Rockets continue to miss the boat on F.A. deals...

No way! Somebody actually wants to play in Utah?!?! I don't believe that for a second.

 

all player would be usefull for the rockets. but how should we get them? spending 6 mio per season for kapono is ridiculous. luke walton obviously wanted to stay with the lakers because otherwise he wouldn't have re-signed already.

mo peterson would be a good option but i doubt we have anything to offer to get him.

 

We already have a luke walton in battier, Jason Kapono got signed for TOO much money IMO, and Morris Peterson would be a great pick up but we are already stacked in gaurds.

 

A few years ago MoPete would have been great, or if JVG was still the coach. He was clearly more of an odd man out last year with Toronto, but I think that's because the athleticism of the game might be starting to pass him by. I think Adelman's trying to make this team much faster and more athletic.

I like all 3 players, but not at their prices, and not in replace of frontcourt help.

$24 million for a player with only 1 useful season under his belt, and even during that season with the only useful stat being his amazing 3 point shooting?

$30 million for Luke Walton...a Shane Battier clone with potentially even less ahtleticism.

Any or all of the MLE for MoPete....

I don't know who we'll end up with, but we can't afford to target backcourt talent right now.

 

What's the correlation between the draft day decisions and free agency? I don't understand.

 

They are all basically 2/3s (mainly 3s), where the Rockets are already stacked. It would be hard to lure a free agent in with promises of little money and no playing time.

 

OMG!!! The Rockets missed out on Luke Walton and Jason Kapono!! FIRE MOREY!!

Like The Cat posted, what does this have to do with Brooks and Landry, are you saying we should have just skipped the draft to concentrate on signing bum FAs?

The truth is that we have no need for any of the guys you mentioned, I like MoPete a lot but there wouldn't be any PT for him here, TMac, Snyder, Wells, and Head, will all see time at SG. Plus, SG isn't a position of need so there is no point in spending our MLE on one.

 

Kapono and Novak have the same skillset. Only difference was that Novak didnt get any playing time last year.

 

I wish the Rockets would build with young guys. Having all these old guys under contract is fine if they are healthy and still contributing or you can move their contract because it appeals to someone.... but that's not always the case is it.

 

Rockets-R-Us continues to be Debbie Downer.

 

the level of offseason whining has reached a new high.

this post is completely irrelevant. if you're so stoked about mopete go buy his frickin jazz jersey and spare us your b****ing...

 

I don't think either of these players are the type of players we need. Neither one is a power forward! Everyone is complaining about how many guards we have and you're upset that we didn't go after two other guard/forwards? We're stacked at the SG/SF position. I wouldn't say this is missing the boat. Granted Morey has yet to show us anything yet, but let's not come up with problems to blame him with.

 

If those are the only boats the Rocks missed then I say please wait till the best looking boat comes are way.....Dont deal just to deal!! None of those players are worth dealing or signing. Rocks have other immediate needs and have bigger and better boats coming are way....

 

manager's decision making?

 

The first post implies that because of the presence of Brooks/Landry on the roster, the Rockets won't pursue certain players. That doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.

 

The problem with all of the players mentioned is that they are signing for more money than the Rockets can afford to pay. They will wait for Rashard Lewis to say no to a pay cut and then they will go after Joe Johnson, declare victory and go home.

 

1. Free agency generally will yield more to the Rockets than the draft, Walton or no Walton. No surprises there.

2. These guys aren't power forwards. We're looking for a power forward. We don't need yet another guy to play behind Battier, McGrady, Bonzi, and James. Find me a power forward we are neglecting to pursue and get back to me.

3. Rashard Lewis is being pursued because he's good, not because he's a small forward. Just because we want Lewis doesn't mean we can settle for some other, less talented small forward. We need a power forward. Anything else is a distraction.

4. Power forward, okay?

 

Joe Johnson? Do you mean Amir Johnson?

 

The other difference is Novak is much taller than Kapono.