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case in point all those twitter pics on manu's twitter profile
I wonder If Manu and Tiago will talk him into joining the spurs.
case in point all those twitter pics on manu's twitter profile
All white lineups don't win in the NBA.
Overall. I think RC screwed up the negotiation with Scola and eventually made a wrong decision to trade him. It was history and I don't see Scola want to be a SPURS if he has opportunity to choose the team he played.
I would take him as an upgrade over Bonner/Blair. RC's got to stop with the nonsense that the frontcourt is fine with Bonner and Blair. No frontcourt with that combination is fine.
A frontcourt with Duncan, Diaw, Splitter, Scola and even Blair would be a thing of beauty regarding their passing abilities. Our offense would be even more potent than last season. But I still think we should adress the defensive challenges ...
Scola would be a clear upgrade over Bonner and Blair but he won't be a that good fit because Spurs need first a good defender and Scola is a poor one.
What Spurs should do is crystal clear. First, they have to wait to see if Scola clear waivers or not. Second, if he clears waivers, they had to offer him the best contract they can (2 years min salary with a player option on the second year). Third, if the get him they had to trade Blair for the best offer they can get.
At the end, getting Scola for the min would be a good move but I would rather see Spurs getting a PF that is a better defender through a little trade.
I don't agree he's a bad defender. He's not great, but he moves well and he's smart too. I'd say he's a cheaper version of Oberto on D. He's a hard worker on the court, just like Manu. Pair him up with Ginobili on the pick and roll and we might be unstoppable. Pair him up with Tiago on the High-Low and we can have a great bench, they played a couple of years together.
It'd be a dream to have Scola over, finally.
They've tried to move him, and had no takers so far. That's OK. His contract for next year is fully UN guaranteed if cut by a certain date. Cut him loose.
Well, I can easily see some teams offering one or two 2nd round picks for Blair. For the moment, Spurs rather keep Blair because he is more valuable to them than that. If they get Scola, it will change with Blair dropping even more in the teams depth chart and Spurs should take an offer like that.
Miami just won the le without someone in the middle to be an enforcer. Sure we don't have a Lebron James, but if our wing guys can play GREAT (not good) defense, then I would be fine with getting a Scola vs. someone who will protect the rim. Make it harder for teams to get to the basket.
Not to mention this would potentially give us someone who is fully capable of operating in the post and has a deadly mid-range shot.
Scola is another below the rim big. The Spurs have a team full of them.
1.Is it possible that no team would claim Scola?
Mavs seems like him (and Brand) a lot and they can claim both.
2.Is it possible that Scola would like to accept the Min?
I heard that he had a poor relationship with Spurs FO when he was in Euro. But meanwhile he is a good friend of Splitter and Manu.
When is the deadline for teams to claim Scola?
Luifa is a warrior and a champion.
NExt year, he is going to be on a mission, to prove these idiots wrong.
Whoever gets him will make a huge steal.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think it's going to be the Spurs.
You have to think that IF he clears waivers, the Spurs are the front runners to land him. Sure Scola's relationship with RC isn't the best, but his best friends are here + there is no need to haggle over salary since its already set for the 32 years old PF.
I have my doubts that he'll be claimed. There are rumblings of several serviceable bigmen being amnestied (Thomas, Blatche) to add to those who already have (Brand, Haywood, Darko) for teams to choose from, and a dwindling amount of teams with the sufficient cap space to take on Scola's even reduced salary. Not to mention their are other potential amnesty cuts at other positions.
Scola is exactly the type of player the Spurs need. When the defenses get tight in the playoffs, he can get his shot going. Duncan and Manu used to do that, but that's not the case anymore.
The team also needs a third defensive center. Darko or Kwame.
Pretty sure the Mavs will win the bidding.
Hopefully Scola doesn't get claimed. Not only will that give the Spurs the chance to add a solid player for the minimum, it'd finally end the debate of how much Scola ever wanted to be a Spur. During all the Scola drama, Scola's camp always painted the picture that Scola was desperate to sign with the Spurs and loved the organization. The Spurs were always skeptical of that claim.
If Scola doesn't sign with the Spurs even though he's already getting paid handsomely from the Rockets just for going away, it'll prove that Scola never really liked the Spurs as much as his camp said. San Antonio has an obvious need to replace Blonnair and probably his two closest friends in the NBA in Ginobili and Splitter. If no one wants to pay him $10 million over three years, there shouldn't be an amount of money that persuades him to go anywhere else other than the Spurs, tbh.
I don't get it.
Teams could just offer $1m per year to claim him and see if someone offered more.
Am I missing something?
Im not so sure. Not only are they interested in Brand, but I read this morning that they'll jump on Calderon if Toronto cuts him loose. Mavs dont have as much money as they did a week ago.
Yes you're missing something. A page or two earlier it was explained that the minimum bid for Scola would have to equal his lowest yearly salary of his current contract ($10M), which they can prorate over the three remaining years of his contract, or $3.3M/yr.
We have boring off seasons but entertaining regular seasons..
Agree with this post. Scola will clear waivers.
Scola will be on the Spurs. Scola is the type of player that the Spurs get. He is foreign, has freinds on the team that he is used to playing with and is a former player that they had the rights to.
He also won't be enough of a difference maker in the end. A perfect fit for a Spur acquisition.
Oh, thanks.
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