What REALISTIC trades can we make to improve our team?

How is Mobley for Wang, Dooling, and Miller realistic?

 

Mobley for Tinsley and Bender, like I've said before.

 

Most of your Trades are for players which wont improve the Rockets very much! I woud rather have ONE great player added to our roster than a bunch of rejects, If we trade players like Mobley or Griffin we must get someone that will improve the Team a great deal. Remember just making the playoffs is not what we are shooting at, we want to go the full distance and get the whole shabang! I would stick with Mobley and Griffin if we cant land the big fish but move Heaven and Earth to get rid of Moochie and Rice.

 

Hottodie, essentially, I agree with your thinking of the team just not the priority of the needs. I think this team absolutely MUST get a distributor at PG or one of the two wing playmakers (Brent Barry or Lamar Odom), and ship Mobley out. Assuming they have enough assets left after that (which they should), I would pursue getting the tough PF this team could use. In addition, a realiable shooter would help out as well. Here are the players I would like the team to pursue.

Priority #1: (distributor)
Lamar Odom, Andre Miller, Tony Parker, Jamaal Tinsley, Brent Barry, Alvin Williams

I think the most likely out of this category is Odom with Andre Miller probably being second. I would be ok with Mobley and Griffin for Odom and Ely or something along those lines; Mobley and Griffin for Miller plus would be fine also. Tony Parker would probably require Eddie Griffin, but there is no guarantee the Spurs will go this route if they opt for J O'Neal instead of Kidd. Ideally, I would like the Rockets to acquire both Odom and Alvin Williams by using Kelvin Cato as the trade bait to Toronto (apparently Grunwald likes Cato), and the deal I mentioned earlier for Odom.


Priority #2: (tough PF)
Brian Grant, PJ Brown, Karl Malone, Dale Davis

I have always been a big fan of Brian Grant but realize his contract may make it tough for the Rockets to acquire him. I'd actually be ok with any of the players from this group; Brown and Davis are FAs from what I understand, but the Rockets may still have to pull off a sign and trade to get something done b/c they may command more than the MCE. The assets they would have left over after addressing priority 1 would likely be Glen Rice (expiring contract), James Posey (in a sign and trade) and possibly Kelvin Cato.


Priorty #3: (shooter)
Jon Barry, Eric Piatkowski, Reggie Miller (maybe)

I would be happy with any of the players from this category as well, but I really like Jon Barry's game. Barry not only provides excellent shooting touch, but also brings a savvy and intelligence to the game with his adept ball handling and distributing that the Rockets could really use. These players would probably be pursued with the mid class exception.

Notice, none of these scenarios including pipe dreams like Jason Kidd or Elton Brand. This is to show that there are real plausible options for the Rockets to begin building a juggernaut around Yao and Steve and moving out of the trap of a life sentence in mediocrity.

 

the only problem i have, is that we do not know how long it wil take Yao to become a superstar, if it takes him 3 years we wil have to wait for 3 years and miss the play-offs. i agree that we do not need another star. But i do not mind Brand (i know we wil never get him). Lets just hope Yao can become a superstar verry soon

 

Why do you consider Parker and Williams to be distributing PGs? It seems to me that they are score-first types.

 

You must not watch Spurs basketball. Im not sure about Williams, he is iffy. but Tony Parker is a great point guard. He takes shots he knows he can make. But my vote goes to my

Cuttino/Eddie

for

Jason Williams (white boy)/Stromile Swift

 

I wouldn't say they're score-first types. Maybe they aren't the playmaker pure-point guard that Jason Kidd is, but they're solid guards that makes smart decisions with the ball, don't ever force things, and will only take the shot if open.

 

I guess they'd be ok. The bad thing is, We have our own Alvin Williams inside of Moochie Norris, it came out and was shining bright last year. I dont know what happened.

 

TRADE #1:

trading a competent (if not erratic) SG, a pretty good backup C for an often injured C and an injured C? i pray to God rockets management don't pull this one off

TRADE #2:

How is it realistic to send them cat and an old player for a more than competent PG and an up and coming low post player?

TRADE #3:

Why do we need to clog up the foward position again?? And also, Boozer having a decent rookie season might be because he's a top 3 player on his team..which is the cavs....

TRADE #4:

Mihm? might as well resign collier

TRADE #5:

this is basically just to get grant but look at what we're giving up. too much for a PF whose better days are behind him

TRADE #6:

contract-wise can't happen.


are these more possible than the KG, brand, mcgrady, chamberlain trade talks?? sure but c'mon. you're either a) screwing the other team over or b) screwing us over.

 

Yup, what New Jack said. I put Alvin Williams and Parker on the list b/c they are steady with the ball and dont make a lot of stupid turnovers/decisions like our guards. They dont make a lot of flashy plays on offense, but just understand how to play the game w/o making many mistakes. Ideally, I'd like to get Alvin Williams and Lamar Odom b/c it would enable the Rockets to add a playmaker on the wing (Odom) and then a solid and steady defensive minded guard that can matchup on 1s and 2s.

 

Yao Ming has little to no chance of becoming a super Star on the Rockets if the Rockets dont rethink the direction of the team. It might take a rethinking about the value of our present Guards to the direction the Ball Club is going, so that Yao Ming can flourish and develop his game. Its going to take a lot of specialised coaching to bring Yao Ming fully into the NBA game and the Rox seem that they arn't interested in making the effort.At least so far!
Williams and Odom -great idea but I would still like to see Brand alongside of Yao Ming. It might even take a three way trade that could involve Francis at a last resort.

 

the problem is indecisiveness on the team's part of where to go and what they want to do. do they want to run the team through yao a la the olajuwon years? or do they want to go guard-first and sparingly go to yao? it's obvious that they wanted to do both but couldn't get it done.

 

First. Forget Alvin Williams! He's horrible. I don't understand why people would trade Mobley for him. Mobley isn't that bad.

Brent Barry for Cuttino Mobley yes.

Lamar Odom for Cuttino Mobley yes. I don't really think Odom is that great either....but with him and Posey at the 2.....we could have a tall lineup. Odom is an average shooter.

Tough power forward...Alonzo Mourning. Woohoo!

Shooter....Jon Barry....as a backup.

The only trade I like is #2.

 

that's because i have and no one wants to see it.

you're ideas are more possible than trading for Brand or KG but is it still in the best interest of the team by adding a Mihm or a broken down Ratliff?

Why don't sign and trade or just sign a player like PJ Brown? he gives you as much as Brian Grant but at a less price.

it's just seems like you want to dump contracts at all costs or somethin.