The Picture of Aaron Gray

If you're serious about making the playoffs, you need players like Aaron Gray. No, he may never start or play 30 minutes a night -- but he's a 7 footer that can give you some valuable minutes off the bench.

If you're telling the fan base that your goal is to make the playoffs, you shouldn't be playing Thabeet over Gray because "you're already paying him." Barring some miraculous development, Gray would help this team much more than Thabeet ever could.

It's not like AG will be an expensive contract -- I'd imagine 2M/year?

 

Admit it...the only reason you started this thread is because you wanted to get that thread title in .

 

DORIAN GRAY REFERENCE FTW!!!

 

WE WANT CARL LANDRYYYYYYY

 

you base this on what exactly.... their stats, even stretched out to 48 min a game for equalizing show hill having more points and almost a block more per game .. other peoples trash always seems like treasure but really they are both about the same. id love to see a stat that shows otherwise

 

There's not much out there for an option at center, so I can understand giving him a look.

That said, I would still rather play a combination of Hayes (better defense) and Donatas (probably better offense) than him at center depending on match ups.
Hayes and D-Mo aren't the answer, but I don't think he's the defensive shot-blocker or rim protector we're looking for either.

On the other hand, if we did get him I wouldn't care either, it would be reaching at straws but chances are he would still out perform thabeet or Hill as backup. Whatever really.

 

umm kevin martin was number 9 in scoring last year at 23.5 per game.. and he averaged 24 points against them last year including a 33 point game.. i am pretty sure chris paul is aware of kevin martins existence ...

 

all these centers that are being thrown out (the trash centers like gray, sanders, zaza) look at their numbers compared to chuck hayes .. first of all we know stats dont tell the story about hayes bc he is such a lock down defender and one on one, ill take my chances with chuck than any of those guys on the list. secondly his stats (stretched to 36 min for comparable comparison ) are BETTER! than they guys that are being mentioned .. per 48 min .. grays stats are 11.7 pts 15.5 rebounds 1.1 blocks.... chucks stats 13.4 13.8 1.1 .. and chucks are more close to accurate since he played more.... not to mention the fact that chuck is going to take more charges (one charge is more than one block, the other team gets a foul you are assured the ball as a result.) not to mention the fact that chuck gets more steals and is better for ball movement (passing)on offense .. the player we get should actually be a better player the chuck not just a taller player ..

 

I'd like to see Thabeet play at least 5-10games before deciding to dump him for peanuts. He may be a bust, but damn, he's 7'3". Can't we at least play him? We aren't going to be world champs next year.....let's give Thabeet and TWill a chance to play.

 

THIS. Thank you.

Hasheem Thabeet is the Houstonian Aaron Gray.

 

And what if he's not? Then we shrug our shoulders and go through another year with having no capable 7 footer on the roster? Aaron Gray can give you 10-15 minutes a game. If you can sign him for 2M/year (double his current salary), exactly what is the harm in having BOTH him and Thabeet on the roster?

I don't see any reason why we can't sign Gray with Thabeet on the roster. If Thabeet develops, then great, play him. Gray could easily be shipped off like David Andersen was without hurting our cap flexibility. If Thabeet is still Thabeet, then at the least we have a legitimate backup 7 footer that can put a body on opposing bigs for 15 minutes a night.

 

Ask and you shall receive...

 

if u needed a still seven footer to play 10-15 min u might as well have kept brad miller... out center requirement should not just be ... must be seven foot or taller

 

I concur, worst case we get a serviceable 7 footer, best case we get 2 serviceable 7 ft centers

I think that many of you are also missing a key point, we can actually sign this guy to a decent contract.

Gasol is staying in memphis, dalembert is old and going to miami....

 

BRAD MILLER did not play defense well, is old and his trips to the lane always ended in turnovers and him with his arms in the air signaling an extra point

 

Do not want nor need..

 

First I thought 8.7 pts in 14 minutes. Then I saw he was white and re read the post more carefully.