LUIS SCOLA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Today’s Sports Birthdays headlined by Isiah Thomas
The sports birthdays for April 30 include the very light hitting Jeff Reboulet, Minnesota Vikings bust Troy Williamson, former NFL’ers Dave Meggett and Al Toon, and NBA’er Luis Scola. The cheddar cheese biscuit of today’s birthdays is none other than former Detroit Pistons Bad Boy and worst NBA front office executive ever Isiah Thomas. My fondest memory of Isiah Thomas isn’t...
Suns go for back-to-back wins vs. sliding Jazz
The Phoenix Suns' Luis Scola doesn't know how long it will last but he's hoping to stay in the groove.
The forward will try to add to his resurgence Friday night while leading the Suns to a fifth consecutive home win in their series with the short-handed Utah Jazz.
Scola was averaging 11.7 points - his fewest since his 2007-08 rookie season - through the first 30 games...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
January 03, 2013
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Rockets fan didn’t like Luis Scola’s long hair, wrote GM Daryl Morey about it
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Luis Scola was fairly productive for the Houston Rockets for five seasons before they waived him over the summer. He averaged 14.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, but one Houston fan was not happy with the big man — and it had nothing to do with his game.
As you can see from the image above that Rockets GM Daryl Morey posted on Twitter, a fan recently wrote...
Scola's skill set on display in Olympic tuneup
An off-season look at a valued employee of the Phoenix Suns was as easy as watching NBA TV's broadcast of a Team USA exhibition game.
But we were required to pay attention, of course, to the other team.
Sunday's other team was Argentina, which showed up in Barcelona for this pre-Olympic friendly with recent Suns acquisition Luis Scola still working as its low-post henchman...
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July 23, 2012
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Suns win bidding for F Scola
The Phoenix Suns have won the bidding for forward Luis Scola and used the amnesty clause to cut forward Josh Childress.
A fan favorite in Houston, the 6-foot-9 Scola averaged 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds in five seasons with the Rockets. He grabbed 2,984 rebounds to rank ninth on Houston's career list.
But the Rockets used the amnesty option to waive Scola on Friday. The rugged...
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July 15, 2012
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Suns win rights to Scola
The Phoenix Suns were awarded the rights to Luis Scola on Sunday by submitting the highest bid for the free agent forward, according to multiple reports. Scola was waived by the Rockets on Friday via the amnesty provision, and several teams, including Dallas and Cleveland, submitted bids for Scola, according to NBA.com. The Suns had to submit a bid of at least $3.3 million per...
BIG GAMBLE
Houston Rockets waive Luis Scola
The Rockets did the unthinkable -- they waived one of their top players from the past few seasons. Find out why they did it.
Cutting Scola necessary, still tough to swallow
HOUSTON Luis Scola spoke with a sincerity that even his coarse Spanish accent could not mask. When he opened his mouth to respond to a question, one could guarantee authenticity from the ensuing words.
When the Rockets honored Scola as a member of their All-Decade Team of the 2000s on April 26, his humility was genuine. He shared that honor with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Shane...
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July 13, 2012
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Scola Trade Talks Between Rockets, Nets Fall Apart
The Nets and Rockets held deep trade talks on Saturday centered around Luis Scola.
LOVE LIKE A KICK IN THE HEAD
Video: Love steps on Scola's face
In a move that would make Ndamukong Suh proud, the T'Wolves all-star appears to have stepped on Luis Scola's face while he lay on the floor.
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