Luis Scola & Jackie Butler GONE?!

[mystargtr34]

Scola + Butler > Splitter + Mahinmi

[Budkin]

We should just throw in James White too!!!

[Marcus Bryant]

Doesn't the buy-out contract for Scola and his new contract with an NBA team have to be completed by Sunday, July 15. What are the chances that will happen unless the Rockets just throw money at him that Tau can't match.

Remember that Tau is a player in this game too and they want to keep Scola, their star, real bad. If they sign him, they will probably lock him up for good.

Seems like that $ will be a contract starting at $3 to 3.5 mil, per the Houston Chronicle. It will be very interesting if Scola signs for something like 3 years, $10 mil.

[timvp]

Next on the plate is to waive James White and then extend Beno Udrih.

[objective]

Cheer up about Mahinmi fellas!

After all, he averaged the same blocks per 40 minutes as . . . LUIS SCOLA!

yep, tall, athletic, springy, jump out the gym long armed Mahinmi blocked the same shots as little old undersized weak Scola.

[mystargtr34]

I rekon Paxson is kicking himself more than we are.

[Marcus Bryant]

Five hours later and I still don't understand WTF just happened. The Spurs traded two of their better assets to a divisional rival for nothing. It doesn't even make financial sense. It doesn't open up a roster spot.

All it does is make the Rockets much better.

Well, it's a salary dump of Butler's contract plus they got enough cash to pay Spannsisillouois' salary for next season, at least. If they can get him to go away for less than that they make out on that part of the deal. Factor in that they were likely over the lux tax and that they are essentially saving double Butler's salary they do make out fine on the financial side of things. Now if only the liquor will take care of how much this sucked on the basketball side.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Next on the plate is to waive James White and then extend Beno Udrih.

I just threw up in my mouth, because there's truth in there.

R.C. and Co. refuse to admit that they were wrong on Busto Udrih.

[mystargtr34]

Well, it's a salary dump of Butler's contract plus they got enough cash to pay Spannsisillouois' salary for next season, at least. Factor in that they were likely over the lux tax and they do make out fine on the financial side of things. Now if only the liquor will take care of how much this sucked on the basketball side.

Surely we could have traded Beno to get us under the Lux tax.

Butlers third year was a team option am i not correct? If we wanted to clear him we could have simply let him go and we would be in the exact same position but with Beno off our books and still having the luxury on being able to make a decision on jackie.

Am i missing something here?

[Marcus Bryant]

Next on the plate is to waive James White and then extend Beno Udrih.

Yeah, White seems like a goner. Shame. Udrih won't be extended but I could see the bas playing well enough to force the Spurs to re-sign him next summer.

[baseline bum]

RC Buford.

[timvp]

Scola is going to freakin' blow up in the Rockets system. Think about it. Adelman's bigmen always overachieve. He'll be playing next to Yao or Mutombo so his lack of size won't matter. Outside of TMac and Yao, no one needs the ball on that team. Scola will have as many shots as he can handle.

Next year when he's averaging something like 15 and 6, league pundits are going to be wondering where Scola came from. What dumb ass team would give him away for nothing?

Certainly not the Spurs brain trust.

[Marcus Bryant]

Surely we could have traded Beno to get us under the Lux tax.

Butlers third year was a team option am i not correct? If we wanted to clear him we could have simply let him go and we would be in the exact same position but with Beno off our books and still having the luxury on being able to make a decision on jackie.

Am i missing something here?

Maybe they dump Udrih too.

[mystargtr34]

Clear him at the end of next season i mean

[Budkin]

Trade White, Start Beno and Bonner!!!!!!

[Budkin]

Scola is going to freakin' blow up in the Rockets system. Think about it. Adelman's bigmen always overachieve. He'll be playing next to Yao or Mutombo so his lack of size won't matter. Outside of TMac and Yao, no one needs the ball on that team. Scola will have as many shots as he can handle.

Next year when he's averaging something like 15 and 6, league pundits are going to be wondering where Scola came from. What dumb ass team would give him away for nothing?

Certainly not the Spurs brain trust.

What the are you talking about? The Spurs FO are geniuses. ing geniuses I tell you!!!!!

[Marcus Bryant]

Scola is going to freakin' blow up in the Rockets system. Think about it. Adelman's bigmen always overachieve. He'll be playing next to Yao or Mutombo so his lack of size won't matter. Outside of TMac and Yao, no one needs the ball on that team. Scola will have as many shots as he can handle.

Next year when he's averaging something like 15 and 6, league pundits are going to be wondering where Scola came from. What dumb ass team would give him away for nothing?

Certainly not the Spurs brain trust.

Yeah, so much for RC the genius.

It'll also be interesting if the Rockets get past that buyout clause with ease and sign Scola for Bonner money.

[picnroll]

Dayam Scola has gone from a guy with questionable ability to play in the NBA to ROY all in the span of a trade.

[mystargtr34]

Maybe they dump Udrih too.

Now that would top it off.

[wildbill2u]

Rockets gave up nothing and simultanously filled out their front-line rotation.

Scola will play next to Yao and they'll bring Butler off the bench. This trade sickens me....

If Butler couldn't get past Elson on our team, what makes you think he'll automatically be Yao's backup. They have Mutumbo (FA) and some Greek guy that he'll have to beat out.

[Marcus Bryant]

Perhaps the one thing that will motivate Beno will be the prospect of the NBA checks stopping. Who knows, maybe the Spurs are counting on that?

[timvp]

Someone help me with this. In the Ludden article, it says that the Spurs had deals for Scola "fall apart". If the Spurs only wanted a second round pick, how the could a supposed deal fall apart?

Wouldn't the conversation go:

RC: "Hey Danny, do you want Scola for a 2009 second round pick?"

Danny: "Uh, yeah. Where do I sign?"



Where could such a deal fall apart?

[Bruno]

Not a good trade.
While dumping Butler contract somewhere was maybe the right thing to do, Scola is a lot to pay to do that.

[Mr. Body]

I rekon Paxson is kicking himself more than we are.

He's probably speechless. I wonder how many league GMs are speechless once they hear the news. Other than McHale, Ainge, and Isiah, who are marveling at the Spurs' wonderful trade.

[timvp]

Not a good trade.
While dumping Butler contract somewhere was maybe the right thing to do, Scola is a lot to pay to do that.

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