This will be a great pickup for the Rockets if they can get Artest. Now they have three stars along with great depth.
Yao / Mutombo
Scola / Landry
Artest / Battier
McGrady / Head
Alston
I mean it doesn't get better. The vital, most important question now is: can Yao and T-Mac stay healthy for one season.
If they can't Houston management really have to take a look at the direction they are going in. They could still get a star or a good young player for T-Mac in a trade. They could still have a good lineup. With Artest and Yao along with whoever they trade for they can still be a contender in the west.
Obviously they still want to give the T-Mac and Yao led team a shot, but they can't wait to long. If they do they will be stuck with a team led by two oft-injured players or be forced to trade one away for a group of young scrubs and picks. Which could potentially automactically put them in the rebuilding stage.
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Posted on: July 30, 2008 2:21 am
Artest to the RocketsWhat's your take on the Kings side of the trade? Personally, it's not really that bad to me. They get a versatile Donte Greene who can team up with Kevin Martin, jason thompson, spencer hawes, and francisco garcia for the future, a fan favorite in Bobby Jackson(but I wouldn't be surprised if he was moved in the season), and a 1st round pick. Don't forget that Petrie can get talent , drafting Hedo Turkoglu, Garcia, Gerald Wallace, and Martin late in the first round.
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Posted on: July 30, 2008 4:34 am
Artest to the Rocketswhen T Mac first went to Houston I thought they would be a championship team |