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Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:22 pm
by Transistor
http://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/status/20901006642Breaking: Hornets, Rockets, Pacers & Nets working on 4 team deal. Ariza to NO. C. Lee to HOU. Collison & Posey to IND. Murphy to NJ
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:31 pm
by YoungMoney23
okay morey... courtney lee? I'm sort of at a loss on this one...
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:32 pm
by fast+forward
How will this trade help HOU? Ariza/Lee are pretty similar skillwise. Looks like HOU just gives up size in this trade.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:34 pm
by Fobbie
we trying to get out of Ariza's contract?
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:42 pm
by mikhailjordan
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...
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:58 pm
by moofs
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...
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:01 pm
by x-
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.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:02 pm
by Munchlaxatives
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.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:06 pm
by MaxRider
make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:11 pm
by moofs
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.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:13 pm
by colts2004
MaxRider wrote:make no sense
i thought the trade is we ship Ariza + Jeffries and get Granger
Attack the post, not the poster.
-TMU
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:14 pm
by moofs
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?
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:18 pm
by MaxRider
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
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:19 pm
by moofs
Francis == Fail.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:20 pm
by barnsleyman123
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.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:25 pm
by MaxRider
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
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:27 pm
by JR_SMITH_5
Well..I guess there will be a little something extra in the NOH/HOU games this year....idk
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:29 pm
by aznkillabeezZz
Courtney lee is not better than ariza.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:30 pm
by TMU
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.
Re: Rockets in trade talks with Nets, Pacers, Hornets
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:31 pm
by MaxRider
aznkillabeezZz wrote:Courtney lee is not better than ariza.
you know someone will get traded
Battier, Ariza, Budinger are all SF