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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Last updated July 22, 2008 2:55 p.m. PTSpain hangs on to beat Argentina 90-88 in warmupTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Argentina's Luis Scola scores during the friendly game against Spain at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) MADRID, Spain -- Manu Ginobili missed a key free throw and Spain edged Olympic champion Argentina 90-88 on Tuesday....
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SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
By Earl K. Sneed Last season, the Houston Rockets struck “Black Gold” when they selected Argentina’s Luis Scola with the 56th pick in the second round. The 6-9 forward raised a lot of eyebrows across the L, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting to Kevin Durant and Al Horford, with a rookie campaign that saw him average 10 points and six rebounds, before elevating those totals...
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Daily Basketball (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
By Jarrad Todd San Antonio Spurs What do the Spurs have against promising young power forwards? First, they trade away Luis Scola, and then pass on Kansas forward Darrell Arthur in the draft. It’s not as if they are stacked at power forward. In fact, I believe it’s their weakest position, with Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto and [...]
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Can Danny? (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... Dorsey learns from Dikembe Mutombo and becomes a defensive monster who complements Carl Landry and Luis Scola. Maarty Leunen helps out a D-league team. The Bad : Donte Greene's lack of defense outweighs his offense and he doesn't work on his game, becoming just a jump shooter. He pans out as a poor man's Tim Thomas or a sane but equally ineffective Eddie Griffin. Nicholas Batum and...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
... some exceptions: San Antonio forward Manu Ginobili was the 57th pick in 1999 and Houston forward Luis Scola was 56th in 2002."It goes without saying statistically that once three-quarters of the draft goes by, when you get to be about 45 or so, those players struggle to make a roster," Kupchak said. "If they make a roster, it's likely that they won't contribute much, at least not...
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FIBA (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
VITORIA (ACB) – Tiago Splitter is taking a page out of the book of former teammate Luis Scola by signing a contract extension at Tau Ceramica and delaying his move to the NBA. Splitter, a Brazil international who just helped the Basque outfit capture the ACB crown, was selected in the first round of last year’s draft by San Antonio but has ...
