Rockets get Artest!!!

GSWhoopfan · Post #21 » by **GSWhoopfan** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:26 am

youve gotta love it when you can acquire a hungry player. the rockets are solid as hell.

im a bit upset, i would have sent them Harrington.

Post #22 » by **floppymoose** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:32 am

Sid the Squid wrote:If the other player is Greene, and the pick is protected, the queens got robbed blind!!! I hope it's true..

On the other hand, the current Kings squad in the west could make a serius run at the #1 draft pick in 2009.

Coxy · Post #23 » by **Coxy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:47 am

Yeah if that's the deal it wreeks of the same stench that came out of the Gasol trade. Surely the Kings aren't giving him away like that. A 2009 1st rd draft pick from the rockets will be around 25 with Artest there now so whats the point?

And 1 Amare · Post #24 » by **And 1 Amare** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:50 am

The Rockets are lookin real nice and balanced now. Artest is perfect for that '3rd star' type of player on that squad. With T-Mac and Yao beside him, he can use a lot of his energy on defense.

Subaculta · Post #25 » by **Subaculta** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:02 am

weren't Sac fans arguing that the Warriors would be offering way too little in any package for Artest that was built around our #14 pick?

so they held out for the package built around the #28 pick (Green) and next years pick which will no doubt be another late late pick?

Coxy · Post #26 » by **Coxy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:08 am

Subaculta wrote:weren't Sac fans arguing that the Warriors would be offering way too little in any package for Artest that was built around our #14 pick?

so they held out for the package built around the #28 pick (Green) and next years pick which will no doubt be another late late pick?

This deal stinks. Imagine you were a Sac fan. Hostile.

Coxy · Post #27 » by **Coxy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:12 am

At least this is good news for Francisco Garcia. I'll be looking to him Fantasy time.

J3x · Post #28 » by **J3x** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:15 am

GSWhoopfan wrote:youve gotta love it when you can acquire a hungry player. the rockets are solid as hell.

im a bit upset, i would have sent them Harrington.

then who could guard yao?

iowarrior · Post #29 » by **iowarrior** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:43 am

Yes, the Rockets got the best player, but the Kings finally got to move on. About friggin' time!

And the Kings may have a high draft choice and will get worse first, but eventually will get better.

Dapro · Post #30 » by **Dapro** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:50 am

The kings are young team now. You think their youngs are as talented as the Warriors' youngs

Post #31 » by **FNQ** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:47 am

Screw pick protection... even with as brittle as Yao and McGrady are, the Rox almost seem to play better when one of them is gone.. they have a team of "glue" guys that I love... Rockets absolutely fleeced the Kings for an unmotivated player, an EC, and a 20+ draft pick... Queens are being managed straight into the ground.... they remind me of the W's drought years, w/Richardson (Kevin Martin).

St.Nick · Post #32 » by **St.Nick** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:59 am

This move just doesn't sit well with me for Houston. I don't like Artest, despite his talents, and it seems that neither do his previous teams. Indiana traded him for 30 games of Peja and then nothing. Sacramento is trading him for essentially two late first round picks and an EC.

The guy is super, super talented and yet his teams don't seem to want to keep him around. That doesn't bode well for Houston, I believe. Will the stoic Yao bristle at Artest's horrible shot selection and childish shenanigans? Will the cool McGrady be strong enough to harness in the hot headed antics of Artest when he flies off the handle?

Again, big questions with potentially devastating answers. I think its a desperate, risky move by the Rockets. I don't think its going to work out for them in the long run.

Post #33 » by **floppymoose** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:01 am

The hope with Ron is that winning cures everything. That's Houston's gamble.

Eleutherios · Post #34 » by **Eleutherios** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:37 pm

Mylie10 · Post #35 » by **Mylie10** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:32 pm

I can't stand Alston. He's in the wrong league.

Post #36 » by **gswhoops** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:40 pm

Dapro wrote:You think their youngs are as talented as the Warriors' youngs

Hell no.

Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, Anthony Randolph, Marcus Williams, Marco Belinelli

vs.

Kevin Martin, Spencer Hawes, Jason Thompson, Francisco Garcia, John Salmons, Beno Udrich

Ellis/Martin are close but the rest of the W's >>> the rest of the Queens.

rpa · Post #37 » by **rpa** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:52 pm

510Reggae wrote:Screw pick protection... even with as brittle as Yao and McGrady are, the Rox almost seem to play better when one of them is gone.. they have a team of "glue" guys that I love... Rockets absolutely fleeced the Kings for an unmotivated player, an EC, and a 20+ draft pick... Queens are being managed straight into the ground.... they remind me of the W's drought years, w/Richardson (Kevin Martin).

We aren't giving HUGE longterm deals to untalented players like Dunleavy & Murphy; we also have significantly better young talent than the Warriors "drought" years.

And, what exactly did you think the Kings would get for Artest? Most knowledgeable people pegged his value at a prospect (Greene) and a late 1st. Had the Kings received some stud young player you'd probably be saying "OMFG THEY OVERPAID FOR A HEADCASE/CANCER!!!".

Petrie's 1 of the best talent evaluators in the league. He got a 1st rounder to use and a young guy he liked. What more should they have got?

Sid the Squid · Post #38 » by **Sid the Squid** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:56 pm

Greene is a horrible addition...Supreme chucker...What the hell are the Queen's doing? lol

Warriorfan · Post #39 » by **Warriorfan** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:39 pm

Houston will be good but still behind Lakers and Hornets. Artest can be the man who is the star when Mc Grady aor Ming go down. Battier,Artest,Mc Grady, Ming, Alston is a solid team.
So GS has one less team to compete for the 8th seed.

Post #40 » by **floppymoose** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:29 pm

One less team? Who, the Kings? I don't think they were a threat anyway. I didn't see Ron having another good year for them this season. I think he was fed up with losing. This is just a hunch, so don't ask me to defend that.

I think they did the right thing to let him go and try to get something back now before he leaves for nothing. Maybe they didn't get anything useful - I don't know. But at least they didn't take back bad contracts, and got a pick, even if it's not a great one.