Feeling the flow of the draft by Skip Bayless

[midgetonadonkey]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...bayless/050627

Nice read about his thoughts on Scola.

[constantstate]

yeah he's really high on scola. when i read that i thought to myself... do we even need a draft pick this year?

[Sandman52]

Also, what's the scoop on Javotska (sp)? Skip doesn't mention him in his article with our other foreign 2nd rounders. Do we still hold his rights?

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

From the afformentioned article:

How many American fans realize the Spurs still have big plans for former second-round picks Viktor Sanikidze from the Republic of Georgia and Sergei Karaulov from Uzbekistan?

The Viktor part didn't surprise me, but the Sergei mention did.. , it shocked me.

Is he a serious candidate for future Spursdom?

[whottt]

What do ya'll think about this Columbus guy? Whack job or not?

[Ocotillo]

Think Manu at power forward. Scola attacks the glass the way Manu attacks the rim.

Not quite. I am excited about seeing Scola this coming season but a big rebounder he is not.

Also, Javtokas and Scola have yet to lace 'em up in the NBA so it is premature to put them in the same league as Parker, Ginobili and Giricek. They may well get there but, they haven't done it yet.

R.C. doesn't get Executive of the Year because his success isn't realized until 2,3 maybe 4 years down the road.

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Hey, we drafted Jesus!

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

R.C. doesn't get Executive of the Year because his success isn't realized until 2,3 maybe 4 years down the road.

R.C. was called a genuis in 03. Two years after thet drafted Tony, four after they drafted Mnau. And he's still called a genuis (he and Sam) after drafting Scola and Beno. He's not called a genuis for drafting talent, becuase anyone can do that. He's called a genuis for finding talent at such high picks in the draft.

And he's fone it consistantly the last few years. Some teams can draft a no name that terms out to be a stud one every 6 years. The Spurs do it every year.

[exstatic]

And I'd be thankful that, this year, the Spurs don't have a second-round pick.

SA didn't have the pick that became Sanikidze at the beginning of last year's draft, either.