Will Morey dangle himself in front of elite FAs to attract them?

I can just imagine Morey goes to the front porch of this guys at 12.01am and start dangling himself. :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

I agree, Cuban is too hands on, so they definately will clash. Les is probably the best fit for Morey. He's all about business and let Morey have free reign.

 

Interesting write-up, and question. What I think is that DM the GM and Owner Alexander have stated out loud that they want, and need, a big-time big this summer to make the Yao-healthy Rox healthy challengers for the June Parade.

I hope it is ultimately not Amar'e. Or Jefferson. Or Boozer. I think the pieces are in place for a potential SnT for Bosh. But, if not CB4 then...who? I just believe that DM the GM has ID'd his 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices and that he will get his man. I am a "'big' believer".

 

just get bosh, morey!!! please!!!

 

If we can wrangle David Lee from the Knicks, I wouldn't mind that so much.

 

David Lee is horribly overrated.

 

DAVID LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

He'd be a good backup for Scola.

 

I prefer a 1st rd PF rookie backup Bosh .

 

I duno if big names this summer like LBJ, Bosh will consider GM or management as a big factor. However, I do believe in Morey and Rox management's capacity to upgrade the team and make them a title contender.

 

perhaps Greg Oden's.........

 

Then NY Knicks are doomed because by signing or sign-and-trade with their old teams will earn the FAs the most.

 

great scoop man
that is a very plausible assumption I hadnt thought about that lol what a twist thats so true
players want the comfort that they kno the GM will do everything in their power to keep this in contention at all times and in the end thats sexier than the ability to sign '2 max players at once' wat a crock NY will squander every move after if they miraculously pulled off big signings NY FO is inept they cant keep a team in contention like GM DM

we stuck it to NY in the finals and we've stuck it to them again with this knee-back trade lmao

 

Me too, but I think the chances of that happening are slim at best.

 

Interesting thought. I doubt it, but how funny would it be if we ended up getting two high quality max FA to come play for the Rockets. Just how screwed would NY be? We take their players, take their picks, and they still suck. I can only wish...haha

 

You guys really believe, since we're getting them through sign and trade obviously, that we'd give away 1/3 of our core all for one guy? One guy that isn't gonna be Bosh (give that fairy tale garbage a rest already) or any of the other super elite, and it's a core that took almost three years to build. That's a big gamble.

A third of our core is what it's gonna take, at least, to sign Joe Johnson. That means Brooks would definitely be included, plus probably Hayes/Scola/or Battier, and likely either Bud or two garbage players.

And please, don't give me no "Morey's gonna work his magic"

 

I get the feeling that the free agents are going to remember the Baron Davis/LA Clippers/Elton Brand fiasco. All of the big names are going to sit back and wait for another person to sign in NY before they go there... that will probably lead to guys gettin a little impatient and deciding to go somewhere else (probably back to their old teams).

The only ways I see two big names going to NY is if LeBron and Wade call each other up and decide to sign there together... or, Amare says to hell with it and signs there right off the bat, and then somebody else follows him.

So, honestly, it's either going to be Amare + LeBron/Wade/Johnson or LeBron + Wade.

That's why Houston is an attractive place. Big time players know what's going to be in Houston. Yao Ming, Kevin Martin, and solid role players are sitting here waiting for them. So if you can get the same amount of money here, yet get some pretty damn good talent around you... why would you decide to go to NY, where you're not even sure anyone else will sign there?

So with all of that being said, I think the Rockets pull off a sign-and-trade for Bosh. He is THE guy on the list right now. If that doesn't pan out, we're probably going to try for Amare. The great thing about this team is that even if we don't get one of those guys, we can go into next season with this team right now (+ Yao) and we've got a pretty damn good team.

 

Morey is getting way too much credit for nothing. I think the Rockets are a much worse team since the trade. You gave up a very hot commodity in Mcgrady's expiring contract, and a very good young player for much less. I think the Rockets are not as good a team since the trade, and it set them back from what they could have done. If you are just looking at making a splash of any kind, then he definately did that, but he did not help the team in doing so. This trade needs to be evaluated over time before Morey is annointed. Hopefully over time it will not look as bad as it does initially, and the pieces will fit together better with Yao back in the lineup. That is another big thing though. Yao has proven you cannot build a team around him, so getting pieces to fit with him just seems like a bad idea.

 

"I applaud the notion of dangling yourself in front of other men!"