PG situation - Mike Bibby and Aaron Brooks - How much longer?

How bout Battier, Alston, Head, James, and first round pick for Bibby and Artest.

 

Brooks imho is basically the ideal PG Adelman would like to run this team. the only problem is experience...but hopefully his time will come.

 

Bibby will not be a Rock:

Reportedly Maloof X 2 will not 'help' Adelman.
There is no way a team (Sac in this case) takes a load of crap to cut o dump a Bibby. I do expect MB to be traded, and a 3way may be requisite.

Brooks? Who knows? What's happening in practice? I'd love him as a change of pace guy, like a younger Boynkins. Hey, there is an Earl sitting on his arse - want a 5th '1'?

Back to the question: if one could upgrade one position would it be the 1...or the 4? I like Scola's morphing into an NBA player, but Garnett he ain't. I love Chuckie, but the man has a deficiency or two.

 

Running the point takes natural skills and a lot of experience. Brooks played more as a scorer in college.He might be able to run the point as a backup some day,maybe I'm wrong but expectations shouldn't be high right now IMO.
Acquiring Bibby is going to be tough and even if we do get him,will he be able to overcome his disappointing season last year quickly enough after coming back from an injury?

 

Back to the question: if one could upgrade one position would it be the 1...or the 4? I like Scola's morphing into an NBA player, but Garnett he ain't. I love Chuckie, but the man has a deficiency or two.[/QUOTE]
We aren't likely to get a Garnett or even a Boozer.Scola can become a good PF with time and experience.Who knows even Landry might turn out to be a useful player. The PG spot is a bigger need.

 

Ab could get some PT if only Adelman does not stick to 8-9 man rotation.
At this early of the season, I hope Adelman can try various combinations
and give PT to all players. I believed if AB can control his nerve he perform
very well. Hopefully AB will get a chance to develop by getting some PT
and become our future PG. Rockets does not have a good PG quite awhile.
Yao need a good PG that can penetrate, score and make lob passes. When we
get a good PG, we will then definitely contend.

 

I might be all alone out on an island by saying this but I would prefer Cassell over Bibby.

 

I think he'll start to get time--the question is, whose minutes will he take? I figure at first he'll get 8 or so minutes coming at the end of the first/ part of the second quarter, and then he'll start taking someone elses minutes. With the rise of francis (who i expect to stick in the rotation) i figure it's either Alston or James who loses the PT. Neither of them has really earned it.

 

No, the island is inhabited - but, with medical personnel for our beloved but aged Sammy?

 

Yeah and it seems Head is not working out here so he might be traded before the deadline to acquire another big man. Also James might be moved by next year if he doesn't learn how to share the ball.

 

Brooks is not ready.

 

BRING BACK JON BARRY!!!!

 

I don't understand the logic behind not playing brooks. I understand he is a rookie and needs to learn more but didn't the rockets offer the spurs a conditional ( if aaron brooks is gone) first round pick for scola. We passed up our first opportunity by making brooks the deal breaker. Now Scola is working his way into the starting rotation as expected, while brooks has only taken 2 shots( both makes).

 

I just have a problem with paying him all that money. $13.5 million + a trade kicker means he'd be making more than Yao. It also means we would probably have to part with Battier, Scola or somebody else of significance in order to even get him in the first place.

On the salary note, I understand that his deal is off the books after next season so it makes the gamble semi-tolerable, but I still just don't know.

With Cassell it wouldn't cost an arm & a leg. Cassell fits the leader role that everybody keeps complaining about plus is there a smarter player in the league? Is there another PG that you would rather have in the 4th quarter taking big shots and quarterbacking games down the stretch? There aren't many names that should be mentioned ahead of Cassell in regards to those aspects of the game.

Rafer/Head for Cassell. Worst case scenario is he gets hurt but we get out of Rafer's deal and force somebody else to overpay Luther in a couple years. Best case scenario is we have a solid "closer" type player that could help eliminate our problems holding leads in the 4th quarter. Basically, a player perfect for the "win now" mentality.

 

The rockets become the Kings, why not try to get kevin martin while you're at it

 

My friend who's a lifelong King fan, who announced its "Reggie Nation" this year, almost confirms from the fan perspective that the Maloofs won't make a deal to an Adelman team or the Lakers. I'd say chances of getting Bibby or anyone off that team, unless its hugely lopsided in their favor, are .3% chance to none.