Oberto is a Spur- VIDEOS

Spursman · Joined: 03 Aug 2001 Posts: 209

Listening to Sports Talk SA, Don was saying that for one thing, the Spurs evidently think that the buyout for Scola is too much. He also said that he has heard rumblings that the Spurs may not be as high on him as some of us are and that they may have even looked into trading his rights.

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NBA Argentenians can only play in SA.

Blondie · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:41 am Post subject: Oberto is a Spur; no Scola again

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I know I migth get jumped for saying this, but I wonder what a package of Tony Parker and Luis Scola would land us... if it landed us a "next in line" type of big man, I would be happy for San An to go through with it.

usckk · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:15 am Post subject: Oberto is a Spur; no Scola again

Trade Parker? No way. I can guarantee the Spurs won't trade Parker. The only players the Spurs would trade are Rasho and Nazr.

Lepramaniac · Guest

As much as I like to see a countryman of mine join the NBA, I don't think this a good move for the Spurs.

Oberto is on the downhill on his career, he ain't exactly an upgrade for the reigning champs. Scola would have been a much smarter move.

Despite being 5 years younger, Luis is much better than Oberto ever was.

Mutinous Dog · Beware of me Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 477

From a basketball standpoint, what's not to like about this deal?

The guy can play and has more size than Scola. And we didn't have to give up anything to get him. We got him because Team Argentina all wants to play with Manu. What a great attraction for basketball talent. Tim and Manu. And we got him on a short 3-year deal that probably doesn't involve much money by NBA standards. It's a helluva deal.

Like the talking heads said on radio today, now the Spurs can move Rasho for smalls instead of needing a big man in return. And they won't leave themselves looking for quality big men than simply don't exist. If a team already had a quality big man, why would they give him up for Rasho?

Rasho's salary isn't looking quite so outrageous by comparison to some other low-performing bigs in the league so maybe he is moveable.

From a basketball marketing standpoint, how many chicks will the Spurs be able to attract to games simply to ogle the Fabio look-alike? They might never be able to tell you what the game score is at any given time but they will certainly be able to tell you every time Oberto bent over to tie his shoes! :omg

This deal shows me how serious the Spurs are to try to defend their Championship this time around. And maybe also how serious they are to send Rasho packing.

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From a basketball marketing standpoint, how many chicks will the Spurs be able to attract to games simply to ogle the Fabio look-alike?

Walter Herrmann is the Fabio look-alike, not Fabrico Oberto. Oberto looks like . . nobody other than Oberto.

ryno

Well that bites that Scola won't be comming over, but at least we got Oberto.

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TheSick1 · Ball Scientist Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 85

Scolas buy-out is a reported 14.5 million now....no way in hell a team is going to deal with that. However, after the next three years the buy-out will drop to 1 million. Thus, it looks like the Spurs won't have Scola for a good while and it will be difficult to trade his rights.

As of now, the Spurs have:

Half the MLE (3 years; 7.5 million for Oberto)

The LLE

and the Vet. Minimum

usckk · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:35 am Post subject: Oberto is a Spur; no Scola again

Look for the Spurs to sign a SF with the MLE (yeah, i think Devin is gone) and the Spurs using the LLE on a point guard.

TheSick1 · Ball Scientist Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 85

Why would Devin be gone? The Spurs wouldn't have to use any of their exceptions because they have Devin's early bird rights. Now, I could see them passing on Devin if he is offered a little more than the Spurs think he is worth, but that has not occured yet.

I could see the rest of the MLE going to a back-up SF just for insurance...if Devin leaves for an outrageous offer or if the Spurs feel his injury would be too much to deal with, but thats been cleared by doctors. (Possible SF's: Big Dogg, Gerald Wallace, Maurice Evans, Walter Hermann, etc...)

We can bring back Wilks with the LLE.

Bigdizave

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Scolas buy-out is a reported 14.5 million now....no way in hell a team is going to deal with that. However, after the next three years the buy-out will drop to 1 million. Thus, it looks like the Spurs won't have Scola for a good while and it will be difficult to trade his rights.

I love this scenario. Once Timmy, Oberto, Horry and others are getting a older and little more over the hill in three years, bring in Scola in his prime.

Scola is our spare ammo that will come right WHEN WE NEED HIM and for much less financially. I love this organization. We are set for years.

TheSick1 · Ball Scientist Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 85

Who knows....Maybe Ian (C) and Sanikidze (SF) both who are under 20 years of age will be ready to go as well. Both show ton's of promise and both are athletic players.

GrandeDavid · Brazil Joined: 22 Jun 2001 Posts: 1468 Location: Brazil

^In having to pay a $14.5 million buyout of his contract to Tau Ceramica, Scola actually would not have been a better move!

I don't think that at 30 years old he's on the downhill yet. If anything, he should be reinvigorated playing in the NBA with Manu and behind Tim Duncan.

Excellent move!

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