Best and worst trade in Rockets history

[TMU]

Best trade: Vmac for Scola (because Vmac is going home anyway)

For a second that looked like you meant "McGrady for Scola" until I realized you weren't referencing genitalia. In that regard, I actually like Vmac as a nickname

Worst trade: the trade for Griffins (3 1st round picks for him and one of them is Richard jefferson)

Yeah, that has to be one of the worst trades in NBA history.

[kam_soluusar]

Can I go with an almost trade? Big Shot Robert Horry for Sean Elliot. When that almost happened, I was most upset.

Best is definately Thorpe for Drexler, that is a steal not easily duplicated.

I was also under the impression Dream left for Toronto because he asked to, for the GOOD of the Rockets, a kind of "Hey, if these idiots want to pay good money for a player on the decline, and give up young talent, let them!" scenario. Thankyou for correcting my mis-information.

In that case, the trading of Hakeem was Sacrelidge.

In most professional sports in Australia. Some players are generally already afilliated with teams/clubs in some way. For example, in the AFL, (Australian Football League) they have what is called the "Father - Son" rule. this means that if your old man played for a team, you could become a protected draft choice. This even overules the #1 Draft pick. For Example, Player A is wanted by team A who has the #1 pick, but player A's Father Played for Team B, who has a subsequent pick to #1, (Irrelevant what number) so Team B is allowed to Draft Player A. The only sub-rule to this, is if the player doesn't want to play for their Father's team, or if the team chooses not to draft the player. Makes for some interesting tactics by teams on draft day.

[tha_rock220]

You have to wonder if not trading RJ for Griff that year would have resulted in the Rockets not getting Yao. That said, it really turned the Rockets off to young prospects.

Anyway,

Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler was the best trade ever because it resulted in a championship they wouldn't have won otherwise.

Trading the MVP to save money is without a doubt the worst thing I've ever seen, but it started the chain of events that brough Hakeem Olajuwon to Houston so it gets a pass.

The worst trade in Rockets history is Jeff Van Gundy for Rick Adelman.

[ubernathan]

You have to wonder if not trading RJ for Griff that year would have resulted in the Rockets not getting Yao. That said, it really turned the Rockets off to young prospects.

Anyway,

Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler was the best trade ever because it resulted in a championship they wouldn't have won otherwise.

Trading the MVP to save money is without a doubt the worst thing I've ever seen, but it started the chain of events that brough Hakeem Olajuwon to Houston so it gets a pass.

The worst trade in Rockets history is Jeff Van Gundy for Rick Adelman.

Not really, at least Adelman plays the young guys. Van Gundy would throw a decrepit Charlie Ward on the court before Aaron Brooks.

[moofs]

Not really, at least Adelman plays the young guys. Van Gundy would throw a decrepit Charlie Ward on the court before Aaron Brooks.

Hah, I thought this got settled on the board a long time ago.

Player (years experience)

JVG's coaching:
HOU 03/04 82 45 37 .540 5th in Midwest Division
Didn't play: Torraye Braggs (1) Alton Ford (3) Mike Wilks (3) Bostjan Nachbar (2)
Did play: -

HOU 04/05 82 51 31 .610 3rd in Southwest Division
Didn't play: Torraye Braggs (2) Brandin Knight (1) Bostjan Nachbar (3)
Did play: -

HOU 05/06 82 34 48 .415 5th in Southwest Division
Didn't play: Richie Frahm John Lucas III (1) Rick Brunson Maciej Lampe
Did play: Keith Bogans (3) Luther Head (2) Chuck Hayes (1)

HOU 06/07 82 52 30 .634 3rd in Southwest Division 3 4 .429 1st Round
Didn't play: Bonzi Wells (8) Kirk Snyder (3) John Lucas III (2) Vassilis Spanoulis (1) Steve Novak (1)
Did play: Chuck Hayes (2) Luther Head (2)

Can this please stop?
Dumbest assertion ever.

[Optimism Prime]

Not really, at least Adelman plays the young guys. Van Gundy would throw a decrepit Charlie Ward on the court before Aaron Brooks.

Can this please stop?
Dumbest assertion ever.

Obviously, you don't spend much time on the player comparisons board.