Luis Scola held a trophy Sunday night, and the Spurs will hear about that.
They will hear more if Scola ever holds one in June.
At least the Spurs have an excuse for trading the MVP of the Olympic qualifying tournament. They are the champs, after all, with a set rotation.
But what about the rest of the league?
Shouldn't another team have out-bid Houston for this super-sized version of Manu Ginobili?
Scola wasn't really the best player in Las Vegas these past two weeks. Scouts would rank every player on the U.S. team higher.
But he was clearly the best player in the Olympic qualifying tournament not in the NBA. He's a smart, bullish scorer, and even the Spurs admit he's been more effective than Tiago Splitter, their first-round draft pick.
Scola was more effective Saturday, too. Then Scola outscored Splitter and Brazil, guaranteeing Argentina an Olympic berth, impressive because both Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto weren't involved.
Last edited by insidehoops : 09-05-2007 at 11:18 AM.
Luis Scola held a trophy Sunday night, and the Spurs will hear about that.
They will hear more if Scola ever holds one in June.
At least the Spurs have an excuse for trading the MVP of the Olympic qualifying tournament. They are the champs, after all, with a set rotation.
But what about the rest of the league?
Shouldn't another team have out-bid Houston for this super-sized version of Manu Ginobili?
Scola wasn't really the best player in Las Vegas these past two weeks. Scouts would rank every player on the U.S. team higher.
But he was clearly the best player in the Olympic qualifying tournament not in the NBA. He's a smart, bullish scorer, and even the Spurs admit he's been more effective than Tiago Splitter, their first-round draft pick.
Scola was more effective Saturday, too. Then Scola outscored Splitter and Brazil, guaranteeing Argentina an Olympic berth, impressive because both Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto weren't involved.
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I could name a few players on the US team that Scola outplayed. Miller, Billups, Chandler, even in the game Howard and Amare had their hands full with Scola.....
I believe Scola will be the biggest addition to any team, even over Oden. He knows how to play the game, he's been around...
He's going to get those little pansy ass layups and flips around the rim thrown back in his face by NBA 4's and 5's. Ask Rasho Nesterovic and Shareef Abdur Rahim and Malik Rose, all guys who try to be finesseful and clever around the rim rather than go to the power dunk. That's the only beef I had with him though.
Most international players make perfect role players. Nobody's expecting Scola to put up 20 and 10. They just need him to do all the dirty work. Rebounds, dive for balls, take charges, hit the open mid-range jumper when Yao's double-teamed. If Scola averaged 10 and 6, I'd be satisfied.
He's going to get those little pansy ass layups and flips around the rim thrown back in his face by NBA 4's and 5's. Ask Rasho Nesterovic and Shareef Abdur Rahim and Malik Rose, all guys who try to be finesseful and clever around the rim rather than go to the power dunk. That's the only beef I had with him though.
Well looks like you havent seen Scola play much because he can finish strong at the rim..He knows when to use his power..Of course when playing dumb defensive players like Amare and Melo in the post you go to your skill finese game..
And if you wanna look at Argentian players scoring layups, why not check Oberto who isnt half as good as Scola..He does just fine scoring around the rim...
Scola is going to be a good starter and is a great passer and understands the game of bball...Unlike a lot of stars he knows what it takes to win..
He's going to get those little pansy ass layups and flips around the rim thrown back in his face by NBA 4's and 5's. Ask Rasho Nesterovic and Shareef Abdur Rahim and Malik Rose, all guys who try to be finesseful and clever around the rim rather than go to the power dunk. That's the only beef I had with him though.
Why SA gave Scola to the Rockets
