Stein: "HOU determined to trade Asik by Dec 19th"

This board treats this guy like he's lebron leaving Cleveland. I'm tired of reading about him. Lopez is the shit, give it up.

 

then IMO they risk getting little or nothing. With next years 15mil payday and expiring contract for Asik the longer Morey lets this go the lower Asik's value goes, the pressure is on and IMO morey has not handled this very well so far

 

Yeah perhaps ... Look, I'm not saying it wouldn't be a gamble and there would be some issues to be ironed out in terms of playing time, but I think he'd create some real match-up problems for some of the other playoff hopefuls in the West.

 

Nobody is doing that. He's a legit 7 footer with defensive chops and rebounding - a rare breed in the NBA nowadays.

 

See, I think you try to swing for the fences if you're going to make a mid-season trade. I don't consider Asik "the fences."

Maybe I'm crazy, but I would try to get Milwaukee to part with Larry Sanders. Not sure how that works with the poison pill though.

 

Soon he'll be yelling like Sheed. Stick a fork in him!

 

I agree Sanders would be a much better target. He's making starters' money so you'd probably have to part with Lopez (and a lot more) to get him.

 

I've been here for a month and seen about 600 threads about this guy.

 

I would do it, if Milwaukee was willing to trade him. Not sure how you trade with the PPP though.

 

In hindsight it would have been nice to have traded Asik over the summer. But I think their GM had to see if there was some way they could fit. It certainly seemed worth a shot. If they hadn't and the Rockets had a rough start, people would be saying they should never have traded Asik.

I don't know that the attitude thing is that big of a deal. He's maybe a to 3-5 NBA center. It's not unreasonable for him to demand to play more than 10 or 20 mpg. NBA careers are extremely short, and he had to work extremely hard to get where he is. If I were him I'd be impatient too. Dikembe Mutombo is as classy as they come, but if in the prime of his career he was stuck behind Shaq you can bet your ass he'd have made a stink. These guys have pride. They want to leave their mark. Going public was a mistake though.

 

Well said.

 

If you want out, you continue to play and you quietly ask for a trade. Going public and sand bagging it is NOT a good sign. Even if we brought him in and started him, I'm worried about what he does to our chemistry that has been such a key issue thus far.

 

Ya I thought the same thing. What a pisser huh? I would give up Freeland though.

 

Robinson really doesn't make sense next to Howard. They need a Lamarcus Aldridge or a Ryan Anderson.

 

Terrence Jones has really been playing well for them lately and he's got range out to the three point line.

 

I think the Rockets are going to get very little in return. His poor attitude hurts his value drastically, he isn't worth the contract he is due. All the contenders have options at center and will be hesitant to bring in an average center demanding a starting role.

I bet they'd settle for an expiring contract so they can try to add a free agent in the offseason.

Paul Allen is already writing a check for a max contract for Brandon Roy; I doubt he wants to pay $15million for Asik to be a backup center. Plus Houston wants other assets in return? There is no chance of that.

 

I don't know... this could work out well for him. Asik doesn't give a rats ass that Houston gets the most value in return. If he is traded to a contender for pennies on the dollar that new team will have more talent around him to win.

 

that's why I think Olshey could steal him, probably would take a 3-way with another team though

 

This is right on the nose

repped

 

You are drastically underselling Asik. He isn't having a good year but his rebounding numbers last year were elite.

10 ppg, 11.7 boards, 1.1 blocks, 15 PER.

He isn't average, he's definitely a starter, and he's worth his contract.