Miller offered for Battier? (RUMOR)

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/12/14/morning.tip/index.html

 

There's no way the Rockets would let Battier go, Daryl Morey is more in love with him than KP is with Rudy.

 

and what reason would Houston do that trade? Because they committed to Ariza? They already are 2 deep at PG, although one is a definite backup.

 

I wouldn't mind that trade and I said so a few weeks ago. I think it fills a need for both teams. A veteran point guard for the Rockets and a solid small forward for us. I've heard some Rockets fans complain about Brooks' inability to get Yao the ball, maybe Miller could help with that (when Yao plays. IF Yao Plays.)

Bayless/Blake
Roy/Rudy (when he comes back)
Battier/Webster
LMA/Howard
Przybilla/??

 

Wishful thinking. It'd be awesome but a it's a long shot at best.

 

andre miller would be the 3rd best pg on the rockets. there is absolutely no way the rockets deal battier for him.

 

it passes the KP would ask for that deal smell test, but not the Rockets would accept that deal smell test.

 

Weren't you the one who complained about Brooks and Yao? Don't you think that Miller would be better at getting Yao the ball?

 

I figure the rockets will probably do something, at some point. They have Ariza, Battier and McGrady on the books. This just doesn't make much sense unless they have another deal on the table.

 

rocketeer has an extremely, extremely low opinion of Miller, not a high opinion of Brooks, as far as I can tell.

 

It would certainly free up some minutes for Bayless!

 

Miller is a better player than Battier. And once Batum returns, we'd have no need for Shane.

This is exactly the kind of deal I DO NOT want us to make.

Trading a relatively valuable commodity for a role player who will not get us into contention.

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Wooo that was a funny post? What? Your not joking?

 

brooks at times had problems getting the ball to yao. but that happened as a 2nd year player and artest was worse at getting the ball to yao anyway. i don't see it really as a longterm problem with brooks(assuming yao's surgery gets him healthy longterm).

no, i don't think miller would do i better job than brooks. i think miller's expertise with getting big men the ball has been vastly overrated by blazer fans.

and i don't see how miller is an upgrade over what the rockets already have with brooks/lowry at the pg position. they certainly aren't going to give up a player they are very high on in battier to add to that position.

i could see the rockets being interested in rudy, but not miller. and they'd still need more than rudy to deal battier.

 

I essentially agree with you, but I think that ultimately Miller isn't going to be given much of a chance to fit in, so he's going to be nothing more than a backup here, though I think he's actually a good starter.

So, I'd trade Miller-as-a-backup for Battier, who'd help us now as a starter and then fade into a backup role later. But I don't see it being very impactful overall.

 

What exactly was so funny?

Battier is an average role player who has limited skills. He's the kind of player who makes a good team great. But we're hardly a good team without Oden, so there's no use trading for him now. All he'd do once Batum returns is take away precious PT from Nic.

Also, I don't want us to trade Miller without ever giving him a fair shot.

 

i can see that being a fair assessment. i would disagree with extremely low and lean more towards accurate, but i can see people with a higher opinion of him disagreeing.

 

Obviously, we all think our opinions are fairly accurate or else we wouldn't hold them. I wasn't commenting on whether your view was accurate or not, just that you don't think a lot of Miller.

 

Well I hate to inform you, but the Blazers haven't even had an average SF for about the last 4+ years. Batum included. While I am interested to see how he does when he gets back, the facts are that Portland could use even an average SF, and that would be a huge upgrade. Batum would do well to serve a year or two under Battier learning and then we could choose when to move him into a more prominent role. By the time Battier is getting old, Batum would be ready, and that would be a much smarter play than just banking on a hurt SF coming back and turning into a star over night. Webster. Outlaw. Sergio. Learn from mistakes. Don't bank on a player getting better. It might not even happen.

 

Bull. I've seen more from Nic at age 19/20 than I've seen at anytime from guys like Webster, Outlaw, and Sergio. And his development overseas this summer was outstanding.

I don't think Nic playing meager minutes behind a mediocre SF (you know Nate) who will get us nowhere is a smart decision.

What exactly do you hope Battier will help us do this season?