Luis Scola Sohu Blog: someone is going to get traded

It'll be hard to part with Scola but Landry is the future... I'd rather keep both.

 

I didnt Luis English was as good as this ..

 

Like all NBA players, Scola realizes that he could be traded at any moment. I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

i wonder how little his house in Houston is ?

 

I could believe it is Scola's writing. The writing is a bit stilted, and he doesn't seem to take a shortcut for anything, which makes it seem a little foreign in tone. I'm still assuming he had someone proof-read.

 

yeah i dont think anyoen is calling scola dumb or anything like that...it's obvious he isnt. I do agree that some people speak english as a second language with heavy accents and not that well, but write a lot better. However, they still tend to make some mistakes here and there, like with past and present tense. This seems too perfect. Not just that, but in the middle of the season not many players are going to sit down and type it up, then proofread...so it's fair to say he wrote it or said it in spanish, then it was translated and therefore proofread in english by someone else. Not a big deal anyway, athletes do it all the time, mostly to save time.

And i'm not reading much into this either. All he's saying is that they're all aware anyone can get traded at anytime, but this year especially they know trades are being pursued. Sometimes they choose to joke about it instead of stressing over it. Also, he said "someone" is getting traded, that could just be tmac, which is who everyone expects anyway.

 

In terms of trade scenerios, Landry would most likely be the one to go. He is under contract for another year. A team trading for Scola, although possibly retaining his bird rights, would have to go through the negotiation process with him this summer and have to match the highest bid to retain him. That could get a little hairy.

With Landry being younger, having a great budding season, and under contract for 2010-2011, he would garner more value on the market, thus being the more likely of the two to be moved.

 

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. I thought it would take forever for someone to say this. I absolutely agree with you. I doubt a guy who could barely speak a lick of English wrote this

 

VERBAL command of English does NOT = level of intellect.

I'll trust my life to a Spanish doctor who doesnt know a single word of English over my homegrown American mail man.

This has affected team play to a degree. Other player quotes seem to indciate that. It can explain their slow starts, not quite being "into" it at first. Then as the game progresses on, forgetting about it being immersed in competing.

Theoretically, can also explain how they were semi-receptive to McGrady coming back despite all his drama. Cuz if McGrady played to a decent standard, it woulda brought more team and job security to EVERYONE. Because McGrady botched it, now a player or 2 has to go out with him. Or they could have at least played the season through and be better prepared in the offseason to handle a move.

 

I don't think his english is that bad.

 

I also believe that most of rockets players wanted to play with Tmac.

 

It may be small by NBA player standards, it's about 5000 sqft. He lives a few blocks over from me, although I've never seen him.

 

LOL, there are people on here that actually think Luis Scola, the HR player, wrote this????

Why, exactly?

You realize anyone can purchase any domain name right?

 

now i remember why it seemed like it was translated...the "little house" comment, in english it doesnt make much sense, but in spanish its understood more like "my sweet home"....but translated word for word into english it's "little house"....so my guess is this was done in spanish originally.

 

As freemaniam has posted...

 

David Nuno (Puff) said he was gonna find out if it was Luis last night... but hasn't posted yet

 

I think it means it was indeed Luis...

 

I don't have problem believing this is essentially Scola's writing, probably with a proofreader. It doesn't sound like a piece by a professional writer. It's kind of long winded and not very cliche.

I am sure the trade thing is on everybody's mind.

BTW, I am all for having a King's Cup type tournament instead of the all star travesty. But I know it will never happen.

 

Did you know the ballplayer you are referring to quit baseball after that infamous trade and died of a heroin overdose mixed with a little meth I believe.

Source: I read about it on deadspin but all you have to do is google Player Traded for Bats Dies.

 

I love Scola's game & effort, but if a trade that involve him for Anthony Randolph were to come up, I would have to say good bye to Scola.....

--RB