we've got a lot of pieces that haven't played with each other yet. really interested to see who will finish games next year. and while we could stay put, i do see more trades in our future. i see multiple assets being traded for a bigger more athletic borderline superstar player. ab/lowry martin/taylor ariza/battier/budinger scola/hill/jeffries yao/hayes/andersen
Not on a playoff or championship team, he can't shoot and refs stop calling the flops in the playoffs. Lowry is a good backup....no a GREAT backup, he is our Bobby Jackson, not the same, but a guy who comes in and changes the pace and style of play. DD
Yes. Baseball and football (not basketball), but nice use of ad hominem attack to support your argument. This team is already being reformed. Yao has played very little if at all with Martin, Ariza, Budinger, Hill, and Lowry. Lowry is very capable to take the starter role and if you are worried about running the offense...Lowry is already better at it. I don't want to trade Brooks, but the Rockets need big changes to get to be a contender. If Peter is going to file a lawsuit against you, and Paul is going to kill you if you don't pay up...yes you rob Peter to pay Paul.
No, you are wrong, Lowry is not good at running the offense, he is good at transition. Do you see Yao busting it up and down the floor? And Transition does not work in the playoffs, you need guys who can shoot from the outside to make teams pay for packing the paint. I am sorry, but Lowry is a career backup, unless he somehow learns to shoot. DD
Well Lebron's, Kobe's, and Jordan's come into the league like every 10 years. So I guess we can just wait around for the next one and hope we are in position to get them. The thing is, you are not robbing a position if you get a solid player back like Jack/Banks and Lowry is more than capable of being a starting PG. He had great vision, plays great defense, and is good at getting to the lane. To me, Brooks is not significantly better than Lowry to make him un-tradeable. Also a starting lineup of... Brooks Martin Ariza/Chase Bosh Yao Is a contending team. Any time you have a shot at creating a team like this you go for it. Also Bosh is a Superstar, again he's only 26, just because he hasn't taken his team to the finals at this point...again like a Jordan or Kobe doesn't make him non elite. Name Power Forwards BETTER than Bosh and see what you come up with. To many he is the Best PF in the NBA. How is that not elite? Is Brooks a top 5 PG? Is Brooks a top 10 PG? He's a good player but he can be replaced. There have been many guys who score 20ppg a few seasons and get replaced.
Scola is a RFA, if Morey wants him here, he has no choice. Furthermore there is almost 100 minutes to go between the PF/C position next year. If Yao is limited to 25, then there is still 35+ minutes available to Scola per game. Childress might, he might not. Those other leagues are shaky. The competition isnt good and the money isnt always guaranteed. I don't know if you know this, but Greece is having a major financial crisis atm.
Scola will demand a trade or maybe even go back to europe. You never know. You think Scola would be happy coming off the bench? I don't think so. The Greek economy has nothing to do with the Olympiacos family of teams. They are more than set financially. If Childress is as happy to stay and play like he has for the last 2 years what makes you think He'll take less money when he can just play one more year and make double the MLE? Fact is if Bosh is coming, Scola is the odd man out.
Back on topic. I do not believe major changes are needed, try to keep the core together, and either trade Shane or Trevor..... Keep the rest of the guys in place. Sometimes the best hand is to just stay pat. DD
Yeah, don't screw it up trying to do an overhaul. If something comes along that works without messing up the main chemistry, you do it.
Jay's arguments have some merit DD. First, you are getting back a player who is arguably better than Scola AND younger. Secondly, what did exactly Pau Gasol accomplished before he went to the Lakers?
Yes changes are necessary:- 1) We are too small and not very athletic. 2) We have too many inexperienced players upon which we are depending. 3) We have no play maker Point Guard. 4) We have no back up Center. 5) We have no defensive Coach. 6) The team's defense is not good. 7) We are inconsistent
1. Yes, we could use more size. 2. Experience is overated. 3. We have 2 playmaking PGs. 4. We do need a backup C 5. Rick is a great coach offense and defense. 6. Lots of changes and no center = bad defense. 7. See the lots of changes comment. DD
This is a playoff team with a healthy Yao.....even without Yao it is a playoff team. Now that we have gotten Kmart and Hill. They would be much better next year as is...even without Yao. DD
Lately Lowry has shown that his play making, passing and sharing have gone down the tube. In fact he is neglecting players who are ready and open for a shot and is missing may shots which he is reserving for himself.
Stats say nothing. You're not getting 5 points and 2 more rebounds a game, you are getting a true all-star. A potential go-to-guy against top-level defense for a particular situation where your best player is well defended. A player who can score 2 or 3 in a row down the stretch of a very tough game. Scola is a very good player, but can't do that. A player who has the physical potential to play 3 good defenses against an all-star player or catch 3 decisive rebounds against Odom or Pau at the last 3 minutes of an important playoff game... All this is what makes the difference in the long run between the very good teams and elite teams, the teams that win championships. Potential.
