He's on ok player. Now I see why Spurs gave him up. I think all the argentina players in the NBA now are better than Scola.
jajaja (thats "hehehe" in Spanish) There is only one Argentine player better than Scola: Emanuel Ginobili.
I just watch the video and I wasn't impressed. He needs a lot of work. All this talk about the 4 position sewed up not true. The Rockets still need help at the four.
He has what it takes to be a starter in the NBA. He will need time to adjust to the league, though. Another big man to add depth would be good, yes.
I'm not sure why anyone would regard him as an opening day starter. He looks like he has potential but will need time to adjust to "NBA speed" basketball. His shots will get blocked; I don't think I saw any plays where he went up strong against bigger, stronger, and faster defenders who were contesting his shots. He will see that in every game when he arrives. I think he will need to use all the craftiness he has and continue to improve. He has good size and fundamentals, but without improvement he won't see much playing time. I think he'll make good effort plays and his finesse moves are nice. As a starting power forward you need to bring toughness and dominance on the boards.
He'll be a more than solid backup, but as for starter, yes he'll need work. I really hope he can improve given his age (27) but the guy is very crafty and finishes well around the rim. Strong or not, this guy gets the job done around the basket. I think Adelman can figure something out to get the best out of Scola.
He is really soft, and plays near the basket, so it may create problems with Yao playing there . An opening lineup with Scola and Yao together, will be awfully soft. As far as I know, his mid range shooting is not consistent anymore. I am not sure, that he will make the best fit offensively with Yao. Haslem ,as a starter, will fit better, but he lacks the size to defend taller power forwards.
Brad Miller is not your typical hard man either, is he now? Yet he was extremely effective. I think given the right system, Scola will flourish. We're not asking him to be an all star here... just an effective role player, which I think he's more than capable of doing.
Athleticism is over rated, it is better to be a good athlete but a quick thinker. That is why quick athletic players flame out while smart quick thinkers play a long time. John Stockton comes to mind. DD
Exactly. I've never really thought of Shane Battier as an "athletic" player. But he is smart and makes the most of what athletic talent he has.
Jon Barry comes to mind. Heck, we could spend all day thinking of guys that used their intelligence, instincts and experience to make their lack of all-world athleticism irrelevant. Crafty bastards, who could and did make an impact far above the limitations conventional wisdom would declare as their ceiling. Bird is a perfect example. Of course, the players that combine both are your Hakeems, your Jordans. They are the true "super stars" that the rest of the league fears.
Only time will tell how good Scola will be in the NBA but the adjustment period will be there and I believe he will do well. As for being a starter, I am glad the Rockets are looking to bring in a veteran PF. Hayes can do the job but having 3 good PF will be of great benefit to the team.
Scola doesn't need to touch the ball alot to be effective. He crashes the boards and gets a decent amount of putbacks. By the way, Yao has progressed over the years in terms of being "soft". I don't think he's soft anymore, but he certainly isn't a player that bangs yet. Scola also doesn't give me the impression that he's soft at all, I don't know where you got that? Finally, where have you heard about his midrange shooting being not consistent anymore?
I know it's kinda of the point of these scounting videos and the offseason in general, but let's maybe actually see the guy play live, a bit, against NBA competition, before making sweeping generalizations about how he plays or whether he fits.
Man, that Fiba ball is hard to watch. It looks like they are just completely out of control. I hope he can find big Yao down on the block, hit cutters, box out, hit a 12 foot j. That's all I want.
You haven't seen a lot of Scola, he is a terrible rebounder and is usually running back up the court before the opponents ball has even hit the rim. His rebounding and 'crashing the boards' for put backs needs a ton of work. I know you see some put backs in the scout videos.. and when he does rebound it is usually through a put back, but those only occur if he's being blocked from going up court and is deep underneath. He doesn't rebound much meaning he doesn't put back much, he's so bad at rebounding he reminds me of Bullard back in the day trying to play defense.. Scola's defense definitely isn't nearly close to being as bad as Bullards at all, but the way they rebound look the same... yes.. thats how atrocious it is, don't believe the numbers Anyways the rest of his game makes up for it and he is going to thrive under Adelman, he won't start a starter but I think he will end a starter and definitely be a big contributer next season.. when I say big contributer I'm talking about the same impact of contribution that Battier's impact gave us last season. Not the same style of contribution, just the same impact.
Well, I don't agree. He is not terrible or atrocious at rebounding. He will do a decent job getting his fair share of rebounds. And about him running back up the court before the opponents ball has hit the rim, well, he is going to do what the coach wants from him.
From video, it seems Scola is a very good pick and roller. I think he and Tmac could be very good parters. In addition, as some people said, he is a very smart player, and will be fit in Rockets soon.
Tau Ceramica's main offensive play, was a pick and roll between Scola and Prigioni (the pg of the team). They used to do that over and over again.
