It's time to package Luther with other minor contract(s) for a more complete player. He would be a valuable asset to us if we had bigger point guards or if he can handle the ball a little, but the dude's a shoot-only scoring guard without the ability to penetrate. He'll be a decent scorer off the bench in the East, but then again, many Western guards on the far end of the bench would.
He's going to have to be part of a package, no one would want him by himself unless we are taking their underachiever also. Grizz won't want him, they have enough guards.
He is a prime example of Jordan Farmar, the both look identical in the playoffs. Luther was GOOD his rookie yr, he could drive and do it all, a yr later he developed a deadly 3 pt shot and i guess thats all he focused on because he sucks at pretty much everything else now. Remember, we drafted him as a PG
I say we freeze Luther Head like they did Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man. 300 years from now, when sports historians research the turnover aspect of the great game they called basketball they can unfreeze him to get a first hand account of this horrendous act. Other than that, I say trade Head!!! Watching him in the playoffs this year was one of the worst things I've had to go through as a Rockets fan.
Luther sucks against big physical guards. Otherwise, he's a decent role player. He's more likely to score 30 than anyone else on the bench. If the Rockets had played the Spurs instead of the Jazz, there'd be a much different story. This idea that we have to get rid of him just to get rid of him is ridiculous. If Luther Head can be traded for a better player, that's great. If not, keep playing him in situations where he can succeed.
I hear this a lot and I don't understand the logic. So you want to trade Luther for a better player? I am sure there are tons of teams out there who want to trade their better player(s) for a worse player! Talking about being ridiculous!
What ever did happen to Luther's pretty large vertical leap? Did JVG scare it out of him? He supposedly ran at Illinois with Dwill. Maybe it will come back in the real RA motion offense. Luther needs to spend the summer with a John Lucas type to work on his handles, passing and finishing, etc. He needs to put on some muscle. Dwill is the same height SAME! and out weighs Luther by 20 lbs. Knowing that McChunky Stay Puff Marshmallow Man probable really weighs 215+, then he outweighs Luther by probably more than 30 lbs. Luther also needs to go to one of those survival schools in the Jungle and toughen up. He always looks so lost and scared.
If I'm not mistaken, he switched to a new shot this year, which is evident from some of the games and that's whats leading him to shoot worst downtown. He doesn't use his body as much when shooting. He had a few good penetrations this year so at least his handling is better. If that shot returns next year, he could be invaluable. Of course if we can get a decent player or just a pick for him, do it.
Wait, weren't the Rockets aware of his horrible handles when he was drafted PG???? Seriously, if Luther had handles, he wouldn't even need a brain to be a Rocket's role player. Luther can shoot 3s, but he is lacking a brain and handles. If luther could get 1 of these, he can become quite an efficient role player.
I think we're being a little unfair to Luther Head. This guy was an efficient role player during the 06-07 regular season, and didn't do too bad this regular season either. It's his performance in the playoffs that is a point of criticism. And I agree that if he is a playoffs choker, then he needs to be a goner. But truly, I think that Luther is still a work in progress, and could break out of his playoff dormancy if given another chance. I guess I'm an optimist
He does deserve another chance. But so far, he is 0-2 in terms of playoff consistency. There is no point getting a regular season role player who does absolutely nothing in the playoffs. Playoffs win championships, not regular season. Also, for some reason Luther seems to have had better dribbles and a regular size BBall brain last season. But why does it shrink everytime??? He is de-developing right now, if we don't trade him soon, he won't be worth anything. That is unless if he could be reversed and developed again.
Luther's sucking in the playoffs has nothing to do with it being the playoffs. There are some things that are consistent about the playoffs year-in-and-year out. Being defended by Matt Harpring and Ronnie Brewer isn't one of them. Luther Head sucks against Utah, and more generally, linebackers masquerading as guards. He is a limited role player, but that role can be really important against 90% of the teams in the league. If the Rockets played any of the other 6 Western Conference Playoff teams, Head would have had a better series.
Luther can shoot, and needs to improve in areas of deficiency.....he needs to learn to dribble and pass..... I am nuetral on him, he could stay or go, it doesn't matter. Ironically if he could fix his shortcommings, specifically dribbling, passing and defense he could cut into Rafer's minutes because Tmac passing out to Luther for a wide open 3 is pretty compelling. DD
This is a business. If a player isn't performing, then he needs to go. You're saying "if he is a playoffs choker, then he needs to be a goner." Well, guess what, he has been a no-show, not once, but twice. We don't have time for these players to develop. Our core group of guys are coming up on their latter parts of their career. We can't spend that time hoping these guys will develop into something promising. I'm all for development, don't get me wrong, but if you're not showing flashes of what you're capable of doing, then what's the point?? Playoffs is where you make your mark. The only mark he's made is in the TO category.
