Agent: Scola Has Interest from Nets
by Net Income on Jul 14, 2010 11:01 AM EDT
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PrintLuis Scola is still waiting for a contract from the Rockets, and his agent has told an Argentine newspaper that the 6'9" power forward is getting anxious. Still, the agent expects an offer from Houston Wednesday
"We believe it will be good and that Luis will still be there even though the Nets were interested and we have two offers in Europe," Claudio Villanueva, Scola's agent, told Ole', a Buenos Aires sports newspaper. Because he's a restricted free agent, the Rockets can match any offer.
Villanueva suspects the Rockets have delayed making Scola an offer because the market for power forwards has been very heated and the more time that transpires, the less money is out there. The agent didn't mention any other NBA suitors for the 30-year-old Scola. Scola averaged 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg last season with a high game of 44 vs. the Nets.
- Rockets to Renew? (Machine Translation) - Julian Mozo - Ole'
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How does this matter. HOU will match a/t.
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
yes, you do
if for example, the Nets offered Scola $10 million, they would not be able to use that money in any transaction for seven days, meaning if by some chance, Chris Paul or Carmelo Anthony came along, the Nets would have to say no thanks. And once an offer sheet is singed, it cannot be revoked without the agreement of all three parties…the player and both teams.
+1 eLonepb
NI, lets not revisit the SuperStar goose chase. Why, do we have an inside track with JayZ? good grief…
yeah great idea
Let’s see if we can trade for two players who are said to want to play for the Knicks
Well it's obvious now that...
….until we actually move, we are still considered the lowly “NJ Nets”, and playing in Newark is akin to playing in Camden
Carmelo’s wife could tell him that NJ isn’t so bad since she grew up in Piscataway
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i grew up in east orange/newark & now live in piscataway
Ummm…there’s a slight difference here. The absence of bloods & crips comes to mind.
Nets should try to offer
No to CP3 anyway, and Melo is not coming out soon in 7days.
We need a functioning GM right now.
"Beat the Heat!"
Lets call their bluff! He is the last free agent out there at pf and one I would love to have!
LETS GO NETS!
Why? So in 2 years when he is no where the same player
you can complain about us signing him?
We don’t ahve any one on our roster older than 30, he will not be the first
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Does not hurt to have one player the age of 30. It helps to have some veteren leadership and one that has a non stop motor at a position everyone on these blogs say we need. It only becomes a problem when you have 5-10 players over the age of 30. Then you worry.
LETS GO NETS!
They're laughing with me Michael
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
how about
Send TWill to Utah for AK47. His contract expires this year and he could be used in a trade for Melo or CP3. AK might even sign for a minimum next year
twill >ak47
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
Note to self...
TWill has become the most overrated player the Nets have ever had.
by TWilliAM on Jul 14, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he's not better but to trade twill for ak???
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
Obviously, TWill has more upside, but setting aside the fact that AK47 is drastically overpaid...
he’s also the better player right now and his contract is expiring.
i dont mind trading twill but not for ak
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
I didn't say I would do it.
TWill is young and the Nets are at a point where they should be trying to develop players like him. I’m only saying that it isn’t as outlandish an idea as one might imagine, especially if the Nets don’t want to deal with TWill’s eccentricities.
He is the most overrated player
He won’t even start on our team this year.
Never ever say TWill is overrated
Let’s keep that to ourselves, until he gets traded. Shhheeeeesssh.
"Beat the Heat!"
after one year we're saying this?
We don’t know what we have with him aside from him being very talented.
Now we’re ready to sell him for 10 cents on the dollar because……………………
not one good reason has been given by anyone. None. If there is a killer deal to be made, sure, but a lot of this stuff is just silly folks.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
in 2 years he'll be
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
2nd round of playoffs
if we get Scola. I doubt it because the rockets will match everything.
ak47
Ak47 is almost 7feet. He’s tough, rebounds, and plays defense. He can also hit the open shot from 3
Every time and I literally mean every time Nets fans hear that one of our players can potentially be traded y’all start bashing him. And that’s sad we have a lot of unloyal fans man.
That's Right!
All those 12 win players, gotta hold onto them so that we can be GOOD one day.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
YEAH
He was the dominant play on a 12 win team. This team is gonna FLY!
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
When he broke out, he made us much more competitive, the Nets won almost as many games in that one and a half month stretch than the amount of games they had won the previous FOUR months!
When Livingston started for Washington last year in the final month
Almost everyone playing nearly doubled there production in some important category. Where is Livingston now?
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Devin Harris started for one of the msot winningest teams EVER. He also started on one of the worst teams ever. SO what? What’s your point?
The point is being “loyal” to the talent on a team that won 12 wins is ridiculous.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
We have a guy who also started on a team with one of the best records in NBA HISTORY. So what if he started on a 12 wins team!
You don’t get it. The PLAYERS on a 12 win team contributed to the problem. NONE of them should be immune from plans to improve the team.
Basketball teams are synergistic.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Yes but the 2 main problems are gone (YI, CDR)
And don’t forget this team QUIT on Kiki, they didn’t listen to him, now the Nets have a real coach with a proven track record.
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
I was responding to this quote:
. And that’s sad we have a lot of unloyal fans man.
And I think it foolish to blame everything on the coach. In fact its almost delusional. This is a players league. If we had different players we would have had a different record.
The ENTIRE team contributed to the record.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
You obviously were not watching last season.
Kiki was not a coach, this team lost so many fourth quarter leads because Kiki was out coached by his opponent. Not that I was a fan of Frank and I was glad they let him go, but this team probably would have won at least 20 games last season if Frank remained the coach. One of the main things I attributed to the 0-18 start last season was the fact that the team was injured. For most of those games the team was playing with the minimum 8 dressed players, with only 7 being truly healthy. No team can be successful in those conditions.
So the entire team is trade bait? Even Brook?
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jul 14, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
just becase you were on the roster doesn't mean you were part of the problem
No way u get rid of Brook Lopez!
pretty much
Yi, CDR, Williams…its one thing to be critical of a guy’s play but I guess T-Will is this year’s designated whipping boy.
We already have people trying to imply that Favors is some type of bust because he didn’t dominate the summer league, I’m sure he’s next up for the guillotine.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed! NO way we trade Terrence for Ak47! Don’t forget, Terrence was used very sparingly up until the last two months of the season where we saw a star being born!
LETS GO NETS!
by JustinNJ on Jul 14, 2010 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
His ceiling is a poor mans Andre Iguodala
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
as much as i hate twill i wouldn't trade twill for ak..
twill has yet to improve in this league.. Ak has been around for a while..
The sun is like my own sense of direction.. or
The NETS is like my own sense of direction..
by silenthero07 on Jul 14, 2010 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If we can’t get Scola, I say just start Favors, We need a stop-gap PF, Favors is our PF of the future. If we can’t get Scola or a one year rental of any veteran PF on bloated but expiring contract you could get in a giveaway, then just start Favors and use Outlaw at the back up 4, both of them and Humphries would make an OK PF rotation.
Harris/Farmar/Uzoh
Lee/Morrow
Williams/James
Favors/Outlaw/Hump
Lopez/Petro/Zoubek
Hilarious.
You have a player we just signed for 35 million coming off the bench.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
He will start at the 3, Avery’s already said that, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up coming off the bench, because he has never been a starter, and his best days were as a back up, stretch 4.
How ODD?
To make room for the greatest player the NBA has ever known you have him coming off the bench at the 4, ONLY:
Harris/Farmar/Uzoh
Lee/Morrow
Williams/James
Favors/Outlaw/Hump
Lopez/Petro/Zoubek
In your world he doesn’t even play the 3.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
I didn’t suggest that make room for TWill, bc there will be room for him regardless of where Outlaw plays. I’m just saying Outlaw’s better days were as a backup stretch 4. Have you watched any Portland games when he played for them?
your lineup put him behind TWO small forwards.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Andres B talks about Twll the way that Jerry talked about Cousins, that’s for sure.
Cousins is only all NBA when compared to Favors.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
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For Evans getting Cousins was an ideal situation and those two players are intended to be the building blocks that the rest of this young team rallies around.
“We’re going to be a 1-2 punch—the big man and the guy up top. We’re going to work hard and hopefully have a good season,” Evans said.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
But how can he start??? The Nets have a walking triple double machine.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Dude, you are not funny, really
That bum who averaged 14-7-6 in the last two months of the season and was awarded the rookie of the month in April was coming off the bench (yet still playing 30 minutes a night) when he played so well.
WOW rookie of the MONTH, that is pretty impressive. And he was coming off the bench and playing 30 minutes for a 12 win team, damn, give the dude his props.
Mad skillz.
He now is third on the depth chart at shooting guard, and second at SF. That is reality. Wake up.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
geeeeeeeeeeeeez
He now is third on the depth chart at shooting guard, and second at SF. That is reality. Wake up.
Again, stop thinking your OPINION is REALITY. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
The shooting guard depth chart is actually YOUR opinion, I reference your lineup where Williams isn’t even a third option. And obviously he is behind Outlaw at SF, because Outlaw has been paid and is slotted as the starting SF. This is reality dude.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
If the Nets were to be in the lottery again...
….and they get lucky enough to land a top 2 pick, OR, somehow by the grace of god land Carmelo Anthony in a trade, your take wouldn’t hold any weight. Outlaw being paid 7 mil doesn’t mean that he is locked into that starting job. Please bro. If T-Will’s play warrants Avery starting him, he will. The head coach isn’t going to be irrational or use twitter as a basis for not putting the best players on the floor.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
The argument is OBVIOUSLY based on the team as it is currently constructed. Pay attention to the conversation. If Outlaw is traded he will ALSO not be the Nets starting forward.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
by kv on Jul 14, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW rookie of the MONTH, that is pretty impressive.
Yes, it is.
Name the last Net to be awarded the rookie of the Month award other than Brook.
This is getting more and more ridiculous, you’re so blinded you refuse to give the kid his props when even the league gave him that recognition.
I guess I have much higher goals than you do. Rookie of the month means very little to me – how many months in a season? Rookie of the month?
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
The other winners last year were Brandon Jennings, Jonas Jerebko, Tyreke Evans, Darren Collison, and Stephen Curry. Which of those do you want to ridicule?
by calling all toasters on Jul 14, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
awful take
sorry, you may hate Williams, but you can’t deny his talent.
You don’t know how Avery plans to use him.
Anyone who thinks that this kid will be on the end of the bench, especially if he keeps his head in the game and does what Avery asks of him, is kidding themselves.
So when T-Will gets run out of town, who will you guys turn your ire towards next? Favors? Outlaw? Farmar?
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestlly don't hate Williams.
I dislike Williams FOR THIS TEAM.
I also dislike Nate (his best friend who he hangs out with all the time) for this team. And Nate has UNDENIABLE, truly undeniable talent.
If we were not loaded at SG and SF, and if we had some veteran presence, and if we had won 35 games last year I would be all about Twill. Honestly.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
by kv on Jul 14, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you realize that we paid him to start?
Does REALITY have any effect on your plans for the Nets?
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Reality?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhahahahahahaha
Stop thinking your OPINION is reality.
starting Favors is ASKING for trouble
Can we bring this kid along slowly and let him develop???
I would hate to see Favors get tossed into the water, struggle, and then people start ragging on him for being a bust. Nets fans are already desperate to find a whipping boy for this season and I will be livid if i have to sit here and read a bunch of posts from people tearing down an 18 year old kid who needs some time.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Twolves about to sign Ridnour, must not believe Rubio is coming soon.
Today, they’re sending away the centerpiece to the Kevin Garnett trade and are close to signing former Bucks guard Luke Ridnour to a four-year, $16 million free-agent contract that mirrors the deal Ramon Sessions signed last summer.
You can now expect Sessions to be the next one dealt away somewhere.
"...where they don't play with a shot clock." - C. Sager
Its nice to let the PF of the future start
But that team wins 30 to 35 games next year. If we got someone Like Scola, West, or Josh smith (which your gonna have to give up a lot to get him) then you have a team who makes the playoffs as the 6th 7th or 8th seed
D-Wade's already strting to doubt his team.
‘’The Lakers are the champions and we know the Lakers are very good. That’s the team that everyone’s shooting for and they should be. Not the Miami Heat. The Los Angeles Lakers.’’
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5378876
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
I don't know.
The Lakers were just back-to-back champions. How does that not make them the team to beat?
Just?
3 straight trip to the Finals so yeah they are the team to beat not the Miami Heat.
by jasperjarrod on Jul 14, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Bosh will be playing center for the heat next year and they will be crushed by teams with strong bigs.
he's not doubting his team, he's being honest
as it stands now, the Lakers are still equipped to beat Miami, and any other challenger from the East. Wade knows full well that Big Z and Bosh aren’t going to slow down that Lakers frontcourt
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jul 14, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
new post- b king is our pres
"Don’t forget, we’re not building a top five team, we’re building a championship team" - Mikhail Prokhorov
as we go down and down the list of FA PF’s, and don’t sign any, I still am left saying, “well, if we got that guy, he’d still be the best PF we’ve had since Kmart.” Kind of unbelievable that we can’t get a good PF in there. In my mind, this has been Thorn’s great weakness: for whatever reason, he won’t pull the trigger on acquiring a good frontcourt player.
How about this
We’re not going to beat the Heat next year, even if we have Kenyon Martin or Scola or Boozer.
So why overpay and cripple your franchise? Why not let players develop and get good bargains when you can as you build a young team for the future?
Sure, can't beat the Heat so let's just let everyone beat up on us again.
I’m a Nets Fan. I can live with that. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jul 14, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
The Heat are an injury away from irrelevance. I don’t wish harm on their big 3 as I like them all as players, but I’d guess there’s at least a 30% chance that one of them goes down and the team is in shambles by the time the playoffs roll around.
forget about scola nets should look at someone like david west from new orleans a team thats trying to save money. Or Bass from orlando who doesn’t fit well in van gundys system.
Scola plays with heart, is a team 1st player, and would help ball movement. He is the kind of character player you’d like to have next to those kids. But we shouldn’t overpay for him, he’s 30.
I like Scola....
…but I see no reason to overpay for him now, or put ourselves into any cap holds playing this stupid game with Houston who claims they’ll match whatever. I think they are bluffing but we have no reason to use all of our cap space…get a stop gap and split the minutes for now, we aren’t winning anything at this point but some newfound respect league and country wide when we roll in and shock a few teams with our speed, defense, half court game, and shooting.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
Just Look at the Picture.......
Toronto has a young Bargniani standing there looking stupid and young Baby Bosh doing the same……..And then there’s your 30 year old SCOLA on the ball , equipped with Game Face and playing like he is 21….This is how he plays …EVERY PLAY….There is no such thing as Over Paying SCOLA…at any age….5 yr / 70 million…..Tht’s why the Nets haven’t done anything yet and are waiting it out..We are gonna get him….GO NETS !!!!
The picture is on...
Rockets to Renew…Sorry…….We will 50 with this guy…..
Read the Scouting Report.....
It tells alot about Luis Scola…..
WOW ....
Scola had 25 points and 21 rebounds in a game on March 6th ,2010…against the T-Wolves……(Twenty-One Rebounds)…..The guy is a Basket Ball Machine…..
Breaking News: Rockets To Match Offer-Sheet Signed By Kyle Lowry
With this I’m think that we should at least try to give an offer to Scola (He’s interested right?). The Rockets are preparing to match the offer of the Cavs within 24 hours Lowry signed the offer-sheet. . Maybe they would do the same with Scola right? Or no?? LOL im not sure. I’m still learning the system in the NBA.
The NETS is like my own sense of direction..
The MAGIC made me realize that one..
Might as well give it a shot
Don’t we need some international players anyway for “global marketing?” We’re in a good position to overpay Scola and still have lots of cap space. Why not and what’s taking so long?
An interesting option..
Might be Ike Diogu, who has put up some impressive numbers when he gets serious minutes..
If Avery were to offer him a chance to begin the season as a starter, he could probably be signed for 2.5 mil or less..
everytime i hear nets are "interested"
nets don’t do jack but talk who we’re gonna sign blah blah blah and it never gets done
Scola's Deal
We offer him $30 for three years. EIther Houston matches, or lets him go. I could live with ten mil per for Scola. Brook is an all star with Scola next to him. THE HUMP is the tenth man on the roster, if we get Scola. Who is on the roster now? 1. Brook 2. Devin
3 Favors 4 Outlaw 5 CLee 6 TWILL 7 James 8 The Hump 9 Farmar 10 Morrow 11 Skinny backup5 12 ?Scola or another PF That’s 12, and then three rookies sit at the end of the bench, dressed in lime green suits. Or maybe Dooling, Boone or Hayes?
Paul from Delray Beach
when t will is on the court at the point he see the floor better than harris he is a much better passer than harris and a pass first point guard and look to get every body involve in the game he just need some more playing time i hope they don;t trade hime
by oswaldjoseph69@yahoo.com on Jul 14, 2010 7:10 PM EDT reply actions
Krsitc and Lopez started most games in their rookie season.
And they surprised us, why can’t Favor do that again?
Looks like Avery will give him minutes
Most probably if we didn’t acquire another PF.
"Beat the Heat!"
the Nets has King n James
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