Of course he'll buy it out...so long as he makes it back in salary almost immediately. We're not talking about a guy who appears willing to play for the vet min here.
At the same time, a guy who hasn't proven a thing in the NBA shouldn't expect the Spurs to be rolling over and handing him a deal that would make him the fourth highest paid player on the team after next season.
If he's good enough and knows it, he should take a deal like Manu's come over, prove it, and the Spurs would take care of him after that.
How many bigs are the Spurs supposed to carry next season?
6 bigs (5 actives and 1 on the IL)
Duncan
Horry
Elson
Oberto
Bonner
Scola
Butler
Mahinmi
This forum is already up to 8.
Yes, I've notived the same things for few days.
And among this 8 players only Mahinmi can really be the IL guy. I don't see the point to have Butler one more year on the IL during the whole year.
My hope is that Butler can beat out Elson and make him expendable or IL material.
Not sure about Bonner coming back.
And I'm pretty sure that the only way Scola plays for the Spurs next season is if Oberto gets a long-term deal worth 8 figures...
BIGS
Duncan
Horry
Scola
Elson
Oberto
IR
Mahinmi
Javortas
Gone
Butler
Bonner
For signing a stupid-ass ten year contract with almost no hope of a buyout? You bet.
This prick (Scola) is getting on my last damn nerve, and if he signs again with Tau, he'll never see the NBA. Bank on it. I'm sure the Spurs would be quite content to sit on his rights until he dies.
People who don't know should research before openning their mouths and spitting out of it.
For the 1000th time:
Scola did not sign that 10 year contract, his father did, and at the time Luis was an underage prospect, not the Euroleague star that he is now. He had some potential, but nobody expected him to become one of the best in Europe.
He said many times before that he wants to play in the NBA, but I guess that he would only play for the Spurs or another contender.
Big money in Tau > Rookie contract in an NBA losing team (if he gets traded).
If he chooses to stay in Tau, it's nothing dramatic for his pride or his quality as a player, just ask Dejan Bodiroga and compare him to Peja Stojakovic...
Did his dad not opt out of a draft where he had no hope of going in the first round because of that horrible contract?
I'm just tired of the whole thing. I'm tired of Luis whining. I'm tired of his agent whining. It is what it is. His rights belong to the Spurs, so if he wants to play NBA ball, he'd better start dealing with it.
For the bajillionth time, someone, anyone, please give me ANY type of logical explanation why we're supposed to care about this guy other than its becoming more and more obvious it was just a wasted pick?
I dont care if its succinct or long winded. I just dont freaking get it. Who gives a flying flizz about luis freaking scola.
Show me at least 3 different checked quotes (not rumours) of Scola "whinning".
It's all rumours...Scola this, Scola that, without a single quote from him, Tau, the Spurs or his agent. We should wait.
He obviously is not that good if he is afraid to play in the NBA. What does that say about his compe ive drive if he does not want to prove himself at the highest level? Everyone said he is much better than Oberto. Well he came and is doing well in the NBA and Scola is hiding in Spain still.
lol
Scola was 22 when he was drafted
He was automatically eligible for the draft
There wasn't anything for him to opt out of.
And his contract has been reported that it had a reasonable buyout provided that he was drafted in the first round.
Odd that you take that stance when so many people chastize Scola for speaking out against the two organizations that couldn't work to get a deal done two Summers ago. His frustration, though misguided/misdirected, showed that he really wanted to come to the NBA and prove his worth. I think he's wanted to be an NBA player for some time, but he just hasn't been given the opportunity.
Coincidentally....Oberto's opt-out may have just provided him that opportunity.
it was in the papers rc told him to work on his rebounding and scola got ticked and whinned like a 2 year old
I'm tired of hearing/reading about this fool.
Sorry, can't be bothered reading the whole thread, but he is full of on at least one point - 10m Euros equals about 13.5m USD, divide by 5 and thats less than 3m a year which is 60% of the MLE... oh, and Europe has HIGHER taxes than the US. So i call bull on that part of the article.
Dejan Bodiroga for threeee!
I think this whole thing was started by ScolaŽs agent to put some pressure on the Spurs F.O. to show them that they shouldnŽt sleep on Scola this Offseason or HeŽll be gone for good.
I could be wrong,but time will tell.
Y'all are projecting WAY too much onto this situation and are being way too hard on Scola. He can't control this situation anymore than the Spurs or the NBA or you or I can.
1) Scola's dad signed the crazy 10 year contract when he was 17. He had no say in it.
2) Scola was not able to opt out of the draft because of his age.
3) There is no verification that Scola whined about the Spurs' "rebound more" comment. In court it's called "hearsay".
4) No one knows what's going on in Scola's mind or how much he wants to play in the NBA. All we have is speculation from NBA rumor sites based on inaccurate translations from Argentine rumor sites.
The simple fact is Scola just has a very very very unusual contract situation that is not his fault. There's no sense in getting angry at him about that.
Did the Spurs know about the buyout initially, before drafting him? If so, I have no idea why they drafted him.
They got a 1st round prospect at #56 when they could do what other teams could not: wait.
You are correct. No one is claiming to know what is in his mind, everyone here is just offering their opinions on what might be happening.No one knows what's going on in Scola's mind or how much he wants to play in the NBA. All we have is speculation from NBA rumor sites based on inaccurate translations from Argentine rumor sites.
I stick by my original point. If he wants to play in the NBA, there are ways to make it happen. If he wants to play in the NBA, but his agent is preventing it, he needs a new agent. If he does not want to try his game at the highest level, he needs to say so and the Spurs need to move on.
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