(Suggestion)GP to Houston?

For the First time in a long while, I agree with Rocket Guy. he makes some pretty Valid points.

 

I think its a good fit in the route to the championship

 

Look,

I want Yao to grow up and start to dominate, the last thing he needs is some old retread player whose personality will over ride Yao for another year.

Yao was in SF shadow, and now he has a chance to prove it is his team. TMac knows it.....and Yao does too.

GP would be a big ego that would have to be appeased, and I think it is time to build around Yao and TMac.

Get veterans that are role players, not players who are past their prime and trying to prove they can still be superstars.

Haven't we tried that twice already in Houston, and it didn't work.

Let's build around our 2 young superstars...support them, not the past.

DD

 

Look to the future... good post.

 

Wonderful. This coming from someone who believes that "Garry" Payton dropped off the face of the Earth 10 years ago (after a 3 year run of fairly good ball), resurfacing briefly with the Lakers last season. Seriously, have you actually followed basketball for the last decade? Even skimmed through the box scores occasionally?

 

A will match you that decade and raise you half a decade...

CAREER AVERAGES

YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
90-91 SEA 82 82 27.4 .450 .077 .711 1.30 1.60 3.00 6.4 2.01 .18 2.20 3.00 7.2
91-92 SEA 81 79 31.5 .451 .130 .669 1.50 2.10 3.60 6.2 1.81 .26 2.15 3.10 9.4
92-93 SEA 82 78 31.1 .494 .206 .770 1.20 2.30 3.40 4.9 2.16 .26 1.80 3.00 13.5
93-94 SEA 82 82 35.1 .504 .278 .595 1.30 2.00 3.30 6.0 2.29 .23 2.11 2.80 16.5
94-95 SEA 82 82 36.8 .509 .302 .716 1.30 2.10 3.40 7.1 2.49 .16 2.45 2.50 20.6
95-96 SEA 81 81 39.0 .484 .328 .748 1.30 2.90 4.20 7.5 2.85 .23 3.21 2.70 19.3
96-97 SEA 82 82 39.2 .476 .313 .715 1.30 3.30 4.60 7.1 2.40 .16 2.62 2.50 21.8
97-98 SEA 82 82 38.4 .453 .338 .744 .90 3.60 4.60 8.3 2.26 .22 2.79 2.40 19.2
98-99 SEA 50 50 40.2 .434 .295 .721 1.20 3.60 4.90 8.7 2.18 .24 3.08 2.30 21.7
99-00 SEA 82 82 41.8 .448 .340 .735 1.20 5.20 6.50 8.9 1.87 .22 2.73 2.20 24.2
00-01 SEA 79 79 41.1 .456 .375 .766 .90 3.60 4.60 8.1 1.61 .33 2.65 2.30 23.1
01-02 SEA 82 82 40.3 .467 .314 .797 1.00 3.90 4.80 9.0 1.60 .32 2.55 2.20 22.1
02-03 SEA 52 52 40.8 .448 .298 .692 1.10 3.70 4.80 8.8 1.79 .23 2.52 2.30 20.8
02-03 MIL 28 28 38.8 .466 .294 .746 .80 2.30 3.10 7.4 1.43 .29 2.00 2.30 19.6
02-03 -- 80 80 40.1 .454 .297 .710 1.00 3.20 4.20 8.3 1.66 .25 2.34 2.30 20.4
03-04 LAL 82 82 34.5 .471 .333 .714 .90 3.30 4.20 5.5 1.17 .23 1.84 2.10 14.6
Career 1,109 1,103 36.8 .469 .321 .726 1.20 3.00 4.20 7.2 2.02 .23 2.45 2.50 18.0
Playoff 122 122 38.1 .443 .329 .704 1.10 3.00 4.10 6.1 1.53 .23 2.16 3.00 16.0

 

The ignore list is your friend

 

Once again, why do so many of you think Fisher is better than Payton, just because you hate Payton?

Admittedly, I hate Fisher and dislike Payton. But they both sucked defensively in the playoffs against the pick and roll. Payton shot the ball better. If you don't think Payton would work here, why the 180 in feelings about Fisher???

Why pay Fisher, who is average at best, a decent salary over multiple years? You could have a future hall of famer for one year, and if it doesn't work out we look at the FA market next year.

As for the argument that Payton's presence undermine's the "Yao's Team" attitude.....I think with the way Yao is, very reserved and humble, that this team simply changed from Francis's team to TMac's team. Yao must become more physical and vocal if he is going to reach that next level....regardless of who is playing point guard for us.

I'd rather start the season with Lue than take a Fisher/Snow contract for a few more years. Beware the Ides of Kelvin Cato!!!

 

First, we don't hate payton.

It's just Fisher/Snow fits us better.

And when fisher starts, Lakers won 3 champion in a row.
And when payton...