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Rockets trade V-Span to Spurs, acquire Luis Scola

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BrieflySpeaking, Jul 12, 2007.

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BEXCELANT said:

And the Winner of the All-Ugly Contest is......
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I really like Brooks as a player, but I think he looks pretty ugly as well..

#461 krockets, Jul 13, 2007

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This is from Feigen's blog...

Jon , from your knowledge will we bring Scola over???

(It looks good. Another story should be posted soon. -- Jonathan)

#462 clutch citizen, Jul 13, 2007
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Now if the Clippers sign Steve then i'll be in cloud nine...

#463 Clips/Roxfan, Jul 13, 2007
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I still cnt get over his. i would gladly giveup sovlaki cry baby for butler alone, but to get Scola as well?.. hahaha... oh dear god..hahaha..

#464 blazer_ben, Jul 13, 2007
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krockets said:

I really like Brooks as a player, but I think he looks pretty ugly as well..
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Hehe include Landry with his huge noggin and we really got the NBA All-Ugly team.

#465 BEXCELANT, Jul 13, 2007
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clutch citizen said:

This is from Feigen's blog...

Jon , from your knowledge will we bring Scola over???

(It looks good. Another story should be posted soon. -- Jonathan)
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Wow. Did it get deleted? I can't find it.

http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2007/07/hitting_the_jackpot_rockets_la.html

#466 Sooner423, Jul 13, 2007
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Nice trade.

Bye bye V-span!!!Get out of Houston!!!!!!!!

#467 barkleyc, Jul 13, 2007

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can you imagine what other teams are thinking right now...

#468 rusHour, Jul 13, 2007
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Clips/Roxfan said:

i think reed and Lucas are both gone.

Bonzi comes back
James
Brooks
Scola
Butler

This has be one of the best offseasons ever.....
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Yup.. so far, so good.

I wish we could move some of our expendable guards:

Sura
Lucas
Alston (Although I'm hesitant)
Head (Even though I'd REALLY like to keep him)

In that order..

I'd only trade Alston and Head if theres a QUALITY player coming back in return. I'd like to keep them but right now Scola is not certain. We STILL DO NOT have a starting PF.

Also I wish we could stock up on some draft picks through trades. We always end up on the side that's giving them away. Let's load up on some future picks!

#469 krnxsnoopy, Jul 13, 2007
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Rockets2K said:

imsobored,

go read the SA board, they know their team better than you do.

it is ALL about the money.

all your questions in regard to why the SPurs do this can be answered....

there are quite a few morons posting out their butts(like any forum), but you can tell the members who know what they are talking about.

Im all for this...you would have to be braindead not to be.

Scola could possibly be starter material..possibly....he certainly seems to have the talent.

Im just pleased to see my decision to allow Morey to show me what he is made of seems to be working out....this is a VERy solid move, and I also think Brooks and Harris will be solid contributers.

kinda goes to show ya....hasty reactions to situations like Moreys performance so far seem to lead to much crow eating

I look forward to seeing if it happens in this case.
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I have been one of Morey's biggest critics. I give him a lot of credit for getting Scola+Butler for VSpan.I'm pleased how Brooks is doing so far.

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Wow, haven't been this excited about a PF in Houston in a while. Finally!

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4964549.html

Rockets land Scola, deal Spanoulis to Spurs

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

LAS VEGAS -- The Rockets took their search for a power forward around the planet and found just what they wanted available down the road.

The Rockets completed a deal to land forward Luis Scola, one of the stars of Argentina's 2004 gold medal winning Olympic team and twice the MVP of the Spanish league, sending guard Vassilis Spanoulis, a 2009 second-round pick and cash to the Spurs for Scola and reserve center Jackie Butler.

Scola, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward that was the 56th player taken in the 2002 Draft, had become one of the most coveted unsigned players in the world, but became increasingly difficult to sign as he became the star of Tau Ceramica (Vitoria, Spain), one of the top traditional powers in Europe.

The Spurs permitted the Rockets to talk with Scola, 27, in recent days and although contract negotiations were not permitted, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was confident that Scola was ready to make the move to the NBA.

``We're planning to sign Luis,'' Morey said. ``He's excited to play in Houston. We expect to see him in a Rockets uniform next year. Luis is very motivated to come to the league and is very motivated to play with Yao and Tracy.''

``The Spurs gave us permission to speak with him about three days ago and we had a long conversation. It was very positive on both ends.''

Teams are not permitted to make offers until the deal is complete, but the Rockets will likely have to offer between $3 million and $3.5 million for the first year. Morey would not discuss the parameters of the deal he has in mind.

While the deal should bring the Rockets their power forward, it also could mean Spanoulis' freedom.

Spanoulis and his agent, Miodrag Raznatovic, could not be reached on Thursday, but last week Raznatovic said Spanoulis would never play for the Rockets or any team in the United States. He even added ``They could trade him to San Antonio and he could be the starting point guard, and he would he would say, `No, I cannot.' ''

Spanoulis played in 31 games last season, averaging 2.7 points and .9 assists in 8.8 minutes per game. He made 31.9 percent of his shot, 17.2 percent of his 3-pointers.

Butler, a 6-10, 260 center, played in just 11 games with the Spurs, after he was acquired from the Knicks. Butler, 22, has averaged five points 53.9 percent shooting in 69 career games.

Morey said the deal does not in any change the Rockets' intentions to sign both Chuck Hayes and Dikembe Mutombo, though with the little room likely left in the mid-level exception, the Rockets could try to sign Mutombo for the veteran's minimum.

Butler has one guaranteed season, worth $2.35 million, remaining on his contract.

``Jackie is someone we wanted in the deal,'' Morey said. ``Obviously, we had a need at center. He'll have a shot to prove it.''

But the prize in the deal was Scola.

``He has a pretty complete game in terms of an offensive skill-set, defensive integrity. He was MVP of the Spanish League, the best league outside the US, two of the last three years. He's been Euroleague first team which I would say makes him a top five player over the there.

``If I had to describe him, he's just a winner.''
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current roster (assuming landry is signed, hayes & dekes resign, scola comes over)

rafer, james, brooks, lucas
mcgrady, snyder, head
battier, bonzi, reed
scola, hayes, landry, novak
yao, deke, butler

17 guys on a roster
my guess is lucas is definately gone (could we steal 2nd rounder for him)
but no clue on who else because we could use all of them
side note: (as some have said) from 2 summer league games, id love to see harris make the team
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Maybe one of the kids is stashed on the d-league, like Landry.

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Wow. I can't believe it. We landed one of the best non-NBA players (if not the best) and a serviceable backup center for a player that doesn't want to play in the NBA ?
It was probably a money move by San Antonio, but this could be a huge deal for the Rockets. I'm really excited right now !

#473 matpio, Jul 13, 2007

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great trade. i didnt think i would be seeing this when i signed into clutchfans tonight.

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Think about it!
A leaving SPAN for A rising center Bulter
A useless 2 round for A possible double-double pf Scola
Nothing can be better than it.

#475 blackwindy, Jul 13, 2007
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Awesome!!!! I think Scola is better than Varejao. He's not a great rebounder, but we have Chuck Hayes for that. Let's also sign PJ Brown for the vet minimum.

I don't see us getting much from Butler, but he gives us some size.

My trust in Morey just went up sky-high.

Now, if there was any way to also get Francis and/or Camby...

So, right now, the minutes could look something like this?

PG: James (22), Alston (18), Brooks (8)
SG: T-Mac (28), Head (16), James (4)
SF: Battier (24), T-Mac (10), Wells (14)
PF: Scola (24), Hayes (20), Novak (4)
C: Yao Ming (34), Mutombo (10), Butler (4)

IR: Snyder, Landry

Cut or traded for pick: Lucas, Reed

I wouldn't really mind losing Alston/Head and I do not really see us having much of a use for Landry. I still hope we will be able to finde use for Novak's shooting.

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wow, just a few hours there are already couple Rockets fans commented on that Scola mix on Youtube. See this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-tZz-LbR8

#477 tsunami, Jul 13, 2007
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Sooner423 said:

Wow. Did it get deleted? I can't find it.

http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2007/07/hitting_the_jackpot_rockets_la.html
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it was actually posted in the previous 'jackpot' blog...my mistake. I clicked the Scola jackpot link, but i guess it redirected me to the wrong one. sorry.

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Awesome!!!! I think Scola is better than Varejao. He's not a great rebounder, but we have Chuck Hayes for that. Let's also sign PJ Brown for the vet minimum.

I don't see us getting much from Butler, but he gives us some size.

My trust in Morey just went up sky-high.

Now, if there was any way to also get Francis and/or Camby...

So, right now, the minutes could look something like this?

PG: James (22), Alston (18), Brooks (8)
SG: T-Mac (28), Head (16), James (4)
SF: Battier (24), T-Mac (10), Wells (14)
PF: Scola (24), Hayes (20), Novak (4)
C: Yao Ming (34), Mutombo (10), Butler (4)

IR: Snyder, Landry

Cut or traded for pick: Lucas, Reed

I wouldn't really mind losing Alston/Head and I do not really see us having much of a use for Landry. I still hope we will be able to finde use for Novak's shooting.
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What do the numbers mean after the names?

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I think it is hilarious that one move completly changes the outlook on Morey. Before he was hated now people want to call the man Morey the magnificent.

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