Get Christian Wood the Hell outta here ASAP for AMAP!

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I do not think he should get the MAX salary, because he is not a complete player. We does contribute 20/10 mostly each game but play lazy defense, not a leader, cannot pass and do not want the ball at the end of the game. You need tough players at the center position and he is not it. He could play forward but if a 6'8 or 6'9 player who is athletic can shut down Wood easily, and he is too small and weak for the Center position. We should trade him for a nice long athletic player(Kuminga, Jalen Johnson or PJ Washington) and I would trade Gordon and FRP for Myles Turner and Gordon wants to go home because of family and business ties.....let make it happen.

 

(OK, you didn't say "great" but "great offensive player" - I'll give you that.)
I'm with you on the "better coaching" part, which sadly is true for most of the team.
The most glaring problem is the lack of discipline. It looks like most guys are on too long a leash.
Playing time and shots purely based on merit is another bad spot for the coaches.
Don't even get me started on defense...
These are team-wide problems.
Wood's personal deficiencies have been the subject of this thread and many a post in others, so I won't repeat them.
What I see is a player with flashes of brilliance but very many shortcomings as well, some of which has, and I'm afraid will continue to, cost us games. Unfortunately the average of these two is "mediocre". I tried to like the guy, but I just couldn't. His low BB IQ, when combined with his delusions of grandeur, makes my stomach turn.
And I'm curious: why did you call him a stretch 4? Do you think he's playing out of position? Which position would he prefer?

 

Personally, I'm not an insider, so I have no idea if Rockets have been presented with actual trade offers, but looking around the league with teams that are desperate to keep their superstar happy (i.e. Wizards with Bradley Beal) or teams that may need the extra help to get them over the edge (i.e. Warriors or Mavericks), I think there is a deal out there to be had.

Here are three trades I came up with.

1st Trade with Wizards: Thomas nor Rui have played all season. Rui due to personal reasons (he is on the verge of coming back) and Bryant due to ACL injury sustained last year. Thomas is expiring, Rui is an intriguing prospect with length (6'8" height, 7'1" wingspan), plus you get a couple of FRPs out of it.


2nd Trade with Warriors: You send out both Wood/EG, which will be useful for the Warriors as they try to play for a championship. They give up Kuminga/Wiggins plus a couple of picks. Wiggins has been playing well this season, so perhaps you do this trade without EG and instead you do Kuminga and Wiseman (if Warriors want something like that). Klay Thompson is coming back after all and with the way Jordan Poole has played, you probably can slide Thompson to the 3, considering that his mobility may not be there for the rest of the season after missing 2 years (thus replacing Wiggins).



3rd Trade with Mavericks - Porzingis has not worked out in Dallas. Personally, I would still give him a chance in Houston, see if he is any good. He does have a longer term contract, so Dallas would have to compensate us draft wise, but they get both EG and Wood out of it. Wood would be excellent with Doncic in the pick and roll game and EG would be an excellent player to have off their bench to back up both Doncic/Hardaway. Dallas has not been all that great this season and they will likely get bounced in the first round again, I think this would be a good move on their end. Personally, from a Rockets perspective, I'm not a huge fan, especially since that Porzingis contract has an extra year. Not a favorable trade for me, but perhaps Porzingis can be a lot better in Houston, outside of Doncic's shadow.

 

Do not like those trades at all

 

warriors trade is horrible. Kuminga is not good

 

I am so glad that Stone and Silas are smarter than the halfwits who permeate this forum.

 

I completely agree. He always seems to take bad shots which leads to big runs, plays hero ball but lacks the herro. He plays like it’s his team and he’s the star because of his success in Detroit got him on Sports center. Let’s trade him now package him with EGO cause he is ballin and is a very high trade guy.

 

He's a much better defender as a PF.

 

Because he is a stretch 4/5 - and with our young guards you need bigs that can space the floor....and shoot the 3 to clear out the lane.

If Wood becomes an Okur like player I am great with that.

DD

 

Funny how quick DaDakota is to rip Green's defense because he gets caught ball watching on defense but will defend Wood with his stats even though Wood is one of the worst on ball defenders we have at age 26. Wood is supposed to be setting the example, not contributing to our biggest weakness.

 

What I just tripped over: On this day: In 1977, Dave Cowens lifted a struggling Celtics team to a 124-115 win over the Bucks. Cowens put together 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists to complete the triple-double.

Cowens a 5? Not on your Wilt or Russ or Kareem.

Just asking: how conventional was The Dream?

Not comparing guys, just saying there’s no mold to use, none to throw away.

 

Wood does a lot of things incredibly well, but also do unfathomable dumb things at the same time.

The thing is, he scores in a lot of ways that Sengun can't replace simply because of Length/Height and touch around the rim. But he is just so brainless sometimes that it is detrimental to everyone around him.

I also think if we trade him we will most likely a lost lot of games just by playing Sengun as our 5. I am kinda torn. I just wish they can find a way to co-exist for now.

 

He has a reputation to uphold as having quite possibly the worst takes on this forum.

Imagine watching basketball games and actually wanting to give Wood the max.

 

What character issues has he had in Houston?

I have not seen him being selfish at all this year and have been impressed that he has not been pouting or demanding shots.

You despising him says more about you than him.

 

Literally less engaged than 19-year-olds.

There is a reason he has bounced around the NBA, and always worn out his welcome. Soft and stupid is a terrible combination. Christian Wood has no future here. Trade him before he gets hurt again.

 

I am not ripping anyone, pointing out what players need to work on is hardly ripping....

Wood needs to work on his D, the entire TEAM needs to.......it is simply a matter of accountability and can be cleaned up by a good coach in 5 mins.

Don't you think the players know they are tanking? And they also know that the more points and rebounds they get the next contract will reflect that?

Much more than defense would.......not giving an excuse but if management is not holding them accountable for defense, neither GREEN nor WOOD nor most of the team is going to seriously commit to it.

DD

 

Is being soft a character issue? We have seen a lot of that in Houston from Christian.

 

So you think Woods is an all-flash no substance type of player but you think he could be traded for multiple 1st rounders or recent lottery picks?

And you want Porzingus?

A guy that costs way more and does even less?

Really my guy?

 

You can answer that yourself because it's obvious you feel some kind of way.

It's very telling that the only character issue you can point out is being soft.