I wish Okafor wouldnt have gone to NO...he's the type of PF you want next to Yao and there arent a lot of those around anymore. Ideally, i wish we could have dealt for Okafor and Iggy, and then re-sign yao to a cheaper deal this summer Brooks/lowry Martin/lee Iggy Okafor/chuck/PP Yao/Miller Scola for Okafor with any fillers needed to make it work...Iggy for Bud, battier or JJ, Hill....
I sure would hate to part with Scola the way he has been playing 22/12 is good numbers. AND he's been doing that against good teams.
You can't become attached to one player like that, especially when he's not a superstar....i think we're all so in love with his playing style and character that we overlook the possibility of trading him. He just may be the best asset we have...durable, energetic, productive...seems stupid to give that up, but if it'll make the team better/more balanced?
And he did that in the world championships practically the best player there. For Okafor though he's a 2-way player something we could use for sure. When i think of 2-way players not many in the league. Gerald Wallace, Josh Smith, Andre Igoudala and Okafor fits in this catagory. But for Scola that is a nail biter lolz.
Seemed more like a fact, which is why I asked. I believe his situation is one of many reasons, not the main one. I think he'll be playing a lot better come February. Not sure if he'll be kickin' major ass, but even if he was, I don't think the Rox would move him.
Look at the Hornets 6-0 start and that is because of great team defense they play Paul, Ariza, Aldrich and Okafor are solid team defenders. And Paul and Okafor are 2-way players.
The point of the thread was to ask you guys if trading for a superstar was a working strategy. I mean if one comes available and wants to come to Houston it is...lol...but how likely is that? And if one is playing the odds, these seem to be the longest ones to play. DD
if one of top five players, i will do. coz it won't happen very often. you don't want to miss the chance. you can shufle other players to build around him. it's much easier to regroup roster than finding a kobe type player.
Why do the team have to be a contender. Teams like memphis are happy to make the playoffs. If they could get gasol,thabeet,and a pick for yao, that would be enough to me. Yeah, memphis would make the playoffs and gasol is a free agent, but it would give the rockets good young talent to contue to build the squad.
It just seems like the roster is a little stuck between the old "Yao domnated team" and the new "fast paced team".... Which is leading to the "Who are we issues" on the court. So, which direction is the team heading, back to Yao or away? Because I think Yao may actually be our most tradeable asset. DD
I like Yao, but if the Rockets trade him, I'll pretend that they will trade him to a team located in a Big market area. LA Clippers For who?...I have no idea. It might get tricky getting good value in return while still trying to get the money to match, but I'll admit that I don't still completely understand the whole NBA salary structure and how it relates to trades.
it's stuck between trying to make money and trying to win a ring. The front office is making itself believe that you can have both, and in some cases it's possible, but they're pushing the Yao experiment. I dont think yao is the most tradeable...unless you're prepared to get lower value than what he's suppose to be worth. The only team you could probably rape on a deal is Cleveland, but they have nothing worth having. I think they're just hoping yao gets' healthy and that pushed them over the hump. They'll keepe everything as is unless a no brainer of a deal comes up, especially for a superstar, but otherwise they'll go with the flow and re-evaluate ths summer once they know how the season ended.
i think we'd all be happy to get that for Yao, but i dont think that would happen. Even gasol and a pick for Yao i think would be reasonable.
My thought process was the Rockets might be able to get more in return for Yao if they traded him to a big market area.
I dont agree with this. I don't think being smart with your money is the same thing as not wanting to spend it. Its not like CP3, Lebron, Wade etc would be available if we just broke the bank to get them. They are just flat out not available.
I didnt mean they wanted to make money by being cheap, like not signing/paying players. I meant they make too much money off of Yao to trade him or let him go, so they'll keep pushing the Yao experiment until he's done.
Well here is my big issue with this plan. a) do we tank it up this season so we can get a high draft pick? b) Who do we have to look forward to coming out of this draft? a lebron? a jordan? a kobe? a hakeem? a duncan? a wade? c) without acquiring another star why would anyone want to come to Houston? Is Yao the reason why anyone would want to come here? Yao hasn't proven himself to be the man he once was just yet. It'll take about a season for him to get back into the playing shape, especially with his size. I just don't get what we are going to do with this Houston Rockets team.
