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Regardless of what Scola wants, the Spurs need to address their Center, SF, and PG problems. Scola is a PF with no outside game and does what Tim does, but not as good. We don't need him. So no, he's not worth 4 million.
Who said he wants $4M? The media?
The key word.
Regardless of what Scola wants, the Spurs need to address their Center, SF, and PG problems. Scola is a PF with no outside game and does what Tim does, but not as good. We don't need him. So no, he's not worth 4 million.
Scola > Rasho (7 mill)
STFU. The Spurs are running lean.
Probably "common sense" If he has to pay his own buyout then also pay his agent and taxes most likely he would demand that type of money to do all that. Who said dreams were free.
Thats the point I've been trying to make. He doesn't fill the role that the Spurs need filled. Next year is when he is most likely needed so he needs to just chill.
That is why you trade him. I never said to sign him- I have said all along to trade the guy and quit with all the secret BS.
The Spurs are a business.
It doesn't make sense to bring Scola over.
Trade him for what? Yeah the agent said what the Spurs wanted and what teams wanted Scola but he never said that they were willing to give them anything of value. Why are you so anxious to get rid of him for presumably nothing? Trust that the FO values Scola enough to get something that is going to help the team and not hurt them.
2007 Draft picks:Scola was decided to pay his buyout ($4 millions for the two years left in his contract) to accept offers from Chicago Bulls or Utah Jazz, who had shown interest in signing him. "Phoenix and Memphis also asked for him", said Villanueva. However, Spurs asked for money and first round picks in next year's draft to trade Scola's rights.
Chicago: Have the conditional right to swap draft picks with New York. Since New York blows hairy goat balls, this pick might be pretty decent...if Chicago takes the option. Their regular pick would be mid to late first round, seeing as how they might end up being an eastern conference powerhouse this year.
Utah: Regular pick determined by record or lottery. This team is on the cusp of the playoffs, so their pick is likely to be mid first round.
Phoenix: Regular pick determined by record or lottery. This team is top four in the West, so this is a bottom first round pick. They also have Atlanta's first round pick (protected to No. 3), which is a crap shoot since we all know that Atlanta will probably have more balls in the lottery than any other team next year.
Memphis: Regular pick determined by record or lottery. Again, another team on the cusp of the playoffs, mid first round.
All said and done, I think Scola is probably more valuable to the 2007-8 Spurs than whoever they could get in the middle of the first round. The best option for the Spurs would be to ship Scola to Chicago for NY's pick next year, but I don't think Chicago is in the market for any more big men. As a result, keeping Scola on the shelf for one more year is probably a better decision than taking a risk on some asshole who won't be ready to play big minutes for a few years. Cash alone is not enough, and one of those draft picks alone is not enough, and both together probably aren't enough. This whole thing makes sense to me, even if it is a little unfair to Scola.
so now his agent is blamin us?
tell him to go eat a , i dont think we care anymore, he is the moron who duped scola in signin a 10yr contract, i say stuff him n tau, i be happy if the spurs dont sign him or trade his rights.
why hasnt scola fired that ot agent of his??
so his stayin one more year, and what happens if his buyout is around 2-3mill, i dont think the spurs will be interested in it. dont trade his rights, let him perish his talent in europe, and screw his agent and tau
That's exactly what I was thinking.
He signed that contract. He knew the buyout. Did he just assume the Spurs would be willing to pay it off for him, and then pay him an extra 2-4 mill a year on top of that? Wtf.
dude wanted MLE if not he wouldnt come over, another greedy bas
seriously how much is he earnin playin for tau anyway, and no way is the buyout is transparent with how much he earns a year playin with tau.
doesnt he saved up his money since playin with tau, he should knew one day there will be this day.
so we should contribute 350k, give him a salary of MLE so he can offset the buyout in installments...um him, too expensive, i thought he has enough money to buyout his contract. nothin is free in this world.
FIRED UR DAMN AGENT THEN COME BACK AND TALK!
Perhaps we'll see Scola next season. Hopefully at least he's easier to draft around draft time next year.
he comes over in 07/08 when horry retires,
but ian is also comin over, so we got ian/td/orb/javto 4 bigs, plus i think we be draftin a big in 07
This is getting old already. I just don't think his value is such that the Spurs can trade him. I'm starting to wish they would have never drafted this guy.
Scola's rights plus Spurs' pick will likely allow the Spurs to move up some in next year's strong draft.
I wonder if Scola has talked to Manu at all especially since Manu is up there in Spain too right now doing basketball clinics for the next few weeks. Anyways his agent sounds very bad.
That's a big assumption. Ian could easily spend two more seasons in Europe.
probaly askin gino to lend him bling so he can payout his lame contract.
seriously why doesnt scola just fired that lame agent of his, unless there is sum in his contract with the agent, sueing for royalties.....
I'm sorry for Scola not coming here.
However, it makes sense.
I agree with a lot of the things said before.
IMHO a lot of reasons for spurs behavior :
1) Spurs trust him like a very good player (and I'm sure he is, also at NBA level).
2) They would have traded him just for a very good offer (like Chicago first pick next year with option to switch with N.Y. - probably lottery - pick) that, evidently, they didn'y receive.
3) They see him like duncan's replacements in the "plaiyng inside".
4) Next year will be the best to put him in because of the end of Bonner's contract and the probable retirement of Horry (actually two or our three/four options - see Duncan and the probable other big man we're gonna add to the roster - at power forward).
5) They will have the chance to choose next year between him and Mihinmi (who, in case of needing more improvement, could likely stay in Europe for one more year).
But the two best reasons of the management's choice are simple :
both javtokas and Scola are well known as part of the few players seen - with quite no doubt - like , individualltìy, the best in europe for an nba prospetive...I've an article about that in the site NBA Draft and they took the position n° 2) and 3) respectively for the european players seen as "NBA ready".
Both have to be regarded with fair market value (see Garbajosa).
This should be the year of Javtokas (who, I think, will be paid more than three millions a year for, at least, three years).
Next one, 'cause of all the buy out stuff, will be Scola's (and, maybe, Mahinmi) year.
This year we had not the chance, for nba rules, to fairly pay both...and that's the one, simple and logical reason 'cause they will not come both.
In two years, in the worst of cases, our five bigs will be Duncan, Scola, Javtokas, Mahinmi and, probably, Oberto... not that bad at all...!
As the Holting Pattern turns ...
You realize he signed that contract when he was like 17 years old and it was a ten year deal- To guarantee financial security for him and his family at that age without any clue that the NBA would ever even be a feasible option.
The problem I have with the Spurs is this- they are like an abusive ex- they don't want him but they don't want anyone else to have him either.
Yeah. Those ers should pay a half a million toward his buyout and trade him for a 2008 second round pick, and they are just being cruel slavemasters by not wanting to dump him a week before the free agency period actually starts.
Seriously, why do you give a ing what his agent says? You should change your name to furry_scola if you care so much about the poor guy having to scrape by on the ten year contract he was forced to sign.
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