anelka3913

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...=yhoo&type=lgns

although ariza>gay any day, but ill take gay over johnson

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RocketsRed94

Why would we want Rudy Gay... when we can pick-up someone else in the free agency in 2010?

tinywang

cause we cant.

BleedsRocketRed

People, Rudy Gay is NOT going to solve the Rockets problems. He's one dimensional, and plays absolutely ZERO defense.

Originally Posted by rockets934life YOU CAN'T STOP CHUCK HAYES YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM!

anelka3913

the only ones we have a chance of getting is Joe Johnson and Amare

but y would you want both of them, joe johnson got shut down by ron artest yesterday, hes just a streky shooter, and we already have that in ariza.
id rather take a risk on rudy gay and still have the money to get a 10m player.
and amare? i rather have scola n landry

Melechesh

Cause Battier can't score 5 pts a game.

sbyang

I'd take Rudy on the team, at the right price.

Ziggy

Shoot I would take Johnson over all of them, then Gay. Ariza a distant 3rd.

Melechesh

Grizzlies are not trading him.

Forget it.

Carl Herrera

I don't get why some people are so eager to get Gay. It's almost as though they think they can't score without getting Gay.




Would you take Johnson if you can't get Gay?

saleem

Gay isn't a bad scorer,in fact he is a pretty good one, but there is no need for him on the Rockets. Ariza is a better overall player than him. Joe Johnson is a good player, but I'm not keen on throwing big money at him.

Melechesh

Would you trade Battier for Gay? (Supposedly, we know the Grizzlies would never do that.)

I sure would.

Melechesh

Very clever sir.

saleem

Gay is improving as a scorer,but I don't see a place for him on the Rockets with Ariza and the promising Budinger around.
If Batum was fit,I would pick him and Outlaw(who has a 4M expiring contract) for Battier.


I'm of the opinion that we won't get anything of significance for Tracy and that Yao is not likely to last throughout next year. Even if he does,we aren't likely to win with him. I also feel that most teams will worry about his health and thus his trading value will go down.

I feel we should rebuild with youth and get more draft picks.

DrNuegebauer

Tracy's "trading value" is that he makes a team a contender in the 2010 free agency market ($23million expiring).

Personally, I think Tracy will come back fine early December, but that's for another thread.

On the current topic - why in the heck would we want to get Rudy Gay back We've got a far superior defender in Ariza, who is showing flashes on the offensive end. We're really looking for a long 4/5 in the free agency market - perhaps even trading Ming for such a player and then adding another peice?

All I can say is that rebuilding through the draft very rarely works. Make the moves via trade and free-agency or sink for a long time.

Melechesh

You can never have enough scorers on a team.

I for one believe Gay could pick up his defense on a more motivated team.

I feel the same about the need for getting young.

t_mac1

umm...ariza is NOT better than gay, not even close.

saleem

Did I say,we should get Rudy Gay? You're repeating pretty much what I've said.

I don't think Tracy's expiring will get us much in return,long term contracts for players who might not fit in well is more likely IMO.

I don't have a problem with trading Ming,but his value is low right now for obvious reasons and might still not be good enough when he comes back because of his repeated fractures despite the surgery. Building through the draft is much harder and requires luck too,but I don't think we will be able to get what we need from trading Yao and Tracy. If we do,get good offers for either one of them,we should go for it. I like Yao more than anyone on the team, but I love the Rockets more than any individual.

The Drake

I think by taking Johnson, you automatically get Gay.

That being said, I only want Johnson if he can come up big during crunch time.