[ESPN insider] Rumors: Ariza trade a prelude to bigger deal

Insider just reprints the local paper's stuff...

That is probably from Feigen or someone like that.

DD

 

anyone got insider who can post this?

 

Your first impression was the correct one.

 

thanks, i don't have a subscription and i am not planning to get one. could you pretend you are a reporter and report on the article that you just read?

 

If you pay the money, you can see what insider has to say!

 

It's just quoting from this:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/solomon/rockets/7151677.html

Here's a tip: NBA Rumors on ESPN is nothing but a rehash of columns/blogs in local papers.

 

Who on ESPN ever has any insider info about the Rockets? hmmmm Maybe Ric...

 

I can get a hell of a good look at a t-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.

 

exactly

 

Dang I wish I had a smiley laughing his arse off

 

I miss Farley.

 

I don't buy this AT ALL. It's from a Jerome Soloman write up.

And as everyone knows he's anti-Morey and just can't grasp how the NBA works.

Morey has said he wanted Lee since the 08 draft. And I really do believe that.
Plus Martin and Lee seem to be really good buds and have been working out together all summer. I just can't see Morey dealing him now.

 

We're armed with $14M in expiring contracts, a boatload of cheap young talent and a masterful GM capable of getting whatever the hell he wants.

Yeah, I'd be sensing something is brewing too.

 

Originally Posted by mlwoo
I can get a hell of a good look at a t-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.

Actually, you can't see **** that way.... err, maybe you can.

 

bill ingram from hoopsworld:

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=17078

 

Hey, I'll tell you what. You can get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there. But, wouldn't you rather to take his word for it?

No, I mean is, you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass... No, wait. It's gotta be your bull.

Classic!

 

more on a possibly imminent big trade:

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/23860989

Houston's not done trading yet
Posted on: August 13, 2010 12:24 pm

Posted by Royce Young

When the Rockets traded Trevor Ariza in a four-team deal that brought Courtney Lee to Houston, most saw it as a salary dump with one decent player replacing another decent player. The Rockets saved some $10 million this season , snagged a valuable $6.3 million trade exception and also cleared a logjam at small forward while upgrading its backcourt depth.

But it doesn't sound like they're done.

"Obviously one of our stated goals is that at some point -- and who knows when the opportunity will arise -- we want to make a move for a star, who comes loose like Boston did in trading for Kevin Garnett a few years ago," general manager Daryl Morey told the Houston Chronicle. "Those opportunities don't come along often, but if something comes along like that, it's something we have to look at. And we feel like we're in a similar or better situation to get those kinds of things done after this trade than before."

By freeing up some money in the Ariza deal, Houston now has that ability. The trade exception is huge in trying to make a blockbuster deal, plus the extra money saved because the Rockets won't bust into the luxury tax area will please owner Leslie Alexander.

As Morey said, landing that marquee star isn't easy. He made a strong run at Chris Bosh this offseason before the star power forward turned him down to go to Miami instead. The market is a little thin on tradeable stars right now, but eventually you'll find some team in financial distress looking to dump a contract. Or just a team ready to cut ties and start over with cap space and assets.

Ariza was never a perfect fit for Rick Adelman's system in Houston and wasn't ever going to blossom into that star the Rockets are looking for. So Morey cut his losses, took back a player that's not quite equal to Ariza's talent but that is someone that will help the team, plus grabbed some flexibility and the trade exception. It's what good general managers do. And an example why Morey is one of the best.

 

This is pretty much a given.

 

Marvelous! Chris Farley was one funny fat guy.