I will say I haven't been the biggest Mobley fan since he has been a Rocket. With that being said, is Mobley more of an "asset" because he's Steve's best friend? He shoots horrible shots, and just does not get into a flow with any of his teammates but Steve. I guess you can also say that Francis only gets in a flow with Cat. I think it might be time to unload him. It's obvious the only two guys they pass to, is each other. We will go nowhere with this bull$hit. If Steve bolts because Mobley gets traded, then so be it. I don't want a player here who thinks he plays the role of GM also. I'm probably the biggest Francis fan around, but if he can't play without his boyfriend err friend Mobley, then screw him. It's time the Rockets brass force players to adapt to them, rather than getting b!tched around by the big egos on the team.
What have you been drinking? Mobley fits perfect with this team not just with Francis but with everybody else in the Rockets. Mobley along with Torres are going to be known as fear shooters. Mobley can shoot, thats why his in the team.
Hell, why don't we trade Steve AND Mobley and rebuild for another five years...Nothing like a good crowd of 7,500 fans to open up a brand new arean...
let's not do that! Don't fight the future! Don't throw the future in the garbage can. Those two guys can shoot and run. Have patience. Be good.
Our backcourt is the only thing that is worth a crap on this team We need frontcourt help. I would keep those 2 together, see if we can pry Marc Jackson from GS this summer, and hope EG develops, and that Mo T comes back strong. This season is soon to be over, and may be time to start tanking by letting the young guys play. I would rather see what TMO, EG, Langhi etc have in their tank, let's retool for next year. DaDakota
You know I was thinking we should get frontcourt help but I like your idea better. Lets dump our #2 scorer, tick off an run off our franchise player, and then run off our future franchise player when he sees the organization is going nowhere in a handbasket. That's guaranteed success! Nothing says success like running off future stars because 80% of the team is injured and on a losing streak! <b>We will go nowhere with this bull$hit. </b> But we'll be perfectly fine once we run Francis, Mobley and possibly Griffin out of here! <b>It's time the Rockets brass force players to adapt to them, rather than getting b!tched around by the big egos on the team.</b> Oh yeah we have to put a stop to Francis' power hungry rampage. Everytime you turn around he's blackmailing management into, umm. . .what is he blackmailing them into? <b>I'm probably the biggest Francis fan around, but if he can't play without his boyfriend err friend Mobley, then screw him. </b> You're asking Francis and Mobley to act like professionals and grown-ups and you post this!?
1.) Trade Mobley (maybe w/ Taylor) for a star front court player and let Torres start at the 2 spot. 2.) Steve did share the ball! He play smart and always try to get everyone involved (except SA) 3.) Mobley is Steve's best friend SO WHAT? they're professionals and they earn big $ to play basketball. we the fans are the boss paying them and we deserve to watch quality basketball show. obviously this team isn't a good basketball team. we have talant but not enough and not balanced. I think we need to trade some of our above average players for an all star big man to team up with Steve. we have two good players at the 2 spot. imo Torres has more potential and a better team player. also Torres will be a FA this coming summer, the smart thing to do is resign Torres and trade the other guard. we also have three above average PFs in KT, Griffin, and Taylor (I think Rudy will play Morris as a PF too.) that cause you problem. trust me, trade Mobley, Taylor and maybe another player for an all star big man and we'd be a serious contender.
Boy am I (and I'm sure the remainder of Rocket fans) glad you aren't the GM of the team! And how do you suppose we trade an injured PF who is out for the year and suspended after that for 5 games, a good but not great SG, and a bench scrub for an all-star big man? Quit dreamcasting and face reality. This team just needs to be healthy and have experience playing together. Given time, they will be good. Just have patience and you'll reap the rewards, for in the long haul, as the younger players get to develop more now, the team will be better off for all that has happened this season. Healthier, wiser, smarter, better.
Its surprising how unappreciated Mobley is on this board. Many people fail to realize that opposing coaches probably get headaches trying to devise plans on stopping Mobley. Our backcourt is not the problem on this team!
1.) I didn't say we need to make the trade right now. Taylor will come back near the end of this season and we can trade him in the summer. 2.) Everything is posible. I don't know who are you talking about the scrub, but if we throw in KT that's an attractive package. Mobley+Taylor+KT+Cato+Chicago's draft picks for McDyess and LaFrentz. I think that make sense. McDyess and LaFrentz both become FA after next season and they both thinking to leave Denver. Denver's even considering Malone so why not Mobley, Taylor, Cato, KT, and draft picks? TRUE! and that's why I'm only worring about our front court. I think our backcourt is very good with Steve/Oscar/Moochi/Brown and we'll still have our lottory pick and Toronto's picks to improve our backcourt. and I didn't say we just get rid of the Cat right? Mobley is talanted and he got some real good skills that's why we can trade him for someone talanted too. and opposing coaches will defintely get headaches trying to stop a talanted and skilled big man while we still have Steve and Oscar in our backcourt. how long? til we lose Francis after next season? everyone is worring about trade Mobley = lose Francis. how many of you noticed that Francis said he might lose the love for Houston if this team can't be good enough to give him a shot at the title. that means Steve might leave Houston even we have his best friend play here. As a fan, the only thing I care about is to watch some exciting games and I hope my home team is winning. As a player like Steve, I think the only things he should care about are contract and the championship. He'll get the max no matter where he play. so the only thing is how to improve his team and himself. off the court, Cuttino is still his best friend anyway.
Everything is posible. I don't know who are you talking about the scrub, but if we throw in KT that's an attractive package. Mobley+Taylor+KT+Cato+Chicago's draft picks for McDyess and LaFrentz. I think that make sense. McDyess and LaFrentz both become FA after next season and they both thinking to leave Denver. Denver's even considering Malone so why not Mobley, Taylor, Cato, KT, and draft picks? So we should trade half of our team for two players on a team that was worse than us last year? Then we could even lose them next year to FA? That's one of the stupidest trades I've ever heard. McDyess puts up great numbers, but he's not a proven winner. Also, we would have to sign a couple more CBA caliber players to fill the roster. That would help!
So, you want to weaken one area of a rebuilding team to strengthen another area of said team. UMMM....OKAY!
Mobley is a top 5 SG, top ten at worst, who has a very cap friendly contract. He should not be trade unless it is at his request, at least if the Rockets ever want to sign another free agent. If you want to trade for a big man, trade some of the potential we have in Griffin, Thomas, Cato, Morris and Taylor. Untouchables: Mobley Need a really good offer(Duncan, Shaq): Francis Expendable: Everyone else
