Who are some other key, big-name free agents the Rockets can go after if they don't sign Webber? I don't know because all the hoopla has surrounded Webber's free agency but that's only normal. ------------------ Arkansas' Biggest Rocket Fan!
I've heard Antonio Davis's name being thrown around cause he can opt out of his contract. ------------------
Marc Jackson, Mo Taylor, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Finley, to name a few...oh and probably Shandon ANderson too. DaDakota ------------------ Go Jazz * http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/011403.html
I just went to realgm and looked up the FA's and Player Options for next season. I'm too lazy to go through the list to find the key guys, but they're there somewhere I guess. http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents2.php http://www.realgm.com/src_playeroptions2.php ------------------ Cause I'm a twenty first century digital boy. I don't know how to read, but I got a lot of toys. My daddy's a lazy middle class intellectual. My mommy's on valium, so ineffectual. Oh Oh, ain't life a mystery?
I didnt realize Marc Jackson of the GS Warriors was a Free Agent...also David Robinson, according to RealGM, is a FA. Other nice fits might be LaPhonso Ellis and Anthony Mason just in case we dont land Webber. ------------------ Don't EVER underestimate the Heart of a CHAMPION!
He said "key, big name free agents," not some Rear Admiral that was abused by the Dream. ------------------ "Hey Snoop Dog, I got my bi-yatch to make you some muffins."
I think Marc Jackson isn't a free agent. I remember hearing a few weeks/months ago that the league decided for some reason that one of the years most people thought would count towards his free agency status didn't count and that it would be another year until he was free. I don't really remember maybe someone else can clarify. I wouldn't want him anyway. ------------------
Marc Jackson IS an FA, but we have to offer him more than 4.5 million (GS can match it), AND he's stated that he wants to stay with Cowens. Webber is the only FA worth looking at. If Webber comes here, Shandon won't leave cause we'll be contenders. If he doesn't, he won't leave cause it's the best situation, and we can offer him a lot of money. This is my view on the situation: If Webber does come her, then we can re-sign Shandon and Norris. Hakeem might play for chump change cause he wants another ring, but I seriously doubt he'll stay. I see him on the Bucks, Magic, Blazers, Sixers (unable to re-sign Dikembe), or Suns. Those are all better options for him. Our team would look great, something like this: Cato/Collier/Draft pick#1 Webber/KT/Draft pick#1 Shandon/Langhi/Draft pick#2 Cuttino/Draft pick#2/Shandon Francis/Mooch Draft pick#1=Big, rebounding PF/C Draft pick#2=6'7 accurate 3-pt shooter who plays D...This would probably be harder to find, so this would be our higher pick..Possibly terrence morris, Shane Battier, or Eddie Griffin... Definitely contenders I say.. On the other hand, if Webber doesn't come here, it will also be a great situation. We'll re-sign Mo long-term, Shandon long-term, and Mochie for a few years. We'd still have the picks, and a young AMAZING core..We'd have a great trio of stars, with the guards' rebounding offsetting Mo's problems that look like they've dissapeared.. This is what we'd end up with: Cato/Collier/Draft pick#1 Mo/KT/Draft pick#1 Shandon/Langhi/Draft pick#2 Cuttino/Draft pick#2/Shandon Francis/Mooch Same, but Mo replaces Webber...it would take us an extra year to contend, but we'd be contending for longer cause Mo is younger than Webber and won't be on the decline...Francis, cat, and Mo are al learning...In, say, 3 years...Francis, Cat and Mo will be very close to their prime, and will not be the young, inexperienced players they are now....Cato would be a semi-veteran....Shandon would be our veteran, with the playoff experience and preaching defense...... It's a win-win situation, but i sorta prefer the second one....We can contend for years with that core... ------------------
San'e right on Jackson. He'll be a restricted free agent which means if no offer goes over what Golden State is allowed to offer ($4.5 million) he must resign with them. I get the feeling though that he won't even consider other offers and just take GS 4.5. ------------------ RealGM Gafford Art Artisan Cakes
Do we have enough to sign Webber and Jackson? Because on NBAtalk.com it said Jackson will ask for about 3mil a year. And as far as the draft we will have the 13th pick plus the Bucks pick which is the 23rd at the time. ------------------ President of the Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford,Larry Hughes, and Charles Woodson fan club.
I just hope that the Rocks don't have a repeat of McDyess/Pippen (can't sign the player you really wanted, so you sign the next best player not taking chemistry and fit into consideration). If they can't get Webber, re-sign Mo and Shandon (neither should get more than Cat's deal), draft well, free up more space (I'm dreaming of Cato in somone else's jersey), and wait for the FA class of 2002 (which should be loaded). ------------------
Well, how much cap space exactly will the Rockets have? And just what does that exactly mean? Who will be available in 2002??? ------------------ Arkansas' Biggest Rocket Fan!
You could make a team with all of the ex-rockets on this list. Bryce Drew Matt Maloney Otis Thorpe Chucky Brown Mark Bryant Vernon Maxwell Zan Tabak Mario Elie Emanual Davis Pig Miller I know there's more on that list like Avery Johnson and Stacey Augmon (haha), but I thought I'd stick with the guys that we actually remember being Rockets. ------------------ Cause I'm a twenty first century digital boy. I don't know how to read, but I got a lot of toys. My daddy's a lazy middle class intellectual. My mommy's on valium, so ineffectual. Oh Oh, ain't life a mystery?
I think that if we miss out on the Webber sweepstakes then we try to move as high up in the draft as possible and sign JYD and Ruben Patterson. ------------------ Calvin Murphy for President!
He'll be availoable for a long time. Really, long time. ------------------ "Hey Snoop Dog, I got my bi-yatch to make you some muffins."
lets move up in the draft and get Joe Forte...ok thas all for now..... ------------------ Lookin at a 75 year old man in a thong: NASTY Lookin at Shaq hit free throws: "O SH**!"
If we lose Shandon we should definitely try to steal away Eddie Robinson from Charlotte. He would be a perfect fit for our young team at SF. ------------------ Rarely has one player outplayed another the way Olajuwon outplayed David Robinson in their famed playoff series in the same season that Robinson was the league's most valuable player. That for me, was the performance of a truly great player. -Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam
About re-signing Hakeem- he stated that he wants to go to a place which has warm weather (thats why he went to college in Houston, not NY). I would like to see him resign with the Rockets for the min, so we can sign Webber. Then re-sign Shandon and Mooch. Maybe even sign and trade Mo (is it possible?). Maybe I'm just nuts.... ------------------ Karma happens....
We can't sign n trade Mo cause we don't have his bird rights. I guarantee Hakeem won't play with us next season, even if Webber signs. he doesn't want to become a fourth option. Also, Mo will never ever EVER play here if Webber is here too. Like I said in my previous post, there's only two ways to go..... ------------------
