So is Javtokas worth a damn?

[Polandprzem]

Yes Javtokas is more like an NBA player.

[Tommy Duncan]

Javtokas impressed me much more than Scola. He's definitely the stronger player and he has much more of an 'NBA at ude'. He was not afraid to be physical and not afraid to block shots. He had good instincts when he was in the paint. The timing on his jumps was good and he had good height on second jumps immediately after his first. So he has potential.

Again, just like Scola, another potential NBA bench forward. Nothing to get a non-pharmaceutically enhanced erection over.

[rohawk2432]

What is the "official" height/weight of these two?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tpark,

One good game? Scola was Argentina's leading scorer, I believe for the entire Olympics. That's not a one game flash in the pan.

Scola strung together more solid outings in the playoffs than your boy Malik did all of last year.

He held his own against Team USA (and oh yeah - that Duncan guy).

Just because he doesn't windmill dunk, scream, and do commercials for Jim's here in SA doesn't mean he can't play.

He's heady, steady, doesn't make mistakes. He understands fundamentals, sets good screens, and plays within his game.

Both of these guys should be on the Spurs roster. No one's saying Scola is going to be an All-Star in the NBA, just that coming off the bench he would be good for SA.

I'm just tired of people playing down Scola. He punked Team USA collective in the World Championships two years ago, and everyone muttered that he "had one game and one block on Jermaine."

Well, he just tore through the entire f'ing Olympics, Argentina wasn't half the team without him on the court that they were with him out there.

How many solid, steady, fill-up-a-stat-sheet performances does this guy have to have before some of you will give him credit?

Same old Spurs homer myopia. There are guys out there not currently playing for the Spurs who have some game, Luis Scola is one of them.

[ducks]

GINOBILI, the tournament's fourth best scorer with 19.3 points per game, had the highest two-point shooting accuracy (70.8 per cent) of anyone and ranked seventh in both average assists and steals.
On an Argentine roster replete with players who are professionals in Europe, forward Luis SCOLA led his team with 25 points in the final and averaged 17.6 for the tournament.

www.athens2004.com/en/Lat...130c0a____

[timvp]

Same old Spurs homer myopia.

You are the one being the Spurs homer. Just because the Spurs own his rights doesn't make him a better player. I give my honest scouting report on him and people act as if I'm trying to debunk the Christian religion.

If I was going to homer out, I'd be saying how great he is and that we have a future star in the wings.

[E20]

I like what I see in Scola and Javtokas and hope to see both in a Spurs uni. As I've seen Scola play he has showed me he has a nice soft touch and can run the floor well for his postion and can produce instant offense. His lateral movement/defensive slides could/should be faster and his overall defensive awareness, but Spurs are known for there defense and he should improve with the Spurs also a bit inconsistent, but he only had 1 off game I believe and that was against USA this year. I saw that he was trying too hard and made careless turnovers. Javtokas is the more athletic of the two. He can bang the boards better and his defense is just more impressive than Scola's, I'm not so sure about his offense though. He can however block shots, anyone who blocks Duncan then Marion has something going on. These two players hustle, have the desire and do the little things to help there team win. Hopefully both can be on the Spurs in the future.

[ducks]