I do not like Luke, and Luke said he wants to be in the east and play for a running team like Washington.
Not a bad choice, but Lakers are gonna keep him. He's perfect for that triangle offense. If we wanna replace Bonzi, we should go after Jared Dudley. He's in the 70's on the draft board last time I checked. So maybe we could just sign him for cheap if he's undrafted.
No. Correct on the facts, wrong on the conclusion. Re: Gilbert Arenas "Rule" Chuck Hayes qualifies as an Early Bird Free Agent. See Coon #19 Basically, we can resign him up to the MLE amount (Early Bird = MLE = league average salary), and it doesn't hit our MLE.
I don't really care as long as we get a decent draft pick and go after an ok FA, but if we end up trading yet another draft pick for average talent. Then, it would be terrible disappointment.
I hope you aren't referring to Shane. I think the trade has been proven out. Even if you disagree with it, I don't think calling Shane an average talent (if that's what you are saying) is accurate at all. I'd say he may be average at scoring, but well above average at many other things (defense, rebounding at the SF spot, basketball IQ, passing into the post, to name a few).
Jon Barry got away with not playing D under Van Gundy. Walton doesn't have his outside shot but can hit the three. has the crisp passing which Barry had, perhaps better. One thing we haven't heard from Van Gundy season is any mention of the passing, he used to make note of the the passing and the good offense it helped create. Anyway team numbers fall when Battier sits so getting a backup behind him isn't such an awful idea.
If he goes around full MLE, I will take him in a hearbeat. But so does the lakers probably. I think Luke is a Socal guy, home all that.
If he fizzes out in the playoffs and the rockets make an early exit then I'd disagree but I'm not expecting that to happen.
If we are going to talk about back-up SF's to pick-up I have a much better idea: Mike Freakin' Miller. Now before you get started I know what you're thinking... 1. The season isn't over yet and were about to head into the playoffs. 2. Mike Freakin' Miller?? 3. Hell no to any (more) former Grizz personnel. Now that we got that out of the way I really wanted to talk about this up coming off-season moves.. Why because everybody is talking about playoffs ( rightfully so ) and so on...(sorry couldn't resist). Here's the deal...the Grizzle are re-building and Miller is under contract for three more years (and doesn't exactly qualify as young talent they can develop). We have a well documented working trade relationship with Memphis...so why not benefit from their potential salary dump? http://realgm.net/src_tradechecker/3/ Miller for.... Sura (expiring) Snyder (expiring + young + cheap) and V-Span (young talent to sweeten the pot...see "upside") I figured one ridiculous trade suggestion begets another...aaaand Miller actually has the tools we NEED.
You thought wrong. Odom has been playing PF since his Heat days. Walton would be horrible as a PF of any real duration. Even in spot time he is worse than Battier at the 4, much less Hayes and Howard.
Luke Walton is an injury-prone, under-muscled SF with no athletic ability. Sounds like exactly what we need.
It goes beyond last year's draft, for like the last ten seasons or so, the Rockets have routinely screwed up at great draft choice, traded of a future all-star, or over-looked a good player.
Luke is one of the most improve player in the league and made you think that the lakers won't make him sign up with them. Very slim to get this dude but unless we have someone to trade.
