Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets

Transistor · Post #1 » by **Transistor** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:22 pm

http://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/status/20901006642

Breaking: Hornets, Rockets, Pacers & Nets working on 4 team deal. Ariza to NO. C. Lee to HOU. Collison & Posey to IND. Murphy to NJ

YoungMoney23 · Post #2 » by **YoungMoney23** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:31 pm

okay morey... courtney lee? I'm sort of at a loss on this one...

fast+forward · Post #3 » by **fast+forward** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:32 pm

How will this trade help HOU? Ariza/Lee are pretty similar skillwise. Looks like HOU just gives up size in this trade.

Fobbie · Post #4 » by **Fobbie** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:34 pm

we trying to get out of Ariza's contract?

mikhailjordan · Post #5 » by **mikhailjordan** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:42 pm

Lee is a good fit from a team standpoint for the Rockets... His problems offensively center around his smallish stature (he did show some improvement last year, but I wouldn't trust him to create his own shots), but he's a good defender who puts the team first.

I was particularly surprised by his ability to guard quick point guards last year.

He's strictly a shooting guard though so I'm guessing he's going to be used in a similar way to how the Magic used him his rookie year...

moofs · Post #6 » by **moofs** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:58 pm

Check his contract.

He costs a fraction of what Ariza does. He doesn't look to be as good of a rebounder..., but he shot better last season, and MUCH better the year before. We don't really have any PG defenders, though Lowry's not bad at all. It may be seen as a move to shore up our defense? There may also be another team that wanted him but couldn't find the assets, then we run a separate deal. Who knows?

I have no idea what the other teams are doing...

x- · Post #7 » by x- » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:01 pm

Good deal.

Lee and Ariza are different players, but comparable from a talent standpoint. Lee, however, is a better fit. It clears up the logjam at the 3 and gives Adelman a guard that can defend the quicker guards, while Mr. Alexander saves about $10mil (I think). Also we'll likely see more Budinger, which I like a lot.

Munchlaxatives · Post #8 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:02 pm

Well...I think we all knew Ariza would be gone this summer. Frankly, I'm pleasantly surprised we kept Scola and Budinger, I thought we'd lose them in a trade.

MaxRider · Post #9 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:06 pm

make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger

moofs · Post #10 » by **moofs** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:11 pm

Granger's just high usage. He's pretty average efficiency-wise, which makes him dramatically overpaid.

We don't need him.

This trade goes through, and the Pacers just gave away their (by far) best player for two average guys.

Figures.

colts2004 · Post #11 » by **colts2004** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:13 pm

MaxRider wrote:make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger

Attack the post, not the poster.
-TMU

moofs · Post #12 » by **moofs** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:14 pm

colts2004 wrote:
MaxRider wrote:make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger

your a DUMBASS

Those buttons on the right are pretty sweet. Don'tcha think?

MaxRider · Post #13 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:18 pm

moofs wrote:
colts2004 wrote:
MaxRider wrote:make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger

your a DUMBASS

Those buttons on the right are pretty sweet. Don'tcha think?

believe it or not
i enjoy clicking on them
#1 and 3 are cursed
no more Rockets wearing those 2 numbers from now on

moofs · Post #14 » by **moofs** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:19 pm

Francis == Fail.

barnsleyman123 · Post #15 » by **barnsleyman123** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:20 pm

Honestly Lee is a much better fit for Adelman's system, I liked Ariza but him and Battier essentially do the same thing so one of them had to go- I thought it would be Battier though. I do hope that Morey has another move in mind however- talent wise we didn't improve or get worse IMO just saved money.

MaxRider · Post #16 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:25 pm

barnsleyman123 wrote:Honestly Lee is a much better fit for Adelman's system, I liked Ariza but him and Battier essentially do the same thing so one of them had to go- I thought it would be Battier though. I do hope that Morey has another move in mind however- talent wise we didn't improve or get worse IMO just saved money.

not sure if Lee can crack the rotation (i don't know much about him and his game)
if he's in the rotation
i guess Taylor can continue warming the bench

JR_SMITH_5 · Post #17 » by **JR_SMITH_5** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:27 pm

Well..I guess there will be a little something extra in the NOH/HOU games this year....idk

aznkillabeezZz · Post #18 » by **aznkillabeezZz** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:29 pm

Courtney lee is not better than ariza.

Post #19 » by **TMU** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:30 pm

Is Morey trying to unload Ariza's contract, then create a package Hill + Lee (or maybe Taylor) package and ship it for a quality star? If that's what he's doing then I'm all for it. We have a surplus of SGs and Lee isn't going to start over Martin, so it makes sense if we include Lee or Taylor in our trading package.

I guess it also means that Battier is likely to stay.

Also, the Hornets are taking an interesting gamble here. If they lose Paul, who's going to replace him? I don't think Ariza is enough to keep Paul in New Orleans.

MaxRider · Post #20 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:31 pm

aznkillabeezZz wrote:Courtney lee is not better than ariza.

you know someone will get traded
Battier, Ariza, Budinger are all SF