What is his worth on the open market? Who would be interested in him and pay him in excess of MLE money? I think he makes a lot of sense here. He's athletic, good defender, and decent offensive player. I think Van Gundy could control him quite well. If we could get Swift with JWill in a S&T, then we still have our MLE to add a good swingman. Who would fit better? In my humble opinion, I can't think of teams that would be interested in him. I think we might even be able to get him for less than the full MLE. Am I crazy?
It'd probably be easier to get Jason Williams, Stromile Swift, and Bonzi Wells here if we started a fund to buy the Grizzlies and move them to Houston.
I think the negatives outweight the positives in Bonzi's case, and I really don't see him as much of an upgrade over Wesley. His 2005 3-point% is just above 34%, while Wesley is nearly 38%. While he is a much better scorer in general, he takes too many shots for my liking (though he does shoot a good 44%). It'd be nice to have a guy like him to take some of the load off of Mcgrady offensively, but in the end I think he doesn't fit too well because he is pretty similar to Mcgrady's game...and we all know what happens when two guys playing nearly the same position have the same game (ie Franchise and Mobley). Add that to the fact that we really need a guy who shoots the three better than Wesley, not worse. Then you look at his problem history, as well as the fact that he isn't really a proven team player...I don't know how high his basketball IQ is either. If he had a better outside shot, I might be more willing to take a gamble on him.
I imagine one could get him for less than the MLE. Of course, there's a reason for that. I wouldn't want him. He's not a consistent shooter at all, he talks back to his coaches, and he just brings a bad vibe/attitude. I'd love to see him sign with Denver and screw up the already crappy chemistry there.
hes a cry baby, he does not play good defense, he is a locker room problem, a streaky shooter, and not a good passer. I never thought that I would say this but I think I would rather have Antoine Walker.
Well, he isn't even a free agent right now. The Grizzlies have until the end of the month to pick up the option on his contract and, until then, he is under contract with them.
They ain't picking up his option. It's $8 million. Only way they pick it up is to trade him to somebody for picks, talent, or expirings. Who is gonna want to pay him that much and what are they willing to deal for him. Interesting to me, only 2 people have speculated his value. Everybody else just says they don't want him. You mean to tell me if you had the chance to pick up this guy for $2.5 or $3 mill per, you wouldn't take it? Would you really prefer some washed up Finley or Houston to this guy? Not me. I think he would be a quality starter on this team. At the very least, if he has no value, he would be a good backup, much more defensively capable of playing the perimeter then the sieve defense that players like Finley and Houston would put on the court. Houston can't hardly walk.
no kidding...while we're at it lets try to see if they'll throw in Gasol and Miller into the deal. Combined, we will finally be able to compete in the SW conf. with the Spurs.
I really hate how everyone writes off talented nba players because of past criminal history. Just because a player had a troubled past doesnt mean that he is gonna be an automatic cancer in the locker room. Rasheed Wallace is a great example of this. The Rockets had a good as chance as anyone else in the leauge to get sheed. But everybody was crying about "past criminal history", and "bad attitude". Later on Detroit lucked up and got sheed for basically nothing and won a championship. enough with that troubled past, caner in the locker room bullsh!t.
I really hate how everyone likes to ignore the fact that we won 51 games last season largely because of our great team chemistry and smart play, and decide that they want talent and athleticism over smarts and high character. And aside from the facts that Bonzi's a racist, a bad teammate, and disrespectful towards his coaches, the fact remains that his game just doesn't fit our system. He likes to score on the block and attack the basket, but he doesn't look to make the extra pass and his three point shooting is streaky. He wouldn't fit in here on the court or in the lockerroom. There's no one I'd want to see on this team less than Bonzi Wells.
themocitydon I find it amazing that Bonzi isn't banned from the NBA. He makes Ron Artest look like the pope. He is the definition of thug. If we won a championship with him on the team it wouldn't feel right to me. It has nothing to do w/ his police record, it has to do w/ the kind of person he is. Dont ask me to explain I'm to lazy. If you do the research you'll understand why.
its no question that Bonzi Wells has a fucced up attitude. but he is a big upgrade over wesley at the 2. He is much better defensive player compared to wesley.If the rockets dont have have to spend that much money to get him, why not take a shot at him?
I have read about Bonzi Well's past history. Yes he has argued with the grizzlies coach. yes he went off on a police officer at a nightclub in portland.(read the b-ball novel out of bounds). Sure Wells and Sheed threw baskettballs at Ruben Bombte-Bomte's head during practice; but its not like the rockets never had any problems with troubled nba players in the past either. we had eddie griffin's assault case. We won a championship with vernon maxwell, and he used to be one of the biggest head cases of all time!!! (possesion of weed, crack, constant assault charges, shooting dice in 5th ward.. etc). we also had crack addict stanley roberts on our team. People who play baskettball arent perfect. everyone has problems we all go through. some, are just more extreme than others.
