Posted by GKFv2:

No they would not do it because Isiah does not run the Rockets.

talent wise i think HOU gets the much better end of the deal... it's the cap space i'm after... anyone else out there we can realistically trade Zach for that's got less years remaining on their deals? JO? someone else? ANYONE????

[Edited by - TMS on 03-05-2008 8:24 PM]

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by GKFv2:

No they would not do it because Isiah does not run the Rockets.

+Infinity

It simply makes no sense for them to do it. The trade itself is doable in Playstation format, on paper, and numbers match up.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 03-05-2008 10:33 PM]

True, aren't u the one who said trading Zach for expirings & picks was a feasible option?

let's hear those options then, i'm all ears & ready to engage any possibilities at this point.

[Edited by - TMS on 03-05-2008 8:35 PM]

i wouldn't give them all that thier going to lose in the first round and want to trade him anyway
him or big china
odds are he goes
no one else will take him and that contract
i say only offer xbo and a cap filler like rose or qbrick

i dont see the rocket diong that trade but i do think jamal will be a valuable
trade asset this offeseaon i think jamal would be better suited in a place where he not the first or second option

The same reasons we'd rather have T-Mac and expiring contracts are the reasons Houston would too.

Zach is a bad match for Houston. They run their offense through Yao a lot and Zach would be a distraction there as well. The only place I see Zach being wanted would be to a team that does not have an offensive post presence and has a defensive center. The only teams I see who would consider this are..

1. Denver
2. Seattle
3. Sixers
4. Memphis

I think Denver and Seattle will be major buyers for Zach. The question how much will Popcorn be raped unless he gets fired and Kiki comes in and cleans house.

Posted by Panos:

Posted by NYKBocker:

Zach is a bad match for Houston. They run their offense through Yao a lot and Zach would be a distraction there as well. The only place I see Zach being wanted would be to a team that does not have an offensive post presence and has a defensive center. The only teams I see who would consider this are..

1. Denver
2. Seattle
3. Sixers
4. Memphis

I think Denver and Seattle will be major buyers for Zach. The question how much will Popcorn be raped unless he gets fired and Kiki comes in and cleans house.

NJ.
Might also fit next to Okafor in Charlotte.


[Edited by - panos on 06-03-2008 10:42 AM]

ok, that's fair... let's explore those teams:

DEN: looking at their roster all i see is K-Mart or Nene, both of whom don't really give us any cap relief (Nene's contract is even worse in length of years)... i'd make the deal for K-Mart tho since the salaries are a wash cuz i think he's a better fit for what our needs are

SEA: Zach for Wilcox, Collison & Griffin? that gives us cap relief in '09 & '10, but is SEA willing to take on that contract when they're currently in rebuilding mode? the reason i suggested HOU was because they are probably trying to keep pace w/the top teams in the West & i think the package of talent going back to them is superior than what they're giving up... any trade of Zach is pretty much a reach anyway obviously.

PHI: if the point is to pair him up w/a defensive C, then i assume they'd want to keep Dalembert, which only really leaves Reggie Evans & Andre Miller, who i'm sure PHI would also want to hold onto since neither make unreasonable dollars (Miller's a valuable expiring to have going into next season)

MEM: they just unloaded Gasol's contract for cap space so i don't see them taking Zach's contract on after all that.

NJ: Zach for Vince seems like the only realistic scenario here, since their contracts are a wash... no added cap relief for us tho.

CHA: they don't have the contracts to match up for any Zach trade unless they're giving up J Rich, G Wallace or Okafor... G Wallace & Nazr would be the only match dollars wise, but that also adds 2 more years of big money onto our already crappy cap situation.

[Edited by - TMS on 03-06-2008 3:14 PM]

Posted by TMS:

Posted by GKFv2:

No they would not do it because Isiah does not run the Rockets.

it's the cap space i'm after...

Um with-ya on that one.

People are gonna have to wake up. The only feasible plans are to buyout Zach or take back a contract worse than Zach's or give up lottery picks to entice a team to take him. The first option is the only one that makes sense.