Scola plays much better defense than Landry, and can create his own shot and pass better. Landry is making progress...but he is still behind IMO.... DD
sorry i really disagree on the defense part....scola flops better than Landry yes but as far as defense i am not sold on scola...Landry's block shot that he had on williams last year would have been a basket if that was scola.....Landry has the athleticism to block shot and cause problems for an opponent where as scola does not... Really neither one of them are great on defense but i think landry is a little better... As far as creating own shot Landry does a really good job at doing that where as scola may create the shot but he can't finish it...It reminds me of this highlight going around on TV where Derrick Rose makes Andre Miller fall down with a crossover....It was nice but the part they aren't showing everyone is that shot got blocked....Scola has to finish bottom line....Landry's jump shot is actually better than Scola's right now..And neither one of them can pass worth a damn they both are like otis thorpe in that area...once the ball touches there hands you will not see it again just like a black hole..LOL
I agree with everything you said pretty much.. Scola is an okay passer, and Landry is always looking to score. Both are average defenders at best, but Landry is showing potential as a good individual defender....He has to work on his team defense though.
Scola is pretty good on defense. He gets a lot of steals for a PF and he can get under someone's skin with the quickness. The problem with Scola is that he can't guard PF's that go to the basket. He's not quick enough. He always tends to get burn or he fouls when they are attacking the basket. But Scola has a overall better game than Landry as of right now. Scola can run on the fast break and if you watch a lot of the Rockets' wins, Scola sets a tone early in the game. He's rebounding has gotten better compared to last year. Landry is learning the game everyday. I think Chuck has played a role with him on learning how to guard big men. I saw in last night's game that Chuck was talking to him about how to guard Randoph. He's getting better with attacking the rim and his shooting is really great. He has a higher ceiling than Scola because of his age and his athleticism. Landry is not ready to start yet. I think he needs another year before you can make that jump. Mainly because Landry does foul a lot. Overall, I don't think you can really trade those guys. I mean you can trade anyone but for what the amount of money they are paying for those two guys, they are doing great. If one is off, the other one is on. But if it can get you CP3 or David Aldridge, you do it!
I dunno, Scola's defense confuses me. He shut down Amare but he has also been torched by Aldridge and Randolph. I guess he is just not a very good defender of the post.
Hey there's nothing wrong with wishful thinking. David Aldridge is going to be a force to be reckon with. That guy is awesome. Well when we played the Blazers, Aldridge was getting a lot of wide open shots. Scola was leaving him and helping out on D. When Aldridge was attacking, Scola either let him go by or fouled him. The almost the same thing happened to him with Randolph but he wasn't wide open. But when Randolph was attacking, it was causing problems. He was able to shut down Amare because he kept him out on the perimeter. Amare can shoot great from the perimeter but if you put a body on him, he'll miss it all day. And Yao and Scola kept Amare from attacking the basket. That's how you guard Amare.
I'd keep Scola, personally. It's a lot tougher to replace 6-9 than it is 6-6. Especially when we're constantly crossing fingers with Yao. Landry is more explosive offensively, but he's also a lot less dependable. I'm a conservative guy, so I'd rather know we're getting 12-7 75% of the time than getting 15-7 50% of the time. It's why I've been vocal about going away from McGrady this year. Your main guys can't run hot and cold if you expect to win. And Landry's a hot/cold guy. That's not even considering the possible time bomb inside Landry's knee. The only way I think twice about this is if we're getting back a very good F/C in return. If we're talking about PG, than for certain I deal Landry before Scola. Evan
Yes, I saw the same thing just as you described. Scola just can not guard other good PFs in this league, then our coach had to switch the player. He really needs the helps from Yao or others.
But one thing you have to understand that Landry is still learning the game. Although this is Scola's second year, he's played a lot more professional basketball than Landry has. Scola is big time overseas. Landry will continue to get better. He'll get more minutes to where he can be more consistent
Isn't that why Kwame Brown and Eddy Curry were selected before Battier in 2001? Landry isn't going to grow 3 inches over time. He isn't going to become an acceptable option at center over time. I'm not saying that Scola is far and away better than Landry. I won't argue that Landry *might* become a consistent offensive threat that surpasses Scola. But if Chicago called today, and gave us 6 hours to pick Landry or Scola in a straight up deal for Kirk Hinrich (leaving out the salary discrepancy for the hypothetical), I send them Landry that same hour. That's just me. Others can feel free to see it completely opposite. Evan
Scola may be less athletic, but he has a ton of energy, plays GREAT D (except last night he got tooled) and has high bball IQ. Scola is a better player, overall.
i would hope that you would be drunk at the time you agreed to that. hinrich isn't any good. i'd rather have brooks and rafer than him.
Better doesnt = Bigger. We know what to expect from Scola, hes been playing in different leagues for awhile. Landry and the most potential to improve, ie ball handling, quickness, defense, rebounding, etc. Can scola even dunk? Id rather keep the more athletic one (landry)
Keep both. Their combined production is pretty damn nice. If we absolutely had to I'd trade Scola simply because he has higher value and we'd get more in return.
