BTW, I think Scola's agent is in San Antonio for 2 reasons. Scola's interests, but also for the U18 Tournament of the Americas.
Scola's not the guy for Shaq or Yao. That's where they would need someone Tim's size as a minimum just to contest or redirect. Scola is listed on Tau's site as 207 cm which equates to 6'9 1/2" but that's being liberal.
BTW, I think Scola's agent is in San Antonio for 2 reasons. Scola's interests, but also for the U18 Tournament of the Americas.
How much have you seen Scola play, honestly? Shelden Williams has better physical tools right now than Scola to play the NBA game. Of course, he isnt as skilled in the post but he´s 22 and has never played pro ball so he needs time to develop. Right now I would take Williams over Scola cause he has the body and the defensive and rebounding mentality the team needs, the offensive game will come in time. Living in Spain for the past couple of months I´ve seen Scola play on a regular basis and while his offensive game is nice, I think the athletes the NBA has to throw at him from the PF position would give him all sorts of problems. That´s ignoring his complete lack of defense and inability to rebound in traffic. Scola can never be the athlete Williams already is.
Scola isn't this guy.
Spurs must find bigs to defend Yao and bigs to defend players like Dirk : that's maybe their biggest challenge of this offseason.
I'm curious to see which answer they will find.
Scola is the man, he does the intangibles. He is what he is- just bring him over, or the spurs will regret not bringing him over. He's better than the power fowards we have now(Excluding Timmy)
I love your biased 'equanimity'. First you say he's got a 'nice' offensive game, but then he has a 'complete lack of defense' and an 'inability to rebound in traffic'... sure, buddy, sure. If you want to temper you opinions, do so both ways.
His offensive game is 'nicer' than most NBA post players, and he is under no cir stance completely devoid of defense and unable to rebound. In fact, those were complaints about pretty much every Argentine player who went to the NBA, and were proven unfounded in all cases.
Hate all you want, just step off your 'I've lived in Spain for two whole months and I know what I'm talking about' pedestal.
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Nocioni and Manu had reputations as being good defenders before they came to the NBA and when they came to the NBA they met expectations. Oberto had the reputation of being a good defensive player and didn't meet expectations.
Actually Manu was deemed too skinny to play the physical NBA game, and Nocioni was supposed to be a foul machine that wouldn't be anywhere near the rebounder he was in Europe. As for Oberto, he was never depicted as a defensive player first and foremost, only a smart team player who knows his way around. And, for every athletically challenged claim I've heard -which I don't deny-, per minute the guy somehow seems to grab enough rebounds to more than hold his own. And Delfino is also rounding up into a very decent defender himself, BTW.
For the most part, the 'how would his game translate' fears need to be put in perspective. It's reasonable to contemplate such issues, but to make absolute remarks based on outdated criteria doesn't seem too smart. This isn't the 80s anymore. Argentine Euroleague players can play in the NBA.
Scola won't turn into a chump just by stepping foot on the NBA, regardless of what some seem to think. Maybe he'll have trouble adjusting, but the horrible defender and rebounder remarks are not justified.
That's not what I perceived from their depictions. The story around San Antonio was that Manu early was a lazy defender in Italy and Buford chewed on him. Manu became a very good defender after that and that was one area he was expected to make his mark. Believe me as the Spurs were choking away the '02 finals to LA everyone around here was already wishing Manu had arrived.
Nocioni the question was would he be effective offensively because people questioned his shooting. I think a lot, myself included, thought he'd be more of a role player than he is. That Spurs scout that screwed up and Nocioni's birth date has really hurt the Spurs.
Oberto was considered to be one of the better Argentine big defenders but his poor post defense is what's keeping him off the floor in my opinion.
Every time I've seen clips of Scola on defense he's just waving as penetrators get into the lane. Given how much the NBA game is becoming penetration that woul be a killer.
You give Buford to much credit, Manu's defensive improvement had a lot more to do with Ettore Messina coaching him than Buford saying anything.
http://www.noticiasdealava.com/edici...l48.391837.php
Scola has asked to have three more days before giving his answer to Tau. Maybe it's a sign that Spurs are working on a trade with Scola.
thanks
maybe scola is plan d
That's pretty damn interesting. Must be something is in the works.
Either the Spurs are trying to trade him or perhaps they might sign him if they strike out on other free agents.
THanks for the info.
plan D for ducks?
Plan D:In case spurs aren't able to sign any NBA quality free agents targeted an offer will be made to Ducks!
Looks like Scola might be in the NBA next year after all. Whether with the Spurs or not, I wish him luck.
3 days is not long enough for the Spurs to work through all their other options. I think his agent is trying to work out a trade for him.
Why three days? Why not a week?
I keep hearing there is interest in Scola but the team is one that the Spurs would not want to trade him to.
Phoenix, I assume. The team who almost drafted him in the first round.
Yes, that is what I keep hearing.
In the voices in my head.
No- I heard it earlier this summer and then again recently, but I don't know how reliable it is. It makes sense. It just seems to me that some team would want to try to take a chance on Scola- look at who gets drafted and given guaranteed contracts-- and if the Spurs aren't going to do it, they should do the "right" thing and trade him to someone who does want to take that chance. I am having a hard time buying that no one is interested in the best PF playing in Europe when you look at who is in the league playing now!! The Spurs themselves gave Oberto $2.5M!
scola for their back up point gaurd
is reaosn suns want speedy?
Is this why Phoenix dumped two guaranteed-money draft picks?
I thought they did that so they could resign Tim Thomas. That's one of the reasons it was a surprise that he bolted for the Clippers.
They were even listening to offers for James Jones so I know they're happy they didn't trade him first.
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