Luis Scola will be amnestied by the Rockets

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  1. VanillaGorilla

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    Scola does not play the 3. At all. Ever.
     
    VanillaGorilla, Jul 13, 2012
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    Wes will be the back up 3.
     
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    Isn't he a little short for a Stormtrooper?
     
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    Then don't sign him. He's on the way down, not up, and we're kind of stacked at the 4.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Jul 13, 2012
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    We can't have enough bigs. Someone is bound to go down, especially with our track record. He's a guy I always hated to play but would love him on our team.

    ....and at $4 mill, why not? I would think he would be a very attractive trade piece down the road at that price.
     
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    Scola is better then all our bigs except LMA and at 4 million would be a steal. He would be also a good trading chip if we didn't need later.
     
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    He's OLD! Down the road, he'll be REALLY OLD! I don't think the look of his face, either. :cheers:
     
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    Should get him or haywood

    {Poasted via palm pilot}
     
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    It would be a nice pickup,I've always liked his game. He can play center for us too. Then we'd just need a vet PG. It would leave someone unhappy about their playing time though....

    Lillard/?
    Batum/Williams
    Mathews/Barton/Babbit/Claver
    LA/Hickson
    Leonard/Scola/Freeland
     
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    Only the face a mother could love

    Old, yes, but he's crafty and can show our young guys how to flop properly in the NBA.
     
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    Calderon might be cut loose from TOR. Is Watson still avialable?
     
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    Just in time for the new flopping rules. :D
     
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    Lot of players who can play multiple positions. But yes PG is the biggest need right now.

    Lillard/?/Smith
    Wes /Williams /Barton/Batum
    Batum/Wes/ Babbitt /Claver
    LA/Hickson/Freeland/Scola/Claver
    Scola/Freeland/LA/Leonard
     
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    You saying we can't teach and old dog new tricks?
     
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    Yeah $4 mil is a great deal for a proven acceptable starter. Even if he losses a bit of production he'd be a stellar bench player. I think there is a longer restriction until we can trade amnesty pickups but still I'd imagine he retains postive value at the 2013 draft or next summer.
     
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    I really, really don't want Scola. I've always hated him as a player, he'd take minutes away from our young guys, but won't put us over the top of anything.
     
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    Nah, just being whiny. :ghoti:

    Scola's not my favorite use of $4mil but I wouldn't cry if he got signed.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Jul 13, 2012
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    per Olshey this is about collecting asets, IMO Scola would be a very nice asset at 3 yrs for 4 mil per, use it in a trade later on or keep him as a backup
     
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    Scola is no better than Aldridge and Hickson. Waste of roster spot.
     
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    That's a weird sentence: it seems to imply that Aldridge and Hickson are the same.

    Scola has a better low post game than either (or indeed just about anyone since McHale), and although he's old, he's never been able to jump worth a damn (I don't think I've ever seen him dunk) and yet still leads international competitions in scoring and rebounding. Scola is FUCKING AWESOME. But he would be sort of wasted with us. I see him ending up with San Antonio.
     
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