Another thing to consider is that perhaps Kirk Snyder has never had good mentoring. Who did he really have at Utah or NO who could or was willing to take him under their wing? If Tmac could teach him what it takes to be a successful player in the NBA as far as attitude, maybe this guy could blow up this year.
He'd have to fight Bob Sura for that number. Ask that PF from Golden State about Sura giving up number 3.
Well, if he is goine I hope it is because we put a bunch of lipstick on the pig and used him to bring Mo Pete in here. Mo Pete is on an expiring deal around $4.5 million. If we can make Snyder look good enough, we could possibly use him in combination with another player to lure Toronto into dealing us Mo Pete if it is clear that they aren't going to the playoffs and he wants out.
I welcome this move. Synder may not workout or he may become a useful backup SG and he isn't expensive.
Yes, this guy is talented. But there is reason why coaches don't like him. Anyway, we added a good trade asset.
Incredible what one guy can bring to an organization. Something nice finally happened. Now you go for Most Improved Player of the Year Kirk! Hope we get Trevor Ariza now.
Before anyone gets overly excited, he did play in the Vegas Summer League this month (as a third year player) and pretty much sucked offensively.
Anothe scouting report on draft night, via boston newspaper Kirk Snyder Tale Of The Tape: G, 6-6, 225, Nevada Skinny: Snyder is an athletic player who can swing between shooting and point guard. Although primarily a shooting guard, his unselfish game will allow him to play minutes at the point. As a junior last season he was named the WAC Player of the Year, the first player in school history to earn the award. In the NCAA Tournament Snyder led Nevada in upsets over Michigan State and Gonzaga, before being eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen by Georgia Tech. Snyder has been projected all over the draft board, from the late lottery to the late first round. Best Case: Brent Barry Worst Case: John Salmons
I hate to get down on everyone's joy here, but if the Rockets ever want to seriously challenge for a title, they will need a better starting Sg than Synder period. It just becomes more and more obvious that the Rockets have no serious intentions of winning a title.
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=93902&highlight=kirk+snyder+birthday http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/3115396.html Memory lapse It was no surprise to the Jazz that Kirk Snyder had a brain lock Monday against the Rockets. Earlier that day, the Jazz veterans ordered the rookies to sing Happy Birthday To You to coach Jerry Sloan, 63. They happily revealed later that Snyder could not remember the words I'm sure he can play, but Snyder doesn't exactly seem like a rocket scientist... ...no pun intended
"That was Mister Snyder, just in case you are wondering LA!" Wooow! Snyder in a Rockets uniform, what a move! I love it!
Who was the racist comment by Snyder direct to? I always thought it was a comment towards white players and Sura, but looking at the quote, I'd guess it was Yao. http://clutchfans.net/news/1346/kirk_snyder_acquired_from_hornets/ "That's bush-league," said Sura. "You don't do that kind of stuff in the NBA. In our last game, he made a racist comment to one of our players. I'm not a fan."
[chronicle] Guard happy he made amends with Van Gundy http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4048728.html July 15, 2006, 1:45AM Rockets deal for Snyder Guard happy he made amends with Van Gundy By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Long before his little chat with Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy on Friday, before he considered uniform numbers or imagined himself taking passes from Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Kirk Snyder felt Van Gundy's full-blast ire. Snyder had scored that night on one of the more impressive moves of his rookie season as a member of the Utah Jazz, then taunted the Rockets' bench. Van Gundy was irate, drawing a technical foul. But after the game, Snyder found Van Gundy in a Delta Center hallway, apologized and told Van Gundy that he knew he had gone too far, a display of contrition he thought on Friday just might prove to be one of the best moves of his career. "That was a very, very emotional game," Snyder said. "It was one of the few times I got the opportunity to play. I was all bottled up and in an emotional state. I had the opportunity to see coach Van Gundy and let him know I knew it wasn't appropriate. I'm so glad I did. "I'm lucky I did the right thing then, because I'm a Houston Rocket now." The Rockets moved to fill a void in the backcourt on Friday with a deal to acquire Snyder, a 6-6 shooting guard, from the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Rockets sent cash and future draft considerations — likely the right to switch second-round draft positions — to the Hornets to acquire Snyder. With the signing of Peja Stojakovic moving Desmond Mason to the Hornets' backcourt, the Hornets moved Snyder to create cap space for free-agent forward Rasual Butler. Snyder, 23, is in the last season of his rookie contract, though the Rockets have until Oct. 31 to pick up their option to extend his contract to a fourth season. They used the bulk of the $1.67 trade exception acquired when they sent Derek Anderson to Miami to make the deal. Drafted by Jazz Snyder, the 16th pick of the 2004 NBA draft by the Jazz, played 68 games in each of his two NBA seasons, moving into the starting lineup with the Hornets last season. The 225-pound Snyder, who played at the University of Nevada, averaged eight points on 45.3-percent shooting, playing 19.3 minutes per game last season. He averaged 9.7 points per game in his 45 games as a starter. "It's a great opportunity for this guy," Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson said. "He doesn't have a whole lot of competition. "He was coming along real well this year. He shot 45 percent from the field, 36 from the 3 (point line). That's very attractive to us with the type of team we have, with people that get double-teamed all the time. One of the things I really liked is he puts it on the floor and gets to the line. (Defensively), he's strong, moves his feet well and he's tenacious." Other than Tracy McGrady, who has played almost entirely at forward for the Rockets, the Rockets' only other shooting guards are Luther Head and Bob Sura. Sura has not played since the 2004-05 season. Dawson said Snyder "fills a big hole" but that he is looking to make other backcourt additions. Having been traded twice in a little more than two years, Snyder said he was relieved to hear from Dawson and Van Gundy that he figured so greatly in the Rockets' plans. Looking for a home "Last year was really my first year playing and then starting a lot of games," Snyder said. "It was an opportunity to play and figure out who you are as a basketball player. When you compete at this high level, you just grow."
