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Artest in....Keep Battier or trade to upgrade pg position?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by FR0497, Jul 29, 2008.

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  1. TheMountainTop

    TheMountainTop Member

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    Keep Battier and Alston.

    Alston is a good point guard and defender. He has improved his offense a little.

    Battier is just awesome. Someone who can speak and be a leader.

    There isnt much of an improvement for pg out there than what we currently have so no.
     
    #161 TheMountainTop, Jul 30, 2008
  2. Humer

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    I think that Alston did (and will continue to) do well for us last year. The problems seem to come when he has no one to back him up - he pulls too many minutes and starts getting sloppy/missing shots. If we had someone reliable to back up Rafe than I think he'd be a lot more effective. The question is - is AB far enough along to fill that backup role reliably?
     
    #162 Humer, Jul 30, 2008
  3. DPNMW

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    for everybody who's dogging rafer, just keep in mind that if he were in all 6 games of the playoffs against jazz we we would be in the 2nd round without even getting to six games, his heart and leadership is hard to find, he's all we need
     
    #163 DPNMW, Jul 30, 2008
  4. wingz0

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    You never know till you throw him into the fire. And although summer league is far from being the best indication, it does seem as though Aaron is looking to develope his playmaking game, so that's a good sign there.

    The key thing for him will be if he makes his mismatch on the offensive end count enough to hide his defensive shortcomings, which will always be there due to his size.

    If he doesn't pan out, we still have Brent Barry to take some heat off Rafer anyway.
     
    #164 wingz0, Jul 30, 2008
  5. DreamYaoTmac5

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    I would really like it if Pargo came and signed with the Rockets, then Luther Head would probably be waived.
     
    #165 DreamYaoTmac5, Jul 30, 2008
  6. mlwoo

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    Ha. I agree that we could have won with him playing.

    His heart and leadership are all we need? This has to be a joke.
     
    #166 mlwoo, Jul 30, 2008
  7. DreamYaoTmac5

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    The only reason why I wouldn't mind trading him for someone better is because the way he just kept shooting for no reason, I was a huge rafer supporter last year and I thought he would start Over Francis and James. and I was right i also thought he was under-utlized with JVG, but he was a chucker last year, I'm known as tmacyaokobe01
     
    #167 DreamYaoTmac5, Jul 30, 2008
  8. DreamYaoTmac5

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    IT's only incredible because he never drives in and he never passes it to the guy inside, Similar to Jose Calderon, but Calderon actually makes much better plays.
     
    #168 DreamYaoTmac5, Jul 30, 2008
  9. kingkongyao

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    keep battier.
    who cares about the starting lineup.
    think of our lineup in the fourth quarter when we need a stop.

    PG - Brent Barry
    SG- T-mac
    SF- Artest
    PF- battier
    C - Yao.

    ridiculous.

    and on the other hand, think if artest and dorsey would be on the 2nd unit.
    BASH BROTHERS! we'll definitely bring the pain.
    Toyota Center = NEW HOUSE OF PAIN!
     
    #169 kingkongyao, Jul 31, 2008
  10. dabu1987

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    坚决反对交易巴蒂尔！！！！
     
    #170 dabu1987, Jul 31, 2008
  11. Chamillionaire

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    I`m sure Mac and Yao both love playing with Rafer, although some of the people here don`t like him. Yao and Mac are always talking about chemistry, i think Rafer and definitely Battier is included in that conversation.

    although getting a player like Fisher who is a seasoned veteran, knows how to win and wins, and also hits his perimeter shots would be nice, hopefully Barry can carry the load and i think he will.
     
    #171 Chamillionaire, Jul 31, 2008
  12. kjayp

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    Keep Battier AND upgrade the pg! Rafer/Head/sign n trade Landry/Hayes = Hinrich
    PG Hinrich/SF/Brooks
    SG Tmac/Barry
    SF Battier/Novak/Harris
    PF Artest/Scola/Dorsey
    C Yao/Deke/Dorsey

    CHAMPIONSHIP, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #172 kjayp, Jul 31, 2008
  13. CoolHandLee

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    Chicago's not stupid....not that stupid at least(Wallace signing).

    Two defensive stoppers are good for the team, they'll give the heavyweights like Dirk, Kobe, Melo, and Ginobili a different look every so often.

    Say no to Allen Iverson.
     
    #173 CoolHandLee, Jul 31, 2008
  14. BONIERO1576

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    This is a defensive team, why would we get rid of our best on the ball defender? Just imagine when we play Utah or New Orleans, we could basically run a full court trap on Williams or Paul for half the game and get away with it, as long as Yao is guarding the front of the rim.

    The scoring punch that he brings is great but the addition of Artest makes us the number one defense by default. I can't wait to see the two of them on the court together.
     
    #174 BONIERO1576, Jul 31, 2008
  15. Jeff Who

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    Trade Shane only for really good PG. If not, leave him
     
    #175 Jeff Who, Jul 31, 2008
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    I'm guessing the Jerry's up in Chicago do not want to pay 10 mill for a backup pg(Kirk Hinrich). I wonder if Battier and Francis or Head could get a deal done?
     
    #176 mdoggnic, Jul 31, 2008
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    why would battier be coming off the bench? artest would play the 4 and battier the 3
     
    #177 trueroxfan, Jul 31, 2008
  18. saleem

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    Because Artest can only play some minutes as a 4. He uses his strength to post up but his low post footwork is limited. Luis should start there IMO.
     
    #178 saleem, Jul 31, 2008
  19. saleem

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    Correct. Not for Hinrich IMO.
     
    #179 saleem, Jul 31, 2008
  20. hooroo

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    Ben Gordon doesn't start. Hinrich splits his time between the 2 & 3 anyway. He'll just start there now.
     
    #180 hooroo, Jul 31, 2008
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