1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Would you trade Yao for Lebron now that we've seen him play

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rockbox, Jul 19, 2003.

Tags:
?

Would you trade Yao for Lebron

  1. No way!!! Yao will bring us to the championship

    355 vote(s)
    86.8%

  2. Hell yeah!!! Lebron is the future.

    54 vote(s)
    13.2%
Page 1 of 3
  1. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2000
    Messages:
    22,751
    Likes Received:
    12,492
    If you would have asked me a month ago, I would have said "Are you freakin nuts?" Now that I've seen him in some summer league games and highlights, I'm not so sure. Lebron seems to have all the qualities to be the best player in the league. He has the vision to make his team better and I can't think of a more athletic player. The best way to describe him is a Magic Johnson in a Vince Carter body.

    I'm not saying that I would trade Yao because I still believe he will be the best center in the league someday. However, from what I've seen of Lebron in the summer leagues, Lebron may become one of the best players to ever play the game. Lebron may even live up to the "hype".

    Would ya'll do it???
     
    #1 rockbox, Jul 19, 2003
  2. GrEgOnOmIcS

    GrEgOnOmIcS Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2002
    Messages:
    460
    Likes Received:
    2
    no, centers are much harder to find.
     
    #2 GrEgOnOmIcS, Jul 19, 2003
  3. ima_drummer2k

    ima_drummer2k Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2002
    Messages:
    36,405
    Likes Received:
    9,343
    Even though LeBron is the greatest basketball player in the history of the world (if you watch Sportscenter), I'd say NO.

    I'd rather have a great center than a great guard.
     
    #3 ima_drummer2k, Jul 19, 2003
  4. Likemike33

    Likemike33 Member

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2002
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    23
    You don't trade talented big man for a talented guard. Yao will be a dominant force in the near future while Lebron will be another version of Kobe or T-mac.
     
    #4 Likemike33, Jul 19, 2003
  5. yaonotyo

    yaonotyo Member

    Joined:
    Feb 2, 2003
    Messages:
    335
    Likes Received:
    0
    no
     
    #5 yaonotyo, Jul 19, 2003
  6. rockets-#1

    rockets-#1 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2002
    Messages:
    3,895
    Likes Received:
    9
    You can't go wrong with either one. In general, I'd say no to a great C for a great G, but in this case since LeBron is so good, I'd have to think about it. LeBron will probably have a better career, but he doesn't fit out team, Yao is the man for us...so NO!
     
    #6 rockets-#1, Jul 19, 2003
  7. Jaef

    Jaef Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2002
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    No way - but I would trade Francis for lebron in a second.
     
    #7 Jaef, Jul 19, 2003
  8. dharocks

    dharocks Member

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2003
    Messages:
    9,032
    Likes Received:
    1,969
    ... It's gonna be a long summer...

    That being said, no.

    Why is everyone insisting that LeBron's so great? I've heard people even going so far as saying that he's already a lock for the hall of fame. You really can't put so much stock in a few summer league performances. Boki just went off for 32 points against the Grizz, though most of us would rather see him riding the pine all season than backup Posey or (God forbid) start in Posey's place. Eddie destroyed the Summer Leagues. And yet a lot of posters would love to see him gone, with little or nothing in return.

    And LeBron's defense (against SUMMER LEAGUERS) is horrible. And I don't mean 'pretty bad', horrible, I mean Bill Walton, 'worst pass in franchise history', horrrrible. Remember how J.R. Bremer lit up Francis? He just did the same thing to LeBron.

    However, I do think he'll be a very good player in 2-3 years, probably even a top-five guard in the league. But Yao is a top five center right now, and in 2-3 years he might be the best center in the league. We already have projects in Boki, Griff, and Badiane. We already have a top-five PG in Steve Francis. And our starting center would be Kelvin Cato.

    I'll pass on that trade.
     
    #8 dharocks, Jul 19, 2003
  9. Yonkers

    Yonkers Member

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2002
    Messages:
    8,433
    Likes Received:
    480
    I vote 'no' for same reasons other posted. Just like in fantasy football or basketball, you choose the best running back or best center just because there aren't alot of them out there. The drop off to the next best center is more significant than the dropoff to the next best guard. So if I had a team that had Yao and the the 2nd best guard versus the team with Lebron and the 2nd best center, Yao's team would win.
     
    #9 Yonkers, Jul 19, 2003
  10. rock418

    rock418 Rookie

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    58
    Likes Received:
    2
    Hell naw
     
    #10 rock418, Jul 19, 2003
  11. Yetti

    Yetti Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    9,589
    Likes Received:
    529
    Just like I would never have traded Hakeem for Jordan!
     
    #11 Yetti, Jul 19, 2003
  12. xlr817

    xlr817 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2002
    Messages:
    790
    Likes Received:
    72
    Nada!!!:) ;)
     
    #12 xlr817, Jul 19, 2003
  13. moestavern19

    moestavern19 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 1999
    Messages:
    39,003
    Likes Received:
    3,641
    for the 16,000th time....

    NO!

    [​IMG]
     
    #13 moestavern19, Jul 19, 2003
  14. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Member

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2002
    Messages:
    46,550
    Likes Received:
    6,132
    No, but I would trade Francis for Lebron.
     
    #14 Mr. Clutch, Jul 19, 2003
  15. rvpals

    rvpals Member

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2002
    Messages:
    2,283
    Likes Received:
    1
    I agreed. I want to add Center with the total package of Yao is really hard to come by.
     
    #15 rvpals, Jul 19, 2003
  16. J.Dub

    J.Dub Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2003
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    UMMMM...LeBron is playin in the SUMMER LEAGUE, he hasnt touched a real NBA court. I feel bad for LeBron cause if he isnt GREAT he is the biggest bust of all time. He is being compared to Jordan and Kobe...well Kobe has 3 rings and Jordan has 6. Let LeBron get 1. Enough Said!
     
    #16 J.Dub, Jul 19, 2003
  17. Zacatecas

    Zacatecas Member

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2002
    Messages:
    1,524
    Likes Received:
    111
    Yao is a 7'5" center with skill. James is a 6'8" point guard with skill. They will both be special.
     
    #17 Zacatecas, Jul 19, 2003
  18. acizlan

    acizlan Member

    Joined:
    Dec 19, 2002
    Messages:
    282
    Likes Received:
    0
    hmm....u guys still recall Harold Manner or harroll manner or wutever start w/ H and M
     
    #18 acizlan, Jul 19, 2003
  19. MadMirror

    MadMirror Member

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2002
    Messages:
    138
    Likes Received:
    5
    Hrm... that's a really interesting question. Before I saw some clips of LeBron playing, my answer would have been no regardless. But his passing ability is so outstanding, and this is the cornerstone of what makes a great NBA player. Thanks to his athletic ability, his ceiling is probably higher than Yao's as well, and I'm a little leery of players much over 7' in terms of longevity and health. So I'm still very cautious about Yao when projecting our future.

    If this all happened four years ago, coming away from the playoff runs, I'd probably do it. But we've spent so many years rebuilding that we need to win now, and we can't afford to weaken ourselves at another difficult position to fill if we want to win. But if a year goes by, and LeBron has an outstanding rookie campaign to show the promise that he has (and shows to be non-injury-prone), if they approached me with a trade then, I'd have to think long and hard about it.

    But I don't think there's any way in hell the Cavs would do or even contemplate that trade.
     
    #19 MadMirror, Jul 19, 2003
  20. Jrazz

    Jrazz Member

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2001
    Messages:
    391
    Likes Received:
    0
    HA HA HA HA HA. Man, this is a long offseason.
     
    #20 Jrazz, Jul 19, 2003
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 3

Share This Page