I think a lot of people are missing the point of this whole Lakers/Hornets/Rockets trade. The prize was not Pau. The prize was Nene. Playing Pau at center would allow Nene to play PF. Nene has openly stated that he hated playing center. Getting Pau would clear the way to persue Nene. A front court of Pau and Nene would be solid and complimentary. Pau as a finess player and Nene a power player. People are forgetting how good C.Lee is. He is a legit 2 gaurd. Here is the thing, if the experiment fails, they would be getting a high a high draft pick instead of being in the pergatory of mediocraty. If the experiment works, they would be in the playoffs.
Even tho I love LEE to be here also...hes good also but K-Mart is the TOP SCORER in the NBA ..just cuz he aint big name lk LEBRON,KOBE dont mean nothin he scores like them.....
Martin is one of my very favorite Rockets. I went out and bought his jersey 2 days after the trade. But Martin as our best player won't win us title. Martin needs to be our second option, not the first.
!!!! We shall see I think he can WE JUST NEED a CENTER..he cant do it ALONE....he drawls FOULS and can SHOOT if he dont wanna get FOUL.
Who's gonna hit big shots for this team without Martin? lowery can't shoot, lee isn't a great shooter. Budinger is decent. It'll be a mess.
We are talking a 5 year, near max deal with NeNe. He is an injury prone big man almost in his 30s. He won't give the Rocekts a discount. If this "experiment " fails then what? We are stuck for the next 4 seasons with guys who don't want to be here. Morey lucked out of Ariza's contract. Acquiring NeNe, and Gasol goes against everything Morey's accomplished. Ask Memphis how many games they won in the playoffs when they relied on Gasol in his prime.
Martin never hit the big shots dude. He tended to fade in the 4th quarter. Lowry improved his three point shot immensely. He was our closer basically.
He's replaceable. People always b-itching about all the role players we have and when Morey begin to make big changes they start b-itching about that. No one knows what he had planned with that cap room, but it could have been something special. Now we're still where we were at before minus the wagon.
That's my point. The team we have now is so fun to watch. I love how they bring it every might. I love how they fight, I love thier passion, but they are and will continue to be outmatched by the top teams. The direction of this team needs to change. What they are doing nww isn't working.
Martin makes shots but I don't know about BIG. He better make shots after giving up so many! I don't know if you noticed last season but Lowry found his shot. He was the reason we were winning after the all star break.