Herrmann was a stud last season When He finally got a chance,and it was his roockie season.
Scoring in bunches on a horrible team for the last 20 games of the season doesnt register to me as making an impact, it registers to me as the team wanting to see what he could do.
With that said he could be a very good player.
I just think some have very un-realistic expectations for Scola in his first year
Last edited by mardigan; 07-14-2007 at 04:39 PM.
But It comes down again to the coach.Herrmann got a chance because of injuries,not coze the coach trusted him.
What i´m saying is:Scola with the coach trust and his teammates getting him envolved can be at 15/7.No doubt.
so i guess you feel that way about every rookie then, right? i bet you must really hate oden and durant! all that hype without ever proving in the league yet!
So your comparing Oden and Durant to Scola now.
They are both 19 years old to Scolas what, 28?
Living in America gives us the oppurtunity to watch these guys play in college against other future NBA players, where Scola plays where we dont get to watch him against lesser compe ion.
So to answer, no, I dont feel the same way
the best player in college deserves hype but the best player in europe doesn't. that makes perfect sense. you don't seriously think that durant or oden faced tougher compe ion than scola, do you?
Like I said, how many times does the average American get to see Tau play?
How many times does the average American see Durant and oden play?
Comparing a known commodity to an unknown commodity will always produce greater hype.
And yes, I think there are much more talented players at the collegiate level than in Euro-league.
So,why is it that the spurs won 3 les without a single domestic draft pick???explain that to me please.
Tim Duncan played at Wake Forest (most important one, or did you forget about him)
Michael Finley played at Wisconsin
Robert Horry played at Bama
Bruce Bowen played at Cal State Fullerton
Good fo managment would be my guess
And its funny that you left out the le in 99
don´t change it now.I´m talking about drafts picks from 1999 to now,I belive that the guys you named were drafted before that,and not exacly by the spurs(besides Duncan)
So a player can only contribute if he was drafted by the SPurs after 99?
The only reason the SPurs are the SPurs is because of Tim, who went to Wake Forest, and David who went to the Naval Academy
Tim Duncan and David Robinson, and if you dont understand that you've got problems
Can you believe this ?
Manu during his rookie season in the PO's was pretty good for the Spurs.
my point is:since the spurs started drafting international players and stoped draftind domestics they won 4 les.would you agree on that?yes or no.
yeah,they are cheaper and more efective too.
Yes
But the les have everything to do with Tim Duncan
Yes, Manu and Tony are huge parts, and even Fabbs, but players like Bowen, Finley and Horry are huge parts as well.
if you were R.C,who would you reather sign for 3 yrs 10 M?
Prooven Bonner or NBA Unprooven Scola?
To be honest, I wouldnt want to give either that kind of money
But at least Bonner's proven he can play in the NBA and that he is a good guy who works hard and doesnt cause distractions
Last edited by mardigan; 07-14-2007 at 06:40 PM.
Adelman is a smart coach, so I don't think his tendency toward offense means that the Rockets will start scoring a bunch of points all of a sudden. He's got a good defensive squad, so I suspect the style of play won't change a whole lot. Therefore, Scola playing with Yao and T-Mac won't get a ton of shots. And for that, he'll probably average 8-10 points. He'll probably get around 5 rebounds a game with enough minutes - the Rockets have been really good at Opponents FG% the last few years and Yao is not a great rebounder.
Malik Rose (the player to whom Scola has been compared) in 2003 played 1933 minutes and grabbed 506 rebounds; over the 79 games he played that season, it came out to over 6 rebounds per. So yeah, Scola can probably get around 5 with the same minutes.
If Adelman is determined to change the Rockets' style of play, then Scola will get around 12 points per game.
but you didn't say that oden and durant didn't deserve the hype. if you're going to complain about something, be consistent. otherwise, it's just illogical hate.
if you really think that any college team could beat any team in the euro-league, you really don't know anything about basketball.
Ok, your right, the top 2 picks in the draft shouldnt have any hype
And I never said that a college team could beat a Euro team, just that there is more talent in the college game.
No way. It'll be all Durant who is the centrepiece of a rebuilding Seattle and will take 25-30 shots a game by mid-season.
Scola had consistently 7 rpg in top Euro Basketball, fwiw, better rebound avg than what Oberto had there in his primetime. I guess that would indicate that he's at least a decent rebounder, don't u think?
Rookie of the Year? Don't you mean MVP and first-ballot Hall of Famer?
I'm guessing he will average 46 points and 24 rebounds on 87% shooting next year.
If that's all you're saying, yes, I agree, but that signifies nothing. Correlation does not equal causation.
Ginobili is an All-Star caliber player, and Oberto is a nice role player, but Duncan = Rings. Period. My point is since the Spurs drafted Duncan, they have 4 les.
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