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Scola wold be a great addition to the Spurs just as all the Argentines that ever played for the Spurs were all great additions.
Hmmm...best big in Europe, able to score well, probably 12-20.
Scola wold be a great addition to the Spurs just as all the Argentines that ever played for the Spurs were all great additions.
whose the big fish in 08-09 to save cap for?
Good question.
crap, i was hoping you had the answer!
My grand total for correct predictions of Spurs offseason moves stands at 0.6667.
I'm not sure there is one. I think the Spurs plot their cap flexibility based on their estimation of the shelf life of the current group. 2001 was about planning for the post-DRob Spurs, along with the uncertainty surrounding TD's decision in 2000. 2003 was about life after DRob along with, again, the uncertainty about TD's future. Oddly enough, TD can opt out in '08. But if you look at how this Spurs team is constructed, Bowen's deal is up in '08 as is Horry's, Barry's, Finley's, Oberto's, etc. Of course TP and Manu are under contract past that. 2008 seems to be about the Spurs having the ability to reshape the team around the Big 3. Don't think so much about what stars the Spurs might go after but rather what solid starters they may seek out. Of course, there are no guarantees, as the Spurs' careers of Derek Anderson and Rasho Nesterovic attest. The best bet for the Spurs is to draft shrewdly, trade wisely, and seek out experienced veteran free agents with relatively cheap price tags.
actually, i can't remember a time when anyone guessed what the spurs were up to and their draft day also end up with the analysts saying "who?"
Oh, with the draft I always say they'll try to trade up but end up trading out.
I'm right well over half the time, but that's too easy to actually count.
Basically, as long as he keeps playing pro ball outside the league, the Spurs can keep his rights.
just because you are a agrentine does not make you a nba player
That's what most people are missing here. With TD, TP, and Manu the Spurs aren't looking for a high priced star to add to the books in '08 but rather a mix of young and experienced talented role players whose strengths accentuate the big 3 and who will make an overall great team. Just like this season, no stars outside of the big 3, but plenty of contributors and players who perform their roles well under Championship pressure. That's going to be the key - being able to draft or sign the right people to make the mix Championship level. Granted that RC and Pop have a lot to work with and a great luxury having the big 3, but we'll see just how good they are by the choices they make for the role players that will be the difference between a Championship ball club and just a contender.
what other board?
SpursReport. They say that they have some inside scoop that he's coming to the Spurs. But then they put some restriction on it like .. unless he wants too much money
Something to notice about Scola :
Scola will sign with Spurs as a draft pick and not as a FA.
FA signed during the summer can't be traded before december 15th while draft picks signed during the summer can be traded 30 days after the signing.
Even if it's quite unlikely, you can imagine a scenario where Spurs sign Scola in July and trade him in August. Teams could be more interested in Scola with a "cheap" nba contract than in Scola's rights (and not being sure to be able to get him from Tau).
I can see the oncourt synergy that was apparent between Manu and Oberto at times during these playoffs, as giving the Spurs a reason to be interested in adding Scola...Manu and Oberto have been playing national ball together for years...and it showed...it showed at big times during these playoffs. The idea of adding Scola to that mix is extremely intriguing, no matter what doubts exist about his NBA ability.
Oberto's success has definitely made me more interested in Scola, inspite of what seems to be a bad at ude, and although I still think Oberto is better. After watching some of the things Manu and Oberto did within the Spurs offense, I like the idea of rolling Team Argentina(the best national team in the World) off the bench to destroy the second units of 100% of the teams in the NBA...and about 60% of the starting units as well.
Scola..Nocioni...Team Argentina(with Horry thrown in for good measure)...what have we got to lose?
Tau has made an offer to Will McDonald (an american center who plays in Spain).
It could be relating with a Scola or Splitter leaving.
McDonald played on Spurs summer league in 2004. I like that guy.
Maybe the Argentinean posters know this ...
Do Oberto and Manu like Scola?
I mean I know they like him. But are they good friends with him like they are with each other? Are they good friends with Nocioni?
I'm just curious.
The more I think about the idea, the more I like it. If the Spurs could pull this off, it's kind of an experiement, but on paper it would provide a kind of depth unheard of in the NBA...
You'd have the core of the best National Team in the World, supporting the core of the best Professional Team in the World...not even the 60's Celtics had that kind of depth.
The core of Team Argentina is Nocioni, Scola, Manu and Oberto(starter or not) IMO...Hermann is kind of their emotional rallying point, and I guess Sanchez and Wochiohowski(SP?) have their roles to play...but the core is that 4. That'd be awesome if the Spurs could somehow pull that off. Even if they can't get Nocioni..adding Scola still nearly complete the core.
And I think those guys playing with each other could maximize their NBA potential as well, because they know each other...I mean , we just won a championship with Oberto and Manu starting(Manu's the starter, he just comes off the bench)....
It's definitely a case of the sum being greater than the individual parts...
And adding the Argentina coach even increases that potential.
It works out great for Team Argentina too...their National Teqam gets extensive PT together heading into the 08 Olympics. That could give them a repeat they are not likely to get with some of their guys avoiding the regular National Tournaments.
The more I think about this idea the more I like it...but we still need a long SF no matter what...it'd be so awesome if we could get Nocioni...and he's already NBA ready.
I'm pretty sure Manu does like Scola...but Manu kind of likes everyone...and as the godfather of Argentine basketball, and leader of Team Arentina, he doesn't really have the luxury of disliking anyone.
Scola and Manu do play well together of that I am certain....that much was apparent when we played them in the Olympics in 04. That was the Manu and Scola show that blew team USA off the court.
I know they played well together then. I'm just curious as to the personalities. I think Manu has a genuine brotherly love for Fab. I was just wondering if he's that close to guys like Scola and Nocioni.
Six years ago, Oberto, Scola and Nocioni were teammates in Tau. It could be fun to have them back in SA six years later.
like most people I can only go on the international games we've all seen, but it always seemed to me that if anyone wasn't particularly well liked amongst them it was Delfino.
according to the draftexpress guy Splitter as of now won't be in the NBA next year because he has no buyout clause.
http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2121
Splitter as we’ve written many times has no escape clause in his contract this summer—although negotiations are ongoing—but will be able to break his contract following the 2007/2008 season by paying a one million dollar buyout. If Splitter does not fork over the one million dollar buyout next summer, Tau has an option to extend his contract until 2012.
The New York Post erroneously wrote earlier this month that Tau Vitoria lowered his buyout to $500,000, a report that was dismissed as possessing no substance by his agent Rudoy.
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