Knickerbocker please! it's all about Portland's ineptness in getting a FA, nothing else plays a factor!
The Rockets just matched Cleveland's offer to Kyle Lowry. This puts them over the LT. Scola at MLE will cost them $2 for every $1 his contract is signed for, if they match.
Chop it off, send it to Daryl Morey and see if that seals the deal. However, I'm not sure how testicles are valued under the current CBA.
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No! And it's not over now!" "Germans?" "Forget it. He's rolling."
I'd guess that 5 year, 47 million dollar contract is a big reason why the Blazers didn't go after him. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1732770/scola-staying-in-houston.html