Are we perhaps looking in the wrong spot for our 'Next Point Guard'?

Given Stevie's BYC situation, as Gater says, everyone should just calm
down regarding anything happening with Steve in trade any time before
the offseason.

However, it is pretty clear that Steve's days as the Rockets' starting PG
are numbered. Whether that means he is totally out of here in trade,
or he moves to the SG spot, all that remains to be seen.

One thing though, no matter what happens, this team is without a doubt
in serious need for a new starting PG for next year, and thereafter.

Why would anyone trade to us a better PG than Steve, FOR Steve?
That doesn't make any sense. So, as the concensus seems to indicate,
any trade involving Steve is more likely to land us a PF-type star than
anything top-shelf in the PG department.

So even trading Steve, we're still left looking.

Or if, say, we move CM + all that extra trade exception money, so that
Steve can move over to the 2, we're still having to hope that we can
land a top-tier PG with that deal? I just don't see much of anything
out there that will work in a deal like that, and give us fair value.

There's always the free agent path, which JVG seems to lean towards
anyway.. so who is really going to be out there as a FA PG in the offseason?
Anybody good, or at least better than Steve?
Regardless of whatever people may think, going that route is a very
expensive dice roll, and you never know how it will turn out, but
brother will we be paying for it either way.

Personally, I would prefer to keep Steve, and move him to the 2. Yeah
yeah yeah, I know the arguments against that move.. but think it through -
there are those who say he would get torched by opposing SG's every
night, and maybe he might have a hard time guarding some of them,
but how many of the league's SG's can effectively guard Steve?
Matchup problems can go both ways. Iverson is exhibit A in this debate.
Besides, unless there is a rule that says SF would HAVE to guard his
opposite number every game, there is no reason why he would have
to be stuck in a bad matchup, when we already get by fairly well as
a defensive team with Steve guarding the other guy's PG, so switching
that assignment would not kill us.

Maybe with a CM + TE trade would net us a good young PF stud, or
even young stud plus draft pick. I am wondering if we shouldn't,
instead of trading for someone else's PG, just draft one of our own.
One thing we haven't tried yet is getting our very own tall Euro PG,
fundamentally solid, team-oriented distributor. Someone who could
be taught to play defense on opposing 2's, someone who could
actually get the entry pass in to Yao without pump-faking and hesitating..

While there are lots of little 6-foot Euro PG's out there, check out this
6'7" guy..: Sasha Vujacic

Playmaker close to the two meters, Sasha is one of those players who leaves your mouth open with his fantastic plays. Handles the ball very adeptly. He's ambidexterous with the dribble and pass, and excells driving to the basket with both hands. Has instincts for the basket, drive and dish, He is a master in making clutch shots and has range. Above all he is a player who plays fearlessly. He still must learn the art of playmaking but he has innate leadership skills. He loves to get teammates involved. He has a great attitude and does not have a tendency to hold onto the ball too much. He must improve his outside accuracy, which will require hours of practice, but the makings are there. Not an explosive player. On defense he knows how to defend one-on-one and put pressure on the ball but suffers from lack of physical strength especially on the blocks. He's a special player. Strengths: Ball handling, creativity, penetration. Drawbacks: Physical strength, shooting from outside, experience. Overall: A top prospect in Italy and one of the more interesting of Europe.

Apparently projected as a late-first, early second round pick, so we
might actually be able to swing a deal which could land this guy.

I am not saying he is the next coming of Magic, and he seems like
he may be a bit raw, a year or so away from making a meaningful
contribution, but this is where I choose to place a little faith in JVG,
and hope he would be able to bring a guy like this along.

This team has had some fair-to-middlin' succes with foreign-born
players, but we have not really taken a shot on a PG, instead wasting
time with people like Bryce Drew, Tito Maddux, Matt Maloney, Brent
Price, Moochie Norris.. etc etc.

I think it's time we turn our eyes to the overseas market for some of
the same players that several other NBA teams have found; some of
these solid team-player PG's, sort of polar opposites to what SF is.

While I know that Vujacic may not be the right guy, it's still worth
taking a look at that kind of source, and train him up ourselves in
our own system, rather than limiting ourselves to taking only what
other teams are willing to give up.