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How much would you want to pay him?
The Spurs might as well bring him in this summer. I believe he could elect to opt out and sign a new long term deal with Tau or another European club. If he does so, that could very well close the door on him being of any value to the Spurs.
How much would you want to pay him?
Obviously they would have to move one of the current bigs to do so. Butler seems to be on the bubble though I'd move Elson first.
Why do we draft guys if we know there's a buyout but we never do it? If Scola becomes history we'll all be wondering about Splitter.
Bring him or trade him.
If Spurs don't do something with his rights before July 15th, I have the feeling he will stay in europe for the rest of his career and Spurs will get nothing for him.
Last edited by Bruno; 07-06-2007 at 01:24 PM.
I thought I read a report that he was looking for 3 years/$10 mil. Sounds about right.
And leave who off the roster?
And make him sit the bench, or give him PT?
If you give him PT, who do you take it away from?
I'm all for Scola coming over, but it has to be the right situation. Having just signed Oberto and Bonner to an extension and guaranteeing the final year of Horry's contract....where is the room?
It's not too hard to project Scola as the better player over Butler and Elson for the next couple of seasons.
I think it's too late for that. The Spurs have already re-signed Bonner and Oberto, and they kept Horry. How many PFs are they going to have on their roster? Besides, they've had the chance to sign him for the past two years, and chose otherwise. And it's not like they had some stellar player they just had to sign over him. I can't see the Spurs signing him. And most likely they'll keep pricing him out of other team's reach, so my guess is, he'll stay in Europe one more year. Possibly for the rest of his career.
I don't know, his trade value might plummet! He seems to be worth more while never touching an NBA floor. I'd be mad if he came in and looked terrible. Those 2nd round draft pick offers might start looking pretty good.
No doubt he'd be better than Elson. I'm still waiting/hoping on JB, though.
Again, I'm a proponent of Luis being a Spur, but I'm not sure if he'll even want to come over to the NBA if he's destined to ride the pine for at least a year.
IMO, Luis wants to come to the NBA to play....and he won't be able to as long as he's Spurs property.
I sure as would rather have Scola than Bonner - the price was pretty similar - but the Spurs already have shown they don't want Scola. Probably a mistake, but whatever.
How many low post scorers do the Spurs have? Duncan & Butler. When TD leaves the game the Spurs have often struggled with their inside game. Scola would be a nice fit subbing for TD in the post against the league's reserve bigs.
I'm not sure why Spurs fans are sold on Elson. Scola can bring the same energetic game and he's more skilled. Elson was just clueless for most of the season when it came to the Spurs' defensive rotations. Plus he's not exactly that young.
Can we really call Butler a low-post scorer when he's not game-worthy? I'd advocate Scola over Butler in a heartbeat.
It's not Spurs fans you need to convince. It's the FO.
I'm trying to decide if I'd rather the Spurs trade his rights for a late first-rounder (like the Bulls') or just leave him overseas, so he won't be successful for another team.
Based on the number of holes the Spurs could have next season, I'd say it might be best to trade him to the Bulls for their 2008 1st rounder...if they'll do that deal.
That's the point.
They've tried to get a first rounder for him for the past two years, and to no avail. Chances are, the FO is with you on the latter scenario.
I kinda like the idea of bringing in Scola and selling high on Elson this summer. Elson has an expiring contract and there are teams with worse bigman options in their rotation. Trading him for a future pick and bringing in Scola sounds like a decent plan.
The main reason why I'd consider trading high on Elson this summer is because the Spurs drafted Splitter. Splitter is almost the exact same player as Elson. Splitter is a little thicker and a better offensive player while Elson is a little faster. But come next summer, the Spurs have to bring in Splitter and Elson will be a free agent. Having both Elson and Splitter on the same team would be redundant.
I agree with Scola in principal but I think the Spurs would need to make another move before they do that. I don't think the answer would be trading away Butler because then you'd still be stuck with too many bigs who expect to play decent minutes.
bring scola in!!!! he's a beast!!!
Not sure the "atmosphere" was right for Scola to be dealt for a pick that high....
But now, the Bulls have ZERO players that are good in the offensive post, Scola has been mentioned several times related to them, and the Bulls have plenty of young players with no need for more picks.
Seems like a logical fit, now more than ever.
I agree with timvp's idea, but my guess is the FO truly intends to stand pat. They'd rather have Elson this year than Scola - the switch from Elson next summer to Splitter will be painless and there's no need to get rid of Elson this year. The signing of Bonner is daft if it prevents Scola from getting that money. I hope the article saying they might trade off Butler after the summer league is true - with the intention of replacing his roster spot with Scola.
An added bonus of bringing Scola this year, then Splitter next, is that those two players should know one another's games very well by now.
Well first of all, Scola needs to present Tau with a buyout proposal before July 15th. Summer league will still be going on by that point, so the Spurs' read on Butler probably won't be complete.
Secondly, I don't know how you find the minutes for Oberto, Bonner, Horry, Elson and Scola next to Duncan. Scola is a bit of a hot head and won't be cool with going into the Stephen Jackson plan. Horry doesn't have to play much, but he still needs his playing time. The Spurs are invested in Bonner. I don't know if Elson would liked to be Butler'ed over night and become IR fodder.
If Scola is added, you have to get rid of a big who plays ... and the only one that makes sense is Elson. And he makes even more sense because I doubt the Spurs are re-signing him after drafting his Brazilian twin.
I'd rather see the Spurs bring in Scola than give him away for nothing. Elson never seemed to be a part of the Spurs' long term plans, but rather a stop gap. TD's now down to about 34 minutes a night in the regular season. So that's 14 minutes you can give to Scola. Take 6 from the center spot and you have 20 a night for him. I think he could do very well as a Spur and add a new wrinkle to the offense.
That would be a nice aspect if both were to play for the Spurs.
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