The Key to our championship duo is a perfect compliment to Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. With Rudy T gone and Carroll out the door, its time for Rashard Lewis to come home. He has been in a losing scenario for years, and next year is his last year of his contract. If he does what McGrady did, tells the sonics to trade him or he'll leave through free agency, we've got him. Why we want Rashard: 1.) He's played with a dominant Shooting Guard : Ray Allen and plays very well with him not getting crowded or needing the ball constantly in his hands. Plays well without the ball. 2.) Is a strong rebounder and tall from the 3-spot. Can post up smaller 3's or even larger 2's. Can even play some 4, because Yao dominates so much of the paint. 3.) Is a great 3-pt shooter and plays like Horry used to. Can use his height to get the ball into Yao easier. 4.) Is not a creator. Will Flourish with Yao and T-Mac as he is a great mid-range/ 3-pt shooter and finisher around the basket. Why Rashard Would Want the Rockets: 1.) Sick of losing and wanting a contender is very valuable (Swift took less and McGrady forced his way to Houston) 2.) Come back home. Still spends lots of time in Houston and loves playing here. No state taxes! 3.) Realizes that Allen's getting older and the Sonics are not only not going anywhere, they might leave Seattle soon. If Rashard forces the sonics to trade him to the Rockets or he'll walk, they would take our draft pick + stromile swift, who plays like Chris Wilcox and will thrive in an uptempo offense with Ridnaur and Allen. Plus Shultz is cheap and Stro's a bargain, while still exciting for the team. That and the fact that Wilcox will probably get higher offers this summer. That would give us: Yao/Deke/Lampe Howard/Lewis/ Hayes Lewis/ McGrady/ Bogans (or pickup) McGrady/ Head/ Bogans Alston/ Head/ Sura That team can run, play the half court and Head/Lewis will make teams pay for doubling Yao/McGrady. Those players are role players that will feed off of the greatness of our two leaders.
