Because the NBA is a business, and Toronto isn't going to shell out $10 million to marginal players like Jeffries and Anderson for one semi-decent player. They would ship Bosh somewhere else and collect a giant trade exception before they would do that, or simply not do a trade and save the $10 million for later use. That said, I don't see the Rockets having to give up Brooks. But you're definitely going to have to give up some real value in the deal.
...and we would have had 6 championships in a row... "If only the refs didnt screw us over in 05 against dallas" "If only tmac and yao didnt miss 65% of the season in 06" "If only the guy who ordered a heiniken got what he really ordered in 07" "If only Yao didnt injure himself 10 games into the win streak in 08" "If only Tmac didnt quit on the team and opt to have microfracture surgery in 09" "If only we had a center taller than 6 ft. in '10"
But it has long been stated that Colangelo wants young players and draft picks for Bosh (as well as the obvious expiring contracts). The Rockets are really the only team that can provide that. Don't think that Jeffries and Andersen would be the central point of a trade. Brooks and Hill would be.
I guess it would come down to how much the Raptors value Scola, assuming what I said works out. I dunno about Brooks. I would rather not part with him, but in a sense I can see where it would make sense to part with him over Hill. Hill, from what I read, is being trained as our backup center. Yao, at max, has 3-5 years remaining and Hill will have to step in. Even this season, I think they'll probably be more restrictive of Yao's minutes and we'll see much more of Hill as the season goes on. Brooks, on the other hand, has a pretty good backup in Lowry who can step in and play reasonably well. If we get Bosh, our starting lineup would have Yao, Martin, and Bosh which reduces our reliance on Brooks offense significantly. Plus, Lowry is a better passer and defender than Brooks and might work better in that offensive setup. Also, I think Brooks' value is about as high as its going to be in his career...
Oh, I know that. I was just responding to the poster who asked why the Rockets couldn't trade Jeffries/Andersen/one decent player (Scola). Jeffries and Andersen would definitely be in the trade, but the Rockets will have to give up multiple quality young assets.
I think Morey's pitch may have had an impact on Bosh seems like bosh may have had his mind set but now not so much anymore he is on his way to chicago now will meet will multiple teams though today so who knows hopefully being the first or one of the first has an impact.
THANK YOU At least The Cat understands this. Toronto has leverage with Houston because there is no threat of Bosh signing a max deal with Houston and leaving Toronto in the cold. No package of marginal NBA talents will net Bosh unless they are getting an asset back that they value. They'd just refuse to send him here and he'd end up agreeing to go to Miami, Chicago, new York, or Cleveland in a sign and trade instead.
I dont know if this is been posted but this is what happened last night. Good to see Dream reach out to Bosh as well. But we screwed up on the caravan lol. I like our chances http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/17366/when-daryl-morey-met-chris-bosh
..you know that's not a bad idea - Foye is a decent backup option although if we acquire Bosh I'm sure Morey's instructions are to replenish on the cheap so there might not be budget for Foye. I like Felton - word is he is a great teammate and a good locker room leader but on the court he isn't a very efficient scorer. Honestly he is in Lowry territory from deeps, a worse defender, and worse at finishing at the rim. He isn't exactly the change up guy that we have grown to appreciate from rotating between Lowry and AB. In the end, I'm sure Morey has a bead on some scoring PG that an be napped for cheap. I'll say this too - if I'm dreaming, the Rockets would somehow end up with Goran Dragic next year. That dude really impressed me this year. Maybe if the Stoudamire deal comes to fruition Houston can somehow pull an AB+Scola+draft picks+filler for Stoudamire+Dragic trade.
It seems like Bosh can make much more money with Houston than he would signing with the Heat if they get Wade and LeBron. And if the HEat only goes after Bosh and not LeBron, then Houston would more appealing because (1) Bosh would be the primary option, and (2) Houston would probably win more games. So all things considered, I think HOuston makes more sense than Miami.
I was thinking about this last night... hypothetically, if we get Bosh without losing Brooks, Battier, Ariza, or Scola...this team can definitely compete with the Lakers... Brooks vs Fisher = adv Brooks Kobe vs Martin = adv Kobe Ron Ron vs Ariza = cancel them out Pau vs Bosh = cancel them out Yao vs Bynum = adv Yao Bench = adv Hou When you have a guy like Ariza whose got length, gives Kobe problems. We saw that last year when Adelman put Ariza on Kobe. Then you bring in the bench...Battier on Kobe...we could pretty much lock Kobe down. Bosh vs Pau would be a very intriguing matchup...
Just heard from ESPN that this morning's meetings with Bosh were informal. Bosh is now going to Chicago to meeting his agent. The teams will formally present to him for the second time. Anyone else can confirm what I heard?
i heard it to....Bucher said it on ESPN...basically said that the initial meetings were informal (i guess explaining the 20 minutes Morey got) and now he will be with his agent in Chic to hear the big dog and pony shows the only splash here is that this may be the first time in 24 hours that Bucher didnt say that the heat had the edge in signing Bosh
why would they give up AB?? thats always the Rockets downfall. we always have a missing piece. Now that we could a good player at every position they wanna give up AB. Get the hell outta here.
Exactly, you don't get incrementally stronger at one position while crippling another. That is just stupid. DD
lol. Yeah, that number seems rather low. But of course Morey's going to argue that. He's just doing his job.
