I would give up my left nut to have this guy. 16 pts, 8 rebs a game @ 3.3 M. Are you kidding me. Don't think Penderstiff is gonna make it.
He's an RFA, but I read somewhere he couldn't be offered more than the MLE. Or something like that. Maybe I'm wrong.
Stat wise I he may be good... but all the flailing and whining... I just can't stand those kind of players.
Gilbert Arenas provision--2nd round picks can't be offered more than MLE-level contracts when they hit free-agency (unless you have cap room and want to offer a huge year-3 raise, but that's not applicable to us) http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q38
WTF are the Nets doing signing scrubs like TO and Farmar and not making a run at Scola? They have the cap. Sheeh.
You must be unaware of a little known fact about NBA teams and players. The NBA team can make an offer to a player, but if the player doesn't want to play for that team, they don't have to sign the offer.
They interviewed Daryl Morey at the Summer League when the Blazers were killing the Rockets. It was funny - he was SCATHING about his whole summer league squad. At the same time, though, they asked him about Scola and he actually called him "the heart and soul of our team". So yeah, I think they'll match. But I agree in principle (if not in anatomical offerings) with the original poster. Scola is awesome. I would trade LaMarcus for him straight up.
Teams are not going to offer Scola money that they know Houston is going to match. That would be stupid to tie up Free Agent money for a week for no reason.
A team that is still weighing its options might, in order to force the price up for San Antonio. In fact, once there are no other real free agent options, why not do that? Either San Antonio matches and you forced them to pay more or, extremely unlikely, San Antonio doesn't match and you get a valuable power forward.
I thought there was a limit to what Scola could be offered, which is around the MLE. Which Houston would most def match, and would be stupid not to. (which they arent)
no worries, I figured you were, but then you talked about upping the price, which also threw me off.. is the "limit what he can be offered" thing not true then?
Well, it may be the case, but at least force them to pay the MLE. But to be honest, I had lost track of that whole "limit to what he can be offered" thing.
lol I know I lost track too. IF the limit is the MLE.. then I could totally understand not offering anything to Scola since Houston will just match it. So no need to tie up money for 7 days I guess was my point.
