spurs might be Splitter getting extra 100 minutes of not playing

[silverblackfan]

They are welcomed but in one of the biggest tournaments in basketball...

I mean , I'd rather him accomplish something big then have 2 days of rest more.
doesn't change much in perspective of a rest but changes much in reaching goals area.


But yup bright side for the spurs might be Splitter getting extra 100 minutes of not playing

They lost. It happens. At least he is still healthy.
Its weird. I like the Argentina team more because of Scola and Fabs, but was rooting for Brazil strictly because of Splitter. (Barbosa irritates the crap out of me...)
So would I have liked Brazil to win for Splitter? Of course, but it was a great game and they lost in the end.
The only good I can take away from the tournament now is the experience Splitter gained and that he is not injured.

[Brazil]

Welcome back, LJ.

this is the week of the come backs: d228 and timvp now apparently whott is still missing

we have and had a lot of recently

ludden
whott
bruce
prime tim
d228
healthy tp
mav krew (just kidding)
scola

[Indazone]

Here's a fun little read and a Morey Tweet after watching his Power Forward Scola go into "Video God Mode".

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...-game-god-mode

Scola unstoppable vs. Brazil; Morey says 'in video game god mode'

September, 7, 2010 Sep 7
5:08
PM ET

By Chris Sheridan
Archive

ISTANBUL -- I don't usually let others write my leads for me, but I'll make an exception in this case and relay what Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted after watching Luis Scola dominate down the stretch of Argentina's 93-89 victory over Brazil: "Scola goes into video game god mode to finish off Brazil. Wow."

Wow indeed.

Scola made Argentina's last five field goals, didn't miss a shot in the fourth quarter and scored 37 points on 14-for-20 shooting Tuesday night. He also had two assists and a key late steal in one of the more dominating performances I've ever witnessed by a single player in an international basketball game. (Sadly, I only watched Oscar Schmidt of Brazil play in person in 1996, at the tail end of his career).

"It was an amazing basketball game. I wish I was neither Argentinian nor Brazilian so I could have watched the game and enjoyed it from that perspective," said Scola, the leading scorer by far in this tournament with an average of 30.4 points per game.


This was simply a wonderful game to witness (in the U.S. you can watch a replay by clicking here), a dogfight in which neither team led by more than seven points, and it left me wondering two things:

• How are the Americans going to defend Scola if they go up against him in the semifinals? (The U.S. needs to defeat Russia, and Argentina must beat Lithuania in order for that to happen.)
• Why isn't Brazilian point guard Marcelo Huertas, who had 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting, in the NBA?

I have no answer to that second bullet point, but I know U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski was wondering the same thing eight days ago when he was effusive in his praise for the 27-year-old after the Americans defeated Brazil by 2 points in a preliminary round game. Tonight, I asked Scola, who spent several seasons in the Spanish League before coming to the the NBA with the Houston Rockets in 2007, how he thinks Huertas would fare in the NBA. His response: "For sure there are worse players than him in the NBA. You never know what might come. If you are a guy who plays that great in the ACB [Spanish League], that's a pretty high level right there. He's definitely NBA talented."

Argentina was ahead 81-79 with just under 3 minutes left when Scola hit a 15-footer. After a miss at the other end by Tiago Splitter, Scola banked a driving layup high off the glass for a six-point lead. Huertas answered with a 3-pointer, Splitter drew a charge on Carlos Delfino, and Marcelo Machado hit two free throws to make it a one-point game, 85-84, with 1:28 left.

Scola hit a jumper in the lane over Anderson Varejao with 1:04 left, then reached in and poked the ball away from Leandro Barbosa in front of the Brazil bench. Next came the killer, a high pick-and-pop play with longtime Argentine point guard Pablo Prigioni that produced a 15-foot jumper that Scola nailed for an 89-84 lead with 24 seconds left.

"Those two have been playing for like 10 years together on the national team, and that was the only way they were able to score," said Huertas, who nailed an incredible 3-pointer -- he launched the shot on the run, twisting his body in mid-air to get around Scola and releasing the ball after his momentum had carried him some 2-3 feet inside the 3-point arc to make it 91-89 with 1.9 seconds left.

Scola then was fouled on the ensuing inbounds play with 1.2 seconds left, made the first free throw and tried to intentionally miss the second in order to let the clock run out. Instead, it banked off the glass and went in to provide the final 4-point margin.