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This is very different than what has been said elsewhere. Very interesting. I'm glad we finally heard something from Scola's mouth.
http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v3/pag...?pagId=1016784
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Also another article of Ole (Link) says that Scola was offered a 3-year $7M contract and they declined it. And Scola's agent said that there are four teams interested in him.The Spurs "played" with you. Are you disappointed with this situation?
I always say that every coach of the world wants Jordan and for the rest of the players, some coaches wants them and some other not. Everyone do what is best for him. They are in debt with me. It couldn't be done because of rules, contracts. Nothing more.
You don't look disappointed.
I'm happy because of Fabri, who is one of my best friends. Also, if I cool off and think about it, he fits better in the team than me. Fabri is a 5 and Duncan is a 4 who doesn't like playing as a 5. And I'm a 4. Fabri will give the Spurs a lot of things, more than me, some things I can't do: defense, rebounding, a bigger body. He has more characteristics and I, as a Spurs fan, see the positive thing. Also, the protagonism and minutes of Rasho Nesterovic were down, so he has a great opportunity. And also a great chance to win a ring. I'm happy for him, I've only lost an opportunity.
You improved a lot in that aspects you mentioned. Do you believe that Oberto fits better? Look at Horry, who is a 4. He was the better player playing along Duncan.
(Thinks) I don't know, I see it that way.
Have you received an offer before?
That's not true. There was something, but there also was a time and dates set for fixing the buyout. And I couldn't. Now I have to find another way to make my dream true.
Can you explain better the offer and the dates?
There wasn't an offer. The thing was the dates, the rules. But I don't want to talk about that. I only say that I lost a chance, that there are 29 more teams, and if nothing happens, I'm very happy playing for Tau.
There are 29 more teams but the Spurs own your rights. Have you asked to be traded?
Yes, because it is the only option. They have my rights but don't count on me for the roster. They used all the money and they have all the positions full, so there is no place for me there. I imagine they will search for solutions not to waste me.
There is a rumor in San Antonio that your buyout is around 14.5 millions dollars. Is that correct?
No. That buyout is only for teams of Europe. The buyout for the NBA is different.
How much?
I'm not saying it. I will only say that nobody guessed it right.
Tau doesn't want to lose you, but you may be back with a bad at ude towards the club.
I have always said that my dream is the NBA, but Tau doesn't want me to go. They want me to extend my contract. In Tau I have spent five spectacular years, it's the most important team I have ever played.
Do you want to play another year in Spain?
I have already said that I want to play in the NBA this year. And they know this.
How do you see it?
Everything is very recent. It's been days since all happened. I have to be patient. Everyone will make their moves and I imagine they have a plan with me.
How difficult is to sign Scola?
It's not that hard. But I haven't got an offer yet. I must wait. I lost a chance but I still have faith.
This is very different than what has been said elsewhere. Very interesting. I'm glad we finally heard something from Scola's mouth.
Very interesting indeed. It seems he's not as happy as we were led to believe, but is instead trying to say all the right things without bull ting in order to remain as professional as possible.
Well, that is fine, and I respect that but the bottom line is that the buy obligation rests squarly on his shoulders and he's had plenty of time to work it out. Tau is probably paying hardball and wants more than 3 million, but will settle for less than 14.5. He probably had not worked it down to an acceptable level, and wanted more time but obviously the Spurs wanted to make the move.
One could speculate that Fabrico was actually they're preferred target but in typical CIA mode they played the PR game perfectly.
The good news is that if Scola can work down that buyout, I'm sure the Spurs will entertain offers for him. He really isn't something that fits into the future on this team. With Horry locked up for 3 years, where would his role be?
Hopefully Scola gets his rights dealt this year and is able to workout his buyout so that we can see him play some NBA ball. I'm eager to see if he lives up to the hype.
What could the Spurs expect to get for Scola?
You don't look disappointed.
I'm happy because of Fabri, who is one of my best friends. Also, if I cool off and think about it, he fits better in the team than me. Fabri is a 5 and Duncan is a 4 who doesn't like playing as a 5. And I'm a 4. Fabri will give the Spurs a lot of things, more than me, some things I can't do: defense, rebounding, a bigger body.
Did anyone else find that interesting? The fact that he thinks his defence + rebounding isnt any good?
They'd have to package him with something else or they just get back draft picks because they are over the cap.
I think?
Yeah, I laughed out loud when I read that. I've never heard a basketball player who was trying to make it in the NBA so freely admit his faults.Did anyone else find that interesting? The fact that he thinks his defence + rebounding isnt any good?
some things are lost in translation.
Well even if a little is lost in translation, at the very least he must be saying that Oberto is a better defender and rebounder, right?
Yup
Oberto will now be known as Fabri.
Does arbitration still await whoever wants to the determine the "final" Tau buyout figure?
but there was a limit for NBA team or Spurs to buy him out. How can the Spurs possibly release Scola from Tau? Why in the first place Scola tied up with Tau when his rights belongs to the Spurs?There is a rumor in San Antonio that your buyout is around 14.5 millions dollars. Is that correct?
No. That buyout is only for teams of Europe. The buyout for the NBA is different
the Spurs "played" with you.
the question is: If there is, will the Spurs release Scola to other teams in the NBA?Now I have to find another way to make my dream true.
I thought Pops went to Argentina to see Scola?Can you explain better the offer and the dates?
There wasn't an offer.
hmmnn, I think Scola now realized how fortunate Oberto is to sign with this team and have the opportunity to play alongside Duncan and his best friend Manu. Though i really like Oberto's game, suddenly I pity Scola for the lost opportunity. I don't want him to play in any team in the NBA besides the Spurs.
the spurs won't just give up his rights, they will get something in return.the question is: If there is, will the Spurs release Scola to other teams in the NBA?
Scola admitted that what I've been saying probably happened is pretty much the case. The Spurs never really offered him a contract, as their main target was Oberto. The Spurs looked at it and saw what Scola saw ... Oberto is bigger and a better rebounder and defender.
Scola simply didn't fit on this team. I've always been skeptical on how an undersized power forward would work on the Spurs in the post-David Robinson era. The last undersized power forward the Spurs had was lynched every time he took a shot. Imagine an undersized power forward who would look to score a lot more. Pop and Spurs fans would have lost it.
Oh and Whottt was right. Scola is a whiner. It's been long enough after the event that he should be cooled off now. If a player is going to pretty much demand a trade, he's not Spurs material anyways. Manu had to wait ... so Scola shouldn't think he's above waiting.
Now if I'm the Spurs, I wait for a good offer and then trade him. I don't want Scola on this team. But the Spurs can't rush and trade him for nothing. They have time on their side and could always just force Scola to play another year in Europe.
Nesterovic/Mohammed + Scola should get you a good player in return.
on a side note, it should say in the first answer "the spurs arent in debt with me" not "the spurs are in debt with me"
it was a translation mistake
timvp I dont think the spurs would have prefered oberto instead of scola if there werent any problems with the buyout, but thats just my opinion...
Now I find it weird that scola is demanding a trade, cause he should know that no GM is going to offer MLE type of money to give him enough money to buy out the contract, so its the same situation if his rights are traded, he'll have to wait another year...
Seems like modesty to me.Did anyone else find that interesting? The fact that he thinks his defence + rebounding isnt any good?
Flies in the face of what timvp and others are trying to do here and paint this guy as the devil. That's grossly unfair in my mind and springs from pure Spurs homerism (anyone who doesn't kowtow to whatever the Spurs FO does must be an ingrate, loser, or plain evil).
The young man wants to play in the NBA and the team that holds his rights keeps erecting walls around the chance. I hope Buford is doing what he can to find a home for him next year and I'm a bit pissed at the Front Office for playing with him, if in fact that turns out to be true.
the team that holds his rights keeps erecting walls around the chance
What?!
It's his responsibility (and his agent's) to work out a buyout with Tau. The Spurs can't work the buyout out for him.
It's still word against word. One side claims the buyout was there and wasn't taken, no contract offered. The other side claims a huge buyout that sounds ridiculous, then spins around and grabs a different, older player. I find myself trusting Scola's side much more than I am the Spurs at this point. But whatever. Since the Spurs have no intention of bringing him over, much less playing him, they need to trade his rights or renounce them. I'm not liking what I see out of them at this point.
How long have you been posting here? timvp has never been high on Scola. I've always kept my expectations modest and have always been open to the idea of trading him.
Don't get sad now because the Spurs are trading the source of your man-love.
Translation:
The Second Coming isn't coming. What to do now?
I think both sides are claiming the same thing - that Scola needed to get his buyout worked down to a reasonable amount by a certain date or the Spurs would have to move on. He didn't, so they did.
The other Argentinean article says that the Spurs made him a tenative offer of 3 years/$7M but that he couldn't pay his buyout with that, so he turned it down. How much did you want the Spurs to pay him? The whole MLE?
Yeah, the Spurs wanted Scola more but offered more money to Oberto.
Makes perfect sense.
There's a difference between "not being high" on a player and outright slander. Which is what's coming out of your calumnious maw. I mean, God forbid the guy has his future in mind and doesn't want to suck at the teat of the Spurs organization forever if they're jacking off.How long have you been posting here? timvp has never been high on Scola. I've always kept my expectations modest and have always been open to the idea of trading him.
That's not the point. Godspeed to him wherever he goes, who really cares. What's abyssmal is you leading the charge, along with Whottt, in exacting some kind of adolescent, abstract revenge on him for reasons unclear to the adult minds of the forum. So he wants to come to the NBA. So he gets upset when he's prevented from doing so. So you call him a whiner. So shut the up. Don't be such a freaking baby and wave your little rattle of vengeance.
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