Five questions with Marcus Camby

camby is a great guy i hope he can become our "deke" and stay with us till his retirement.

 

Deke 2.0

 

I think he'll be perfect to pair with our incoming draft picks

 

No offense intended to Dikembe, as I loved him while he was here, but Camby's been playing better for us than he ever did. The dude's 38 and putting up 9.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 24 minutes per game. Not to mention the 7.5 points that no one thought he'd chip in.

 

He is averaging 10 points, 12 boards and 2 blocks 9 an 60% FG in april. If you take out the Denver game that he went out after 7 minutes, he is averaging 12 points 12 boards 3 assists in the last 5 games.

 

No, there was a stretch few years back that during a stretch deke was averaging almost 15 boards and 3 blocks in a stretch of games where yao was injured and he started.Deke was insane during that stretch.

 

I was mainly referring to their role on the team, but like someone else mentioned, deke had similar numbers when he played extended minutes here. If he had to start, you could pretty much pencil him in for 10 and 2. The extra scoring is the only real difference, but then again, Deke didn't try to score. He probably could have put up 7-8 points on a couple hooks and put backs.

 

{RealGM} Camby Prefers To Re-Sign With Houston

Marcus Camby hopes to re-sign with the Rockets this offseason.

"With me being a free agent [in the summer] and the Rockets looking for a big man in the middle, I hope we can get something done in the summer," said Camby.

"I want to stay. I actually built a house from scratch in Houston like five years ago with the intentions of finishing my career down there. So it's crazy how things play out.

"From the coaches and from management and my meetings I've had with them, I think they enjoy what I've been doing with my play and my leadership. I know from talking to my representative that there's going to be a lot of suitors at the end of the season, but this is where I want to be. It's something we'll definitely address at the end of the season."

Camby believes he can play up to four more seasons.

"I want to play 20 [seasons]," said Camby. "That's the goal. That's the magic number. I'm at 16 now, so we'll see.

"Now I'm more able to think the ballgame through and see different spots out there on the court where I can make plays for my teammates. [Smarts] definitely helps balance what you lose physically. It definitely does.

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/220620/Camby_Prefers_To_Re_Sign_With_Houston#ixzz1shPpipuX

 

Sounds like a winner to me. I especially like how he knows that he must see the game in new perspectives, due to the change in his strengths and weaknesses. He still having 15+ rebound games, double doubles, so why not try and hit that "magic number"? I see the Rockets signing him this summer...now for someone for him to back up? I don't know.

 

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if camby is able to do what he is doing with one hand and a bad back, he is definitely welcome here the next 4 years.

 

Camby is what I hoped Dalembert would be, which is consistent. I thought the Bear would have more offense and better passing skills but Camby beats the guy in every category: shooting, rebounding, passing, effort and leadership. He's already become my favourite player by diving on the floor, playing with a bad back and knocking down threes with that crazy slingshot! He's won me over and he should retire here.

Dalembert should be let go, I rather they develop Smith or draft a big than seeing that guy play for us again. He did have some good offensive games and game changing plays but the 20% he gives us at times and his ego are something I rather see leave than stay.

 

That was a great read, hsf09. Thanks. Sure, it was short, but he said a lot, IMO. Biggest thing for us is that he wants to stay. I could care less about keeping Dally since he's so inconsistent, but Camby has been money. He's been a warrior out there, even taped up and hurting. I hope he ends his career with Houston. I'd be happy with that outcome.

 

I'd like to see us release Dalembert, sign Asik and Camby and let them split minutes.

 

Of course he "wants" to stay - after all, the guy lives in Pearland. But Camby is 37 years old and that doesn't sound like a guy you can depend on as a key component for your team for the next 2-3 years. To do so is to invite trouble when he inevitably goes down.

 

Sign him to a contract with team options in year 2 and 3.

DD

 

He's out there working his tail off, at least when the coach puts him in, which is more than one or two other Rockets are doing that are banged up. But putting that aside, ideally he'd be the backup 5, not the starter, and I can't think of a better guy to have as a backup center.

 

Why isn't anyone asking the most important question? What kind of contract do you think he'd get?

 

It's pretty impressive that he's still playing at his age and really dependable physically. I remember when he was on the Knicks he was a bit fragile--considering how hard it is to stay healthy as a big man, I'm really surprised he's still productive given his early issues staying health.

He's definitely got a lot of wisdom--he knows exactly who he is and what his role is. It'd be awesome to get this guy for a discount.