I think as already been mentioned that their intention is not to trade DW but to add a veteran guard. They have a ton of kids on that squad and Dan Dickau who has been a bust up there so DW is probably not on the market.
I think spilitting the mle on Qyntel Woods and maybe someone like Loren woods would be cool. Woods played pretty good and kept his nose clean and is 24,6'8 and very atheletic. Some of the things taht people thought about him came out last season. That would cut post ups out against our guards instantly. The other could back up Ming and give us a guy who can get down the court and blk some shots. Or even a guy like Elson from Denver. If not the Rox can try to move that pick for a guy like Deng and even throw in a player if the want to or use the full mle on Nocioni who just made 27. I dont think the Rox are interested in another 2 or 3 yr project guy.
Thats what I'm talking about. Childress has a funny release, but he's more atheletic than people give him credit for. I like him and givig that #8 wouldn't bother me since he went around that slot. He's about 23 and long also. I doubt if we get their #4 pick , but who knows.
if i had my pick i would rather get a guy like james posey, a decent 3pt shooter, and a pretty good rebounder, and i think its someone we can get with the midlevel exception
We had Posey, and I think JVG didnt want to re-sign him or something, but that was a while back. We traded away a 1st and 2nd round pick for him though at the time.
He also has a Player Option next year for 6+ mill. I doubt he will pass it up. We should have kept him a couple of years ago.
what about a sign and trade for sam cassell if he wants to leave the clippers, we could trade rafer and suras contract(unless he retires) and maybe 2nd round pick for cassell, that way we wouldnt have to use our mle, and would be able to sign someone else with it. upside for us: cassell is much better then rafer and the shooter at point we need. downside: cassell is still producing even at his age but that could drop any moment upside for the clippers: clippers get a point guard back which would fit there system most likely, rafer comes cheaper then cassell, and sura could come off the books at the end of the season downside: rafer isnt quite the shooter cassell is and that could cost the clippers just like its cost the rockets
The further the Clippers go in the playoffs, the lower chance we have to get Cassell, although i did read somewhere that he wanted to play for two more years and how it would be nice to finish where he started. Also in the one-on-one converstation with Les and Rockets.com, Les said that he was sorry about trading Cassell and thought he was a great winner, so i wouldnt be surprised that the rockets go out and try to sign or trade for Cassell. Hopefully the rockets will get it done.
Why would Sam want to come to the Rockets unless you guaranteed him he could take JVG's job in a year or two. Aside from Yao or T Ma, I'm not sure one other player on the Rockets would even make the rotation with the Clippers. With our talent, JVG would be trying to play him 40 minutes a game till he broke down. With the Clips he just plays when necessary to start and finish while young stud Livingston gets better every game.
S.I. Article with Sam Cassell He would be nice to start and split is minutes with Vspan or Alston, that would give us good veteran depth at the PG position, he can shoot the three, pass and has a good basketball IQ. We might not even have to trade for him, he is a free agent, but like I said before, as long as the Clippers keep winning, the lower the rockets chances.
Say what u want but Luther Head could take Alston spot if he ever learn how calm down. Look Gilbert Arenas 1st season he scored only like 10ppg and he was drafted as a 31stpick Luther cant defend the bigger SG so i believe he will work on his PG skills before anything. Luther already shoot's better than rafer, better defensive skills, not scared to take a game-winning shot. (wont nut-up in the Clutch like alston) Rafer just lost two games in a row in the regular season single-handely Luther Head is going to be da real deal in the future! Given the same amount of playing time I have no doubt that luther will surpass alston stats. His rookie year is over, now he know what 2 expect. You can already see that luther is not going to be a scrub.
are you sayin that Luther will be comparable to Gilbert Arenas? That's a little too farfetched right now to even think that, Gilbert is one of the top players in the NBA
I disagree... If Luther is going to be a good/average player in this league, he should work on his shot a lil bit and decrease turnovers, but he is still a 2.. Luther cant play 1... he doesn't have PGs handles, PGs passing, or PGs mentality... the dude at his best will be a good bench/role player who can play 15-20 good minutes and give the team an offensive spark... nothing more.. I am not hating on LUther, that's just the fact.. and it's mostly because of his size, if he was a lil taller, he could be a great starter one day... but nobody is perfect..
Luther is not a 2 and never can become one. He's too small. He can't grow 3 inches. But he can improve his ball handling and passing skills. Those things are repetitively acquired, not genetically. If Luther is anything beyond a 3rd guard coming off the bench, if he is to become a substantial starter on a championship team, it will have to be at the point.
You must forgot Luther is a rookie. He just turned 23 years old. You said he has to increase his shooting? Yes he does, but percentage wise he out shot all of our guards this year. U must watched the rockets for 3 games this year because apparently u dont realize he is not going to be a benchwarmer. He has played 1 year w/ a defensive minded coach who dose not teach his players any OFFENSIVE SKILLS. You said he needs to get taller? Luther is 6-3 185/ Rafer is 6-2 170 WTF? U must be talking about another luther
well, he wont grow taller or increase his IQ from now 'till he is 50... well, I didn't say he needs to INCREASE his shooting.. I actually said he needs to work on it which means "be more consistent in hitting his dang shot because he had major problems this year.. actually, I watched every single game this season, except for the last game vs. San Antonio, I missed the 1st quarter... and from my observation, all I saw is that he deserves to be sitting on the bench (every average rookie should be like that)but because of all the dang injuries JVG played him like crazy... your coach doesn't teach offensive skills, you should have 'em first then u might work on them to improve your game (Larry Bird used to shoot 1000 shots every day... I dont think his coach tought him to do that... first, Who told u about that Rafer has the perfect NBA body ?? second, is Rafer a shooting guard ??? last time I checked he was a "pass first" point guard.. that's what everybody says... and I said that Luther cant play PG .. Luther is an undersized SG (u know, shooting guards are tall these days.. T-mac used to be a SG).. so u cant compare him to Rafer... and that's why he cant start, because he is undersized and cant play D on SG position... well, I am talking about the "FAb rookie" LUther Head... r u talking about another Luther /??? one more thing, People might think that I am hating on the kid or I dont like him... that's not true... I dont have a problem with Luther.. Head is a good player for the 24th pick.. I think we made the right choice... but lets face it, he will never be able to start....
Just playing around on RealGM making up ridiculous trades and there's one I came across with the Knicks...... I think everyone would agree that Isiah has created one hell of a mess in New York. I also think everyone would agree if his intentions are to move any of his big contracts he will also have to include some of his limited tradeable assets to get the deal done. Here is the deal: Houston trades: Juwan Howard, Stromile Swift New York trades: Steve Francis, Channing Frye Just an idea and truthfully I wouldn't even do it from a Rockets standpoint. The Francis lover in me would love to see him come back but not on that contract. Getting an All-Star caliber player and young, promising big man for trash would be a no brainer in most situations, but that lineup probably has too much offense and doesn't give us what we need, as tempting at it may be.
Isiah has done some "interesting" things in NY, but i hardly doubt he'll let go of channing. i dont think he'll be that dumb to let him go. especially for stro and juwan. and on the luther subject. the size is a big problem. if luther was atleast 6-5, i'd love him to play SG. but since he is not, we cant do that. He's got decent handles, great shooter, and good defense. he could give alot of the other pgs in the league some trouble with his aggresive D. and pgs tend to get wide open at the 3 alot on the court when the PG on the other team helps out on Defense so Luther would get more threes. lets pick up some REALISTIC shooting guards. somebody YOUNG, that will know their role on this team, and with a good bball IQ.
