Which player is the best 3rd star for the Rockets?

First of all, Yao, TMac, Battier, Scola, Landry is untouchable in these deals, then the third scorer listed here will update Rockets to dominate the league when Yao is healthy.

Mickael Pietrus is not much an update. Vince is too expansive for rockets and may generate chemistry problem. Ricky Davis will be cheap to worth a try.

I think only Ben Gordon and R. jefferson is realistic that their teams can let them go with the price rockets willing to pay.

I think Ben Gordon maybe a realistic choice now. He wants big money and probably no team wants to give him that much because he is inconsistent to be a cornerstone of a team. But he is 4th quarter scorer and great 6th man. He probably would win 6th man every season if he were a rockets. Nets is rebuilding and jefferson is not a Franchise player. But he is a very efficient wing scorer.

 

I'm wondrin if Ben Gordon can backup Rafer? he can attack and defend the likes of deron williams, etc...watcha think guys?

 

I say Mike Miller overall. Talent wise, Ron Artest is the best BUT I already know the headaches from him on the Kings. He'll break from set plays and do his own thing time to time. He's a big risk, IMO.

 

Matchman- Tracy has been the man and I don't he cares about being that. Yao doesn't have the personality to be the man. I don't think being the man is a big deal. When Cassell and spreewell went to minny, garnett didn't care if they took the big shots. Why? Its all about the ring. Tracy wouldn't care if he avg 15pts and 10asst as long as they won. As far as the "best center in hoops," I wouldn't care if he avg 15ppg and grabbed 13 rebs as long as he was a presence in the middle. Artest makes so much sense to this team that detractors bring up stuff 3 yrs ago.

 

I voted for Mike Miller also. I would love to have a guy who can slash and is big enough to cover for Tmac when he is injured but no third scorer is going to change the fact that Tmac and Yao both have to be healthy for this team to make noise in the playoffs. Knowing that I think it is best to open the court up for the two stars. Miller does that the best and he isn't a liability defensively. He also seems to be a guy who comes to work and does his job insteand of running his mouth and complaining.

 

Hey, the championship Bulls and Pistons had Dennis Rodman... a little craziness can't hurt when it comes with that much defense and intensity.

... But I kind of agree with the guy who mentioned that Artest seems to sometimes want to be "the man". That's a bit of a concern, but in Sacto, I can understand why he would want that role a little more. I mean, I don't think he'll have much problem deferring to McGrady or Yao compared to Kevin freakin Martin.

 

How the hell did Mickael Pietrus make this list? I can only assume that he's the joke entry.

 

I will probably always say it's Artest

Battier is our important player, because it is great to have guy who you can put on opponents' best scorer and you don't have to worry about that. The problem is he is not enough scorer for us.

And with Artest we wouldn't get any worse on defense - it could be only better becayse I think Ron is better 1on1.

This guy can also shoot, you can post up him everytime you want and he is capable of scoring 30 points in a given night.

 

Ron Artest he has balls. Something our team lacks at times.

 

True, you actually made my counterpoint also, so yeah true. lol. I think he has matured and Rick is the perfect guy to temper him a bit. So I would take the risk.

 

Ron Artest is the best potential player if he keeps his cool. Miller is not potentially as good as Artest basketball wise for this team, but he is a safer choice than Artest and still brings just as much scoring. Corey Maggete would be ideal slasher/scorer that gets to the foul line. Calderon would be the PG we need to go with Rafer.

Definitely, any of the top 4 choices would better us. The list starts dropping after that.

 

hard decision between calderon and mike miller. but i chose calderon and i do think scola will be among our top go to guys to make the basket. im expecting 13pts 7 rebounds from him at the very least. also expect 10 points 6 rebounds at the very least from landry too.

 

Ya, the 76ers only traded Iverson for Andre Miller but he shouldn't be too hard to get at all.

He's the leader of the Sixers and led them to an amazing turn around and into the playoffs but I'm sure they'll take our garbage like our 25th pick, Luther Head and Chuck Hayes? Are you kidding me?

If you didn't know Andre Miller's age you'd probably think he was like 27 or 28. This is a guy who never relied on his athleticism to get by kinda like Nash in that sense. He could go strong for another 4 years or so if he wants to. If he didn't fit in Philadelphia and didn't come off a stellar year then sure why not lets go after him but be serious from now on.

 

You can't compare the situation of Steve Francis in Orlando with the situation of Andre Miller in Philly. Those are two totally different scenarios. Francis fizzled out in Orlando after 1.5 seasons and the Magic were headed a different direction cause they got nowhere fast with Francis leading the team. They wanted DWIGHT HOWARD the face of the franchise. Andre Miller on the opposite hand played a key role in leading the Sixers back to the playoffs. Has a tight relationship with Mo Cheeks and the fans in Philly love him.

You're totally missing my point when I said Andre Miller is like a 27 or 28 year old. I say that because he DOES NOT rely on his athleticism you know the kind of player like Steve Nash who's 34... Chauncy Billups who's 31. The opposite of a player like Steve Francis who's also 31 but looks as if his career is over and will only be a marginal contributor because he relied so much on his ATHLETICISM.

I'm sure Andre Miller wants a ring too but I don't think Philly is going to give him up for what you proposed of Luther Head, Chuck Hayes and our 25th pick. LMAO.