Here is the list of realistic offseason move we need to make to be complete. 1. Resign Gerald Green and play him in the D-League. This guy has the tools to be the next Tmac. We all know his dunking abilities and how explosive he is. But one thing people might not know is he has a pretty nice jump shot, and he can hit from 3 point range. He also needs to bulk up about 15-20 pounds so he can play the 3 spot as well and that would benefit the rotation more. 2. Keep Steve Francis. He has very low value and we wont get much for him. But I think if he works at it,he can be a good sixth man. I can see 28 minutes a game, 11 points, 4 assist, 3 rebounds and a steal. I watched him alot last year when he got to play and yes he did suck alot, but he did show alot of that old explosivness as well, I say give him one more chance. 3. Trade landry. His value is very high right now and its more than hes actually worth. His bad knees will catch up to him in no time. Plus hes undersized, and we cant trust him on a daily basis. 4. If we trade Landry. Go grab Soloman Jones from the Hawks. He is nothing but a roster filler on their team and they have too much depth for him to get a chance. He is the exact same player as landry only he is alot bigger, and we can use him at the back up 5 spot as well so Mutombo doesnt have to play everyday. Give the hawks a worthless second rounder or loren woods. 5. Our starting line up cannot be the same as last year. We have to either upgrade Alston or Battier. We got a killer d with that lineup but too much liability on offense. Battier can not create his own shot, penetrate, or attack the basket. Mcgrady creates all the shots for the role players and once him and yao are out of the game we just can relyon anyone. With that lineup, once we get behind, we are screwed. 6. Another trade option would be to get Hinrich. His value is very low right now and he is wearing out his welcome in chicago right now. He is a combo guard and has the tools to be one of the best PGs and Shooting Guards in the league. He can easily be a 18-20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assist a game. As a Gm, you have to to risk and taking someone at low value is a risk but in the end can also be a huge payoff. 7. I personally would not do the billups and prince trade for tmac. Tmac is the franchise player of this team, and he is the leader of this team. I dont care how much rocket fans love to bash on him, but he is the best player on the team, not yao ming. He is also probably the best passing two guard in the game. 8. Yao Ming is one of the most overated players in the game as much as I like him. He is too weak to back anyone in, He takes too many contested shots, he looks confused and lost on defense, and often he cant finish. Mcgrady should of average about 8 assist a game, but Yao screws up about of his assist a night. I hear people always going, " well he is the best shooting center". seriously I dont care. I rather have my centerr dunk all the time and shoot 60 percent like dwight howard rather than take 15 fadeaways a game and shoot 50 like yao. Dont get me wrong, he wil be a career 20,10, and 2, but he is not the best center. 9. My dream but also realistic trade : Get Al Horford. First of all, his value is already high, but we should get him before he develops. Hes going to be as good as Amare Stoudemire, but Amare doesnt play d, and Horford does. How about Landry, Yao, Bobby Jackson, Aaron Brooks, and a First round pick for Al Horford, Joe Johnson, Soloman Jones, and Salim Stoudamire. What do ya think
You got to be kinding right? You also must be from Altanta and want to transfer that team hear. The only, I mean only non-tradeable asset the rockets have is Yao. He is more than just the best center, which you disagree with. He makes this a better team when he is playing. The injury part is getting a little old but then he is a big guy. TMAC shouldn't be traded either. So other than that, you are right there. Breaking up the all stars on a team normally means a long rebuilding period. You got to milk these 2 all-stars and get the job done. These are the cards the Rockets have now. Deal with them.
No sh#$ sherlock thats why I said it would never happen. I dont see why people want Rodney Carney so bad where probably better off with Gerald Green. Once again RANDOM trade thread. Plus we people can dream.
OK, let me re-phrase. I DO consider Shawn Marion to be a very good player. I don't consider him equal in value to McGrady. The fact that Miami isn't eager to have him come back for $17.8 million is a little bit telling. I'm not really hearing talk that McGrady isn't worth what he gets paid, even with all the McGrady haters (dislikers?) on the board. BTW, why is there so much love for Gerald Green here? I don't see the other NBA teams jumping all over him. With all the focus on the draft, you'd think they'd jump at a chance to sign a potential superstar like that for $3-4 million.
Nope, I been a rockets fan all my life. But Al Horford is one of my favorite players and he will be a 21, 11, 2 guy for years to come. But thats ok I respect your opinion. But what about the other things I said concerning Landry, Green, Alston, Francis, battier? I like to hear your opinion
Like I said, why is Gerald Green waiting for the Rockets to offer him $2-3 million if he's so hot? He can be had, and very cheaply. What more do the NBA GMs want? I guess they haven't seen that 'candle on a cupcake' trick.
Well like I mentioned above, one move I really want to see is trading landry before his bad knees catch up to him and getting soloman jones for nothing. Like I said, Soloman Jones is the same player as Landry, only hes not undersized and can play the 5. Landrys value is better than he really is. Soloman Jones can play the same role if not better as landry last year with us.
Dude...just because you like somebody doesn't mean the team should be trading the best centre in the whole wide nba league for him.............. lol if u were from the lakers then you'd be like lets trade kobe for al horford straight up plus contract fillers............... Yao is the best centre. Period. The fact that you said you'd rather have your C dunking all the time rather than shoot fadeaway shows your utter stupidity and shortsightedness...and the fact that you're bashing and actively trying to shop Yao further confirms your stupidity... Yeah some scrub can shoot 100% fg% if he just dunk 2 times per game and does nothing else eh......you'd rather have that centre eh...
^^^ Oh and apart from my uncontrollable outrage at your comments about Yao and the fact you'd rather have a headless dunker than a smart shooter, I like the other things you've said. keep up with the good ideas...apart from the trading Yao part...
My stupidity? ahahha First of all, you dont have to be a jackass about things just because someone doesnt agree with you. Second of all, I am stupid because I rather have a center that dunks it all the time? wow, ok buddy. All Shaq did was dunk in his career and he has what like 4 rings or something like that? Being able to back in someone and get close shots/dunks all the time is better than not be able to back in so you have to settle for midrange and contested shots. Why? because your shooting percentage will be higher, durrr. thats like saying you would take 60 percent over 50. Who cares where they shoot it, as long as it goes in the basket and being closer to the basket always = a higher chance it will go in the basket.
Ok I know I may have overreacted. If I offended you, my apologies. Maybe its my passion for the team that leads me react emotionally. Or passionately would be a better term. But you have to realise Yao apart from McGrady is the only reliable strong scoring option. Rafer needs to be traded for Hinrich or Mo Williams.
I love yao ming too, but in my opinion of having the best chance at winning, I do believe in Horford. This guy is going to dominate next year. His size, athletic ability, and his built is just downright scary and the face he is a offensive threat and a defensive threat as well. But I do agree with Hinrich. If you read my post again, you will see I made a statement about getting hinrich while he is cheap right now. He has the tools to be one of the best pgs and combo guards in the game. He has good size,athletic bility, great shooter, great passer, can create his own shots, and a solid defender.
Thanks to the ingenuity of Morey we now have Scola. Scola is a more than capable PF. Probably would fit us better than Horford. Horford is still a rookie in a fringe playoff team while we have a winning culture and Scola has been through the toils of high-level competition and also has the maturity. for the Rockets: Scola > Horford
Honestly my opinion is we really dont need to trade Tmac. I think we would be better off sticking with T and Yao and adding another star player to the mix. My choice based on the possibilities is Ron Artest. By getting rid of Shane Battier, Luther Head, Steve Francis, and maybe pick #54. I think since know Brooks has a year experience he could surpass Skip and be our starting PG. But we should also try to make a move for a better PG. Who? Ya got me.
I'd be all over that deal! Not to mention that in two years when TMAC comes off the books all the free agents that will be available. Be grooming a lot younger team as well.
