i could see a sign a trade situation involving chandler for jho hometown boy and former allstar. the bulls are terribly young and someone like jho be a great fit for them.
1) Go after a defensive minded SG in a S&T like Raja Bell, Mobley, Daniels. 2) Sign a top free agent PF that has all around game like Swift, Kwame, SAR or Fatoine. Reggie Evans, Marshall and Andersen should be considered secondary or fall back options. 3) Challenge our scouts to put up one hell of summer league roster. Names that come to mind are John Gilchrist, Kennedy Winston, Randolph Morris, Kelenna Azubueke, DeSagana Diop, James Thomas, Steve Logan, etc. 4) Try to snag a waive casualty for the vet minimum like H20, Finley, LaFrentz, etc. 5) Look for an opportunity to rid ourselves of our dead weight, expiring contract players and use our trade exceptions.
Walker is far from a rebounding stud. The rebounding numbers of players like Walker and SAR are inflated due to playing 35-40 minutes a game every year and always playing on bad teams where they are the only big man on the team to collect rebounds. They get all the easy rebounds. That's not the type of rebounder the Rockets need. Juwan Howard is the same way. He used to get decent rebounding numbers on bad teams with no big men. Then he went here, his minutes were reduced and his rebounding numbers plummeted to 5 a game. I would expect the same to happen to Walker. We already have Yao and Howard that can box out and get the easy rebounds. The Rockets need a big man that can go out and get the athletic rebounds. The ones where they chase down a long rebound or jump over another player to get a rebound. The type of rebounds Robert Horry usually gets. Swift can do that. That's where Dallas killed us. They got all the athletic rebounds.
if we could do that, then CD is the MAN! we would have to throw in other things as well... like future first rounders. other than that... i dont see what else we could offer the bulls. Chanlder is the only pf i wouldnt mind doing a sign and trade for and paying more than the mle. however, with that said... no way do the bulls do this trade. they are set with curry and chandler down low.
JHo and Curry are tight. JHo and Curry have health issues. Bulls might want JHo (Logo certainly appears to want Curry) but no way for TC.
The thing is even though Chandler was playing more minutes than Antonio Davis the Bulls had Davis starting instead. Chandler was diplomatic over the situation but it was somewhat obvious he wasn't that happy. I thought it may had been a sign the Bulls had lost a little faith in Chandler as well.
Probably just had the mentality, "If it aint broke, don't fix it." Davis is getting older, Chandler is obviously their long-term solution. They probably just plan to ride the current rotation out until it either becomes ineffective or age catches up to Davis.
I'd hate, despare, pull my hair out, and cry like a girl if we got Walker. The man's a cancer to a TEAM. Yes he puts up nice INDIVIDUAL numbers, but we want to win a championship, a thing that requires unselfish play. I have an idea on how to handcuff him in the nightmare scenario we get him - fine the crap out of him for 3PA. Give him 2 free 3PA a game, and if he doesn't get one of them, he gets a huge fine for EACH 3PA he makes after that (maybe 20k a pop). If he gets at least one of them (ie shooting 50% or better), he can only continue to take them while shooting above 50%, or the fines kick in again. While no agent would ever allow a clause like that in a contract, something as punative as that needs to be in his contract for us to win.
Here is a list. http://aol.nba.com/transactions/player_movement2005_free_agents.html Name Team Status Tariq Abdul-Wahad Dallas Player can terminate Shareef Abdur-Rahim Portland Unrestricted free agent Cory Alexander Charlotte Unrestricted free agent Malik Allen Charlotte Unrestricted free agent Ray Allen Seattle Unrestricted free agent Chris Andersen New Orleans Unrestricted free agent Shandon Anderson Miami Unrestricted free agent Darrell Armstrong Dallas Unrestricted free agent Matt Barnes Philadelphia Restricted free agent Andre Barrett Orlando Restricted free agent Jon Barry Houston Unrestricted free agent Tony Battie Orlando Player can terminate Raja Bell Utah Unrestricted free agent Travis Best New Jersey Unrestricted free agent Steve Blake Washington Restricted free agent Keith Bogans Charlotte Restricted free agent Matt Bonner Toronto Restricted free agent Ryan Bowen Houston Unrestricted free agent Michael Bradley Philadelphia Player option Torraye Braggs Houston Unrestricted free agent Damone Brown Washington Unrestricted free agent Devin Brown San Antonio Restricted free agent Kwame Brown Washington Restricted free agent Tierre Brown LA Lakers Unrestricted free agent Rick Brunson LA Clippers Unrestricted free agent Greg Buckner Denver Unrestricted free agent Rodney Buford New Jersey Unrestricted free agent Elden Campbell Detroit Unrestricted free agent Matt Carroll Charlotte Restricted free agent Anthony Carter Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Tyson Chandler Chicago Restricted free agent Mateen Cleaves Seattle Unrestricted free agent Omar Cook Toronto Unrestricted free agent Austin Croshere Indiana Player can terminate Eddy Curry Chicago Restricted free agent Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia Restricted free agent Antonio Daniels Seattle Unrestricted free agent Erik Daniels Sacramento Restricted free agent Dale Davis Indiana Unrestricted free agent Josh Davis Philadelphia Restricted free agent Andrew DeClercq Orlando Unrestricted free agent Tony Delk Atlanta Player can terminate Dan Dickau New Orleans Unrestricted free agent DeSagana Diop Cleveland Restricted free agent Juan Dixon Washington Unrestricted free agent Keyon Dooling Miami Player option Chris Duhon Chicago Restricted free agent Ronald Dupree Detroit Player option John Edwards Indiana Restricted free agent Howard Eisley Utah Unrestricted free agent Maurice Evans Sacramento Restricted free agent Reggie Evans Seattle Restricted free agent Marcus Fizer Milwaukee Unrestricted free agent Richie Frahm Portland Restricted free agent Lawrence Funderburke Chicago Unrestricted free agent Dan Gadzuric Milwaukee Restricted free agent Devean George LA Lakers Player option Anthony Goldwire Milwaukee Unrestricted free agent Brian Grant LA Lakers Player can terminate Willie Green Philadelphia Restricted free agent Adrian Griffin Chicago Unrestricted free agent Eddie Griffin Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Tom Gugliotta Atlanta Unrestricted free agent Darvin Ham Detroit Unrestricted free agent Ben Handlogten Utah Unrestricted free agent Othella Harrington Chicago Unrestricted free agent Udonis Haslem Miami Restricted free agent Alan Henderson Dallas Unrestricted free agent Grant Hill Orlando Player can terminate Robert Horry San Antonio Player option Eddie House Sacramento Unrestricted free agent Larry Hughes Washington Unrestricted free agent Ryan Humphrey Memphis Unrestricted free agent Brandon Hunter Orlando Restricted free agent Steven Hunter Phoenix Player option Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland Unrestricted free agent Jermaine Jackson New York Unrestricted free agent Casey Jacobsen New Orleans Unrestricted free agent Jerome James Seattle Unrestricted free agent Marko Jaric LA Clippers Restricted free agent Horace Jenkins Detroit Restricted free agent DerMarr Johnson Denver Unrestricted free agent Ervin Johnson Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Joe Johnson Phoenix Restricted free agent Linton Johnson San Antonio Team option Damon Jones Miami Player option Eddie Jones Miami Player can terminate James Jones Indiana Restricted free agent Mark Jones Orlando Restricted free agent Jason Kapono Charlotte Restricted free agent Kerry Kittles LA Clippers Unrestricted free agent Brevin Knight Charlotte Unrestricted free agent Kyle Korver Philadelphia Restricted free agent Toni Kukoc Milwaukee Unrestricted free agent Christian Laettner Miami Unrestricted free agent Randy Livingston Utah Unrestricted free agent Tyronn Lue Atlanta Unrestricted free agent Mark Madsen Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Sean Marks San Antonio Unrestricted free agent Donyell Marshall Toronto Unrestricted free agent Jamal Mashburn Philadelphia Player can terminate Tony Massenburg San Antonio Unrestricted free agent Walter McCarty Phoenix Unrestricted free agent Jeff McInnis Cleveland Unrestricted free agent Keith McLeod Utah Restricted free agent Cuttino Mobley Sacramento Player can terminate Mikki Moore LA Clippers Unrestricted free agent Ronald Murray Seattle Restricted free agent Dikembe Mutombo Houston Unrestricted free agent Bostjan Nachbar New Orleans Unrestricted free agent Lee Nailon New Orleans Unrestricted free agent Shaquille O’Neal Miami Player can terminate Bo Outlaw Phoenix Unrestricted free agent Zaza Pachulia Milwaukee Restricted free agent Scott Padgett Houston Unrestricted free agent Milt Palacio Toronto Unrestricted free agent Jannero Pargo Chicago Restricted free agent Gary Payton Boston Unrestricted free agent Anthony Peeler Washington Unrestricted free agent Wesley Person Denver Unrestricted free agent Mark Pope Denver Unrestricted free agent Vitaly Potapenko Seattle Unrestricted free agent Laron Profit Washington Unrestricted free agent Vladimir Radmanovic Seattle Restricted free agent Zeljko Rebraca LA Clippers Unrestricted free agent Michael Redd Milwaukee Player option Justin Reed Boston Team option Jared Reiner Chicago Restricted free agent Clifford Robinson New Jersey Unrestricted free agent Glenn Robinson San Antonio Unrestricted free agent Rodney Rogers Philadelphia Unrestricted free agent Jalen Rose Toronto Player can terminate Michael Ruffin Washington Unrestricted free agent Kareem Rush Charlotte Unrestricted free agent Bryon Russell Denver Unrestricted free agent Daniel Santiago Milwaukee Unrestricted free agent Brian Scalabrine New Jersey Unrestricted free agent Paul Shirley Phoenix Unrestricted free agent Bobby Simmons LA Clippers Unrestricted free agent Tamar Slay Charlotte Team option Jabari Smith New Jersey Unrestricted free agent Steve Smith Miami Unrestricted free agent Theron Smith Charlotte Restricted free agent Darius Songaila Sacramento Player option Pape Sow Toronto Restricted free agent Latrell Sprewell Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Michael Stewart Atlanta Unrestricted free agent Damon Stoudamire Portland Unrestricted free agent Erick Strickland Milwaukee Unrestricted free agent Bruno Sundov New York Unrestricted free agent Stromile Swift Seattle Unrestricted free agent Billy Thomas New Jersey Restricted free agent John Thomas Minnesota Unrestricted free agent Robert Traylor Cleveland Unrestricted free agent Nikoloz Tskitishvili Golden State Unrestricted free agent Keith Van Horn Dallas Player can terminate Jake Voskuhl Phoenix Player option Dajuan Wagner Cleveland Unrestricted free agent Antoine Walker Boston Unrestricted free agent Gerald Wallace Charlotte Restricted free agent Luke Walton LA Lakers Restricted free agent Earl Watson Memphis Unrestricted free agent Bonzi Wells Memphis Team option Damien Wilkins Seattle Restricted free agent Mike Wilks San Antonio Unrestricted free agent Aaron Williams Toronto Player can terminate Frank Williams Chicago Unrestricted free agent Scott Williams Cleveland Unrestricted free agent Kevin Willis Atlanta Unrestricted free agent Qyntel Woods Miami Team option Wang Zhizhi Miami Unrestricted free agent seems like a lot of players here that could realy help us.
cd said that we're fortunate that there are fa's that are drawn to houston. i wonder if swift is one of those.
i wonder if it is really anyone at all. apparently 'everyone' was wanting to play with us last year. but got ward and sura. wow, great pickups there. but hopefully he is telling the truth
I am not sold on Swift or Bonzi for the Rockets. Bonzi has attitude issues and Stromile is an underachiever who I fear will only disappoint us a la MoT if he signs a big deal. I'd be much more comfortable with Haslem or SAR. We'll need to have a solid discussion about Swift individually in a another thread.
Swift has been plenty discussed already. There isn't much more to say about him until after the Rox make their moves next month. If Swift is involved, we'll beat the subject to death again.
i think being a starter would be a big boost for this kid. swift that is. mike james kicked ass as a starter but coming off the bench he seemed to be streaky. it plays on confidence. maybe that why james started looking for his shot too often. trying to get a starting spot.. ??
Chandler would be perfect, but is unattainable. I'm intrigued by Anderson as a possible good value pickup.
If we land Antoine Walker, I'm no longer Rockets fan. Please, don't imply that anymore - cause you all can see that fundamental BB wins. And he is #1 guy in the league who knows nothing about team play!
