According to CC.Net, the Rockets want to have a sign & trade deal with Seattle. Obviously, they want to let some players go for Lewis, I think it mentions Rice somewhere in the talks. But, I doubt Seattle would straight up trade Lewis for Rice, and I think the Rockets know that. All this news could be a rumor, but who do ya'll think the Rockets would trade for Lewis if it is entirely true? I'd be willing to give up Rice and KT for Lewis and some scrub.
I'm with you there. I am willing to give up those two and a scrub, but everone else I want to keep. I know Taylor is not a favorite, but I remember one of the Rox insiders saying he was destroying kenny in some practice. I want to keep him. I also want to keep Cato because he will help Yao adjust. (hopefully.)
1) Where does Clutch say Rice is a possibility? 2) You have to pay talent to get talent. To incent Seattle to participate, we have to give them something worthwhile. KT is a start, but that can't be all. 3) I can't imagine Seattle would have any use for Cato. They have 4 mediocre centers now: Potapenko, James, Booth, and someone else. Plus a 5th center to sit on the IR. They don't need another. If anything, we may need to relieve them of one of their centers. 4) I took a look at their roster to see if we might make it worth their while to trade by taking on a bad contract of theirs. But, now that they've gotten rid of Baker, they don't really have one. Maybe they'd be interested in getting rid of Kenny Anderson or one of their many centers, but they are in a pretty good salary situation now, overall.
If 3 was directed to me, I never said Seattle would want him, but I wouldn't want to trade him. However a 3rd team could become an option, right? I also am not huge on Lewis. I like him, but I will not trade Griff or Nachbar for him. (possibly what they would want for equal talent.) I actually would prefer signing him cheap than trading, but I'm sure Lewis doesn't.
Would Seattle want Taylor's contract? 5 years and $40+ mil left for a player who didn't play last season seems like a significant gamble. Rice's deal is up in 2004. That may be appealing to Seattle though the impression I get is that they were targeting next summer as the time when they wanted significant cap flexibility. Cato's deal cannot be appealing. Could Houston create some space to sign RLewis to a larger deal next summer?
Even if they could, I don't think they should. One of the reasons I am not very very very very big on Lewis is he may take money away from Griff, Ming, and our other players. I don't want to see them go.
If Taylor really has been destroying Kenny in practices then maybe Seattle would be willing to let Rashard go for Taylor. They were interested in him a few years ago. They've got a hole at the 4 with Baker gone. The Rockets really have no use for him. He's too good a player to sit on the bench behind Griffin. He's being paid to be a starter.
On the flip side, I really think Seattle would ask for Mobley & KT. Why wouldn't they expect to get some talent for talent? However, would Rashard still want to come to Houston knowing Mobley wouldn't be there?
One of the Rox insiders said this. I don;t remember which one. There is something about Mo that makes me want to keep him. When I hear he is working his butt off to get back in shape, I start to like him. I know that Kenny does this too, but I like Mo for some strange reason. I would like to keep both KT and Mo.I should never be a GM.
That whole idea was pretty much tossed aside due to Taylor having just been cleared to practice. Some exuberant fan watching a shootaround no doubt. Besides, practices like that coming off injuries are more about a defender helping with token pressure to help the guy with his timing, shot release, footwork, etc. I can just hear the BBS if we get a report..."MoT reinjured trying to Destroy Kenny in Early July" think about it
Seattle has no choice, if they want to receive something back, Lewis is unrestricted. KT and Rice is better than no one...actually, maybe not. Anyway, back to the topic, the only players I would like to see get traded are KT, Rice, Moochie and Cato. All, except KT, have fat contracts and aren't producing on the court. Taylor has huge upside and should start producing.
moT and thomas are equally talented. therefore i feel that we should trade the worse contract, moT. moT and seattle like eachother too. remember that seattle was mo's 2nd choice after us a couple years ago. the only reason why he didnt go there was because they had baker at the same position. well, now that vin has been traded moT will surely be happy there. seattle has wanted mo aswell, and even tried to trade baker a couple of years ago so they can get mo. moT and rice for lewis and maybe joe forte or a future #1 would be my 2 cents.
Considering Rashard is unrestricted, I think Seattle might be hard-pressed to turn down a package of Taylor, Morris, and Brown. Now I know many of you don't want to give up Maurice, but you must trade talent to get talent (we would still have Eddie, KT, Cato, & Ming up front). Brown and Morris are both young players at positions of need for Seattle, and we won't use them. I really believe this is a good trade for both teams: SONICS GET: -A PF, which they desperately need. -A backup PG, which they're going to need. Payton and Anderson won't be together for long, and S. Williams and E. Watson are both gone. Brown will likely be low-priced as well. -Another SF, which allows Radmanovic to move to PF when Mo is out of the game. Morris, like Brown, will also be a bargain. ROCKETS GET: -One of the best young shooters in the league. -More minutes to go around.
I never actually said "exuberant fans" are not "insiders." There are a lot of "insiders" who have favorites, too, just like us fans. When it comes to claims like "he is destroying Thomas" in Early July, that is highly questionable, imo. Like watching a Joe Johnson work out and saying he shot "LIGHTS OUT" on 18-25 jumpers. I heard that one from more than one "insider" of the Rockets. That is not "lights out" in a work out. What Nachbar did is lights out. If you go to shootarounds, Mobley routinely nails ten 18' turnarounds in a row with a defender and coach. It is pretty eye-popping.
That's a good point. I kinda figured the insiders would be Rocket's fans, but not extremely bias. I guess when I saw that, I figured he did great, but your right that destroying could mean 8/19shooting, maybe with a few dunks. 8/19 isn't great, but the dunks may have gotten attention.
The problem with us is that we like all our PFs. They are all so good and likable. But eventually either Taylor or Thomas must go, assuming the Rox are banking on Eddie for their future. But I think they better keep them around for a while this season. You never know how injuries can sneak up on you. Rice is on the down hill side of his career. He should be traded while he still has some value to teams that are desparate for some offensive firepower.
Seems to me the options are limited. I believe that both Taylor and Norris are base year compensation players meaing their salary is only worth half of its actual total in terms of trades. A re-signed Taylor and Rice would appear to be the best options.
Rice is on the down hill side of his career. He should be traded while he still has some value. lol a great idea
