5 years, $47 Mil.

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RT @Jonathan_Feigen: Rockets reach a deal with Luis Scola, a source said. Deal for five years, worth $47 million. #hounews

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I'd say that's pretty close to the going rate for Scola, so it's a good deal by Morey. I would have preferred 4 years instead of 5, but the number isn't outrageous.

Was just about to post this. I can't complain too much about this. Glad to have him locked up.

For comparison, the closest comparison in Free Agency this year was David Lee. Lee is younger, but plays less defense so I'd put him and Scola on roughly the same level (Maybe Lee is a little bit more valuable.) But both players are 6'10" PF's who rebound well and have some offensive abilities.

Lee's deal is 6 years, 80 Mil.

So, I think Scola at $9.4 M per year is a much better deal than Lee at $13.3 M per year.

That's a heck of a raise. I didn't see Scola much last year year but I never got the impression that's he's 10 million a year player.

fing gift from the spurs that pretty much pissed away a title- enjoy houston

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For comparison, the closest comparison in Free Agency this year was David Lee. Lee is younger, but plays less defense so I'd put him and Scola on roughly the same level (Maybe Lee is a little bit more valuable.) But both players are 6'10" PF's who rebound well and have some offensive abilities.

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I wouldn't compare Lee to Scola at all.

Lee:
27 years old
20.2 points
11.7 rebounds
3.5 assists
.545 fg%
.812 FT%
22.2 PER

Scola:
30 years old
16.2 points
8.6 rebounds
2.1 assists
.514 FG%
.779FT%
17.2 PER

Horrible comparison.

Lots of people are getting overpaid. I think Scola is one of those. However, kinda like the Haywood situation, the Rockets are way up **** creek if they don't make him sign, just like the Mavs were if Haywood didn't sign. It is better to get him and pay more than to try to replace him with whatever is left and really, really suck with just Yao/Hill/Jefferies/Rookie at the post.

If that last year is not guaranteed, as is so fashionable these days, that is a pretty good contract. If so, the contract is basically a 4y36mm, which is a lot easier to digest.

Next year the Rockets should have some cap space.
But add Scola's 8.5mm next year.
Martin 11.5
Lowry 6.5
Ariza 6.8
Hill 2.8 (team option)
Andersen 2.7 (only 150k is guaranteed)
Taylor+Chase 880K each, unguaranteed.
That's just 33mm on the cap, but a probable 40.5mm on the cap if they keep Hill, Andersen, Taylor and Chase, which I think they will.

But they will have the following free agents to deal with:
Battier
Yao
Brooks

Rockets are pretty flexible going forward. They also have enough for a max free agent in ending contracts to Battier, Hayes and Jefferies.

That is a lot of money, but he definitely has been one of the best Rockets the last few seasons.

RE-SIGNED

lees numbers are inflated because of the dantoni effect. it is not a horrible comparison. lee was also a #1 option where scola was a 3

scola is a better player than Lee-

just look at the W/L records

hell Ginobli could average 28+ if he played for the Knicks or any other crap team

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fing gift from the spurs that pretty much pissed away a title- enjoy houston

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Still pisses me off to this day. If Splitter turns out to be a solid player, they will have a pretty damn solid run of 1st round picks (minus Ian)

Just saw that the last year is only partially guaranteed.

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Luis Scola will re-sign with Rockets to a five-year, $47 million contract with a partial guarantee the last season, his agent told Y! Sports

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So assuming its an increasing deal:

$7,768,595, $8,584,298, $9,400,000, $10,215,702, $11,031,405

Take the first 4 years of the deal only, and you're looking at: 4 Yrs, 35.967 M with a partially guaranteed 5th year team option. Not too shabby.

Oh, and GS, find me another FA PF who was similar to Scola that YOU would compare him to. I think David Lee, while not a Joey/Stephen Graham twin is as close to a even match as you could hope for in one free agency period.

for other points of comparison:

(Stats are Pts/Reb/Ast/Stl/Blk)

Scola (16.2/8.6/2.1/0.8/0.3) 5 Yrs, $47 Mil

Amare Stoudemire (23/9/1/0.6/1) 6 Yrs, $100 Mil
David Lee (20/11.7/3.6/1/0.5) 6 Yrs, $80 Mil
Amir Johnson (6.2/4.8/0.6/0.5/0.8) 5 Yrs, $34 Mil


Or if you think he compares closer to:

Anderson Varejao (8.6/7.6/1.1/0.9/0.9) 6 Yrs, $43.5 Mil

No matter where you base his play, that's a fair contract. Not a steal of a contract, but not overpaid by NBA standards.

THIS

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Lee:
27 years old
20.2 points
11.7 rebounds
3.5 assists
.545 fg%
.812 FT%
22.2 PER

Scola:
30 years old
16.2 points
8.6 rebounds
2.1 assists
.514 FG%
.779FT%
17.2 PER

Horrible comparison.

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After your comparison of Bill C:Horry is just...wow.


What was it you said yesterday....

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You clearly have no understanding of what players do outside the stat numbers that any monkey could recite without ever having seen a basketball game.

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[This message has been edited by claym711 (edited 7/16/2010 10:48a).]

I think $9 million and change is a little too much for Scola, but he's one of those players that is more valuable to his current team than he is to most other teams (similar to Bruce Bowen when he played for the Spurs). If he's a big part of Houston's "big picture" going foward, then you have to lock him in.

Def not overpaid compared to the rest of this year's FA.

Its a great contract for the Rockets and Scola. He would have gotten more as an unrestricted free agent and he's been greatly underpaid for years. He earned this contract.



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i'm fine with the contract, though i agree with what mass said about him having more value to the rockets than other teams.

if yao's healthy, we don't ask for quite as much from scola and for that role, this might be a little overpriced.

however, if yao goes down, we start leaning more heavily on scola and for that role, this is a good (not great) deal.

considering yao has missed so much time, i think scola is getting paid based on that second scenario.

I was expecting 4 years, 38 mil guarenteed -- so it looks like they got it about right. Two things that comfort me about a 4 year deal for a 30 year old Scola is that his game does not depend on his athlecism. He's all hustle, grit, technique, and savvy. Guy already can't lift more than a foot off the ground.

It's also why I expect Durant's star to shine brighter than Lebron and Wade by the end of teh day, because both of those guy's best skill is their athleticism and burst and once those fade they are only sorta skilled. Durant has a very large arsenal of moves from almost any spot on the floor and his game is basically timeless.

scola also plays alot more efficiently with yao on the floor with his off the ball movement translating to open layups from the yao double teams.

Not to mention the high percentage jump shots he hits from the high post regularly when teams double Yao.

It seems to be a pretty fair contract

guitarsoup just got owned

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guitarsoup just got owned

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nothing new there

Add Scola' demeanor, locker room presence, iron man toughness and competitive nature and loyalty, I take him over Lee all day long.