There was talk that the rockets were going to sign maybe a couple of veterans.. Pikes has/is going to sign, and the rockets still have cap space, so who would you sign (money permitting) Usa Today Mark Bryant Boston 38 15 years $1,030,000 Bimbo Coles Boston 35 13 years $1,030,000 Walt Williams Dallas 33 11 years $1,030,000 Jon Barry Detroit 34 11 years $3,175,000 Danny Manning Detroit 37 15 years $1,030,000 Tim Hardaway Indiana 36 14 years $12,589 Reggie Miller Indiana 37 16 years $12,046,473 Kendall Gill Minnesota 35 13 years $1,030,000 Rod Strickland Minnesota 37 15 years $1,030,000 Kenny Anderson New Orleans 32 12 years $9,185,000 Shawn Kemp Orlando 33 14 years $1,030,000 Derrick Coleman Philadelphia 36 13 years $9,380,000 Tyrone Hill Philadelphia 35 13 years $1,030,000 Jim Jackson Sacramento 32 11 years $791,341 Steve Smith San Antonio 34 12 years $9,900,000 Kevin Willis San Antonio 41 19 years $1,030,000 Mark Jackson Utah 38 16 years $1,030,000 Charles Oakley Washington 39 18 years $1,030,000 Bryon Russell Washington 32 10 years $1,400,000 p.s. I wanted to have a poll.. but there were too many options.
Sign me up for Barry and who I presume to be a lock, Charles Oakley (not that that would be my second pick, but I can see the writing on the wall). Francis/Barry/Moochie Mobley/Pike Barry/Boki/Pike Griffin/MoT/Oakley Ming/Cato/Oakley That would make a nine man rotation (perhaps too large for JVG, but I'd love to see Barry in the G/SF mix. Dude can play. Oakley will be our 8 - 10 mpg enforcer. If you ran a lineup of Francis, Pike, Barry, Oakley and Ming (in short minutes), you would have a group that could shoot, pass, enforce and board....for 8 - 10 mpg
Jim Jackson could probly help quite a bit. Wouldn't mind getting Coleman of course, but can the Rox afford him? Hell, I wouldn't mind getting Tyrone Hill, he's still pretty tough.
Is Byron Russell really only 32? He seems like a baby on that list. If Posey is really gone, I'll take Russell as his replacement.
Jim Jackson. He played great last year, and we can afford him. Also depends if the Rox do anything via trades; what spot would we have to fill? But looking at our team as is, we need a 3.
Barry is a lock to sign with Indiana; he's just waiting on the Reggie deal to get done. Sacramento is going to retain Jim Jackson that is why they cleared out Hedo. Just because the Rox said they were going after a veteran doesn't mean they are raiding the old folks home. In my opinion Robert Pack or mark Jackson would be excellentin a backup point role. I also have no problem bringing back the 'Wiz' but Raja Bell would also be a nice option.
I really think we should get kendall gill. There is almost no way the twolves will resign him with their current plethora of talent and players, and kendall gill is just the kind of 3 we need: defensive minded, one who runs the court, and can hit the outside shot.
Tim Hardaway and Steve Smith. Both have excellent range, and both have valuable experience. We need some help at the 3 and the point, so this would be perfect. Unless we get rid of MoT or re-sign Posey, in which case I'd prefer Hardaway and Oakley.
I think we will resign Hawk and TMo to back up the 2, 3 and 4. Hardway or Blaylock to backup the 1. Willis, Samaki, Rooks, or Massenberg to back up the 4, 5.
Shawn Kemp and an army of personal trainers. Dude's only 33, there's gotta be something left in the tank other than cocaine.
