Do you think there will be any other trades before the season?

Absolutely,I agree with u!

 

Strawberry is crap. (Did anyone see how he got torn by Jarred Bayless in summer league.) No better than luther head or Aaron brooks. What he offers is simply something different (defense against small Guards, instead of the change of pace brooks offers and the shooting luther offers), not something better. I suspect the meaning of what the rockets told strawberry is simply that he will be given a fair chance at competing for a roster spot, so the chances of him remaining is less than certain.

At the same time, I think people are really hating on luther head so much such that it is beyond rational reasoning. As this guys wisely pointed out, We do have enough talent out there because both shane and ron and tmac can play the SG spot. Thus, luther comes in handy as a shooting specialist when he is matching up against small opponents.

Finally, being a leader does not necessarily mean being a floor general. Since Juwan has left, this team's vocal leader has been rafer alston, not tmac. He may not be the best floor general out there, but he is clearly doing a good job at motivating his teammates to play hard and play with enthusiasm. He is the third biggest reason we gone on the 22game winning streak (behind tmac and Scolandry).

 

I agree that Luther isn't as bad as people portrays. He chokes, yes. However, him and Hayes make a good 13-14 option on the rotation. They may not be the best for 6-10th option but for 13-14, they're fine.

1-2 punch with Tmac+Yao.
3rd option with Artest.
4th option with Scola.

 

We definitely need a backup C. Mutombo is NOT the solution.

Trade Head and Hayes for a solid C.

 

hehe ..My god!! This trades?? Houston will become an aging team with no future.

 

Okay, a couple of you have been mentioning a multi trade including Hayes. Umm why? Hayes is a proven stopper. He might not be a scorer but its not like his contract is hurting us. He can be put in on times when we need to stop a player plain and simple.

Next topic, Rafer a floor general? For those of you who keep insisting McGrady is the general keep thinking. Just because he is the better player doesnt mean so. Tmac isn't the one hyping everyone up on the floor. Tmac isn't the one who keeps everyone moving. Directing both offense and defense. True he will get a quite a few assist out there when he gets double teamed but that's not even directing traffic. That's getting the ball to the open man. Thats not running the offense. Tmac is the go to guy, that's why he always has the ball. You expect him to shoot more then anyone else. You expect him to try and penetrate. you do not see Tmac calling zone or man to man. You don't see Tmac reading the coach. This is always Rafer. Talking about def, Tmac isn't the greatest defender which has almost gotten my TV broken because I'm yelling wanting to throw the remote at him for not doing something countless times. And you think he is the director on the floor?? There is a lot to piece together.

When it comes to keeping everyone tuned into the game. Hyping everyone up. Keeping morale up at the half when your losing. I'm sorry but you don't hear about Tmac pushing his mates. Its always Battier and Rafer. Hands down.

You guys want Tmac to be the floor leader just cause he is the better player but it doesn't take all that. But the most directing I have seen him do is get frustrated at his teammates when he cant escape a double team. It takes more then getting the assist after a double team. Its more keeping your mates in tune and in the game.

 

Another trade thought...

What about a sign and trade with Indiana, Landry gets 2.5M :

Houston gets:
Shawne Williams + Brandon Rush

Indiana gets:
Carl Landry + Non-guaranteed contract of Mike Harris

Why for Indiana:
They would get an offensive PF they have been looking for, plus it would get rid of Shawne Williams. It would also give them cap space after waiving Mike Harris.

Why for Houston:
Shawne Williams have a better all-around offensive game than Carl(3pt, Mid range) and it would benefit him to be surrounded by the leaders we have. Plus it would get us Brandon Rush who would provide even more depth and youth to our 2-3 spot.

Your thoughts...

 

Well if you're talking about the Rockets, I wouldn't expect anything major. Maybe something VERY minor, something that will pretty much will have no impact on the team, such as Strawberry. If anyone thinks Strawberry will be an impact player for more than 10 minutes this season, maybe you should be watching high school basketball instead. And if anyone else mentions Luther Head being traded or released, I think I will explode. One more time, the dude made 177 three pointers shooting .44 percent just 2 years ago. That is absolutely remarkable, give off his nuts! He is a keeper!

 

hahaha, I think you mean "Get off his nuts!". You go review his playoff performance and tell me if he's a keeper. We can without a shadow of a doubt make it to the playoffs without Luther Head and he is a big negative in the post season. I would take draft picks for him, more ammo for the 2010 plan.

 

Quite the opposite!!!

 

Rafer may be vocal but still not a leader as the leader of the team is considered to be the one who controls the way the game is played. Rafer has been too selfish and lacking in the ability to be a playmaker. He has been poor as a leader on the court,when he actually brings the ball right upto the playing action he looks for his own shot first and many times refuses to make a pass to Yao Ming who is set up and calling for the ball. A Point Guard's duty is more than bringing the ball down the court and passing to T Mac or looking for his own shot. I blame all this on the way JVG trained him to run the team.
It is now time for retraining, Alston needs to learn the playbook and start making passes to open team mates because we need him!!

 

I think the preseason games are a good benchmark to determine who should be in the final roster. I hope the Rockets will include Strawberry, even Bonzi Wells if possible and even Leunen should join the preseason games.