Just like the title says, why trade Glenn Rice when he has one year left on his contract. In other words, save the cap space for next year and then pursue someone straight up. Similar to the Spurs/David Robinson situation. Doesnt this make more sense? I would keep him unless we had to use him to obtain a BIG NAME player in a trade. Otherwise, in my eyes he would be untouchable. Does this not make sense?
As far as I'm concerned, keeping him in town means keeping his wife in town. Don't bother trading him.
iT MAKES GREAT SENSE...if that put the Rox $9 million UNDER THE CAP. The Rox'll still be capped out, so out goes GR.
Rockets are over the cap with Rice's contract off the books next year. Plus with Steve's contract kickin' in, there won't be any salary relief until Cato & Taylor's contract are off the books, and that won't be for another 3-5 years.
I think it should be a requirement that every poster at CC.net must read and learn about the salary cap. That would cut down 50% of trade threads.
I wouldn't trade him, but i would really reduce his role to Steve Kerr like proportions. Rice shouldn't play more than 15mins a night on a good team.
So - you think I should hold off on my Moochie, Hawkins, Collier, Griffen AND (2) future 2nd rounders for Duncan thread???
If he can shoot like he did when he came back, I'll take him. It was amazing how good the offense looks when the team had good outside shooting.
Because of his age, we are surely not going to resign him after next season, and losing his 90 zillion dollars after next season is still going to leave us cap strapped. We alomost have to move him this off season to a team that will be under the cap next season. j
The Rockets don't HAVE to trade Rice's contract. In fact, the Rockets likely feel the need NOT to trade Rice. If they trade him for a player of equal salary who has several years left on his contract, it will set the Rockets over the luxury tax shreshold for the next decade. That could potentially be financially catastrophic to Les Alexander. Just because the Rockets CAN spend more money doesn't mean that they SHOULD spend it.
