Does Ken Bikoff from Basketball News have a brain??

walker's game doesn't mesh well with the rockets, nor does he play a position we need.
the question was hypothetical for one thing, and if it were offered I would say no as well, anyone with half a brain would.

 

Walker would be just like a younger Glenn Rice for us....except he would shoot about twice as much and make about half as much.

 

Once the tires are flat there is no airing them back up...Walker has started his decline.

DD

 

Walker would, in fact, be a wonderful addition to Rox. Wonderful.

 

lol..........Apparently, no, he does not have a brain.

This dumbdonkeyhole!!!

Man...

Well anyways...I've never heard of him so oh well.

Anyways....

Mobley and Griffin for Antoine Walker would be crazy for us. Antoine Walker is good...but I'd like Eric Williams or JR Bremer or Tony Delk to be included.

Salaries don't work out.

 

Antoine Walker is not a pure shooter. he would not solve the rockets outside shooting problems and he takes a ton of shots and he doesn't make them on a consistent basis. he's basically a streak shooter and he doesn't have a quick release on his three point shot. walker got eliminated in the first round of the three point long distance contest last time and he barely made any shots, and when he goes cold, it's freezing. eddie griffin himself is better than antoine walker. i wouldn't even trade eg for walker. eg at least can block shots and doesn't take as many shots as walker and eg can play in the post better than walker too and eg can rebound. mobley is way better than walker. no offense, but this is a horrible trade proposal and too one sided, for boston's benefit.

 

No. I read the ESPN chats on a regular basis, and Bikoff is their resident idiot. His job is to regurgitate every vague media report without giving any of his own insight...and he sucks at that.

 

In his defense, he has a limited amount of time in those chats and might not spell out all possibilities.

Still, saying Cuttino and EG won't get us a player of impact is ignorant.

And such players might nab us Walker. But as I've mentioned, most trades are 3 way anyway, and Walker could be sent elsewhere to get us a different player.

So, yes, he's not all there, but the Rockets are probably a weak blip on his hoops radar anyway.

 

really?, i always thought tom tolbert was the resident idiot on espn?

 

I have no idea who Ken Bikoff is but his logic is that Waker is not an impact player to the Rockets and I happen to agree.

An "impact player" is a very relative term. Is Karl Malone an impact player? On the Lakers, he'd be a superb addition. But on the Blazers, his contribution would be minimal. IMO, Walker is a perimeter oriented PF whose "impact" in the WC would not be that great and the Rox (in addition to Cat & EG) would still have to throw in about another $5m in contracts. No thanks.

 

I don't see anything wrong in what he said.

1. Cuttino and Eddie won't get us an impact player- true. If you expect a real impact player, like Brand or Kidd, Cuttino and Eddie are nowhere near enough.

2. Walker wouldn't fit on this team- true. He needs the ball a lot, and a team with Steve and Yao doesn't have room for a ballhogging 3rd option.

 

Forgoing a discussion of who/what would it take to get Walker, 'toine's 3 pt game would give Yao manuever room. Walker is tough mentally, a good teammate. He would be a good fit on this Rocket team. I like the way his game, and he, have grown.

 

I wouldn't trade Eddie for Walker straight up; much less include Cuttino.

If I want a power forward that shoots sub 40 then why not just keep Griffin. If we want a power forward that jacks up threes left and right then why not just keep Griffin.

At least Eddie plays some defense. Plus he is much younger and I think will fullfil his potential.

 

agreed!!!

 

"Jonathan (CA): If Yao Ming was in this draft, would you take him over Lebron?

Fred Carter: (4:01 PM ET ) Great question.. sounds like Sam Bowie and MJ all over again, huh? I would still take Yao. Big guys have a longer shelf life, 15-17 years. Small guys are more like 12-15 years. That's a big difference. I believe Yao will have some titles under his belt, but LeBron it's still unsure. "

 

We need to hire Fred Carter as an assistant coach. Just to be cool for the great things he always says about the Rockets. That guy loves Houston, especially Yao.


About Antoine Walker: If we ran an offense similar to Dallas, then hell yeah I go after him. But were a slow it down type offense that takes a low amount of field goal attempts per game(which I hate) and we never ever fast break, so if the offensive system sticks, and Steve is still in control, then a offensive minded power forward is not what we really need. A PJ Brown type would serve the Rox better. But again, if the coaches are gonna take the controls out of Steve hands, cut Moochie, and really kick the offense into a higher gear, and they are really serious about changing the pace of it, then Antoine Walker would be perfect for us.

 

LOL

NOW I LOVE FRED CARTER!!!

 

Agree- It seems after the strike season, some players haven't recovered. I must agree that behind Rasheed,Walker is one of the most overrated players in the league. How does a guy shooting 37% make the all star team? When he came in the league, i thought he was going to be a legit player, but for some reason, someone told him he's better shooting 6 3pt ers a game from the pf position. I don't want walker, Boston can keep him.