The yearly writer's block that follows the end of the Rockets' season
by grungedave on May 21, 2009 9:21 AM CDT
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PrintI have no good ideas this week. None.
I accept that 95% of the time, the Rockets' season will end without me participating in any championship parades or consuming massive quantities of alcohol in connection with my favorite team earning another ring. This season did unfortunately fall in that 95% category. Damn! Which leaves me in a bit of a funk for a while... unable to formulate any real ideas or pose any witty topics to discuss.
I mean, I could theoretically talk about how the Rockets and Crazy Pills need to sit down and discuss the market and free agency and how Artest isn't going to get paid as much as he wants and the Rockets can't just sign him for the minimum. I could also talk about how Von Wafer doesn't deserve anything more than a 1 year (with club option) deal for maybe $1.5M per. I could also say that i would be highly depressed if October gets here and one of those guys isn't a Rocket anymore.
I just am not ready to accept the finality of the season. I don't want to think of RonRon as a free agent. I don't want to think of Von as being the future prodigal son who leaves his real home only to fail somewhere else (inevitable). I don't want Sleepy the Dwarf to actually wake up and start coaching (bit late there, Ricky).
I really, really don't want to think about how Yao has another grueling offseason of rehab ahead of him. Here's hoping someone finds a miracle cure for his foot though.
I don't want to think about Tracy McGrady coming back. Ever.
The kids from South Park were right. Summer sucks. Someone needs to take a secret trip to Mexico to buy illegal super fireworks in the planned celebration for Crazy Pills and the Baron to return to the team next year and have a few firecrackers left over for the Championship Parade for the 2010 Rockets.
But I'm just not ready to talk about any of this right now.
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I suggest taking naps. Or go for a swim. Or think about just how great Air Conditioning is.
Fall will be here before you know it.
Or you could watch baseball.
"So do you keep open 3pt FG percentage?"
"Yeah, we'd have everything you'd want, Bill."
"I hate you."
Bill Simmons/Daryl Morey Podcast 5/8/09
It's not like the Astros provide that much excitement right now.
Unless you like to play the “Guess the method of failure” game.
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They managed to pull it out
last night despite a LINEUP error. How do you screw that up?
"I am from one of the top 15 cities in the world. Buffalo, New York." - TrentEdwardsHoF2018
Mixing up Matsui and Bourn
not too big of a deal. The Tampa Bay manager lost his DH a week ago because of a lineup error. The pitcher had to bat third.
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Yeah I saw that
Andy Sonnanstine (No idea how to spell that) had to bat 3rd and he went 1 for 3 with an RBI I’m pretty sure.
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astros are only...
6 out of the division lead and 4 out of the wild card and have been playing much better recently
Possible trade and draft options
Look, none of us has much to do until a sport begins that we really love to watch (for me that is Texas Longhorn football but for others I guess you could watch baseball if you are really desperate)…..but to keep all of our Clutch City juices flowing… how about discussing what possible draft picks and trades could be possible before next season. It seems to me that what the rockets need besides keeping crazy pills and von is a good starting offensive wingman to take McGrady’s place. I loved TMac last year in the 22 game run but has he had a full healthy season his entire tenure in Houston? whether it is a mental problem or just bad luck the rockets need someone they can count on. I would also like to point out that TMac, for all his abilities, never fit in the Rocket’s offensive flow. Everyone just stood around, not because they were lazy or whatever, it is that McGrady slowed it all down to take his guy on one on one. We need someone who flows with all the cuts and ball movement the way everyone else fits in. Any ideas? In a perfect universe Ray Allen’s run and pop style would be perfect but as this isn’t a perfect universe and my knowledge of all NBA players is low I am looking for other ideas. Go Rockets!
Oh summer.
It’s the doldrums between the end of basketball and beginning of college football. I like baseball, but it was invented to pass time, not to be exciting. It’ll be exciting when the astros come from 25 games back and almost make the playoffs again, but that occurs when football is back.
And it gets humid here. Blegh.
How about this:
Rockets need a perimeter scorer, right? What about Iverson?
What if he were willing to:
1) Accept a reasonable contract, given his offensive decline and health issues. Say, something within the MLE.
2) Come off the bench as the 6th man.
If you were AI, would you accept that?
If you were Morey, would you offer that?
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If i were AI...
I would do it. The actual AI, however, hates coming off the bench, so it probably won’t happen. AI also takes too many shots kinda like T-Mac. Also in AI’s world, he still believes he’s an all-star so he will probably demand a large contract. Not to mention, Yao kind of clogs up the lane, so it’ll be difficult for him to attack the basket as often as he likes.
I wouldnt mind AI comin to Houston....
I dont think he would mind takin a lower pay…i think he wants to leave detroit as soon as possible…if anybody could get in the lane around Yao it would be Iverson…the guy is amazing when drivin to the lane..i think hed be a good fit in Houston…
Well he needs to get over it...
Hes gettin old already and needs to realize that hes not worth as much as he used to be…especially after the way he looked this season….I dont think he would mind too much as long as he knows hed be a big part of the team…which he really would be because we need a good shooter since we’ll probably trade T-Mac in this deal….Iversons just not a PG and never has been….
Iverson's a free agent
you don’t need to trade for him.
Hes gettin old already and needs to realize that hes not worth as much as he used to be
He’s 34 next season, and I think he’s reached the point in his career where he’ll give up cash to play for a contender. And I think a lot of his complaining last year about coming off the bench was really just posturing for a new contract (he wanted more minutes to showcase for a new team).
Iversons just not a PG and never has been
He’s obviously more of a combo guard than a true PG, but up until last season when he was shifted to almost a purely SG role, he had pretty decent assist percentages. Particularly for a shoot-first point guard.
I think he’d be an interesting addition. He’s not the Rockets’ missing piece, as it were, but he might add some much-needed offense from the bench.
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If we can get him for a decent price, I would welcome the addition.
Still I don’t think we have enough shots to go around and it might get real complicated with the distribution of minutes to make everyone happy.
BTW off topic, but I just noticed Brian Cook gets like 3.5mil to wave his towel on the bench. No wonder he waves the hell out of them every night.
yeah, that's either getting packaged in a deal
or it’s getting bought out this summer. No way in hell Morey pays Cook more money than Scola to sit on the bench and miss midrange jumpers in garbage time.
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Maybe Ron can do something about that
“I’m the only one who should get paid to miss 60% of my jumpers here.”
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by misterterrific on May 22, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
sign Rod Benson
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by misterterrific on May 21, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions
BOOM THO!
C’mon, Morey! JOIN THE MOVEMENT!
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by misterterrific on May 21, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it would be cool
but is Benson really an NBA center? He’s only 6’10".
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well
considering that most C FA’s for next season are around that height, i’d think so. Depends really on how strong he is, though.
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by misterterrific on May 22, 2009 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Earlier this year when Detroit tried to make him come off the bench, he didn’t really have a good reason other than “that’s not my game – I’ve never been a bench player, etc.” which basically means “I’m too good for this bullshit.”
He would never work in Houston and you know Sleepy would give him all the shots he wants and frustrate the shit out of fan everywhere.
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ahh, yes
To anyone who thinks Iverson is an asset to a team…
or for anyone who fails to see how much of a cancer he is to team basketball:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_ballard/05/19/allen.iverson/index.html
To anyone who thinks Iverson is an asset to a team…
Dude can still score.
or for anyone who fails to see how much of a cancer he is to team basketball:
Iverson shoots a lot. Welcome to 1999. But the idea that he "can’t pass" is ridiculous.
Look, he was injured last season. A lot. Is that what we can expect? Probably not, though he’s not going to be able to contribute like he did for the previous 12 seasons of his career.
Over the last two years, his usage percentages have fallen to about 25%. That’s still a lot, but it’s nowhere close to where he was just five years ago.
Again, he can’t be your go-to option on the offense. But as a bench scorer – provided he’s willing to accept such a role – he could be valuable.
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that's precisely the point though
Iverson will NEVER be the second banana on a team. He won’t allow it.
And aside from the 2001 Sixers, his teams have always underachieved. No thanks.
He won’t allow it.
Somehow, I think being 34, without a championship to your name, with a declining legacy, and without a significant market for your services can do a lot to your attitude.
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hey,
all I’m saying is that, if I were Morey, I’d put an offer out there. I’d also set up Dorsey with a gorilla dunk clause and let him endorse Treasures on the big scoreboard.
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It might be a good idea to get him. I don’t think AI’s value can get any lower unless he loses a limb or something. Maybe we can do a 1 year deal and see how that works out. I’m kind of angry at AI for a terrible last season (he killed my fantasy team), but I think he still can still be an asset. Also he’ll be playing with a chip on his should from what happened last season, so that’s a plus.
Another idea on what to talk about for the next few weeks:
How about “How stupid are the Timberwolves?”
I’ll start:
The T-Wolves are so depressingly stupid that they can make Jeff Van Gundy look even sadder.
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I don’t want to think about Tracy McGrady coming back. Ever.
Don’t think then. Someone here wouldn’t really mind :)
by goingforthecorner on May 22, 2009 5:49 PM CDT reply actions
Hey, we could all
reminisce about not having Rafer on the team anymore.
Rafer Alston: 4 points on 1-7 shooting. 2 assists.
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