Rockets Options
by Air Korea on Jul 11, 2009 12:56 AM CDT
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Okay the Rockets are looking to stir things up in the offseason. So I'm going to break things down and hopefully you guys will stop with these far fetched ideas.
The ONLY untradeable player they have is Yao Ming. The ONLY one.
Our best trading pieces are Tracy McGrady, who we probably will trade and Shane Battier, who we don't want to trade but apparently we're listening to offers.
The preseason will be a somewhat accurate judgement of what we're looking for. I say somewhat because preseason doesn't really predict how the players will do in the regular season. But beyond that point, if our prospects develop ahead of plan. Brooks and Lowry do a great job at the point. White, Taylor, T-mac? will need some help at shooting guard depending on the future of Mac. Battier, Ariza, Budinger are solid at small forward. Scola, Landry, Hayes? are just stacked at pf. That leaves us with Joey Dorsey if he recovers and is in the lineup at center. While our pfs can play center for a short while, we need a lot of help at that position.
What should we do? We have 2 positions to improve on. Shooting guard and Center.
Shooting guard. 2 options of doing this and both are through free agency. Sign a veteran shooting guard to help immediately. Or sign a Morey guard, one that we will hope will develop although we already have enough of those.
Center. With the remaining free agent centers, we're going to have to trade for one. Obviously we're going to look for a defensive minded center that isn't totally lost on offense(Dorsey).
I have high hopes for the upcoming seasons. When Tracy's contract comes off the books, we'll have about 23 million dollars worth to spend on a player. When Yao comes back, all we'll need is a decent back up center and a second go to scorer in the form of a shooting guard preferrably. Maybe we'll develop that go to guy this season.
Pros of this upcoming season
We develop our young players and give players that we would normally bench a chance to play.
We rest Yao. Very very very big pro.
We unload a big useless contract.
We'll most likely address all our needs.
It'll be fun to watch.
Utah Jazz probably won't go far without their second best player in Paul Millsap.
Cons.
Playoffs look slim.
Morey will have white hair from the stress.
We'll probably hear it from the Jazz fans.
So, in all, I'm optimistic about the Rockets future.
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We have no established Offensive threat
No single player on the rockets team can give us 18ppg consistintly. No double teams will come and the floor will be hard to spread. the 3 point shooting will greatly suffer because of that.
Isn't Aaron Brooks Still With The Rockets?
Your don’t seem to take his presence into account.
Clearly it will be a tough year but if we get the right center and trade-off T-Mac for a solid offiensive presence, the Rockets could challenge for the #4 spot in the West – just about where we were last year.
no
aaron brooks isn’t a go to scorer. he’s more of a punisher for focused defense on another player. luis scola is our most reliable scorer. and he has forced some double teams last season. i don’t think our 3 point will suffer because now we’ll play more uptempo. and have more shots. maybe we’ll shoot less efficient shots. but i still think we’ll get our points.
People who dnt know wont understan, but ur right!!!!!!
the rockets r gonna play up tempo n da guys of u look at them we have da perfect team for that but our weak ness will be defending bigger C’s!!!!! of course if u saw the lakers series we didnt have yao or t-mac so i like our chances even though the haters keep hatin!!!!!! im sure we can play with the smaller teams but truggle with the bigger teams!!!!! remember at least if we keep him we’ll have t-mac back!!!!!!!!
What About Carlos Boozer?
I loved watching him play with Utah in 2007-08 and he had a toughness that I believe fits right in with the Rockets offensive and defensive styles. Now he’s had injuries since that season but – if we really are looking for a center – Carlos Boozer could fit the bill. However, I have no idea what the bill ($$) would be for him and how that fits into the cap and luxury tax issues that confront every NBA team.
I’d suggest Darryl Morey get right on this one – Carlos could be a great addition for the Rockets.
What about...
Rockets get Boozer, Portland gets Landry and Battier, Utah gets Outlaw and Portlands 2010 1st rd pick
Draft Cole Aldrich 2010
Against Carlos Boozer
I’m not sure if Carlos Boozer would be the right player to go after. The Rockets already have two superstars who cannot stay healthy. He only played in 37 games last season. In the 05-06 season he only managed 33 games and in the 04-05 season he only played in 51 games. He has missed significant time in three of the last five seasons. Granted, that is an improvement from Yao’s and T-Mac’s injury woes EVERY season but it is still a major cause for concern.
We would need to make a trade in order to secure Boozer and I just think we would give up way too much for the services of Boozer. We don’t have many contracts that fit well with the 12.7 million dollars owed to Boozer next year. We already have a productive power forward duo in Luis Scola and Carl Landry and Boozer is too small to be a starting center over the course of the season. He’s at best an average defender in his natural position. A move to center would ensure that centers will be torching the Rockets nightly. I think there are much better options then Boozer for this team. In my opinion, Boozer isn’t the type of player that will push you over the top.
by you got shook son on Jul 11, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions
What do you guys think about Marc Gasol from the Grizzlies?
I think his scrappy play would fit in niceley with our team. And you all know how eager the Grizzlies like to make trades.
well memphis is taking the title of worst franchise ever after taking zach randolph from the clips
13 points in 39 seconds. Enough said.
Bill Simmons' most recent mailbag had the best comment on that:
Q: If you’re an NBA GM, is Chris Wallace your Amazon Gold Box Deal? Pretty much any time of the day, you can go find something 25 percent cheaper than retail, and then every so often it’s like … WHAT!? A new Weber grill for $100!!? I need to get this!
— Dan Groff, Lancaster, Pa.
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