Which big man do u want the rockets to/think the rockets will get?

I know some Wolves fans, and they all agree on the pathetic defensive attitude of Jefferson. Very disappointed with him.

 

I just don't think having two big slow players in our front line is good for our team defense.

 

Too bad Camby is old and broken.

He would the ideal fit for Yao's game and instantly transform us into an elite defensive team.

 

bosh or lee but daryl always suprises

 

As long as those guys can punish the other, it doesn't matter. Jefferson is as quick as boozer and a beter defender. If you had the chance to get boozer, would you decline because he's slow also? Jefferson is the kind of 4/5 that would really help the rockets in alot of ways especially defensively.

When teams want or need a good shot, they put yao in a pnr. Why? Evert team know yao has trouble in space, but the bigger problem is yao is the only player who can protect the rim. So they put yao in pnr, get him in no mans land and attack the basket and get points because scola nor landry pose any threat at the rim just as this year proves. Put jefferson on the backside and we're talking about a player that can challenge shots at the rim, rebound the ball and get the rockets started the other direction.

Another way jefferson helpsthe team is backside rebounding and taking the post pressure off yao. Jefferson is a legit post guy and he has a faceup jumper. Yao coming back may only be limited to 25 mins a night. With jefferson, yao goes out and he can slide over to play center and whomever can come play 4. That option gives great flexibility in the lineup. Yeah, the rockets will have trouble guarding dirk, but every team has that problem because he's a 7ft small forward, but o the other end dirk will have to guard jefferson and that the trade off. Now hi medical is something i would be cautious of, but thats the same with yao and martin also. Getting jefferson would put the rockets right in the thick of it even if yao only plays 25 minutes a night. Not to mention, i don't think they will have to give up as much to get him.

 

rockHEAD Rule.

 

I know a lot of us are caught up in signing a big superstar, BUT come to think of it, what if we just did a sign and trade for a back up big??

We had a "potential" championship roster last year in my opinion, and this year is very similar. Ariza replaced Artest, Martin replaced Tmac, and Lowry essentially replaced Alston. We've never found a Mutumbo replacement. I think this team just might be better, definitely deeper, than the previous team. The loss of Landry hurts but Hayes has always been a solid asset on this team, and we got plenty of scorers on this team that the loss of Landry's offensive prowess shouldn't be that detrimental. Oh yeah, we still have Andersen (PF) should we need more height/offense.

Brooks/Lowry
Martin/Budinger
Ariza/Battier
Scola/Hayes/Andersen
Yao/(Legit Back Up Center)

Maybe we could make some sort of package with what we got (Jefferies, Hill, NY's draft picks, 2nd rounder, cash considerations) for a solid 7'0 back up center that will be a given a decent amount of minutes.

Jermaine O'Neal (my 1st choice)? Haywood? Gortat? Camby? Miller maybe?

I think the organization needs to try to shoot for a championship next year, cause Yao's window is limited with his body's physical demands, and we can only have Brooks cheap for so long. Looking into the future, we still have Hill (considering we don't trade him), Budinger, our 2010 draft pick to work with.

 

Dude, I hope you're female!

 

Great breakdown of Al Jefferson's upside.

He seems like a better fit to next year's team and he is not going to ask for max money like Bosh or Amare.

I just hope we have enough pieces to get him in a trade.

 

Morey really seems to like players who can defend and who can draw fouls, neither of which Jefferson does. I dont think he is high on Morey's list.

 

I agree, actually. The team might try for a star PF/C-type, but, knowing Morey, there's gotta be a back-up plan... and a back-up to the back-up plan, too.

The team can use some Yao insurance in someone who can help block some shots and rebound in the paint. The problem, I think, is that Adelman probably prefers playing someone with more offensive skills (no necessarily scoring... Chuck's high post passing probably got Rick to play him more). I don't think Adelman likes to play just some big stiff (for example, Brian Skinner didn't get any time with Adelman's Kings). Maybe Jared Jeffries (since we are paying him anyway) will bring some of that, but he's kind of a tweener. Maybe Haywood... perhaps Erick Dampier will end up on the market (I believe his contract is only partially guaranteed, so Mavs might use him as a salary eating trade bait with some desperate team). Jermaine O'Neal would probably work-- offensively skilled enough and still good defensively. But what's his asking price? MLE? Perhaps Brad Miller would do it, but he's no defender despite his size. I can see the team going to Europe for one of the vet bigs, too (a.k.a. the Scola/Andersen Option).

Or maybe, we just draft someone like Greg Monroe and see how the rookie and Jordan Hill work out.

 

I don't think we're just limited to sign and trades and free agents. We could always try trading with other teams based on the mutual needs of each team. That said, here are some PF or C big men that I wouldn't mind us getting that I didn't see anyone else mention:

zach randolph
josh smith
david west
michael beasley
andrew bogut
marc gasol
brook lopez
roy hibbert

 

lee is one of the worst defensive big men in the league. when yao returns, he's not gonna play a lot. we don't want to field a team with brooks, martin, AND lee. it's going to be ugly defensively (though pretty nice offensively).

 

NO David Lee

He plays 1/2 the defense A'mare plays. A'mare doesn't play that much defense to begin with.

 

I've learned in recent weeks here at Clutchfans that if you put "No Homo" at the end of a pretty Homoerotic sentence it completely diffuses the statement..

Bosh or Lee and I will personally felate Daryl Morey. NO HOMO..

See!? You're good! I think.. I haven't really mastered its use.

 

this is my opinion on what the rockets should do too. all these big names being thrown around is going to require us to gut our roster. id rather keep our usual big minute guys n trade the rest who as of yet, havent developed a niche in the team. the nyk guys, picks, can go. keep everybody else. if we're gonna blow up the roster, make it for someone like lebron or wade.

reading this thread from beginning to end reminded me of that offseason thread where we wanted chris webber to join francis n cat mobley.

 

Finally someone else who sees David Lee for what he is, a stat padder.

Amare at least blocks shots. David provides no rim protection. Even Chuck Hayes has more blocks per game than David Lee.

 

We don't trade for stat padders on losing teams who don't play good defense.