[freakish thought] Landry dumping originated from bad blood from RFA talks?

Landry's being overrated.

In the past few games the opposing D has started focusing more on him and his production has slipped rapidly.

He's also not been a great rebounder. He's just scored.

 

And that, exactly, is what we need the most, isn't it?

 

Tracy McGrady, zero trade value for a team (Kings) not desperate to salary dump.

Morey didn't lowball Landry. He met his market price that was set by the Bobcats.

Under normal circumstances Landry would be on a 3yr min salary level deal. Instead he's now on a $9M contract. I doubt he's unhappy about that situation.

 

I agree with what you say but, I think in a business sense it's only appropriate to try to get the best value of a player at lowest cost possible. It's not really about low balling-- a rookie, or first year player.

I bet if Landry was to sign a contract much larger than what Morey had given him in the beginning, then most likely we won't be able to get the likes of some other young players or role players to stay here.

It's all in the business to get the most out of your players, plus Carly Landry will get big bucks 2-3 years down the road anyway when he's a 'verteran', he'll be ok.

 

Disagree. Landry needs the ball to have any sort of impact, and he's not going to get many touches playing with Yao. He doesn't have much of a rebounding or defensive impact. As far as a PF prototype goes I feel like he's about the worst to pair with Yao. Still love him though, and thought he would have been great to have off the bench next year, until he left for money than we would want to pay him in 2011.

 

I dont think it was the RFA drama that would have made bad blood. If its true that DM was trying to over emphasize Landry's knee problems to make him less appealing to other teams, then that would have been a problem after next season.

 

Say what? Landry is the master at moving without the ball be it screen and roll or making backdoor cuts for a slam.

Fact is that Landry is a better player for the Rockets than Martin is. Yet, we trade him and our cap space/luxury tax reliever for a guy who won't help us.

Great deal.

 

I guess I just don't see this as much as you. Seems like the majority of his points come off face-ups or post-ups.

 

Not if we have Yao and Kevin Martin and Aaron Brooks (i.e., three better scorers than him).

 

And Kevin Martin is a better scorer than Landry.

I'm sad about losing Landry, but I don't think the Rockets would have met his asking price next offseason anyway- and with the history of contentious negotiations with his agent, it really seems like he was going to be gone regardless.

Maybe the team is looking to move more of the scoring load to the guards and trying to get some more size and rebounding at the PF position. As great as Landry was, he's undersized and is not a great rebounder for his position. Landry was grabbing 5.5 RB per game. Kevin Martin is only averaging about 1 per game less (albeit in a few more minutes). The Rockets are getting more boards/min from David Andersen than from Landry.

Depending on other moves, this could work out really well for both the Rockets and Landry. I may be wrong, but it looks to me like the PF position for the Rockets just went from being a relative strength to a weakness:

PF: Scola/Landry/Dorsey/Cook

to

PF: Scola/The Ghost of Kenny Thomas/Cook



hopefully Morey can pry Hill or a good pick away from the Knicks to fill out the PF spot.

 

The Kings asked for Landry.
The Knicks asked for Cook.

Morey thought keeping Cook was more important.

 

You won't need a good scorer with Yao Ming around. What you need is someone more balanced, someone who can help Yao rebound and defend but can also score by himself when the opponent fronts Yao. That someone is Scola.

How is Landry a better player than Kevin Martin? Landry is a tough guy and a great scorer but his rebounding is abysmal, and his defense is below average, and his passing isn't all that special. Up until he got injured and replaced by Tyreke, Kmart has been one of the most efficient scorers in the league. The fact that he sucks this year really is a blessing in disguise for us, as it will cause us to miss the playoffs and get a high lottery pick. The draft this year is PF heavy, so you might get your Landry replacement sooner than you think.

 

He averages 3 defensive rebounds per game...7 total rebounds in 36 minutes. Yes, he's a good offensive rebounder due to hustle and put backs of his own misses. 7 total rebounds in 36 minutes is TERRIBLE for a PF, especially for a team that has no tall center to steal rebounds. Phenomenal rebounding? Seriously?

It also has to be factored in that Landry gets more opportunities to play against scrubs than a starter would.

And 1 block a game is nothing. Of course he'll get a block here and there with his jumping ability. But it's not like he's affecting shots left and right. His impact in discouraging shots in the paint is not strong enough to even be considered significant.

 

I get trading Landry. He was a our most valued asset (after maybe Aaron Brooks), and to get a good player in a trade you have to be willing to part with such a player. The Rockets felt he was more replaceable. Maybe not this year, but going into next year.

I just wish that the big prize was something better than Kevin Martin. Its a bit underwhelming.

 

His buckets will impress you. He gets to the line a lot too. Lowry like but hit's 40% of his 3's.

 

Doesn't a defensive rebound help against the opposition getting offensive rebounds?

 

I wonder what Brooks value is? If Landry was Martin than what does this make Brooks?