he's coming to the SPurs and that's that.
Seeing as Scola's value right now is a second round pick, it's looking less and less like a trade would happen between the Spurs and Bulls.
That said, I'm almost positive the Bulls don't bring back Nocioni unless they get him for good value. They have too much other young talent at his positions that need playing time.
According to some NBA teams, Scola's value is a second round pick. The Spurs laughed in their faces, and rightfully so. We don't yet know what the better franchises think of Scola.
Chicago bringing back Nocioni is an excellent option. It's a tough case, since no one will want to offer the MLE, knowing Chicago will simply match (and say 'thank you very much')... Nocioni probably won't sign an MLE offer, anyway - he'd just negotiate with Chicago if he wants to stay. I don't see any of the teams with cap room going after him. If Chicago doesn't find anything on the board, they'd just resign him and work from there - or is he really worth Nick Collison?
There are a slim number of teams I'm guessing he'd want to be S&Ted to, and San Antonio is near the top of the list, if not the very first. Whether Chicago finds what they want out of the Spurs in exchange remains to be seen, but their other options for post players, outside of the draft, are incredibly slim. Zach Randolph, anyone?
Last edited by Mr. Body; 06-11-2007 at 02:52 PM.
you are saying that because a couple of teams offered 2nd round pick for Scola?
going by your logic, Camby's value same as Kwame Brown's? since Lakers also offered that to nuggets?
Bring in Pietrus. And trade away Beno, Brent, and Bonner.
all three are old guys trying to get rings
Spurs aren't able to get young good players like Noc, WE JUST CAN'T
It's settled, then.
People tend to forget about Rasho too. Now, obviously he did not work out. However, he was still a player viewed with upside who was in demand by other teams and still chose the Spurs.
I would love to get Pavlovic as a subs ute for Andres!
ummmm, why? Thats a horrible subs ute. I'd rather have somebody that can play defense and hit their open shots. Not the other way around.
Bring in Pietrus.
The names of current players in the league that might be brought in to replace Bowen looked something like this:
Andres Nocioni
Mickael Pietrus
James Posey
Viktor Kryhapa
Yaroslav Korolev
Travis Outlaw
Also in the draft these names have been thrown around:
Thaddeus Young (pipe dream)
Dominic McGuire
Demetris Nichols
Jared Dudley
Reyshawn Terry
Frankly, of all those names, give me Nocioni.
I love Noc but I'd rather have Pietrus
Pietrus does not resolve our "small ball PF" problem. Otherwise I like Pietrus too.
What would you guys think of bringing back Linton Johnson? The guy had two great seasons with the Hornets and looked very good. Hes a rebounding and defensive specialist that can also score against second unit guys. But while hes really more of a SF, he spent most of last season as the backup PF for the Hornets. Add in the fact that hes an athletic nut and I think we're set. Problem is that I think the Spurs already burned their bridge with him.
Pietrus and Dudley.
Dudley is flying up the mock drafts. Scary thing is that the 28 pick might not be good enough to grab him anymore.
I'll take pietrus and mcguire
Damn. I was thinking about drafting him with the 33.And use the 28 on Pruitt.
Linton had like 4 great games in 2 years. He was oft-injured and basically out of the rotation when West came back. I think Pietrus is ok, though he really needs to work on his handles.
I acutally dont htink Nocioni would be very good with the Spurs. Pietrus would be pretty good.
Ummm....I've been a Hornets season ticket holder in Oklahoma City the last 2 years. I went to every game. Trust me, Linton had way more than 4 great games. The guy had a freaking double double (16 and 10) the day after he was traded without even practicing with the team. He did get knocked out of the rotation though in year 2. But Byron Scott has essentially doghoused every player on that team at some point in the last two years. I don't remember him ever being injured.
Here's his game log for last season...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...g?statsId=3804
2 double digit games (10 and 12 points). This is on a team where he had every opportunity to play because there were massive injury issues. No thanks.
The guy generally played about 15 minutes a game when he got time. He could consistently put up about 7 points, 6 rebounds and a few steals. Not to mention several hustle plays that don't fill up the stat sheet. Linton would not get any more than 15 mins a game in SA, but I know we would all love to get 7 and 6 every 15 mins from most players.
Why is that not a good fit? Hes not a starter. Hes more like a 10th man. And he'll be dirt cheap. But he can play the small ball PF and give us added depth. He makes perfect sense. Every player can't be a superstar. You have to have 6th, 10, and 12th men on every team. He could be a great roleplayer.
Nocioni would be perfect.
Pietrus would be a good fit, but many of his stats are inflated by the Warriors system anyways. To think that he'd do the same things in SA that he did in Golden State is simply foolish.
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