Easily the worst trade in Spurs' history. The Spurs, like us, would like to put the trade behind them.....but now that the Rockets have caught the Spurs, it is no longer behind them. It is running astride of them...reminding them with each stride of how foolish it really was.
From the moment news of this trade broke that Scola had been dumped to their I-10 rival with a new passing-game offense, I have been disgusted with the Spurs' management. Will they ever be able to write off this "charitible contribution"?
Wow, I've never seen Solid D go off like that.
And are all these just cheap attempts to skirt around the Official Scola Thread?
He went off the day the trade happened IIRC.
Lol, well I have hardly hidden my disgust since day-1. Fortunately, Presti helped the Spurs out with the Thomas and Barry gift but Presti couldn't do anything about Houston's gain.
No worries. Maybe the Spurs can just trade a second round pick for Scola this summer.
This will all be settled once and for all when we meet Houston in the West Finals and beat them in a sweep with Kurt shutting down Scola every game.
No worries. Maybe the Spurs can just trade a second round pick for Scola this summer.
ROFL
I think the jury's still out on the "worst ever" verdict.
But it is looking very very bad at the moment. A massive blunder and miscalculation on the Spurs part, no doubt.
'For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
From yahoo's "Ball Dont Lie " sports blog:
It's true: Morey has done an extraordinary job filling out the Rockets' line-up with unheralded players, most notably by stealing Scola from the Spurs this summer. (Forget Pau, Kidd or Shaq ... could that have been the biggest trade of the season? Crazy.)
The Kurt Thomas trade is extremely minor compared to just jacking ourselves over Luis Scola. It doesn't really compare. I'd far, far rather have Scola now and in the future. And Houston not have Scola, obviously, at the same tmie.
This was akin to the Suns giving Kurt Thomas away to the Sonics to save $$$
If either RC or Pop really believed this, one of them should resign immediately.
Right now, Scola has done nothing worth turning this trade into an horrible one.
I don't know what was the exact reason but Spurs didn't want to sign Scola.
After that, their only solution was to trade him and they have traded him for the best offer they got.
They got a disappointing return but it's not Spurs fault if no teams were ready to give up a first round pick for him.
Well, at least Butler sucks.
Scola is a key ingredient in the Rockets success this year. His all-around contributions - his screen setting, his passing, hustle, moving to space, scoring, and rebounding. During the 20-game win streak Luis has increased his production, averaging 26 mpg, 11 ppg and 6.5 rpg. In the 8 games without Yao he is giving them 12 ppg and almost 8 rpg in 28 mpg.
He's got tangibles and intangibles, as does Shane Battier. They are an impressive team to watch.
I mean, what the are you talking about? Look at the Rockets. You say we couldn't use that player?
Rockets are a fluke team on a fluke streak and Scola is nothing special.I mean, what the are you talking about? Look at the Rockets. You say we couldn't use that player?
The hype around them is similar to the hype around Portland when they won 13 straight game.
We will see when the dust will settle and knee jerk reactions will be gone.
I respectfully disagree. You aren't a fluke when you hold teams to 41% shooting and 89 ppg during the 20-game streak.
Considering tangibles and intangibles, I think Scola has an argument for being the best player on the Rockets during their 20-game streak. Not only are his stats pretty good but his defense is actually a whole lot better than I expected, he can really rebound and the guy sets more solid screens than almost anyone in the league.
I know Spurs fans who backed the trade are contractually obligated to hate Scola and diminish success by both Scola and the Rockets but it's actually pretty damn lame now. Watch one game and see how good the Rockets are and how much Scola means to their success.
On the other hand, if Scola and Battier went down with injuries, that Rocket ship would crash into the sea.
Because the Spurs couldn't use a player like Scola and obviously his ability to hit the 20 foot J and run the floor means that he couldn't play together with Tim Duncan.
That has to be the worst trade in Spurs' history. Predictably, it occurred because Peter Holt wanted to save a couple bucks.
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