[chron]Kobe talk inspires the Rockets to talk about not talking

Good, because the Lakers would never have sent him here anyways...

 

No KOBE please!
I agree with blog,you must give Novak another chance but any of those cuts are very difficult so It's very interesting to see how will Morey do it!

 

Bring in Odom then trade MJ for Mobley!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I remember some guy, a member of BBS had a great idea for a trade.

"Odom+Brown for Tracy" how about it?

 

Then you weren't paying attention Jonathan !!!

WOOT !



DD -Seeing things years before the average fan

 

Seriously. I was pissed they tossed Nachbar into the David Wesley trade but I'm 100% behind cutting Novak. Nachbar showed promise in all kinds of ways that Novak hasn't. He may have taken 5 seasons to shoot 40% from the field, but Nachbar was shooting 36.5% and 47.6% from 3 by his 2nd and 3rd years with the Rockets. Is it really that hard to do a quick stat check before writing an article? The Chron sucks and its such a waste giving these shoddy reporters access to the Rockets. I wish there was an alternative newspaper so there would actually be some competition and push for quality. Give those media passes to people who actually deserve it.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

Stephen A. Smith is proven to be an idiot...again.

 

I think Romeo Void would have something to say about that!

 

Novak is not Nachbar. Nachbar showed an improvement in the second year, and Novak is showing no improvement at all this year.

 

Exactly!! I couldn't have said it any better!

 

WHY??? Look at this Kwame Yao Lamar. Damn it means championship.

I just wonder who wrote that

 

Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink!!!! I hate reading articles directly out of the board.

 

I couldnt find the article on their website.

 

I think this deal could be actually happen.

Tmac + scola + whatever to fill the salary for kobe. Tmac is an all star and scola if given the chance could be as well. but would we give up scola?

i wouldnt...but that is our most intriguing option

 

Here's the link.

http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2007/10/kobe_talk_inspires_the_rockets_1.html

 

God I miss Nachbar. Novak and Lucas for Mailman Slayer.

 

This fact has been confirmed time and time again.

Next week:

Stephen A. Smith: "The Astros look to deal Carlos Beltran for Terrell Owens."

 

i know this suggestion will lead to incessant flaming, but i don't care.

it's been accurately pointed out time and again what pros/cons each player rumored-to-be-traded brings to the table.

that being said:
1) basketball is a business
2) you don't get something for nothing

i like what Morey's done with the team over the summer, but one must always be looking to improve the team through whatever means necessary. i love tracy as much as the next guy, but tracy has a ceiling, a ceiling which was all-too-apparent during the playoffs, even though he was 'healthy.'

given what other teams are pitching for Kobe, it's clear that LA wants:
1) star power, to keep people in their seats
2) to get rid of their garbage player(s)/contract(s) (Like Kwame)
3) youth
4) veteran stability to fill in the hole(s) Kobe will create by leaving
5) security (specifically, they don't want their new players to bolt)

other deals on the table include one straight-up with Chicago, one three-way with Chicago and Phx, and one three-way with Chicago and Sacto. let's just look at the Chicago deal.

1) Ben Gordon - contract has not been extended, may bolt; NOT a superstar
2) Tyrus Thomas - def. valuable, but still raw and very young
3) Joakim Noah - too early to tell, still very raw
4) Ben Wallace - huge contract
5) Kirk Hinrich - likely won't be included
6) Luol Deng - will NOT be included

LA won't do the trade unless Luol is included; Kobe and Chicago won't approve the trade unless Luol is NOT included.

if the trade gets done somehow, the supporting cast will include: Thabo, Nocioni, Duhon, Joe Smith, and Hinrich. in other words, nothing great.


on the other hand, let's say Houston were to get involved.

1) TMac - yes, he's an injury concern, but has been fine since seeing Dr. Patterson in Waco. has a superstar draw even though he doesn't necessarily play like one anymore. is great for the Rockets system/atmosphere, but will not take us to the championship b/c of his lack of a killer instinct. still has 3 years, so will not be able to bolt if he gets traded.
2) Mike James - can play 1/2, has veteran presence, decent defense and good offense. can take Kobe's spot in the Laker's line-up, with TMac filling in at the 3. the Rockets will miss his spark off the bench and at the 1/2, but hopefully Bonzi and Kobe will be able to fill those needs.
3) Luther Head - good, young shooter. is locked up for 2 years. bottom line is that he's young and still improving. one of the best 3pt shooters in the L (average-wise).
4) Carl Landry - raw, undersized PF. obviously has a way(s) to go, but down-the-line could definitely be a contributor. in this scenario, he'd basically be the token PF in the trade (to take Kwame's spot).

for

1) Kobe, and
2) Kwame - unmotivated crash-and-burn project. LA would love to dump him, and would likely groom Landry to be everything Kwame wasn't.


again, the NBA is a business. there are plenty people in Houston that respect Kobe as a basketball superstar but despise him as a person. there are more people that fear how he'd co-exist with others, including a star like Yao. we've seen Kobe in the All-Star games and in the Olympics. he plays within the system, and plays on BOTH ends of the court. he's had to take all the shots in LA b/c of his supporting cast (which is kinda his fault to begin with).
you don't get something for nothing, and you have to give up something good to get something good in return. in this case, it's a matter of giving our best talent, a veteran, and some of our youth for the Best player in the NBA and a burn-out/garbage player.

if we did this trade, here's how the teams would pan out:

LA
1) Fisher/Farmar/Mike James/Head/Crittenton
2) Mike James/Head/TMac/Vujacic/Coby Karl
3) TMac/Walton/Mo Evans/Radmanovic
4) Odom/Turiaf/Cook/Landry
5) Bynum/Mihm

Houston
1) Rafer/Kobe/SF3/ABrooks
2) Kobe/Bonzi/SF3/Kirk
3) Battier/Bonzi/Kirk/Novak
4) Hayes/Scola/Kwame
5) Yao/Dikembe/Kwame

just b/c of the sheer number of players, i think it keeps LA pretty competitive, and at the same time, i think it helps us get that much closer to being a championship team. with Yao, Battier, Hayes, and Scola, i think we have enough of a core to go deep during the playoffs.

it wasn't easy trading away SF3, Cat, and Cato for Tracy, Juwan, and change, but Tracy alone made the deal worth it. this will end up the same way.