as much as i hate km and his dirtyness as a player, he does give us the quintessential combo of a strong beefy powerforward and a tall finesse center. if we do take him though, one of our pf will have to be traded. although under normal circumstances i would drop eddie in a second, i think that the mailman is one of the few mentors that can get him to improve his game a lot, id rather have eddie be a dirty aggressive player than a heartless one. soo, maybe a sign and trade with motay?
Who would take Mo Taylor? He is getting payed alot of money and does not produces much. I would love to trade him this summer to drop his contract. Then if we do get Malone and he signs for just 1 year, then we would lose his and Rice's contracts next year. We would have alot of cap space.
I can't believe some of you people. Yes, Karl Malone is still incredibly productive given his age, and yes, Malone would help out the Rockets tremendously. BUT, Malone wants a ring, and he won't get it in Houston. He could go ride the bench in LA and win a ring with the Lakers, or he could start with the Lakers as a third option, but I don't think he'd do that. Dallas is simply the best option for Karl Malone. He fills a definite need as an inside presence and as a result would make Dallas a legitimate championship contender. Malone to the Mavs makes them a lock, imo, for the Western Conference finals at worst. Same thing with the Hornets. At worst, he'd get to the conference finals in the East. No one realistically expects the Rockets to make that kind of noise for another two or three seasons, and Karl Malone is simply too old to expect him to be around that much longer. At best, we'd make it to the semi's. Karl Malone makes: Dallas: legit title contenders. The consistency is already there. Everyone knows their roles. What they lack for an inside presence Karl Malone gives them. New Orleans: legit Eastern Conference champs. The consistency is already there. Everyone knows their roles. What they lack for an inside presence Karl Malone gives them. Houston: legit to make the playoffs. Yes, we could certainly use him, and yes, he'd certainly make us better. But the consistency isn't there for Houston to make serious noise. Malone and everybody else knows that his time is running out. He'd simply be way too old by the time we really needed him. I can't see him going to LA. The Lakers simply don't need him to be legit and I think they'd have trouble with chemistry adding a hot head like Karl Malone.
If Malone wants to get a ring, he should sign with the Lakers. If Malone wants to be the all time scoring leader, he should go to a lottery team like Miami.
There is no reason to think Malone couldn't score 16 or 17 a night with La. He could have the best of both worlds with La.In 3yrs, he'll have the record and a couple of rings to go along with it. In Dallas is where he would have problems getting shots with 3 20pt scorer's.
This idea of Malone coming to the Rockets has been played before. I think the conclusion was that Malone wouldn't want to come here and the Rockets wouldn't know how to play the pick and role.
I really dpoubt that Malone could that many shots off in the LA triangle. SO if Maolne wants to get the scoring title he will have to play longer there or come to a team like Houston - which should be okay after trading Griff and Mobley - and get a defensive/pass minded PG. However, if he wants the rings more desparately, going to LA or SPurs would be great options...... We should be happy in any scenario so that we can whip Utah out into Lottery.
I dont see there being any way Malone could succeed in LA. All the Lakers have around Kobe and Shaq are role players who are pass first, score last. Malone needs the ball in his hand to be successful. He would be very frustrated there.
16 to 17 points seems like a lot fot the Lakers to sahre the ball. How many do Horry, Fisher and Fox combine for. That seems like it would be the max Malone could score.
The MAilman will bring leadership and intensity in the Rocks. I would like to have him in Rockets uni!!!
Woah, woah woah. It's not like the Rockets traded him cuz they were ungreatful a$$holes. The Rockets made a fair offer to a guy who wasn't going to contribute more than 10/8 a quarter of the year and Hakeem rejected it. So he asked for a sign and trade deal, it's not like the Rockets just got rid of him. I hate no piece of crap more than Malone. He and Stockton are the dirtiest, queerest idiots. He could help us, but I would never cheer for him.
I think that becoming the all-time scoring champion is very important to Malone. To get the amount of shot attempts that would be required for him to get the record could come from a team like Houston. So Houston is a definite possibilty. Besides the fact that Malone is the anti-christ to houston fans he would be the perfect fit to play PF until Griffin is ready to become the full time starter. Sign Malone for 1 year then give him his ballon payment in year 2. Let Malone get his record while the fans enjoy playoff competition and the players get playoff experience for the next two years. Griffin will be 22, more developed, and ready to play at the level that many are expecting him to play at right now.
Hehe. That would be nice. But he is our worst enemy. Maybe he could toughen up Eddie and Yao. And maybe help us. But he wants to win a championship.......AND get that all-time scoring record. I don't think he will go to the Lakers or Mavericks. But Spurs maybe...
Malone would be a nice addition to our offense. We pretty much run a half court offense anyways. I don't know if that's the direction we're going towards next season considering the athleticism of this team, but if we stick to halfcourt Malone would be a nice addition. He's an excellent passer so tagging him along with Ming would open up our guards ambitions to slash and drive in the lane. He's not the best team defender, but he's still got those quick hands to still be a good on ball defender, and is still an excellent finisher. Assuming Yao next season is in better physical condition with more muscle mass, dexterity, and stamina, he could probably take a more successful defensive role that would allow him to clog the paint, and make up for Malones lack of team play. Doc Rocket did mention that the Rockets organization is looking for a lot of veterans so it's logical to assume Malone could be a prospect. Some people would hate the idea of acquiring Malone because he played for the Jazz. But I'm all for whatever improvements the Rockets can make in their positions. I'm a Rockets fan who wants to see this team improve and if it means getting Malone to do that, then go for it. Sign Malone for a two year deal, 3 tops, which would give him enough years to get that scoring record, keep Eddie who by that time should be at or near his prime as a backup, all the while dealing MoT for some much needed cap space. I dunno who the Rockets could trade MoT too, but if at all possible, I'd do it.
to be suggesting we get malone prooves that we rox fans are totally masochistic! it would be good to have a dirty tough player on our team for the first time in a while... but he's a Jazz-hole. So torn on this issue. With regards to the "balloon payment" for his services, they were "outlawed" under the terms of the current CBA. The max pay rise a player can get is 10% if a new team, 12.5% if with the same team. I think you can also get the 12.5% if part of a S & T deal, though not too sure about that one.
Get serious. Malone will be playing for the Mavs next year, no doubt about that. Besides, I don't think Malone will be any good in another offense. He's so used to this offense, he's NEVER played in any other offense. Half a season of adjusting, and then half a season of Malone. Is it worth it? No way. Even if he was going to take us to 50 wins. No way. Malone is EVERYTHING the Rockets hate. If we have a poll for most hated non-Rocket, Malone would win it. I'd rather lose a few games than get Malone.
