Artest in....Keep Battier or trade to upgrade pg position?

Find a way to get Hinrich on this roster now Morey.


He would be the perfect complement to either McGrady or Brent Barry, especially in Adelman's system. He is a "PG" that shoots like a SG, but can defend PGs.

 

I agree, you're not gonna find a much better fit. but we would have to give up either Alston or Battier to make the salaries work, and I don't think we would be a better team with either of those exchanges...

 

I would still love to see T.J Ford as a Houston Rocket.

 

Too expensive to me, although a good guard.

 

Jason Terry for Battier+fillers works for both sides. Terry gives us consistent shooting and helps spread the floor. Battier gives Dallas a defensive stopper and outside shooting.

 

I think the rockets should just sign Pargo if they can, if not they should trade Battier for Magic Sessions

 

I personally would do the trade....I just don't know if the mavs would want to help the rockets.

 

I totally agree with signing Pargo..he's a consistent 3pt shooter with decent defense. Look at how he performed in the playoffs last year and he was a great back up for CP3.

however, if we sign him with using our MLE, then we got nothing to offer Carl Landry or Deke..... um.. Hopefully Darly Morely can get this done too

 

Trade Hayes, Head and Harris to NO for Pargo...that get's Pargo around $4.5 mil a year; or Hayes, Head and Brooks get's a little closer to $5 mil per year....think he would go for that to play on a championship contender Rockets team with Yao, Tmac and Artest, with only Rafer to try to beat out for starters minutes? He might sign with SA as some have rumoured, but he has no hope to beat out Parker for minutes.

 

why would NO want to trade Pargo if they could resign him?

 

Easy, so we could get Pargo, duh

 

Thanks...it's obvious they would be resigning him only for the trade in that situation.

 

What about moving Battier to Portland for Channing Frye?

We know Portland likes Battier. We were trying to trade him there for Brandon Rush. They have tons of young, athletic talents. What they don't have is veteran leadership, toughness, and intangibles that can guide all that unproven potential into a juggernaut. Shane is one of the best in the league at all of those things.

Portland is one of the very few (only?) NBA teams that does not need an athletic, young, cheap, talented 7-footer. They have Oden coming back, Aldridge is a very big PF, and Pryzbilla has been a good starter for a couple of years. Frye will be lucky to see 10 mpg this season as the 3rd-string center, and having Battier's defense and leadership on the court for 35 mpg would be much more valuable to them.

We need to upgrade Yao's backup desparately. Backup PG is a probably tied with backup C on the priority list, IMO, but unlike Yao, Rafer has proven to be very consistent and reliable, if not talented. With Barry and Tmac, the ball handling duties should be taken care of, even if Rafer goes down. On the other hand, if Deke comes back, he cannot ever be counted on as a decent starter again if Yao is out, and he makes Yao look like Dwight Howard as far as athleticism. He is worth having around as an emergency 3rd center, but to expect him to step in as a starter, and play major minutes, should Yao go down is foolish.

If I am Morey, I am on the phone every day trying to get Frye.
His insurance as a decent starter in place of Yao, to me, is worth more to this team than Battier's insurance as a good starter in place of Tmac or Artest. If Yao goes down, we cannot survive without him, more than any other single player. That is why I think his backup is the most important backup position on the team.

 

You're right,we do need a backup Center that can be relied upon with Yao's shaky condition. Frye isn't a bad player but I feel he is somewhat soft.I would keep Battier instead of going for him.

 

I agree 100%. For what the Rox need at the PG position, he would be absolutely perfect. Think about it - we would have three (3) All-NBA defenders, another 85-90 % FT shooter, a 40 + % 3 pt shooter, and a tough team player all at the weakest position on our team.

Rafer played well last yr, but he's on the wrong side of 30 and will be on the decline soon. Hinrich is in his prime and probably has 5-6 good yrs left.

His contract is high, but if the Bulls want to get rid of him in a contract dump, I think we should go after him.

Hinrich
TMac/Artest
Battier/Artest
Scola
Yao

Thats a sick line-up. 60+ wins if we can stay healthy

 

No matter what happens, keep Battier. I feel in love with his defense, and his indirect leadership. He is a piece worth keeping simply because he has great chemistry and mental toughness.

Not to mention, the rockets defense will fly sky high.

 

Too bad he isn't interested and the Rockets aren't interested, I would be so happy if he was a Rocket. Pargo is a better passer and more unselfish than Alston.

 

They always say the grass is greener and all, but apparently sometimes simply looking at the grass can make you completely r****ded.

 

I don't get it.

 

Of course, even if you look at Pargo through rosey glasses he is, at best, equal to Rafer Alston, but in no way better. In truth he's a guy who gets to go in and pretend to be Chris Paul for 18 mins a game. He is not a better defender, not a better three point shooter, not a better assist guy. The only thing he actually does better is free throws, not that big a concern and definitely not something thats gonna get him a starting job over Rafer