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Spurs need an agile big to go back to playing twin towers defense. Scola isn't that agile big.
I doubt Scola would help the Spurs lack of quickness problems. Ironically, Oberto's perormance may have hurt Scola's stock some in that regard.
How about Javtokas? Much more athletic from what I can see. The Spurs need someone who can deal with the power and quickness of the Diaws and Varejaos on the horizon.
Spurs need an agile big to go back to playing twin towers defense. Scola isn't that agile big.
Petro may be available due to swift playing well towards the end of the season..I wouldnt mind Nazr and scola for Petro and future draft pick
Hey I know! Beno and a draft pick for McGrady, and then Marks and the rights to Scola to Minnesota for Garnett!Scola+Beno+Nazr (s&t) for Deng & Chandler
Do any of you live in this thing we call reality? Bulls can get way more than that for a Deng and Chandler package.
They could but there is thing called cap space..You try and build your team for the least amount of money!!!
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...urnout/?page=4
With the lottery coming up Tuesday night, here are the words of one personnel man about the state of the 2006 draft (he asked not to be named so as not to incur the wrath of commissioner David Stern): ''It's the worst I've seen in years. All that strip mining has finally taken a toll." The Spurs, for instance, traded away their pick this year to the Knicks (in the Nazr Mohammed deal), believing the draft would indeed be weaker because of a likely age limit. But that's not to say that general manager R.C. Buford won't be active this summer. We could well see a third Argentine on the Spurs' roster next year, as they are very optimistic they can finally sign veteran big man Luis Scola, whose rights they have. Scola, who plays in Spain, was thought to be coming to the Spurs this year, but buyout talks stalled and Argentine Fabricio Oberto was signed in his place (three years, $7.325 million with a player option for Year 3). Now, the Spurs are optimistic that Scola, Oberto, and Manu Ginobili will be on board next fall in what is starting to resemble Buenos Aires North.
@ whott saying about Finley, that he couldn't make the big shots
Do the spurs have a time machine so that they can go back in to a time when NBA centers ruled the league? We'll never see twin towers again. I'd rather have scola or bring in another PF and leave duncan and center so that he doesn't have to guard the Dirk, J. O'neal, Bosh, Brand, Jamison, Garnett, Gasol, etc.
Really- in the NBA today- you need 2 options. One is a traditional center who can play alongside Tim and guard offensive big guys like Shaq, Yao, Z, Mihm, D Howard, ... because you don't want Tim covering those guys all regular season long. Then at other times, you need an athletic guy to play alongside Tim when he sildes over to center. I don't believe that you can find one single person who can fill both roles.
He couldn't....I started giving him props when he did it...
What disturbs me is that Spursfans don't seem to remember the elimination playoff games where Finley would go 1-17. He was anything but clutch...This is a different Michael Finley and if he'd played like this for Dallas...he'd still be there.
Yes I remember but that was then and this is now
Different years and different teams
And a different Michael Finley...and I've been giving him props since he's been doing it.
The Spurs need of resigning Nazr is overrated. Yes he was a big part of last year's championship, but with the emergence of smallball and the ever drought of bigs in the league (other teams will offer more money and PT) don't make Nazr a priority IMO. The Sacramento and Dallas series have many people believe that the Spurs need a long SF, but what they really need is a big forward (or a forward that plays big) alongside TimmyD, or coming off the bench.
Nazr, Rasho and Oberto are practically useless in this year's playoffs, not only because match horrible defensively, but also because they're offensively challenged.
Scola should be a priority for the Spurs this summer. He's a hustler, he can crush the boards, his offensive game is better than the current trio C and most importantly he has cojones.
The fact that the Spurs are weighing trading his rights is because he'll have an immediate impact in this league. Sign him and let him loose, JermO knows best.
While I appreciate your support for Scola, I don't really see that Scola would be any more useful against Dallas this series either. I just don't see him being particularly effective guarding Dirk.
I also think the Spurs found Rasho quite useful against Sacramento.
From a Lithuanian poster
Rytas coach Neven Spahija said Javtokas is going to the Spurs next season, Spahija himself is well connected with San Antonio (he was assistant coach for some summer leagues), so he knows what he is speaking about.
Good find, pic.
I'd like to see Scola take a turn at defending Dirk...just to see how smart he would play him. Dirk is really tricky with his upfakes and upflails, but Luis has some fairly quick feet.
It might be interesting to see Scola posting up Dirk. Scola has a lot of drop step, up and under moves. He could lay a few fouls on Dirk. Not sure he can stay with Dirk on D. He's slower than Horry. I'm still PO'd since two years agos draft that the Spurs passed on Vareajo. Wild Thing gives Dirk a lot of trouble when they play.
Scola is different from Nazr, Rasho and Oberto in the sense that he would give Dirk problems in the other end. Dirk could get early into foul trouble trying to guard Luis.
are you serious? at least he would be more effective than Oberto, the guy is a lot more athletic, and has an actual jump.
Instead of Beno??I'm still PO'd since two years agos draft that the Spurs passed on Vareajo
Wouldn't that cause you like a bizzaro world conundrum?
uh oh argentines are going at it now, ripping their own players
like watching a grass snake and a rattler go at it.
Funny...not.
Nobody is ripping anyone. Oberto simply isn't the kind of player that could get Dirk into foul trouble, at least not in the Spurs system.
Yeah instead of Beno. I wanted Martin. He went, I wanted Vareajo. You probably wanted to draft Nick Quicksand.
Don't remember seeing a guy by that name on the draft board....You probably wanted to draft Nick Quicksand
Funny...not.
God you guys need to buy senses of humor, lighten up, good lord.
Humor like that? Pass.
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