Update on Scola's buy-out-- and other bigs

[jcrod]

what about the 7'1 center they took that same yr. Sergei Karavlov????

[Bruno]

what about the 7'1 center they took that same yr. Sergei Karavlov????

Karaulov is a bust and will never play in nba.
Javtokas is 6'11", 260 lbs and is very athletic : he can play center in nba without a doubt.

[Drive Like Jehu]

I have read that next season is Scola's last season with Tau. Tau will want to work a deal with Scola and the Spurs because this is their last chance to get some cash in return.

[jcrod]

Karaulov is a bust and will never play in nba.
Javtokas is 6'11", 260 lbs and is very athletic : he can play center in nba without a doubt.

Who said he was a bust.

[Bruno]

Who said he was a bust.

He sucks in Russia and he is still 24 years old. Baring a miracle, he will only play in summer league.

[T Park]

I think Kauralov was just a "why the not" pick.


Sanikidze and Javtokas will be with the team next year.


Can't wait.

Especially Javtokas.

People forget, hed be with the team RIGHT NOW, had there not been labor uncertainty last year at this time.

Had they signed a deal, Robertas would be wearing silver and black right now.

[ploto]

Just to rehash the old bio on Sanikidze form 2004 nbadraft.net


Viktor Sanikidze
Birthdate: 4/1/86
NBA Position: Small Forward
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 200
Int Team: JDA Dijon
Hometown: Tbilisi, Georgia

Strenghts: Has a bad shooting technique but good touch and accuracy ... Great athleticisim, long limbs: arms and legs ... An excellent rebounder ... A tough player ... Caoachable, willing to learn the game ... Great energy, enthusiastic type of guy, very positive, active ... A relentless worker ...

Weaknesses: Inexperience, Needs strength, lack of weight ... Inexperience at a high level, he hasn't played many minutes with seniors yet, ballhandling to work on ... Must develop his understanding of the game ...

Notes: The biggest sleeper in the draft. Worthy of first round consideration. He played for Globe Tech Junior college in New York for one season and returned to Europe, therefore by rule he is automatically entered into the 2004 draft. Given a few years in Europe, he definitely would have been a first round pick.


He's only 20 and may be still a ways away or he may not amount to anything. My guess is that he's been more than rehabbing this year. Maybe working on strength and shot.

All I remember is that the Spurs were actually highest on Viktor that year- out of all the guys they drafted- even higher than on Beno.

[ploto]

People forget, hed be with the team RIGHT NOW, had there not been labor uncertainty last year at this time.

Had they signed a deal, Robertas would be wearing silver and black right now.

As long as his wife is ready to move here now. She was studying in Europe.

[T Park]

i think that was just a cover for him wanting to be assured they would play.

[picnroll]

If Sanikidze doesn't stick with the Spurs maybe they'll try to get him on the same team as Mahinmi in France. As I recall he was playing with Dijon before the injuries.

[Drive Like Jehu]

Pop described Javtokas as a "rock em sock em robots" style post.