Who/what can you trade Head for and why is he/it more useful to Rockets than Head?

Keep him, unless you can somehow get a PG instead.

DD

 

It doesn't because you aren't likely to get anything better for him. He is also a regular season insurance for an old player like Brent Barry.

 

he could be the modern day Scotty Brooks.

 

you make some good points i never thought of it like that

 

Unless we can package him with, for example Hayes, then he's not worthwhile trading.

 

I'm fine with keeping him for practice and regular season injury insurance, but that guy should never set foot in a playoff game again with a Rockets jersey on. He's a slightly below average, deep bench role player in the regular season, but in the playoffs he's the definition of choke. I'd rather have Ryan Bowen or Terence Morris when it comes to the playoffs (just to spend fouls). I think we could probably work out a way to use up a playoff roster space on them instead of Head. Better yet, just give the slot to Mike Harris. With Alston, Barry, Brooks, McGrady, Artest and Battier, we're not exactly short on guards.

 

I think Head is a pretty good shooter. Two years ago....he was like automatic and i thought i am seeing Peja out there. Sure he didn't play great in the Playoffs...but i think he can light it up and this team needs it. If they can keep him, they should...

 

We should not trade Head. We wont get anything worthwhile.

He is what you call thir...fourth string. His contract is small and doesn't really hurt the books. If we needed his spot, we would buy him out.

Until then, he is insurance.

I hate myself for posting in this thread. I hate it.

 

Players that are ahead of him in consideration for a playoff roster spot:

Yao, McGrady, Alston, Artest, Scola, Battier, Barry, Brooks, Landry, Mutombo, Hayes, Dorsey and, IMO, Harris. And maybe Francis. That's 13 or 14.

And I think that, given Yao and Landry's chance of injury and Deke's age, we're better off spending an insurance spot on a big than a famous choker of a guard.

There are 3-4 players ahead of him for PG and 3-4 players ahead of him for SG.

I don't care if we keep him. But if we keep him and waive a clutch player like Mike Harris it will be a shame.

 

wow....what an astute observation!

 

Why trade Head? I am no Head lover (actually a hater), but I think Head will have a good sesaon - contract year.

2 positions the Rockets need to shore up - small quick 1/2 and veteran backup 5.

1/2:

Francis - Will he be back by the start of season? Unlikely.

Brooks - Very suspicious to get the team into offense sets; 2 many shot clock violations; can break down defense with his dribble; his defense is miserable - opponents always have clean look of basket and shoot over him; can back him down easily.

That leaves the Rockets with Alston and Head.

If the Rockets trade Head, Morey needs to find at least one 1/2 for matchup and backup purposes.

It's hard to trade for the same position.

Head's production is OK with his salary.

 

The only possible trade where we win is if we package him with another player (Hayes, Landry, Brooks, whoever) and trade him to a team that is rebuilding and severely lacking in talent, but has a solid old guy that still has game and the rebuilding team wants to unload him because he's not a part of there future. I can't really think of a team in that situation where the old guy in question isn't badly overpaid.

 

trade him for a trade exception
we need to save money for Landry, Mutombo, and Dorsey
Les can't afford the luxury tax

 

Maybe we can get this from Luther every once in a while:

Head had a career night, scoring 30 in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. Head was 10-13 from the floor, 7-9 from the 3-point line, and 3-3 from the free throw line.

 

you try and get Sean Williams fomr the Nets. Or you package him with somone else and try and get Pachulia from the Hawks

Williams is 6'10'' C
5.6 PPG
4.4 RPG
$1,416,600

Head is 6'3'' SG
7.6 PPG
1.9 APG
$1,122,000

 

Mike Miller?

 

I hate Luther, I used to like him but you know, after his 2 playoffs performances in a row I'm tired. Maybe this guy can shoot but that is the only thing he can.

Right now he won't even find his space in the rotation I belive. We've got Barry, Shane, Brooks. So we can leave him here unless we find a good trade, maybe for a backup pg.

 

I think Head's biggest value with the Rockets is our lack of backcourt depth. Despite his playoff choke jobs, he's still a good 3 point shooter to spread the floor.

But I'd love it if we trade head for an old, crappy traditional PG to come in and be serviceable should Alston or Brooks have problems.

 

i don't think their gms will accept the trade for the no-head head unless they are absolutely idiots.