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  1. philsmith75

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    How is it that a solid guy like Scola is cut (amnestied) yet Lee remains on the books for $60M? I know Lee is solid but damn its not that big a difference between the two and in many ways Scola is more athletic, he just didn't play at MSG. I think Scola would be a great pickup for Heat, Mavs, Nets.
     
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    I'm a Scola fan, but I think as of last season Lee is the better player. I don't see any area where Scola is a better athlete than Lee. Of course I'd rather not be paying Lee as much as we do, but disregarding contracts I think Lee separated himself from Scola last season (Scola declined a bit as well).

    We would have no shot at Scola in the amnesty wire because only teams under the salary cap can make bids. However there is an odd loophole where the minimum bid on Scola has to be over 10 million because that is the amount that is unguaranteed on the last year of his deal. He'll likely clear waivers and be free to sign wherever he wants. (source: http://www.hoopsworld.com/amnesty-claim-on-scola-prohibitive)

    We still have our full MLE to work with if we want to go after him. Is that enough though? Dallas has a lot of cap space. He could start in San Antonio, contend, play with his Argentinian buddy Ginobili, and not have to move very far, but he'd have to take less money. NJ needs a PF and the Russian owner will spend. Any number of crappy teams under the cap can pay him, if thats what his top priority is. Wouldn't surprise me if the Dubs threw a 2 year MLE contract at him, but he wouldn't be a starter and wouldn't contend. Why not go to Dallas, NJ, Charlotte, etc for at least as much money and a starting gig?
     
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    By the way...

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    Custodianrules2 Cohan + Rowell = Suck

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    Discarded, just like that... If we could pick up either Scola or Landry, I'd be happy. Both are team players that are prototype scorers at the power forward position that know how to play the game. They won't go beyond their capabilities, and they will be great options when you need someone to sink the open shots, put the ball on the floor, post up, and get those hustle points.

    We just can't expect those guys to rebound or block many shots. Landry is probably the younger, more athletic guy we'd want.
     
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    I'll rephrase your question as a statement:

    If the front office had been patient and amnestied Biedrins or Jefferson this year, they could have made Scola and offer (to back up Lee) and still been under the cap.
     
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    i was lucky enough to make it to two of the olympic basketball games last night, and scola was absolutely dominant. i was very impressed. obviously the lithuanian team isn't NBA caliber, but he looked great. so did kirilenko in the first game.
     
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    Custodianrules2 Cohan + Rowell = Suck

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    If Biedrins was amnestied we also could have kept Lin as a backup guard. But hey this is why Riley is probably no longer GM, because he makes penny wise, pound foolish moves. The new GM looks like he knows how to deal without panicking and overpaying players.
     
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    Lacob has been the guy who ultimately makes all decisions. I doubt Riley even had as much influence as Lacob or West and possibly not even as much as Myers, Schlenk, Jackson, etc.

    Lacob should take the blame 100% for that one IMO.
     
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    Custodianrules2 Cohan + Rowell = Suck

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    I thought that Lacob actually wanted to keep Lin, but then ultimately deferred to his gm and his head coach. Jackson didn't appear to be a fan of Lin.

    C'mon this is Riley here, the gm. It's his job to try and improve the team while the ownership is supposed to float the bills. He was trying to save on under a mil to try and land the clippers starting center who is nothing more than a shot blocker and occasional rebounder and dunker.
     
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    Its supposed to be like that, but everything I've seen indicates that Lacob has at least as much say as the others, especially prior to Myers being anointed the GM.
     
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    Custodianrules2 Cohan + Rowell = Suck

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    Here's the thing too: Lacob probably didn't see much of Lin to really get attached. Keith Smart was pretty focused on using other guards besides him. Curry and Ellis were the star guards, Acie Law was Smart's backup, and Lin was the third/fourth string guy who kept turning it over and got burned on D and couldn't shoot consistently so they sent him down.

    For those that saw Lin he had pretty good talent, but I think everybody underestimated how good he can be. I guess it's moot since we have a player that is a similar style of player in Jarret Jack only way better defender. I think Jeremy Lin is a little bit overrated in terms of star power, but damn is he sure fun to watch. And we're all rooting for him since he's from the bay :)
     

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