Rockets made last minute attempt to acquire Amare

Yep if anything. Morey had it in his plans to get Kmart AND Amar'e all along.

Think about it...why are the Rockets the very last team to contact the Suns at the last minute...AFTER getting multiple picks from the Knicks...and then ESPN is saying we were giving them multiple picks.

Seems to me Morey had a plan to get Kmart and Amare all along, Kerr probably didn't want to go through with it seeing as he probably had no real time to think on it.

 

Bored much? lol

 

umm he'd be one of the best PFs available in FA and we would own his bird rights. martin-amare-yao is championship material right there. all the top teams have some sort of big 3 that the team is built around.

 

If thats true that would have been a terrible trade for us. Amare may be a stud, but the market appeared to be set for him at Big Z and JJ Hickson. Z was just filler so it was basically Phx willing to accept JJ Hickson for losing Amare.

For them to land Battier, Scola and multiple picks would have exceeded the market. They are gonna be desperate this summer to unload him or sign and trade him based on what he wants to do. Thats when we come back with a package built around Jordan Hill, maybe one draft pick, and the expiring contracts of Jared Jeffries, David Andersen and one more expiring contract.

 

I would agree not worth giving up that much for a one year rental. I am not big fan of Amare personally but definitely would not be interested in trading Scola, Battier and first round picks for a 30 game rental.

 

Don't forget about Brooks :grin:

Also would still have Cbud and Lowry coming off the Bench.

Think it may be safe to say though Morey will be looking in Bosh and Amar'e direction come offseason in a sign and trade...would be hilarious if Bron stays in Cle, we get either one, and the other goes to South Beach with Wade...leaving the Knicks with Joe Johnson and RFA Rudy Gay...oh and Tmac.

 

Brooks/Amare/Yao would have been a killer combo.

 

Probably giving up Battier. The Suns wouldn't have taken Jeffries.

 

I just read on the bottom line on espn classic that it failed because the rockets weren't willing to waive the physical aspect of the deal that make deals complete.

(Basically what the knicks and clippers did with mobley that time...)

 

So Morey has tried twice to get Amare. I guess it is pretty obvious that he really likes Amare.

 

Lowry/Brooks
Martin/Budinger
Ariza/Jeffries?
Stoudemire/Hayes
Yao/Armstrong

so that was Morey's plan all along...

 

honestly, I'm not a big fan of Amare coming to H-town. he has too big of an ego and may wanna be the top dog

 

Seriously? Why would PHX balk about the standard physical then? Maybe Amare has a problem we don't know about?

 

Yeah, plus I'm not sure how well he'd work without Nash working his magic on him. Jefferson looked real good when he had Kidd feeding him and look at him now.

 

well guess we will just have to wait until this summer...

 

Amar'e is not a "build around" player. Mark my words, He. Will. never. win. a . ring.

 

Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but this is on ESPN as the reason why the trade didn't go through.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4924306

 

That would have been too much if he didn't sign an extension immediately.

 

Who wouldn't want to see Amare in Rick Adelman's offense? Somehow, I don't think this will be the last time Morey makes an offer for him.