Did the Spurs make a mistake by not signing Scola?

[ArgSpursFan]

Um...I wanted the Spurs to sign Oberto about 4 years before you ever even appeared on this board...and I've hated Scola just as long.

time to stop the hating coze the dude is gonna do good in the NBA.but that´s ok,next season you´ll finally run out of pointless arguments

[whottt]

Um...bud...

You equate shooting with footspeed...

I wouldn't count on anything you say being right for a while.

[ArgSpursFan]

Um...bud...

You equate shooting with footspeed...

I wouldn't count on anything you say being right for a while.

I said footspeed can translate to the NBA just like shooting,and I know I´m right about that.(go and watch Scola vs NBA bigs yesterday)
but that´s Ok,keep having your hopes high in mediocres.
Thanx god you don´t work for the spurs F.O. it could be worse tham what it is already .

[timvp]

And if the Spurs hadn't traded him and he signed a long term deal...


There would be an uproar over that as well...

Not from me. I was saying before the trade that the Spurs should call the bluff. If the .01% happened and Scola signed overseas, oh well.

Scola playing in Spain forever > giving him away

"They could have at least gotten a second round pick for him"...etc.

Deny that.

Just did.

I'll grant you that the Spurs have never been good at upping the value of players they are unhappy with...

Funny you love this trade when it's basically the Hispanic version of the Malik trade.

But in this case you need to grant that it's Scola himself that lowered his trade value, he is the main one that did it...which is why I am happy to see his ass gone.

That makes a lot of sense.

Scola's value is low because it's somehow his fault so let's trade him instead of waiting for his value to rise or doing something to help his value rise.

Bottom line is that Scola is severely overhyped and being given a lot of credit for what he hasn't done....


Everyone and their mother thinks he is another Manu...

Not me or my mother but I do think he's going to be solid.

When he's not...he's not even close.

You are setting yourself up for the biggest ownage of your history ... which is saying a lot.

But knowing whottt, Scola could lead the Rockets to the championship but McGrady will score more in the fourth quarter of the deciding game and whottt will say:

"See, that's exactly what I was talking about. Scola is a choker. The Spurs may be fishing but at least they don't have that choker on the team. Damn choker."

Of course, not saying Scola is going to lead the Rockets to the championship but if by some tragedy he does, I can guarantee that'd be whottt's take.

[ArgSpursFan]

yeah,its just like when you screwed up with your girl and she leaves you.
even that you´ll love her forever,you´ll just try to downplay her or the guy She married,just to not look bad infront of your friends.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't care that the Spurs didn't sign Scola. I care that they traded him when his value was low. I think they panicked because Scola bluffed about signing long-term in Europe. If they would have waited, his value would have risen. For example, right now Scola's value is probably five times what it was when the Spurs traded him.

How? Scola didn't do anything in this tournament he hadn't done before in FIBA compe ions.

[ArgSpursFan]

How? Scola didn't do anything in this tournament he hadn't done before in FIBA compe ions.

true,just another MVP aword for his poor carreer.

[hsxvvd]

we already got orberto, bonner, elson, mahimni, horry, duncan

That's great but I fear Scola > All of them but Duncan

[ArgSpursFan]

That's great but I fear Scola > All of them but Duncan

not far from reality at all.

[ChumpDumper]

true,just another MVP aword for his poor carreer.

I understand you're an idiot, so I'll repeat that Scola is a fine FIBA and Euro player.

[ArgSpursFan]

I understand you're an idiot, so I'll repeat that Scola is a fine FIBA and Euro player.

I´m not an idiot,I realize when I´m or was wrong,not like others.

[ChumpDumper]

I´m not an idiot,I realize when I´m or was wrong,not like others.

Then show me where I said he had a poor career, idiot.

[T Park]

Arg

hes had a great career

and no one wanted to give anything for him.

What don't you understand about that.

[Solid D]

Remember when the Spurs couldn't make room for Raja Bell?

7 years ago....

October 2, 2000
San Antonio Spurs Training Camp Roster

David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Sean Elliott (out until March with kidney transplant recovery)
Derek Anderson
Avery Johnson

Samaki Walker
Malik Rose
Danny Ferry
Jaren Jackson
Antonio Daniels

Shawnelle Scott
Ira Newble
Chris Carrawell
Steve Kerr
Terry Porter

Ndongo N'Diaye
Derrick Dial
Raja Bell

[ArgSpursFan]

we all know scola won be the next Tim Duncan,but In other hands there´s no need to say that his game wont transalate to the NBA.
I know I´m mad coze I wanted to see him playing for the spurs,but What make me furious is that right now we don´t have a real low post scorer to backup Tim when He is on the bench.
Just go back and look at the numbers from last season:every time Tim was having a rest we never had somebody to do something in the low post,we couldnt even hold to 15+points leads when Tim was on the bench,and this guy could´ve been a very decent backup who could´ve play 15 to 20 mins in his roockie year,and could´ve done something in the paint while Duncan was on the bench.
this coming season when Tim is on the bench,what´s gonna happen?we´ll just pray and hope Bonner can Hit a 3?I dont think so.

[picnroll]

There can't be any denying Scola's low post moves, FIBA or NBA. He schooled Amare and Chandler. There can be no denying Scola's passing. He constantly made the smart pass. He has a nice mid range J. There may an adjustment on his FIBA style moving picks but he'll be a uva P&R player, probably would have been the Spurs' best. Defense? Maybe, but I think he can be about as effective as Oberto. Quickness and speed? Again, he looks quicker and faster than Oberto. Toughness? He's tied with Nocioni as one mean mother. Rebounding? He's certainly improved, can't be moved and boxes out well. What else is going to hold him back?

[ChumpDumper]

In other hands there´s no need to say that his game wont transalate to the NBA.

Why not? There always have been real concerns about whether his game will translate.

[ss1986v2]

my question has alway been do we actually know that the spurs simply decided not to sign scola? or were there other issues at play? not saying that this happened, but what if scola didnt want to sign with the spurs? i dont think this happened, but the issue is we dont know all the inner workings here, so i wont pass judgment on either side.

[ChumpDumper]

I think it was a combination of the Oberto signing and Bonner trade. Any other big that would be signed after that would really have to fill a particular niche that Scola just didn't -- athleticism, shot blocking, post defense or rebounding.

[The Franchise]

All this talk about his game not translating to the NBA just sounds like sour grapes. The kid is good and i for one am glad that the Spurs were kind enough to give my Rockets their garbage. The only way this argument is really going to be settled is to see him on the court in Rockets red come November.Until then you have to at least try to be honest and say he seems to know what he's doing.

[ChumpDumper]

All this talk about his game not translating to the NBA just sounds like sour grapes.

Nah, it have been an issue for years. You'd know that if you had known anything about Scola before the trade and been on this board for more than five days.

The kid is good and i for one am glad that the Spurs were kind enough to give my Rockets their garbage. The only way this argument is really going to be settled is to see him on the court in Rockets red come November.Until then you have to at least try to be honest and say he seems to know what he's doing.

So did Spanoulis, right?

[The Franchise]

Actually I never thought Spanoulis was the answer for the Rockets because of his poor shooting touch.As far as Scola is concerned you're right. I knew nothing of him before the trade but from the research i've done since i have read and seen that he is a very capable player. It didn't take years and years to figure that out with the help of the internet.

[ChumpDumper]

So in your extensive research you must have seen that there have always been questions about Scola's game translating to the NBA.

[Ariel]

So in your extensive research you must have seen that there have always been questions about Scola's game translating to the NBA.

The Spanoulis case doesn't seem to be a good reference. The guy couldn't adjust to life in the USA, and he was desperate to leave. Kind of hard to judge his performance on the court when he wanted out so badly.

[ChumpDumper]

The Spanoulis case doesn't seem to be a good reference. The guy couldn't adjust to life in the USA, and he was desperate to leave. Kind of hard to judge his performance on the court when he wanted out so badly.

He wanted out last November?

Jasikevicius, then.

Macijauskas. Lampe. Rigaudeau. Wolkowyski. Sanchez. Fotsis. Weis. Paspaj. Etc.