That was so long ago. Chuck has lost his quickness. I hope he is still the same. If he can shut down LMA and Blake like he did in the pass... Watch out!!! We are going to the WCF again :grin:
If they are banking on DMo's full recovery and his continued improvement, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jones get traded for a pick and we sign a young big (Al Williams) to fill the last spot. Terry, Harrell, Hayes, Williams.
I think the Hayes signing is horriable I love the chuck wagon but man his stats are horriable. He's gonna be equivalent to Joey dorsy. Last season we had smith, DMO and jones rotating at one point.
I'm fine with Hayes, he won't play much except the games Dwight sits. It will be nice to have a vet backing up Capela during those games, plus he can be a solid vet in the locker room.
I doubt they trade TJones for a pick. We would lose depth. Harrell showed out in the summer league, but it is not a given that it can translate to getting meaningful minutes behind DMO. + McHale likes to go small at times with his Center (Tjones) knocking down 3 pointers, and Harrell wouldn't be able to fit that bill and he wasn't even a good three point shooter in college.
I could possibly see that down the road but not anytime soon. Still don't know how much DMo can develop, don't know how Harrell will translate. Plus the money isn't there without sending out Brewer or Beverley. I think this team stays constructed as is for this season, sink or swim. Rockets will be in a great position too sign a max deal in free agency next summer with sending out a few players that shouldn't be hard to move if said player agrees to terms beforehand.
Man, people here keep bringing this guy up. Does anybody realize how bad he is on defense? Seems like 99% of the stretch 4's are bad on defense - Patrick Patterson, etc. That's why I was so excited about Josh Smith - a legit defender at the 4 plus he can stretch the floor - on top of that, he appears to be a good defensive rebounder. He was perfect...... Strong defensive big men who can stretch the floor are hard to find - part of the reason Draymond Green is making $17M. Fun fact - T Jones shot the three at a better % than Ryan Anderson last season. I know, I know - Ryan Anderson is certainly the better shooter. Just thought it was a fun fact.
Ryan Anderson is also a PUTRID rebounder for a big man. Before you say "that's b/c he sets up so far from the basket", that only explains his offensive rebounding. His defensive rebounding is terrible. Two years ago (before Asik), he only brought down 3.5 defensive rebounds in 36 MPG. That is not very good. Terrence Jones & Josh Smith would probably be over 5.
Harrell is 10× more active than Jones and scores without the ball, above the rim.He wont need to shoot any 3s. In vision our own Kenneth Faried...
In his last two years playing next to Dwight, Ryan Anderson averaged 5 defensive rebounds per 36 minutes and 4 offensive rebounds. He also shot 39% from three while shooting 8 per 36 minutes. He would be a good fit and is an expiring contract.
That's more relevant than the last two years??? Back when he was putting up those numbers, Aaron Brooks and Devin Harris were 20 point scorers!! I grant you last year was an outlier for his shooting, I'm sure. But that doesn't change the fact he sucks at defense and has really sucked at rebounding the last couple of years. Prove me wrong.
Hayes & Terry. Hayes is not Chuck wagon we used to know. He just put on a lot of weight lately and moved slowly as I watched Rockets vs Raptors this season. Dorsey definitely performs better than he does.... I think maybe his role is more likely a tutor of those young talent.... Still I would like to see McGee or Boozer on this team.
Raptors reddit board was saying that he was the stopper to Marc gasol and boogie cousins for them. So he can't be that bad as we are thinking he is
