Barry chooses Spurs over Blazers; Rockets were pursuing Daniels?

What the hell happened to all of this talk that Free Agents were banging down the Rockets door?!?! I thought for sure we would snag a solid one.

 

Because the Rox waited around too long on Barry, while Arroyo got snatched up.

 

Did you get my email??

 

No doubt Lue can start, but my post was alluding to free agents out there. We're definitely going to sign ONE of them, and it seems Jones wins by default now.

(For the record, though, I think we're going to end up with Fisher. )

 

Seems to me like Barry would rather go to a team that would play him at the 2, rather than the point guard position. Maybe that's what swayed him towards SA and Portland.

 

WOW

... major bummed ... I really didn't want anyone else.

 

i was wary about Barry earlier but over the past 2 weeks or so i've really warmed up to the idea of signing him.

I'm more concerned with San Antonio picking him up rather than him signing with us.

 

...and if they had made an offer to Arroyo wouldn't the Rockets have to wait till the 14th to find out if they could sign him?


Edit: or is it the 29th?

 

Um, no I didnt.

 

Clutch, I totally agree. Barry would have been great in our backcourt and considering the makeup of our team, with our two stars it is surpising we werent in the running. Perhaps Houston didnt extend an offer as was reported. Maybe we didnt want him at his asking price?

And the Daniels thing is totally out of nowhere. Maybe we had our sights set on Daniels ALL ALONG, no Barry, no Fisher etc.

Who knows what PG we are looking at now?

 

Deuce - my guess is that Ginobili would start at 2 guard and Barry would be a super sub off the bench that would play three positions. The Spurs don't have a backup to Parker, so he'd play 15 minutes there, along with 10 minutes backing up Ginobili and maybe 10 more minutes playing with Ginobili at the same time. The Spurs usually pull Bowen in the fourth quarter because of a lack of offense, so for most games they will probably go with Parker, Barry and Ginobili together. There's not a defined starter's role in San Antonio, but it's very likely for him to get 30-35 minutes and play for a contending team. If he got the fourth year from SA, I don't fault him for seriously looking at that.

But don't jump too quickly to conclusions about whether or not they're banging down our door. Barry's one of five or six really quality options at the point, imo. We're a really good situation, but teams with players like Duncan or Garnett are really great situations too. I'd be worried about the amount of interest in us if Barry had signed with some random team that was mediocre, but not for another team that's a legit contender.

That said, I'm also thinking that the Rockets didn't offer that fourth season. It seemed a little questionable the entire time when no local source confirmed it, and if we did offer the fourth year, I can't imagine why Portland would've been in the running but we weren't.

Let's go get Jones or Fisher.

 

If we do, it better be at HALF the MLE and none of this FULL MLE nonsense that is going around. If we were going to spend the FULL MLE I would rather spend it on Barry.

 

I'm not to exicted about Snow,the Rockets need someone who can make outside shots because with Yao and TMac there will be a lot of open jumpers whomever plays with them.

 

Email me through the board when you have a sec. Gotta question for you.

 

we better not get snow

this guy is old and doesent he have reoccuring ankle problems?

He cants shoot either. IF we pick him up, im back on the CD dont know what he doin bandwagen.


I guess fisher is the onlyi option left. Hudson is to eratic, jvg wont like him.

 

pick up jones

 

Agreed, and that's why I've gone to the Jones camp. By all accounts he won't be a full MLE player - the highest range I've seen him projected at is about 3 million to start. Of course, no one had Brian Cardinal or Hedo Turkoglu in the full MLE range either, so we'll have to wait and see.

I'm afraid Fisher would require the full MLE. I'm a fan of Fisher's -- I think his percentages last season were skewed by having to adjust to a bench role - but his name and his reputation will likely lead to some team overpaying him. If the Rockets are looking to be selective with their money, Jones should have been a top choice all along. He manages the game well, shoots the three-pointer reasonably well and has good size at 6'3. I think he's in the same class as Fisher, Hudson and Arroyo, but he's the only one who probably won't come close to the full MLE. And if he's proves to be starting quality, he'll still be in his prime when Yao and TMac enter theirs.

 

Just something to keep in mind, but I'm pretty sure that Derek Fisher opted out of the last year of a 5 year, 25 million dollar contract, so if we're looking to bring in him or Hudson, it's going to be full MLE money we're talking about.

Also, settling for a Damon Jones type just depresses me. One, there's a reason he's bounced around the league; two, he's not better than Tyronn Lue; and lastly, I'm not interested in mediocrity just to make a point of saying "F*ck you" to the market.

 

what ever happens, do NOT get Snow. I would rather start Lue and let the TE expires than get Snow. Getting him is going to hunt us financially for years to come.