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[Chron] Rockets are going to pursue Barry

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by JeopardE, Feb 22, 2008.

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leebigez said:

Lets take the fan-dom out of this and use some logic. If u were brent barry and u just got traded from the defending world champs. The team u went to waived u and u had to choose to sit out for 30 days and return to a certain contender in the spurs, another contender in the suns with a great pg and tons of open looks, or a team that's closer to being out of the playoffs than in. What would u do? Plus u won't be healed for another 2 or 3 weeks anyway.

He'll sit out then resign back with the spurs in 30 and will be fully healed.

Morey always talk about a situation like he did with lewis He shows up with a jersey and lewis is already in disneyworld. Get a clue and save ur gas money. Barry will either sign with spurs or suns.
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brent barry has been in rumors, for the past few trade deadlines. i'm hoping, that brent is tired of being in trade rumors and he goes to the rockets.

#21 Pringles, Feb 22, 2008

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brent barry has been in rumors, for the past few trade deadlines. i'm hoping, that brent is tired of being in trade rumors and he goes to the rockets.
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That's a good point. He's really been in so many that I don't know if they even want him back.

#22 Sooner423, Feb 22, 2008
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Do you think his brother, Jon Barry could help u to convince his brother to join us??

#23 kwng, Feb 22, 2008
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Question is, do we have enough money to go after Barry and break the loyalty that he might have with the Spurs. Not to mention other teams that would be gunning for Barry. There is a chance Barry could do a Jerry Stackhouse and go back to the Spurs after 30 days.
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LOL, why are you so against adding him? The Rockets have a free roster spot.

#24 hooroo, Feb 22, 2008
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Rockets are outsiders because they are least proven of the playoff teams. IMO his family in SA could be the decider but you never know...

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...SA022208.01D.COL.BKNharvey.spurs.3898d93.html

...There are reasons to think Barry will wait. But he has every right to weigh his options and rethink what he wants to do. After all, he's been hearing trade rumors for several years.

Now it's his turn to decide.

Barry wasn't particularly happy when he heard he'd been traded Wednesday, but it's not his nature to stay angry. Besides, he's been around long enough to understand the business.

He understood it almost as soon as he signed a four-year, $19 million contract with the Spurs. He started in a shooting slump, and it seemed from that moment on as if the Spurs were looking to dump his contract.

Two years ago, just before the trade deadline, Gregg Popovich called to tell him he had been traded to New Orleans for J.R. Smith. "I wish there had been a local bar that was open," Barry said at the time, "but it was 10 in the morning."

Shortly after Popovich called back with other news: Never mind. The trade had fallen through, and Barry had an hour to join the Spurs at the airport.

Barry said the shock turned him into a better player. But last season he was again linked to trade rumors, this time to the Clippers for Corey Maggette. When Popovich tried to put an end to all such talk, saying there would be no trades, Barry was skeptical.

"We'll see," Barry said then. "I believe Pop when he's suggesting a good wine. I believe Pop when he's telling me a good political book to read. When it comes to something like this, I personally want to wait until the deadline passes. I say it tongue-in-cheek, and I think it's pretty fair."

Pretty funny, too, which is typical of Barry.

Nothing changed even after he won his second ring. A preseason article last fall in the Express-News noted that Barry was coming off his best season with the Spurs, "but could be a trade asset in the final year of contract."

He was this week.

Through it all Barry hustled, and he stroked his set shot, and he made the Spurs versatile. Others have noticed. The Suns think they have a chance at him now, as does Golden State.

...So the Spurs should want him back, and maybe this is a Jerry Stackhouse arrangement. The Seattle general manager who traded for and then waived Barry, Sam Presti, once worked for R.C. Buford.

Why this would be more likely to pass an NBA inspection: Unlike Stackhouse, who blabbed about how he would return to Dallas, thus scuttling his deal, Barry would be too smart for that.

Then again, perhaps the Spurs don't see a need to fix his return. Barry and his family are entrenched in San Antonio.
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This is likely to be the last season for Brent Barry, so I dont see why Brent Barry doesnt want to go back to SA to defend his title and bothers to uproot his family for the last few months.

Brent Barry will be a Spur again.

#26 doublebogey, Feb 22, 2008
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doublebogey said:

to uproot his family for the last few months.

Brent Barry will be a Spur again.
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Jon Barry and Deke's family live in Atlanta while they play/ed for the Rockets.

#27 hooroo, Feb 22, 2008

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hooroo said:

Jon Barry and Deke's family live in Atlanta while they play/ed for the Rockets.
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I think we are talking about Brent Barry here right? Brent Barry is a different individual right? Brent Barry has a title to defend and every competitor like to defend their title.

let me see if you put your money in your mouth. wanna bet 20 bucks to the tip jar?

#28 doublebogey, Feb 22, 2008
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I think we are talking about Brent Barry here right? Brent Barry is a different individual right? Brent Barry has a title to defend and every competitor like to defend their title.

let me see if you put your money in your mouth. wanna bet 20 bucks to the tip jar?
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LOL, I think your panties got twisted. Read my post above your previous one.

#29 hooroo, Feb 22, 2008
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I'd rather we get Mike Harris.

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eman said:

I'd rather we get Mike Harris.
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wtf? No Barry is exactly what the Rockets need. Harris is a guy to look at if proven NBA rotation players like Barry dry up

#31 texanskan, Feb 22, 2008
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hooroo said:

LOL, I think your panties got twisted. Read my post above your previous one.
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why dont u stfu if you dont put your money in your mouth.

If u think there is a chance Barry will play for another team for whatever reason your smart brain can think of, let's go.

#32 doublebogey, Feb 22, 2008
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If Barry goes to another team, what other players are the Rockets looking at? Morey said a "bunch" this morning, if I heard correctly. But he sounded like he just woke up...

#33 Achilleus, Feb 22, 2008

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Last time i checked Barry didn´t say he wants to retire, tre is the 30 days he can´t sign with the spurs are the days of rest he needs to be back from his calf injury, the way i see things, maybe the only way Barry may sign with another team (not named spurs) is that he is talked about a project and promised to play (at least) one more year.

I think the rockets can do this, they can use his spot-up shooting abilities like any other teams and are short at that spot (well we have luther head).

#34 Seth, Feb 22, 2008
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doublebogey said:

why dont u stfu if you dont put your money in your mouth.

If u think there is a chance Barry will play for another team for whatever reason your smart brain can think of, let's go.
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LOL, if you read my post above yours as I suggested you wouldn't be having a cry.

#35 hooroo, Feb 22, 2008
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hooroo said:

LOL, if you read my post above yours as I suggested you wouldn't be having a cry.
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Read you post? Sorry, just dont have time.

But then, why you need to remind me about Jon and Deke? what's your f**king point?

#36 doublebogey, Feb 22, 2008
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ilomse said:

used Jon Barry as our negotiator
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*cues music* priceline negotiator........

#37 ndnguy85, Feb 22, 2008
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Nick Van Exel and Jon Barry both said on 1560 that it's really up to the wife where Brent goes. (reading inbetween the lines, he'll try to go back to the Spurs)

John and Lance made their usual jokes but kinda had to agree with Nick and Jon.

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Brent can shoot the ball.. It will be awesome if we can get him. But again, we got Novak who just playin like Brent.

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/columnists/bharvey/stories/MYSA022208.01D.COL.BKNharvey.spurs.3898d93.html

This is a very interesting article on Barry. I would love to see him with Rockets not only for his stellar shooting, but also presence in the locker room. We all loved Jon Barry, it doesn’t seem like they are very much different.
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