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Bonner is NO MATCH i mean... NOTHING compared to Scola...
i can;t wait for a tiago vs scola match up 2009 season...
Bonner is NO MATCH i mean... NOTHING compared to Scola...
As far as NBA play right now, Scola is no match for Bonner
If you watch 5 minutes of Scola's game, then you'll realize it is a NO BRAINER.
Bonner is a one dimensional player, he is a SHOOTER.
Scola can shoot, drive, rebound, hustle, pass....
Ive watched, but how many of those things has Scola proved he can do in the NBA?
Bonner-1447 career NBA (thats the important part) points
Scola-0
Remember, NBA is still basketball.
You are saying something like "he needs to play in the NBA in order to see how skilled he is" ??
Isn't enough tomention he is Europe MVP? Manu anyone?
Sarunas.
The ones who's game sometimes hasn't translated well to the NBA have tended to be the ones who had questions about their ahtleticism, not even that athletic by European standards. Does that sound like something Scola may have on his resume? He may pan out but if Euro = NBA Sarunas would be a starting PG somewhere instead of a reserve in street clothes
Yea, but I also know that Matt Bonner avergaed 19 and 9 in the Italian league before he came over, hasnt translated all that well has it.
Or what about Sarunas Jasikevicius, who is a great Euro baller and Olympic baller? Or Carlos Arroyo who did great in a couple of Olympics, but hasnt done in the NBA? Or Maybe Spanoulis? Or Tsakalidis? Or Jaric?
I could go on and on, Euro success doesnt equal except Euro success. And no, basketball isnt just basketball
Yes, I need to see him in the NBA to see how good he will be
And lets not forget about guys like Jiri Welsh, Zoran Planinic, who played for the best team in Croatia and in the Euro League; Alexander Pavlovic and Zarko Cabarkapa, teammates for Buducnost, one of the best teams in the Euro League; Zaur Pauchila, who played for one of Turkey’s best teams and in the Euro League. You get the point. I feel the same way about most college players as well, its a whole new game
man, Bonner only played 33 games in Sicilia (Italy).....so don't throw me that . You can't compare Scola's Euro experience with Bonner's.
http://www2.sportsnet.ca/basketball/...s/Matt_Bonner/
but again, that's the way you think and I respect it. All I'm saying is that Scola's more talented and skilled than Bonner.
You don't need to see a player in the NBA to know how skilled he is...
Bonner can hit the three. Scola can't. When Horry retires a replacement big that can hit the three will be needed.
I throw you whatever I want, he put up stats, all Im trying to say
As far as your last statment....
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
One of the most promising athletic big men in Europe, according to NBA scouts
Very, very SKILLED
How did that turn out?
of course you'll find some examples to prove you right but again, to say that Bonner has more skills that Scola talks a lot about yout BB IQ.
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I guess so, must be pretty low huh?
Scola has shown skill where he plays.
But if he will have those same skills against guys bigger, faster and stronger is yet to be seen
What's even more sad is that Bonner may be getting more, there's been more than one report iirc that had Scola's salary at 7.5 for 3 years.yeap,but we signed Bonner for the same money............
AND the Spurs could have signed Scola for his current deal last summer.
Too bad that all the forum experts and mods went on and on with their minsinfo so much about full MLEs, buyouts, and at ude nonsense that it turned so many Spurs fans into Scola-haters.
Don't hold it against them too much though, for they are simple people.
Tiago Splitter fouled out halfway through the fourth quarter, which opened the floodgates for Argentina's Luis Scola, who had been bottled up by Splitter until that point.
Good one.
You probably think he is no match to Beno either.
Some of you say Bonner > Scola, but consider the fact that Scola has held his own against Team USA in past qualifying tournaments and olympics and Bonner would not be able to hold it up against those types of stars let alone back up PF/C's in the NBA.
booner fills a role with spurs better then scola
with his outside shooting
scola plays where duncan plays
Ok, so I want to sign Esteban Batista then. After all, he's proven his dominance in Atlanta as well as this FIBA tournament, right?
A) I don't know Esteban Batista
B) No one said anything about dominating. More like holding there own against Team USA
C) Has Esteban Batista played good against Team USA specifically? The other countries don't really count, if you want to semi-translate someone's FIBA game to the NBA game.
You should.A) I don't know Esteban BatistaEsteban was dominating. He dropped 10 points on Team USA in the first quarter. His coach only let him play 24 minutes to save him for future games, otherwise he would've ended up with over 30 points.B) No one said anything about dominating. More like holding there own against Team USASee above.C) Has Esteban Batista played good against Team USA specifically, the other countries don't really count, if you want to semi-translate someone's FIBA game to the NBA game.
And he has already been in the NBA for two seasons. I'm surprised you haven't heard of his dominant performances in Atlanta.
Chump, I'm not a Hawks fan like you, so I don't follow ATL that much.
But, Esteban Batista sounds like a baller, if he had his dominate performances, Did he?, because I wasn't sure if you are being sarcastic, about his dominant performances or what?
But, another question(s) for you: How many games did Esteban Batista play against the USA? Is that normal of him to play like that, did he play on his average like he would any other game? Was he on fire? Maybe he was lucky? Was he ball-hoggin? Scola has played the USA more than on one occasion and has taken the role of a supporting player and main option, and I'm using this example of semi-translating the NBA game to the FIBA game because since you're playing Team USA, that's the type of compe ion/atheleticism you'll be going up against in the NBA night-in and night-out, the other half would be adjusting to the rules/style of play, but if you can stay with the other players on the court then you have a good chance of transitioning into the NBA style.
I am being sarcastic about his dominant performances in Atlanta.But, Esteban Batista sounds like a baller, if he had his dominate performances, Did he?, because I wasn't sure if you are being sarcastic, about his dominant performances or what?Any other game in this tournament, yes. He's the third-leading scorer and leading rebounder in the tournament.But, another question(s) for you: How many games did Esteban Batista play against the USA? Is that normal of him to play like that, did he play on his average like he would any other game?And Tim Duncan sucks in FIBA.Scola has played the USA more than on one occasion, and I'm using this example of semi-translating the NBA game to the FIBA game because since you're playing Team USA, that's the type of compe ion/atheleticism you'll be going up against in the NBA night-in and night-out, the other half would be adjusting to the rules/style of play, but if you can stay with the other players on the court then you have a good chance of transitioning into the NBA style.
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