[Revisited] A Retrospective Look at the Bosh vs. Scola Debate

Impossible to compare. Bosh is relegated to the third option where as Scola has been our first or second option all year. Do you really think Bosh would have his Miami numbers if he was on the Rockets? Not a chance.

 

Neither.

Scola isn't right for this team anymore. We are going younger and he just doesn't fit.

Bosh is overpaid for what he does.

 

Scola has better stats for half the price. Logic.

 

A bit, but not much. He's been relegated to option 3, but is really a solid option 2 type guy. On championship caliber teams, those guys get paid. I rank Bosh just ahead of Boozer (when healthy, which is never) and Boozer is getting what, $14 million a year? Bosh is no Gasol, no KG in his prime, no Westbrook, etc. so is a tad overpaid but not ridiculously so.

I feel pretty good saying Bosh would have fit in nicely with our team (Bill Ingram is such an idiot - defensive minded?), and they'd have a better record with him vs Scola. Not a 10 game difference but a 5 game swing - maybe.

Now Bosh and Martin are similar molds, though, in that neither is going to will you to wins but both are solid 2nd options (not consistent all star 2nd options but close) so you really still need that superstar, so not a huge loss.

 

Bosh is better than Scola, but demands more for $.

We are fans and we don't care about how much $ Les pays, but we care about team performance.

I think most of the Rockets fans are brain washed, and thinking too much into $. I see no future in Rockets unless owner changes his reputation and are willing to pay more for players instead of paying less for more production.

 

I always thought that when you accounted for production and contract etc, that Scola was a better option.

I think Bosh would be a better player here in Houston than Luis, but not comparitively when contracts are considered.

I am glad we have Luis and not Bosh, Luis burns to win, Bosh seems to just want the spotlight.

Just my .02

DD

 

Where's the option for Patrick Patterson?

I guess my vote goes to Scola since his contract will expire earlier/be easier to move. Not that I don't like Scola, I love him for what he does. But Patterson is the future. Woof.

 

Honestly DD and I were one of the posters on the board here saying Luis Scola and Hayes would approximate whatever it is Bosh is gonna give us, yet we got villified for it. DD makes a great point, Bosh would indeed be better here, but 2x better to justify his 2x higher salary? Of course not

Also, of course you should consider $$$. There's this thing called the salary cap that limits how much $$$ a certain team can spend on players. If a player is only going to be marginally better than your current one but is making 2x more, there's no point in getting him because you can spend the $$$ elsewhere.

 

You are very wise man on board. Chris Bosh pansy boy who do not deserve max contract. He would sulk once Yao Ming went down and wish he made decision for South Beach. Very happy to have great player like Luis Scola instead.

 

If we are talking about perfect hindsight. Then Morey would have done this:

1. Tell Bosh to have fun getting sunburned in Miami.

2. Let the Nets sign Scola for 7 million +

3. Swoop into get Tyson Chandler from the Bobcats before Dallas, including offering this years pick/NYK swap. ( I know its steep.)

4. Do not sign Brad Miller.

5. Make the Ariza for Courtney Lee trade.

6. Do not make the T-will for Draft pick trade.

7. Keep telling Utah that we can get lots of draft picks to give you. (i.e. make the Battier to Memphis for 1st round trade (+ Thabeet) and Brooks to Suns for 1st round pick (+ Dragic) earlier in the year to have those picks as trade bait.

8. Trade for Deron Williams

 

Points, boards, and assists are a lazy way to compare two players.

How about blocks, steals, defensive impact, team-defense abilities, man-to-man effectiveness, opponent efficiency, etc?

Not denying that Bosh is overpaid.

 

But that would put Bosh ahead of Scola, we don't want that.

 

That is not welcome here.

 

I say this is a stupid thread because why would you want a soft a$$ Chris bosh that gets bullied on the court. As for scola he knows how to box out and knows how to work when he's posted up against somebody

 

Nobody's saying Scola's better than Bosh, even those against Bosh like and DD before had acknowledged Bosh is better. He's just not better enough to justify paying 2x more dough for.

Also, blocks and steals are way too small to impact a game, that's like comparing their assist numbers. Defensive impact is a highly intangible stat and all the other advance metrics woudl seem superflous if you don't discuss the basics first.

 

Bosh is the better player.
Scola is the better value.
Patterson is our future.

 

Pretty much.

I think you have a championship-caliber frontcourt by pairing Bosh with a good defensive center.

Sadly I don't have the same confidence in Scola, unless that center is a superstar like a Dwight Howard or a healthy Yao.

 

I think Bosh actually has the better numbers.....


I would go for Bosh - and not just because it means I can disagree with Bill (always wrong) Ingram!!

Bosh is 6'11 and can block shots at the rim. He'd make a much better front court combo with Chuck (I can defend anything that moves) Hayes than Scola does.


Scola is fantastic, but I think we'd make the playoffs this season if we had Bosh.