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Would you trade Mutumbo, if it got you a starting caliber PF?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Hottoddie, Nov 27, 2004.

  1. Hottoddie

    Hottoddie Member

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    Mutumbo makes a perfect backup for Yao, but we really need a better rebounding, starting PF, with a much stronger low post game than we currently have. I don't believe that trading Taylor or Howard along with another player & a draft pick will get anyone's attention. Mutumbo has shown, thus far, that he's still got some game left in his tank. Offering to trade him should garner some serious interest from a contender. And, it would have to be a contender for Mutumbo to go willingly.

    Some of the PF's that could help us are:

    McDyess: Detroit's loaded at PF & might be interested, if the price is right.

    Antonio Davis: Chicago's not a contender. A 3rd team would have to be involved.

    Dale Davis: Golden State is not a contender. Does he still have any game left?

    Melvin Ely: The Clippers are not contenders either. It'd take a 3rd team to make this work.

    Wilcox: See Ely.

    Fortson: This trade might have the best chance of happening. Taylor or Howard/Mutumbo/Lue for Fortson/James/Daniels?

    Donyell Marshall: He's still got some game left & Toronto's not going anywhere anytime soon.

    Zo: His play this year has most likely priced us out of the market, but I'd have to ask anyway.

    T-Ratliff: I wonder if Portland would be interested in a full sized center? :)

    Kurt Thomas: Hmmmm......, would Mutumbo get Deke's attention?


    Anyway, these are some possibilities that I believe could help us. As long as we manage to pick up an adequate backup center to replace Mutumbo, would you consider trading him to get an upgrade at PF?

    Just some food for thought.
     
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    of course we would, but then agian, no other team would, unless like u said the were a serious contender and around the all star break they had an injury or needed some insurance, but then of all those teams u mentioned, none of them are contenders except detroit, and we can't get Antonio, or darko from them and i wouldnt want coleman so theres no realistic trade.
     
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    Yes...in thinking about the Rockets future, and the PF was a true starter.

    Howard and Taylor are "starting caliber" forwards, but that doesn't mean anything. To me they are clowns.

    For a Wilcox or Nene in my book. Or anyone who has size and can board except for Badiane..I'm tired of hearing his name thrown around.
     
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    This is nuts.... Mutumbo has almost zero trading value, as do the rest of Houston's bench.

    I know it is the privilege of the fan site poster to propose insane deals (Lue for Nash+cash anyone?) but seriously, would any of you really accept these trades if you were an opposing GM?
     
  7. saleem

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    No chance with Mutumbo being traded for a good PF.
    Ely is no longer with the Clippers. He is with the Bobcats and can't help us out in any case IMO.
     
  8. deadlybulb

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    Mutombo tried his damndest in the offseason not to play for them.
    Not an option

    I don't think he has game left



    He plays for the Bobcats. Haven't seen enough of him to judge if he'd help us.



    Yes! If Kaman comes back and produces, they may not need him as badly.



    I hate the guy, but he could help us. We need an enforcer.



    Yes!!! For some reason he's not getting the minutes (when not injured) I've always liked his game. Can shoot the 3 to boot.



    I think he could help us. I've always thought of his skill set as more of a power forward than a center.



    That would be trading for a guy who has the same skills sets as what we'd give up in Deke. All shot blocking and no offense. Not even a great rebounder.



    Best option for us, I think. Good rebounding, good defender, good outside shot.
     
  9. SmeggySmeg

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    the way our Hidden Wolverines play... i'd trade anything outside of Crouching Yao and Tracey to get us a POWER forward, someone who can play D, rebound and supply some grunt up front!!!
     
  10. DrNuegebauer

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    (ready to be flamed)

    I'd trade Yao for a top-notch PF while people still see his "potential"!

    Give me a PF with one or two unrestricted first rounders and I'll take a deal! Mo or JHo to match salary.
     
  11. mogrod

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    I completetly agree with you about Kurt Thomas, but there is no way they take Deke back. They tried everything they could to rid themselves of him in the offseason, plus I don't think Deke likes Isiah at all and wouldn't want to go back either.
     
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    hell no!
    there's no way to pay $20M/year for bench PFs(MoT, Howard, Spoon).
     
  13. Hottoddie

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    I guess I should've been a little clearer. Mutumbo would be part of a package of players that would be traded & would include, either Taylor or Howard.
     
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    Actually, Seattle, Portland, New York, Toronto, & even the Clippers are all in contention at the moment, along with Detroit. It would be pretty arrogant of us to assume we know that any, or all, of those teams will fade as the season rolls on. They're currently playing competitively & a player like Mutumbo could push them over the top. Remember how he helped Philly a couple of years ago?
     
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    That's exactly why it would take a third team to pull it off! ;)
     
  16. Hottoddie

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    Every player in the NBA has trade value. Some more than others.

    Mutumbo is still a defensive presence & can still score in the low post, if you feed him the ball. He most definitely has trade value to the right team. NY couldn't move him, because Thomas was insisting on attaching Moochie's bad contract to any trade. When he finally dropped that demand, the trade went through.

    Howard has been a consistent 17/7 player throughout his career. His drop-off is directly tied to Van Gundy's system, just as it was with Francis's drop-off. Howard either, doesn't fit this system, or isn't being used properly. Howard's contract is very reasonable per year, but the length of it is the only thing that could cause another team some concern. He most definitely has trade value.

    Taylor only has 2 more years left on his contract. He has the ability to create his own shot & is, more often than not, deadly from mid-range. It's true that he doesn't rebound very well or play much defense, but he's the kind of guy that (under the right circumstances) can turn the momentum around in a game by coming off the bench with an instant offensive surge. He too, has trade value.

    For you to make a blanket statement that none of our bench players have trade value tends to make me think you are one of those that feel we have to have 12 all stars on the team. All of our players have some value to the right team. It's just a matter of finding the right combination.
     
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    Chris Wilcox.

    Clippers just lost Shaun Livingston to injury. they have nothing behind Jaric.

    Lue (expiring contract for sterling)/1st rounder for

    Chris wilcox
     
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    your kidding, right?

    he'd b!tch slap his mama before doing that trade.
     
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    Where is the motivation for the Clippers to consider this?

    Despite the injury to Livingston, they still have Lionel Chalmers and Rick Brunson. Livingston's injury isn't season ending, he will be back in time. The answer is simply what they Clipps have done since SL got placed on the IR, give Jaric more minutes and give the reserves small minutes. It's simply not worth it to give up a stud like Wilcox to get one of our garbage PG's and the draft pick of a team that will make the playoffs.

    If Sterling's intention is to move him, he could get more for Wilcox than that.
     
  20. lost_elephant

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    maybe so, but with sterling you never know, many here were wanting to get melvin ely, and all it took for the bobcats to get him was a 2nd round pick.
     

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