tiket flight from dallas to houston $99 ** toyota center suite ticket $2,000 per suite made a replica jersy with the name & number of steve nash $169 buy extensive galons of alchol $450 bring some (pretty womans) $7,900 per night invite steve nash to the party, drunk him to hell and made him to sing the contrac to 4 years 2.5 millions and bring more players with the MLE PRICLESS ____________________________________________________ i would like to see them on this team it would be a nice feet
If it is possible ,and thats a big if, i think the rockets should go after Steve Nash. He's smart, knows how to feed the rock to big men. And makes people on offense happy so that they can put forth an extra effort on defense,thats what point guards DO! I'm pretty sure Van Gundy encourages players to play sound defense. The Mavs philosophy is to run and gun,nothing more. You could say none of the mavs starting 5 have no defensive skills, but thats not true. its just their defensive strategy is non existent. I wouldnt mind blowing up this team with exception to Yao Ming, Jim Jackson,and Bostjan Nachbar.Going for a strong Pf and Nash would be a good fit for next season. I think its a perfect time to snatch Nash is this offseason. People say he's on the wrong side of 30,and taking in the fact that Marquise daniels is not under contract the mavs could deal Nash. Compatibility if nash could come here would be great. Imagine Nash and Yao working the pick and roll. There is no question our offense would be astounding. It only takes two really great players having great chemistry to win championships. Its proven over and over. Examples; Jordan and Pippen, Cousy and Russel, Laimbeer and Thomas(jk),Bird and McHale. Talent isnt everything, its all about chemistry and desire.
if we're looking at any of the Mavs, Finley is the guy that I would want. while he is a little old and coming off an injury, the guy is just money; he plays D, rebounds, can handle the rock and shoot the J.
oh man... mike bibby is the single most player in the NBA i hate the most. i will have think long and hard about continuing to be a Rockets fan if we get mike bibby.
also, i just watched the Dallas game. Nash is a great player. hustle, penetration, awesome shooter. just what the Rockets need. Francis is good, but there are certain players I'd rather have: 1. T-Mac 2. Iverson 3. Nash
T-mac plays d, rebounds, has great athleticism,can handle the rock, shoot the J, can drive to the basket with a great finish, is more clutch and can get ya 30pts a game while shooting a pretty good percentage from the field. And the only two gaurd who can rival Kobe on offense. Yao and T-mac, has a more likeness to Shaq and Kobe, than Yao and Steve. Except in our Yao and T-mac scenerio, we'll focus the offense on the two, and have the center as the second option. Since Yao has said himself, isn't ready to take over a team. T-mac may not be able to carry a team of scrubs. But who can? Even Mj needed help. But i bet he'll be more than apt, at carrying a team, that includes Yao, JJ, Boki and whatever PF we could get, plus Brent barry signed at the MLE. I much rather have our rockets lead towards a Shaq, Kobe comparison, than to a more athletic, John Stockton, with less court vision, less ability to find the open man on a consistent basis, better vertical, lousy ball handling skills and bonehead plays that don't outweigh but out produce momentary clutch moments. And a 7'6" jump shooting Karl Malone. Has anyone else noticed, that aside from that 15-18ft jumpshot in yao's arsenal, which resides in his NATURAL abilities, are also passing skills, and driving skills? He had impressive footwork for his size on his rookie year, and showed instances where he could drive to the basket on the dribble and off the dribble. You all saw him do that once on this last game, where he drove it in on the dribble from 15ft out. And anyone remember his rookie season? Where he stood about 2ft inside the three point line off the corner and just dribbled it and drove it to the basket for a layup? And he didn't just drive it all stumbly, he had some moves for his size. Why doesn't JVG focus more on all this? All his natural talents? He's being wasted on constantly forcing him to learn how to "bang". Shaq HAS to bang, cause he doesn't have all these skills Yao has. And his talent is to bang. You don't see Phil teaching him or FORCING him to learn how to shoot 15 footers do ya? Let Yao flow freely. This huge 7'6 tree has so much in his arsenal and we're just denying them to flourish, by shoving him into the "big men must constantly bang" theory. Supposedly, many said he was going to have such an impact on the game, that he would cause a change in the game some day. How can he cause change by just doing what Shaq does? Or most big men do or are SUPPOSE to do, Bang bang bang? Let his natural talents flourish, let him evolve as our diversly talented big man second "solid" option, until he one day feels the desire to take over the team. In the meantime, let's focus the offense on someone who can benefit from such a talented big man, that can shoot, pass, drive off and on the dribble. And one who can give you 30pts a game while shooting atleast 42% from the field, on a consistent basis. One who also has it all, defense, hussle, smarts, length 6'8, speed, ball handling skills and CAN take over the team at anytime his coach asks him to. T-mac!! Cmon, what else could you ask for?? Role players you say? Well, how does JJ, Boki and Brent barry sound to ya? I'll bet you those players put together would provide you with much sturdier and consistent smart play in a yr, than our current line up could in 3yrs. T-mac T-mac T-mac T-mac T-mac!!
i think we could really get tmac by trading steve and cuttino for him. BUT IS SOFTY CARALONIA DAWSON smart enough to do so or does he even have the guts to do so.
I know I will get flamed for this that's why I dont want to start a new thread, but here goes. How about Cato and Spoon for antoine walker. We give them a legitimate defensive centre (they dont need any more offensive power anyway). We get a former all-star PF who like to shoot 3 at low percentage. But he can spread the floor for yao and he can also be our point forward. If the outcome is bad, we can just let him leave after next season (cato and spoon both have 1 more season after next one). Then the guarantee contracts for 2005-6 will be around $34M only. Am I a homer here? His expiring contract would be worth more than cato?
Hell no! Are you out of your mind? Uhm, sorry. But, no, seriously no. If we had to settle, I'd rather go for Kurt Thomas, who has decent d better than Mo's definitely. Can rebound, better than Mo. And can hit the jumper. He'd suffice. Brent Barry T-mac Boki Nachbar Kurt Thomas(better than the thought of Antoine Walker) Yao
No, we don't need another pg who trys to become a sg in crunch time. Did you see Nash out of control - ignoring the hot hand of Dirk down the stretch against SAC? I like the guy - but let him stay in Dallas - so they are not a threat in the future.
Till I stop being baffled by the lack of interest people here seem to show for T-mac. When it comes to trades that could really improve our Rockets. I mean we could settle for any DECENT PF that gives us a balanced offensive/deffensive/rebounding game. If we got T-mac. All we really need from a PF is one who can keep Yao's defenders honest, aka have a good jumper. And on the defensive end, just needs to be a decent defender, and that already would be a great improvement from Mo-tay. Plus just need him to rebound somewhat decent, like 7.5 rebounds a game. T-mac averages 6.3 rebounds a game. We don't need such a superstar PF, if we got T-mac. And for those seeking an un-named PG through trades or FA, that can pass etc. Brent barry's right there, Clutch himself has some sort of a banner advertising him Sure Brent isn't gonna dish out double digit assists per game, but won't really need such a PG. With Boki in the starting line up, who has a diverse game, (people who complain about his lack of defense, it really isn't at all that bad to complain). I bet together, Brent and Boki could give us atleast 6.6 assists per game, don't forget JJ who would be Boki's backup. All we really need from a PG is for him to have a sturdy, consistent jumpshot and perimeter game OFF the dribble, Brent gives us that. And one who has good ball handling skills, can bring it up the court safely and give it up to our players with no hesitation, again Brent gives us that. So, I really am baffled why so few people show any interest on getting T-mac and making him a Rocket. So, until I stop being so baffled. T-mac T-mac T-mac T-mac T-mac!!!
Why is everyone so caught up with Nash's lack of D? The best defensive team in the NBA are the Spurs, who have Tony Parker at point. If there's one thing JVG has proven he can do, it's team defense. There's no reason to think that Nash will cause our whole defense to collapse if he comes. Steve may or may not be better than him on defense, but it's not big enough of a deal. However, what Nash can bring to the Rockets offense is substantial. Better ball movement, less turnovers, better outside shooting. And that, in the end, is where this team needs the most improvement on.
The problem is not only that Nash is bad, it's that Steve is not great either. So if you're proposing a Francis/Nash backcourt, that's a HUGE step down from Francis/Mobley. Nash is already a worse defender at the point than Steve, and Steve's defense would take a hit moving to the 2, so we become much worse defensively. Give them Francis and Cato for Nash and Jamison. I don't think we'd ever deal with Dallas though, they only had about 5 more wins than us, and the gap is very likely to be further reduced. We are interstate rivals, and will have equally competitive teams next season.
1) Kobe..... man I'll be the first to admit I hate this guy but dayam theres no denying he has the killer instinct. He's just like Jordan in so many ways. The way he plays his best game of the series after a long day in court/plane ride I'd say that's almost comparable to Michael playing sick ... always rising to the occasion. 2) T-Mac ... If not kobe as a free agent or sign and trade then Tmac because hes the next best thing not to mention he dropped 62 and we can definitley use that. T-mac I'm uncertain if he has the same killer instinct Kobe posseses but it sure would be nice to see him in a Rocks uniform. I heard the Blazers were offered Tmac for Zach Randolph/ DA / 1st round pick and supposedly Portland doesn't like that deal. If we can get T-mac for either Francis or Mobley + taylor and pick that would be just great. 3) Its 4:30 and I'm venting/ dream casting sorry if my post makes no sense.
