Its come down to 4 final contestants... Troy Hudson Derek Fisher Nick Van Exel Eric Snow It was reported this past week on Sportsradio 610 by Matt Jackson, that the Rockets WILL make one of these players a Rocket...Obviously, their first choice was Barry, but SA took care of that ...So these are the four they are pursuing and concentrating their efforts on...Of the four who would you like to see most as a Rocket? I personally would love to see Snow, simply because of size, defensive intensity and his ability to pass and lead a team...Hudson is too much of a gunner for the PG spot on this team and is reportedly close to a deal with Minnesota...Van Exel's prime is behind him and he too is too much of a gunner for this spot and he can get wild with the ball...I would love to see Fish here obviously, but simply because he's two inches shorter than Snow, I feel its more valuable to have size at that spot, despite Fisher being the more noted long-range specialist... What are yall's ideas?
I would rather see Derek Fisher. He will come as a free agent, meaning that we would not have to give up any player in return. Snow, meanwhile, would involve Mo Taylor. That is what I do not want to see. In Taylor, we'd lose bench scoring and the nucleus of our already-weak bench. I would hate to see him go, so I would go with the safer choice, Derek Fisher.
I would rather see Derek Fisher. He will come as a free agent, meaning that we would not have to give up any player in return. Snow, meanwhile, would involve Mo Taylor. That is what I do not want to see. In Taylor, we'd lose bench scoring and the nucleus of our already-weak bench. I would hate to see him go, so I would go with the safer choice in Fisher.
In a perfect world Eric Snow would be the last piece to Houston's championship puzzle. He can play defense, solid mid-range game and he knows how to play the point guard position to a T. Hudson is more of an offensive point guard so he may clash a bit with T-Mac over who gets to shoot. I still believe that Derek Fisher should and always will be a backup point guard for his career. One shot will not change that for me.
<u>Derek Fisher is the perfect fit.</u> He's a large point guard who plays great defense, hustles for every loose ball, passes first, shoots second, and can lock down. The problem with Hudson and Van Exel is that they are shoot first-pass second point guards. There's no need to go out and get a lower grade version of the Franchise. Snow would also fit, but I think is durability is questionable. I hope, for the future, that Van Gundy gets Gaines some minutes. I truly believe this guy can be a starting point guard in the league if a team will show some confidence in him. He has a tremendous upside because he has height, long arms, and learned defense from one of the best in college basketball at Louisville.
I hate to say it but the thought of seeing T-mac and Yao kick out to a wide open Van Exel seems pretty nice. But I think with JFG system Snow would be a perfect fit. The fact that D. Fish has only played in a triangle offense gives me serious doubts about his play making abilities.
We don't need offense. In JVG's system, which limits points anyway, the MOST we can expect is a good 85 points per game, and that is GENEROUS. We already have enough offense, all we need now is an unselfish PG who plays defense. Snow and Fish are the best 2 options, but I think you are underestimating Lue. He is not THAT bad of a PG. Statistically, he's actually done better than Fisher. 10 points, 5 dimes, and 3 boards aint that bad.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting r4shox01:</div><div class="quote_post"><u>Derek Fisher is the perfect fit.</u> He's a large point guard who plays great defense, hustles for every loose ball, passes first, shoots second, and can lock down. The problem with Hudson and Van Exel is that they are shoot first-pass second point guards. There's no need to go out and get a lower grade version of the Franchise. Snow would also fit, but I think is durability is questionable. I hope, for the future, that Van Gundy gets Gaines some minutes. I truly believe this guy can be a starting point guard in the league if a team will show some confidence in him. He has a tremendous upside because he has height, long arms, and learned defense from one of the best in college basketball at Louisville.</div> Wait, time out, did you just call Derek Fisher large? He is small, medium at best. All these talks that say Derek Fisher is the perfect fit ignores the fact that he will NOT be playing on a triangle offense. D.Fish will actually make some plays, be the major ball distributor, basically do a real point guard's job. In the triangle offense, all the PG has to do really is bring the ball up court and that's it. I have aLOT of doubt that Fisher is the best choice for us. He's undersized, but, as much as I hate to admit it, he makes some good pansy defensive plays (by that I mean flopping... I hate it but hey, whatever works for the guy I suppose). He's a good 3pt shooter, but generally have trouble guarding penetrating PGs. I think Eric Snow is the best choice for us. With Tmac and Yao, we don't need another shoot first pass later player. The fact that he can't shoot won't hurt us as much. His awesome defense and size would be the PERFECT fit for us and JVG's defensive oriented team. However, realistically speaking, the chance of him coming here is probably low..
^ They may not be running a triangle offense, but the fact remains that they will be running the offense inside-out. With that being the case, Derek Fisher played with the most dominating big man the league has ever seen. With the exception of the past couple seasons, the Lakers ran the ball through Shaq. Similarly, Fisher will be perfect to dump it off inside, and camp out on at the arc while T-Mac slashes and cuts through the paint. The only problem that can occur is if the dynamic duo becomes the next disgruntled duo. The reason I don't see Eric Snow as a good fit is simply because he ran the offense which was: Give the ball to Iverson and wait for him to do something. He never ran an inside-out offense. He ran what I like to call the ONE MAN SHOW.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting stalefish_27:</div><div class="quote_post">Fisher has playoff experience!</div> So does Snow. Both are experienced players who have a good pedigree, but I'd rather see Fisher because he would come as a free agent. As I've said before, we can't afford to give up Mo Taylor for Snow.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Cavaliers could have interest in one of the Rockets' three power forwards - Juwan Howard, Maurice Taylor or Clarence Weatherspoon.</div> http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?n..._id=21848&rfi=6 Weatherspoon for Kevin Ollie and Tony Battie? Salaries almost match.. If my math is somewhat correct. Would Cleveland do it though? Fills the voids at PG and backup C
I don't think the Cavaliers would even consider Weatherspoon unless a first-round pick or another player was offered. Battie, by himself, is already better than Weatherspoon IMO. I think by one of the three power forwards on our roster, the article meant that Cleveland was interested in Taylor, since he was the only player among the three who has some trade value, bolstered by his strong season off the bench last season.
