i was listenin on 610 am radio and they were talkin bout the rockets tradin Mo-Tay for sprewell but the cap wouldnt work so they're workin on it. i just wanted to know if its tru and what ya would think about it. Mobley could go to the bench and be a 6th man or have sprewell take rice's spot. then we'd be a team to contend.
I doubt it's true. I'd be surprised if the Rockets are interested in someone who could really mess up the team chemistry & locker room attitude.
I lived in NYC for 4 years. IMO, Spreewell is a cancer and I would NEVER want to see him on the Rockets. I hope this is not true. This is a great trade idea... for me to FART on.
I have looked at this rumor and the only way it would work in my opinion would be: Houston trades: Rice, Taylor & Collier NY trades: Sprewell & Knight This would work cap wise. I still have serious reservations about trading for Sprewell! If it does happen, I hope Sprewell is not a negative influence.
Rudy is too nice to handle somebody like Spree, he might be afraid of he will get choked one day . That being said, Spree won't be a rocket if Rudy remains being the coach.
Tex, you're right. They WOULDN'T want Rice back. Ever since McDyess went down, New York is desperate right now for an inside presence. They have too many swingmen guards/small forwards. NY shopping Spreewell around is definitely possible, IMO. Rox doing w/o MoT is also possible, IMO. Is it a player for player swap? Possibly. New York's kind of desperate right now in reducing their spending and given Spree's contract and pre-season troubles, I could definitely see them shopping Spree around. Rice, with one year is doubtful. I see the Rox keeping him. Any other fringe player is beyond me. theSAGE
Rice's contract is shorter. Rice is a bigger SF with more range. NY lacks a true SF and don't think Spree is able. NY want Nailon to play more. NY have to take soemthing to get something. NY want Moochie too but Rox are insisting they take Rice. But still, I don't like Spree. He's a zone-exposed player. His range isn't great, and he's not as good gtting to the rack anymore. I'd do anything to get Mike Miller though. The more I think about it, the more I want him on this team. Mike Miller or Lamar Odom. Take a chance on long-term dominance. Can you imagine the passnig on this team if we had Francis, Odom AND Ming? Can you imagine the scoring if we had Miller, Francis, Ming, Cat, and MoT/KT? One more piece guys. We were one piece away from being a playoff candidate. From being a competitor. That piece is Yao Ming. We're a much smaller piece away from being 3rd best in the West (I know that's where we are, but we're not solild and we may drop).
It works with MoT and Rice for Spree and Othella. I'd pull the trigger on it. With a draft choice or two. Aren't both Rice and Mo Falk clients?
Just curious ....but was this on 610 because some fan (probably one from here ) called up and asked Rich and Charlie their opinions or did Rich and Charlie talk about it as a legitimate news story?
ANY deal involving New York would have to include a Moochie for Ward swap. Ward is a seasoned veteran with a very short contract. Mooch is not young, but not experienced, and has a long contract. Othella Harrington and Kenny Thomas would make a very WHINY lockerroom btw. I don't like Spree playing SF. I happen to think Mobley is better than Spree at SG, and Spree is ineffective at SF. I don't know about trading Cato. Who plays when Ming hits his Great Wall of all rookies? Ming's going to hit the wall harder than anyone in the history of the NBA. If not, he will be highly ineffective in the playoffs. If not, he'll suffer a stress facture. It's humanly impossible for him to continue with the minutes. If we're trading Cato, let's make a deal with Memphis. Rice, KT, and Cato for Lorenzen Wright, Stromile Swift, and Battier.
I'd like Spree on this team. This is a situation that he would have to acclimate himself to not the other way around. Players want rings and Spree will do anything he can to accomplish that, Houston may be his final opportunity.
I'm sure it was just a fan suggestion. But if it were doable, hell yes I would do it. We have one too many big men. And I don't really buy into this "cancer" talk that every team seems to have. Two years ago, when the Knicks were in the Finals, he was the savior. Now, in that short time span, it's his character that's caused the Knicks to go into the toilet? In most cases, including this one, fans try and pin the blame on the star player for a team's collapse. However, there's a whole lot of other factors involved. Ewing left. Camby got hurt. McDyess got hurt. LJ retired. Their big man situation went to horrendous in a hurry. As a player, Spree is one of the top on-ball perimeter defenders in the entire league. He moves well without the ball, can shoot, and he's not a bad ballhandler either. If Spree were willing to play off the bench, he'd be terrific. He could spell both Mobley and Rice, and start against teams that don't have a KG-type at the 3. Spree's a good fit for this team, and while his market value is low, I still think the Knicks could get more than Mo or Cato.
the team as it stands is a playoff candidate. i think they are a competive team. there really isnt a strong need for another player. just let the guys gel, and gain more experience.
I don't think Sprewell would be a good fit on the Rockets. First off, we have all the shooters we need. Francis, Mobley and Rice are doing just fine, thank you. Also, Sprewell is too expensive, hes over rated on my opinion. In addition, I don't think Sprewell would play back up for anybody; I don't like his at SF because hes way to small (he weighs 195lbs and hes 6'5"). Also, I doubt there would be enough touches for everybody if Sprewell came in here. Sprewell is an excellent defender and a fair to decent rebounder, but I just don't think we need him. I'd suggest just develope on Nachbar and let Rice ride it out until Nachbar steps up. The only trade I'd do is for Shane Battier, hes not a scorer but he can defend and hes a decent rebounder. To add to that, hes a good team player. I just don't know who they would want. If we could move Thomas for Battier, I'd do it in a heart beat.
Dennis Rodman was more cancerous than Sprewell. But I dont think Bulls could win those champs without him.
