Curry
Harrington
Mobley
Laundry

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McGrady
Battier
Cook

Houston is a team that needs scoring in the low post and from a one on one scorer. That is what Curry and Harrington provide. Now the talk has been what team would take on Curry because of his lackluster play and contract. MDA doesn't play an offense that is suitable for Curry but Houston does. With Curry looking good in practise (reports indicate) Houston should bite.

What about the contract?? Well that's where Battier & Mobely come into play. Battier is a solid role player for them but an average of 8 points a game is not going to do it. Harrington's 18 a game does. By having Trevor Ariza, the loss of Battier doesn't hurt that much. Also Battier has 1 year left on his contract that is approx. 4 million less than Curry. Rockets get the low post guy they need and don't have to take on both Curry & Battier next year. The kicker is that they get Mobley's contract which saves them money. Also throw in Laundry to team up with his bro.

I'm not really sure what McGrady can bring at this stage but his expiring which cuts into Curry's contract is the key to next season.
I like Harrington alot (actually met him this past summer..good dude) but his scoring off the bench can be duplicated by Nate. Battier's defense off the bench and the ability to hit the 3 ball makes him a key role player this season and next. Battier is the type of player that complements a superstar player, which we're trying to go after in the offseason. We need a min amount of players on our roster next season and Battier at around 7.4 million is better than Curry at around 11.3 million.
That extra 4 million give or take could be very key in securing a 2nd star player in the offseason.

Curry has played like 80 minutes in the last 2 years and is owed $11mm. What is Houston's motivation to help us go set our cap up so we can get Lebron?

Seriously, I know it's nice to muse about Curry trades but it is just not happening.

If you were Houston would you trade for Eddy or would you simply tell TMac to stay home until he expires? Or negotiate a buyout? Then play your cards in free agency?

We're stuck with Eddy. Jeffries on the other hand is becoming quite tradeable. I think we can shed his 2011 salary.

As to TMac anyone musing that we would be trading for an all-star is delusional. The guy is a washed up hack. He was never very bright. He was never a winner because he was a complete idiot. That has not changed and now you can add on an extremely banged up body on top of it. The hell are we going with that? Nowhere.

Trading Al Harrington is unlikely because I firmly believe management understands we could strike out in 2010 and if we do then re-signing Al and Lee and Duhon ends up happening. We trade these guys then we're screwed.

It's not going to happen.

TLover wrote:Landry excuse me.

Battier is averaging 8 points a game. Yes he is a locker room leader and defender but he is role player. To get a guy who averages 18 a game in Harrington to replace Battier is pretty good. Also if Eddie Curry is healthy (which he appears to be) and is fed the ball (which Houston does) and subtract Battier's contract next season..Houston could very well do the deal. Houston gets Mobley as a cherry on top.

I don't think you understand how much Houston values Battier. They will not trade him for that package. Management LOVES him. No stat of Harrington will dissuade them of that.

Lebron may not have a college degree, but he is much smarter than 99% of those who do. He is not thinking more Cleveland and then some Bkny. He is thinking of going to the mecca and takin it all down strong: The NBA, the fans, the City, the networks are all his. He is comin here to own this town. And why not? He can actually accomplish it.

And this team with some of these players look like just the thing to get it done. Gallo, Chandler, Lee are all keepers. Soon economy will rebound and the cap will go up.

MS wrote:Hill, Douglas, Mobley, Curry $3 million is the best deal that we can offer them.

And Jefferies is not someone that is going to be moved. Just because he is playing well doesn't mean someone is taking on 7 million.

If I was Houston I would take that deal. They are going to need to resign Lowry next offseason for 4 million anyway. So you swap Douglas in for 1 million. Hill is a lottery pick that you essentially are paying 11 million for. However when adding in the 3 million and the Mobley savings it's a wash. The have a nice core building with Brooks/Ariza/Hill who would fit nicely next to Yao.

I don't care about players that aren't playing and no one should either if it give the team the ability to sign to max free agents.

Bitch about giving up players or add win the NBA Championship and become a dynasty. That's what you're looking at in the above package.

i would be willing to give up Hill to dump Curry's contract but i don't see HOU doing it... they already have Carl Landry & Luis Scola doing an excellent job for them in their frontcourt & they might still have Yao coming back next season... i don't see the point for HOU to take on all that salary.

& i also think FL has a lot more value right now than Curry does to any team just for the fact he's shown himself to be durable enough to play out the season & be effective on the defensive end... Curry hasn't shown anything other than the ability to lose weight this season... he hasn't been given much of a chance to show anything else to be fair, but i don't see any team taking him off our hands until he can prove he can play.

Panos wrote:It ain't happening.
If Houston accepts Curry in a trade this year, I will follow Mr.Earl into self-banishment.

so we'll still see you posting?