Amare Stoudemire a Rocket? The Rockets will try but come up short

say what?

 

We'd be crazy to trade for Hinrich. It's our weakest position, but he's simply overpaid for what he brings. $9.5 million next season, $9 million the season after that, and $8 million the season after that. For a guy with a .414 FG% and .376 3P% for his career. He's averaged 14 and 6 for his career and we're going to commit that kind of money, DD? Sure, he's solid and plays good defense, but Hinrich is an MLE player making far more than that in his paycheck.

Stoudemire? He fills a position that we've finally got covered. He's expensive now and will be more expensive later. Our team salary is making Les sweat as it is. In my opinion, our problems are caused by the merry-go-round with our best players. Adelman, and everyone else on the Rocks, never know which of the three are going to show up from one game to the next. If we could ever go for a long stretch with Yao, McGrady, and Artest healthy, we'd discover that our problems were a mirage. That's my opinion, anyway.

Yes, we'd be better with a better point guard. Rafer drives me crazy. Brooks should be given the chance to start, and the Rocks can see if he is the answer, or just a backup. We know what Rafer is... a backup who's our starter. Roll the dice with Brooks. If he doesn't pan out, solve this during the off-season. That, or find a better deal for a new point before the deadline, if such a thing exists. Don't throw the bank at Hinrich and don't do the same with Amare.

 

if kerr trade amare for landry and scola then he is really a *****ed up GM for the suns.

 

I would demand Morey be traded for Kerr at that point because Scolandry dominated Amare last time we played that sorry team. Amare is lazy, watch a Suns game please.

 

i completely agree with hinrich, people have him overrated, he's not a 2nd tier pg. he's a backup, for the bulls.

 

In that case, why don't you please watch some of the games that amare played in last season when he is in a comfortable system? I'm not saying he'll be comfortable here in houston next to yao, but if suns really wants to trade him, then it really shouldn't need a MIT education to pull the trigger on scola or landry and even both.

 

Comfortable system? Shouldn't the player be fitting the system instead of the system fitting the player. If Amare can't listen to what Porter asks what makes you think he would listen to Adelman? He's a diva and if anyone thinks T-mac is the diva of this team just wait until Amare gets over here. They will all start singing "Me!memememememe". "I didn't get enough touches tonight!" "Get Yao out of the paint so I can dunk the ball!" Then what will you do? Beg for another trade? Beg to get Scola and Landry back? If you want another T-mac that doesn't play defense or team ball by all means get this sorry kid in here so we can start getting our ass's handed to us even harder.

 

You really overrate Hinrich and Maggette. I agree we could use a starting pg, but Hinrich just isn't as good as you think he is. He once was, he's just not now. This is coming from someone who likes him and has watched his game since Kansas.

Corey Maggette might have the worst contract in basketball right now. The Warriors would kill to get rid of him. You constantly mention "this guy or that guy needs a lot of shots" then suggest Maggette? He is a black hole and has stopped playing defense. No team is willing to even touch him (including this one).

Let's be honest, no chance this current roster makes a run at a championship. Zero. We both agre on Artest. He needs to go and doesn't fit in the offense.

While Amare is a liability on defense, he's a huge upgrade here. If you can get him for Brooks, Artest, Landry and Head you pull the trigger. Not one of those players even makes you blink an eye in that deal. Just think for a minute on this. You have:

PG-Rafer
SG-TMac
SF-Battier
PF-Amare
C-Yao

Bench- Barry, Wafer, Scola..........Mutombo(if needed).

We also have the trade exception to go after another pg. Furthermore, it frees up more pt for Barry. You can't possibly tell me that this is not a better team.

I understand people like Brooks and Landry (I do too), but Landry doesn't guard anyone either. Brooks has showed flashes, but honestly, he's yet to show he's anything more then a streak shooter. I do this deal all day long.

Lets not forget that rafer and TMac also expire in 2010 and we will have the ability to add new players to the mix. This is an absolute no brainer. We can only hope Kerr is this stupid

 

What the ****?

 

Fortunately, you are not trading executives

 

Lol. Post fail ftl.

You're right. I'm not discussing trading Morey, Keith Jones, or any of our other executives. I like our front office.

 

I disagree with both players, although everything is dependent on Les actually willing to spend money(which is a big IF).

On Hinrich I feel is a good trade because PG is a position at such a premium right now. It is literally impossible to get a good point guard right now. So really our only option IS to get an overpaid, underperforming PG. Also, Hinrich might not be a good player, but he fits this team. And having a big point guard also allows us to play Brooks at the SG position without suffering majorly on defense.

On Amare, I guess it depends on his health and what we give up. But from a pure talent standpoint you just can't not make this trade. And this team has shown that even w/o T-Mac or Artest our offense can still run smoothly. So adding a talent like Amare would be huge.

 

I think Amare would make Yao better...and Yao would do the same for Amare. I don't know that it equals a championship...but it would certainly be entertaining.

 

so true

 

Couldn't agree more.With yao inside & without Nash he can't be the beast.

 

Entertainment over winning......YUCK !

DD

 

Dream and Ralph, Rockets fan.

 

Dream and Ralph could be a nightmare for teams on the Defensive end of the floor because both were such good shot blockers.

 

I just wonder WTF Morey is doing?

The team has clear needs, and he is using our one expiring chip to upgrade a position of strength, and depending on whom else is involved, weaken the overall roster.

Hey Morey.....Stop Splashing, and learn to swim !

Build a team that fits together well, where players games compliment each other, and stop throwing big names together and hoping Adelman can find a way to make it work.

You can't put a round peg in a square hole.

DD

 

We have a variety of attractive pieces. Everyone keeps saying "we need a starting pg", I agree, but Nash and Bibby aren't on the trade block. It's just a fact.

Adding a player like Stoudemire for the pieces I mentioned a few posts ago makes a ton of sense.