Re-tool or Rebuild?

Post #1 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:08 pm

Should we re-tool this current roster or should we get as much value as we can now for whatever assets we have?

I know that we'll wait and see, and that nothing drastic will happen any time soon, but this is operating under the assumption that Yao is done for 2009/2010, but still may return following that.

Should we re-tool by staying the course and making a few alterations? One or two trades (involving McGrady) but the team would still be focused around guys like Scola, Battier and a re-signed Artest.

Should we rebuild - go ahead and blow it up and see what we can get for guys like Scola, Battier, Brooks, Landry and forego re-signing Artest?

realfung · Post #2 » by **realfung** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:29 am

Rebuild.

jove9 · Post #3 » by **jove9** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:33 pm

Retool. We took LA to 7 without Yao, there's no reason to think that by picking up a couple of inside players to fill the gaps we couldn't still have a successfull season.

(Success in light of Yao's injury = playoffs?)

Post #4 » by **TMU** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:55 pm

Option A: Chris Bosh
Option B: Amare Stoudemire
Option C: Decent big man from FA
Option D: C4

I say retool. C4 is dangerous...

MaxRider · Post #5 » by **MaxRider** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:03 pm

retool???

this off-season goal - no long term contract
next season goal - try to develop the young players (brooks, lowry, white)
next year off-season - hopefully landed a high lottery pick
- try to sign lebron and bosh (or sign-and-trade, trade our lottery pick if necessary)

bballmaniac27 · Post #6 » by **bballmaniac27** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:27 pm

Retool. Although I'm not sure how to do it. We're not going to get any value back from out injured stars so it's not like we can just swap stars players.

All I know is that I don't want to be in a rebuilding process for 5-10 years like some of the other teams in the league.

jove9 · Post #7 » by **jove9** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:17 pm

MaxRider wrote:retool???

this off-season goal - no long term contract
next season goal - try to develop the young players (brooks, lowry, white)
next year off-season - hopefully landed a high lottery pick
- try to sign lebron and bosh (or sign-and-trade, trade our lottery pick if necessary)

Why try to compete in the 2010 sweepstakes with every other team in the league? There are only so many guys on the market that are franchise players. Everyone else looking for huge contracts in 2010 are going to be overpaid. Why feed into the frenzy?

Right now we can use T-mac's contract to get a quality star now without having to overpay anyone, especially since other teams may be willing to dump salary to potentially land Lebron.

If you ask me, he's staying in Cleveland, anyway. Once other teams realize this, they will be looking to do something with all of their money and will probably make terrible signings.

Let other teams drive up the value of borderline stars and out bid each other for contracts that they will try to dump in 2011.

I think the best thing to do right now is to take advantage of other teams' pipe dreams of landing Lebron and try to get a good player or two to retool our team.

MaxRider · Post #8 » by **MaxRider** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:43 pm

who can we get with tmac contract?
who do you want from the knicks?

Post #9 » by **Mr. E** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:47 pm

MaxRider wrote:who can we get with tmac contract?
who do you want from the knicks?

definitely not Curry, despite our need for a center. He's not worth his contract and he's too big of a question mark.

We do not really need David Lee (unless you really think that he is a viable Center option for 82 games in the west), so that sign & trade is out.

That leaves Wilson Chandler, Danillo Gallinari and Jordan Hill. I just don't think that the Rockets and Knicks can come up with a deal that gets the salaries close enough without adding Curry (NO!) or Lee (maybe) and at least two of those guys I just listed.

Silent Jong · Post #10 » by **Silent Jong** » Wed Jul 1, 2009 4:00 am

The elite teams always retool. It could be a death sentence if the Rockets were to rebuild.

The last time the Rockets rebuilt was with Yao, and the Rockets lucked into that.

Now if Yao doesn't come back until next season, you keep all your parts and the Rockets may luck into a situation SA did with Duncan. Maybe draft Wall if you land that first pick.