Game 4 is why the Rockets did not invest in a backup C

Backup Center is still important. We don't necessarily need someone in Yao's mold, but we do need height. Height with SOME skill.

 

We should get a backup center. I honestly would like to try out Dorsey and see what he's all about.

If we cannot try him for some weird reason, I would try to get after a guy like Marcin Gortat. He's a very good player if you ask me, solid backup behind Dwight Howard currently. Hayes is just too much of a liability offensively if you ask me.

 

yeah, I'm sure that's the reason they sign Deke

 

I believe this is really the plan. I think one thing DM and RA believe in is that they don't really put a premium on big, tall stiffs for the sake of having a traditional big dude manning the middle. I remember DM saying somewhere that they don't really look at height in evaluating a player, and not having Yao Ming in the middle really opens up the offence for everyone, especially Artest who can finally start using his post-up skillz. If Artest can keep his head in the game I think we're gonna give the Lakers a pretty good fight the next few games in the series.


Kinda' off topic but to be honest I think RA and Yao Ming don't really mesh well, and we'd probably be better off trading him and signing someone like Chris Bosh instead. With a frontcourt of Scola, Bosh, Artest, Brooks and say Joe Johnson we'd have a roster that really fits RA's system. Of course that will never happen lol...

 

Nice thread.

I'd still be a little more comfortable getting someone at least 7 feet....6 ten would be stretching it..
maybe cuz i'm used to having tall centers for a Rockets team, i don't know.

height is a good thing in basketball because the rim chills at ten feet.
10 ft. for how long??? nobody knooowws.

 

I would like to see Yao leave Houston since the fans here are not that crazy about him. To say that is an understatement. The fans are somewhat treacherous. They don't give Yao enough respect. So It is time for Yao to move on and leave houston because Yao has done more than enough for Houston (without a legit backup center, without due respect from either the fans or the management).

 

Gortat would be great, but I don't think he would be interested in being a backup in this league. I'm sure he can find good money/minutes elsewhere.

 

Chuck needs more minutes next year regardless. We could use a long athletic backup center though.Tracy for a perimeter star and a solid backup center is what needs to happen in the offseason...

These trades fit the bill........Tracy for....

*Baron Davis+Marcus Camby

*Michael Redd+Dan Gadzuric

*Gerald Wallace+Desagna Diop+Alex Ajinca

*Ronny Turiaf+Corey Maggete+Stephen Jackson

*Jason Richardson+Leandro Barbosa+Robin Lopez

*Vince Carter+Josh Boone+Keyon Dooling

I am sooo excited for the offseason. DM has assets this time around...
I really believe our roster will be off the charts deep, and I believe Tracy will be gone...

 

I don't think that's the main reason.

I think why they didn't invest in backup center is there was not a good but affordable one available on the market.

Leslie Alexander is a business man first. He isn't going to go over luxury threadhold to sign a backup center. And any good backup center is going to make quite some money.

It took the team quite a while to get Deke playing. I highly doubt Les Alexander will go over the tax limit unless the team becomes so good that it can get his money back in playoffs.

 

I think they definetly need athletic size for the rockets to reach the next level, ie. a Turiaf or an Anderson type would help the rockets match up with anybody.

 

This whole go smaller/quicker approach is paying some dividends in the short term and it's nice having that option, but let's not kid ourselves here: size never hurts in the game of basketball.

Hopefully, Morey will be able to find us a project 7-footer type in the draft or free agency that won't cost much. Given the propensity in the NBA to vastly overpay for rather unskilled tall players, that's all the more reason why finding a guy in the draft or an underlooked free agent makes all the more sense.

Another option we have is trying to sell Miami on a McGrady for Jermaine O'Neal swap. They have identical contracts that expire at the same time. JO is a player that I don't like personally but he's still relatively young (age 30), a decent scorer, good post defender and a great shot blocker. He's flaky, injury prone and half-asses it out there but if this "go small" trend sticks JO is the type of player we wouldn't need to rely on anyways. Any form of consistency he could give us would just be an added bonus.

 

Durvasa, you're better than this. There is no good reason for Hayes to be Yao's backup. I remember when Yao missed a game earlier and adelman made the comment about it would be nice to have someone bigger than 6'6 as a starter. Adelman has never had a small backup. I mean,funderburke was 6'10. Those old blazers squad had cooper on the bench. If you told adelman he would have to start hayes in a playoff game against La, he wouldve thought that was crazy.

Last summer, there was some quality backups. Elson has played on a championship team, magloire made the all star game within the last 5 yrs, anderson has always been a high energy shotblocker/rebounder. All those guys signed for less than Barry who was no where near what they needed. That has been proved, just like you're 1 game theory of why they didn't need him. Barry at best is a situational player which is what he has been the last 2 yrs or so in Sa. You sign situational guys later in the summer to fill your roster out, not at the beginning when you don't have anyone behind your all star center. I'm proud of the way chuck stepped up and hope he continues, but hayes as we've seen in recent playoffs is a situational guy also. He's not a regular rotation guy. That's not a knock on him, its just the truth.

 

I would seriously inquire after the playoffs on signing the Birdman. I know everybody says that ship has sailed, but never hurts to inquire.

Countdown to a certain member to come in here to post a bunch of I told you so and then start posting random players to prove his point.

Edit: I spoke too soon...

 

yeah, and the reason that Yao Ming was playing heavy minutes in the playoffs. A game doesn't make a formula. Get real.

 

Well there were reports that Morey is interested in signing Ioannis Bourousis (well talented Euroleague center) over the summer. I believe there was a topic earlier reporting Morey was oversees scouting Ioannis and Sergio Lull.

 

totally wrong logic. when you are killed by opponent center, which can happen anytime soon, you will say we should invest for a backup center

 

The fans are becoming crazy these days!