Comments on: Toronto Sun: Houston makes sense for Bosh

By: curtiss

curtiss — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:24:12 +0000

why would we trade for him when he is coming to texas and he is a free agent in the off season hahah makes no sense his contract will run out in a little while and we will throw alot of money out of him

By: Stepheen

Stepheen — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:45:39 +0000

LOL i hope so haha

By: Mattwp

Mattwp — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:31:19 +0000

I believe that if the rockets get Bosh then they will be trading Aaron Brooks to get him. With Lowry running the point, Martin at the two, Ariza at 3, and then Bosh and Yao respectively the Rockets will be on point. With Lowrys ability to run the offense and get to the basket and draw fouls, that will be a best possible situation. They could sign another backup in the offseason like Luke Ridnour and I think they will be in business. I know some people will cry about Brooks leaving, but if it equals a championship, then so be it.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:21:18 +0000

Bosh for 2010 and 2011 1st round picks and Jared Jefferies

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:33:03 +0000

Stephen,

Are you sure you are a Rocket fan? Those are horrible trading scenarios.

By: edynes

edynes — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:41:01 +0000

in response to previous post, thats the type of stuff you see on nba live, not realistic

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:37:17 +0000

Toronto has two fairly expensive PGs now,both locked in for several yrs. They-and Turkoglu-are the only bad contracts the Raptors have. The claims that Toronto wants Hedu included w/Bosh may be indicator Raps want to unload one of the three. Hedu is an obvious no-go so they may really want to unload one the points.

The McGrady Trade taught us Morey will not be rushed into an okay deal,he'll wait until he gets a good deal. It was the second time he's worked a three-team deal,third if you count the NO and Minn trades. Morey looks to get a trading partner what they think they need in order to get what he wants.
Something to keep in the back of our minds. Morey has brought in four former Adelman players. The first three lasted no more than a season w/Rick.

What might Toronto want if they have to let Bosh go?
A low-post scorer who could bring some physicality. A defensive wing. Unloading one of their bad contracts. Young talent/draft picks for future help.
The Houston Rockets could make all of that happen.

As an example:
Hou sends Kevin Martin to Minn
Minn sends Al Jefferson to Toronto
Hou sends J.Jeffries,J.Hill,J.Taylor and whichever of Hou's 3 Firsts over next 2 yrs Toronto wants.
Totonto send Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon to Hou.
(A follow up trade sends Brooks to Portland for Rudy Fernandez and filler.)

Minn gets a legit scoring SG and clears up PF spot.(And saves some cash.)
Toronto gets a proven low-post scorer,a couple of young talents,a First,a defensive specialist who can guard taller SGs,SFs,PFs and smaller Cs,plus unloading a bad contract. And Jeffries could be moved at Trade Deadline for a better player.
Hou gets Bosh,Calderon and Fernandez.
Calderon is a better 3pt shooter and plays as little defense as Brooks. Fernandez is nowhere near as accomplished a scorer as Martin,but would fit in well as a system shooter in Adelman's system.

The Rockets would end up w/
Lowry/Calderon,Fernandez,Ariza,Bosh,Yao starting
Scola as third big w/Hayes for D,Andersen for O,and whoever they draft developing
And Budinger,Battier and Calderon/Lowry as the second unit.
Team would be deep into Lux tax @ $76mil and need to fill out roster fairly cheaply.

Just an example of what is possible w/what Morey has to work with.

By: jason b.

jason b. — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:59:51 +0000

Bosh leaves us no choice but to venture entirely too far into micro-analysis. His oddly forthcoming disclosure of “requirements” and his recent prodding of the Twitterati seem to reveal an archetypal Millenial-generation mindset. Thus, it is not unreasonable to assume that his decision will be rooted in theoretical, egocentric imperatives, rather than a pragmatic path to a title. Bosh and the Rockets may or may not end up negotiating from agreed upon premises.

By: rocket_fan_in_santa_barbara

rocket_fan_in_santa_barbara — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:37:30 +0000

I agree w/ previous post that Bosh is a huge upgrade for the Rockets. The particular pieces that the Rockets have are also a great fit for the Raptors–some combination of Battier, Jeffries, Scola, and Hill, along with draft picks, will give them more toughness and grit. Depending on the exact composition of the trade, the deal would also give them youth and financial flexibility down the road. Lowry would be highly desirable for the Raptors as well–he'd become the starting point guard–but I don't think Rockets would include him.