An Outstanding Interior Defender/Rebounder, Efficient Scorer, Highly Disciplined, Lots of Playoff and NBA Experience, Hungry, Intelligent, and Tough. Rockets must remain Top Defensively however Camby would be a GREAT Addition
I have a feeling were not going to sign camby, but instead try to move up in the draft to get either Cole Aldrich or Ekpe Udoh. Im personally hoping for Udoh, he looks like a perfect fit here in houston. Great shotblocker, good jumpshot, good footwork, can make passes from the high post and has good work ethic.
we need a athletic 5. Someone who can run the court and spell yao. yao, will still play, but i bet his pt will be limited throughout the season. We have our PG, and SG set. ariza at the 3 and scola at the 4. i like what we have, but We need size at the 5.
i agree. finding a replacement for yao through the draft is the best way to go. better than overpaying big guys in free agency. better than overpaying a team to trade us a big guy. draft one and groom him yourself.
Exactly. Camby is a good for 1-2 years as a backup C only. After that we're still going to have to find another backup C. Why not draft one thats young and could possibly even be a starter?
You know what, I wonder if Morey sees it that way. I think he's great at picking up role players on the cheap (through drafts and trades) and probably won't hesitate to give up guys like Chase or Hill or maybe even Brooks, because he figures he can acquire those type of guys in his sleep. What Morey can't do is draft a superstar with a low pick, because their talents make them obvious choices to even the most oblivious general managers. I think Morey would offer the picks for Bosh or the younger players but not both. If he gives up the younger players, he can reload quickly with the picks. If he gives up the picks, he still has the younger players.
Maybe, but there is no guarantee that you can fill in the roster around superstar players.... And to me, Bosh is not one. Scola was on par with him stats wise, so do you pay Bosh $20 million or do you pay Scola 8 and get 2 more quality players? I guess what I am saying is ....there are not as many players out there that can carry a team.... So, you got to tread lightly.. DD
Treading lightly. Yes, I agree. What impressed me about the way Morey handled the Tracy trade was how patient he was. He waited and waited and waited until he got what he wanted. If Morey does go after a superstar, I feel confident that he won't allow the roster to be gutted. The organization already went through that when we had a healthy Yao, a healthy Tracy, and ten guys no one had ever heard of.
I wish he would've made the trade alot earlier. i wish he would have made the trade if possible when martin came back and the team was sucking. If martin had been added earlier, this team would have been in the playoffs and gave this young group invaluable playoff experience
He wanted Martin for a long time, but being patient allowed us to milk a desperate Knicks team out their 2011 and 2012 picks.
I would also say being patient was what got the Rockets Martin as I don't think the deal was on table until Kings knew they couldn't do better than Landry.
From what I understand, Kevin Martin was not made available by the Kings until just about the very day that the trade went down. Apparently, Morey was willing to part with Scola in a package for Martin (as opposed to Landry), but the Kings were telling them that Martin was simply not available. When Petrie told Morey that the Kings would do the deal if it was Landry being sent back, I think Morey jumped on that as soon as he could. The timing on Martin was definitely not Morey's fault. It was all about the Kings finally being willing to part with him.
Thank God Morey waited then. As much as a love Landry, Scola is the far better player. Landry's stock was not going to get much higher.
I'm not saying it was his fault and I do know scola was offered first, I'm just saying I wish the engagement would've been made earlier, but maybe it wasn't on him. It was known earlier the knicks wanted mcgrady and his expiring contract. There were alot of knowns and in the end, it ended well. I think the scola deal will be really messy. Scola knows they tried to deal him. Truth be told, i think they could've gotten a very similar player like maggette for less, but oh well.
And it also called the Knick's bluff and forced them to give us their picks. Its was a smart move by Morey. But at the same time, with how this deal went down, I don't know if a lot of other gms will feel comfortable doing a deal with Morey in the future because they know he will try to own them in the trade.
Don't kid yourself if you think Scola is better than Bosh. While I agree with Scola's contract being cheaper and the ability to aquire more quality players, I don't see that happening. Bosh is a 1 of a kind player and you jump at the chance of aquiring one of those. All-Stars don't grow on trees.
Everyone knew the situation the knicks were in and walsh is no dummy. He had this plan that he must see through. This is really the first time they've had a plan in a long time. They will get 2 high end players and a good mle player. They may not get lebron or wade, but adding amare plus 2 other good players will help get this team on the right track. I'm not sold on dantoni, but i think walsh has been a good gm in this league. The only poor deal he did was trading jackson and harrington for dunleavy and murphy. They underestimated the toughness issue with jackson and his leadership.They also have curry and his expiring deal.
Not really. I forgot where I heard this from, but other organizations actually said that the Rockets were one of the more pleasant organizations to work with. Many of Morey's trades have benifited both parties. The Lowry-Cook-Alston trade benifited the Magic by sending them a quality starting point guard who helped them reach the Finals. IMO, if Alston played the whole series and Nelson didn't come and mess up their chemistry, the Magic might have won. The T-Mac-Landry-Martin trade benifited the Knicks by shedding them some significant salaries and they are know in position to sign 2 max free agents. Remember that we had to take back their awful contract in Jeffries. Also the Kings benifited because they got back a young quality Powerfoward in Landry who is apart of their future and provides much necessary low post scoring which they lacked before. Lets not forget the Artest-Greene trade too. While we were trying to win now, the Kings were building for the future. Greene has turned out to be a great rotational player for them and with the 2009 pick that we gave them in the trade, they got a top 10 Rookie in Omri Casspi.
This. Add to that the fact that NBA General Managers aren't little babies who are afraid of being taken advantage of by other GMs. They are big boys who can negotiate in the best interests of their respective organizations. They could really give a crap what ESPN has to say about who got the better end of a trade. Sure, we Rockets fans feel that Morey has "gotten over" on a couple of other GMs. But that shouldn't make others afraid to deal with him. I would be more concerned if Morey was more like Kevin Pritchard of Portland. Reports are that he is a real A-hole to deal with and never offers anything close to a realistic trade proposal. That, and the fact that Pritchard has an over-inflated sense of self because he's basically able to buy first round picks whenever he wants with Paul Allen's endless money supply. From all accounts, Daryl Morey is not an A-hole but rather is just a tough negotiator. I don't think the Rockets will be frozen out of trade talks due to Morey's solid track record. Not in any way, shape or form.
