What about bringing back Othello Harrington. If T-Mass really wants to go to the Grizz and Griz want to get rid of Harrington, why not? Who do the Rocks have as the current core of PF? KT, Cato Collier? I think Othello would be a good pickup for PF. He had a good season ion Vancouver last year. Hakeem/Cato Harrington/KT/Collier Williams/Langhi/Bullard Anderson/Cat Francis/Norris Thats a good young team. If T-Mass leaves the Rocks need a PF. Who is available? ------------------ "Chucky who? I thought we were talking about basketball?" Charles Barkley
Othello?? That's a pretty cool game, though I prefer checkers or spades myself.... ------------------ If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!!
I saw O two weeks ago at a driving range on Westheimer. He said he would love to come back. I wanted to ask him if he thought he could play our new brand of basketball but I did not have the balls. Honestly, I really like O but I do not believe his game fits our style. ------------------ Fuggetabout it
Fit our style?? What's to fit? The dude is 6'9", 235 pounds!! That's the great thing about a guy like Othella...You don't have to run ANY plays for him! All you have to do is tell him to stand underneath the basket, grab a few boards, set a couple of picks, and don't get hit in the head by one of Steve's passes if he's open underneath the basket. If Othella came here, he'd get most of his points from offensive put-backs, defensive mis-reads, and alley oops...think of him as the second coming of Otis Thorpe...Plus, he has an excellent left handed jump hook in the lane if we ever NEED to use him as an offensive weapon ------------------ If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!!
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I´d take him over ´Los, T-Mass and KT any day. a definite improvent, unquestionably. ------------------ "Never underestimate the heart of a champion"
Throw in Drew, and I bet the Grizz would do it. ------------------ Going for the Rolls Royce! visit www.swirve.com
Would picking Othella up work under the salary cap? Seeing has how T-Mass is a free agent, I assume we'd have to sign-and-trade...correct? Also, what's to stop Vancouver from simply signing T-Mass and having us get nothing out of it? If I were Vancouver, I might try and use Othella as trade bait for another (perhaps better than T-Mass) player who's not a free agent. ------------------
Who knows how the Vancouver front office thinks? By the way, i recall reading somthing about Shareef Abdur Rahim demanding a trade if stu jackson was sent packing, (which he did, unless i´m mistaken) anyone know what hecame of that? Oh, and obviously you guys know where i´m headed. Imagine a package (i know it´s almost impossible, don´t bother to tell me) that landed us Shareef and Othella... OH MY! ------------------ "Never underestimate the heart of a champion"
I like Othella, except when he has to defend some of the monster PFs in the western conference. He would be a good role player, or maybe start for just next year, but we need a stud at PF eventually to compete for the championship, in my opinion. ------------------ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson's "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776, quoting from On Crimes and Punishment, by criminologist Cesare Beccaria, 1764
Oh, and ANOTHER trade idea: i saw on nbatalk that Ruben Patterson is being shopped around. Could drew be of any interst to the Sonics? Patterson had a nice showing at the beginning of last season. ------------------ "Never underestimate the heart of a champion"
Othello wouldn/t be a long term Fix, but good for now. 13 pts 7 rb again would work for me. ------------------ "Chucky who? I thought we were talking about basketball?" Charles Barkley
Othello is a warrior. At least that's the way Shakespeare portrayed him. As for the guy up in Vancouver, I really don't know that we need him, although I do like him. I just think we ought to look for our long-term starter at the four, if at all possible, instead of looking for a quick fix that might not fix anything. ------------------
Who's this Othello Harrington guy? ------------------ "I've been licking this carpet for hours and I still don't feel like a lesbian!"
Thanos-Reef later rescinded that demand. U wouldn't mind Patterson if he came cheap. ------------------ The more lefties on your team, the better. Collier is Seven Foot and Left Handed. How can you go wrong? Trade or bench Kenny Thomas.
Who would win if Othello Harrington went one-on-one with Shawn Iago, formerly of Rice? And how would Desdemona Mason fit into the picture? Is murder an intentional foul? There's just too much drama in the NBA these days. ------------------
Both are undersized 4's and Othella would be a marginal improvement at best. Vancouver would not let him go cheaply (especially to Houston - he's popular there and the press would crucify the management). You would likely take a beating trading KT. KT has more upside so let him grow until the RockS solidify a play-off quality 4 -and that's NOT Othella in spite of his work ethic. ------------------ GATER
Ummm...... I'd rather have KT. KT has an a better jump shot and more upside. Besides, Othella is a blackhole on offense. Also, KT has better moves... he just needs to finish better. ------------------ The lottery sucks. Playoffs 2001.
That makes Othello the first Moor in the NBA. We even drafted the first Turk(ey) and played the first Nigerian. Hell, we even had Kobe Bryant's daddy for a brief time! Too bad Pat Riley never made it to Houston; he left us in San Diego. ------------------ Time is a great teacher-- only problem is it kills all its pupils.
"he's popular there and the press would crucify the management" I didnt think that Othella was that popular in Vancouver. Didint Othella criticize Vancouver a couple of times? ------------------ president of the dan langhi fan club.
