@Rollingwave
totally disagree with the idea LMA is less of a player than bosh. the four replacement PF's you mention for the Rockets to pursue, none would be worth the investment because they are not enough of an upgrade over the youngsters we have. I also disagree with the idea that LMA is not worth pursuing and is impossible to obtain without including Parsons. that would be the same line of thinking that many thought would keep D-12 from coming here. LMA is the perfect match long range shooting big man to pair with D-12. true there will be a reduction in his shot attempts from what he is use to taking now, but there will still be plenty of shots to go around, especially if you reduce the shots for ineffective players. assuming Lin, Asik and G-Smith would be gone in any such deal would leave a few shots that need to be absorbed. enough IMO to keep the big three happy. I am not against us waiting a little to see if the youngsters we have are capable of fulfilling that role first as in that could very well happen. I would like to see Lin hit the road, but would rather keep Asik. if that appears unlikely then Lin should be attached to any attempt to move Asik. as for Asik some seem to discount his value. Asik is a defensive anchor elite rebounding 7 footer capable of putting up a double doulble every night who has no lingering injury problems. those are hard to find. if Asik was on the open market right now he would easily command 12-13 per year, yet he is paid far less. that's a steal for any team he would be moved to. I keep hearing people talk about Ryan Anderson.......first off the Rockets have already been offered Anderson and turned it down and rightfully so. Anderson is nothing more than a glorified role player. what was he able to do last year without D-12? that's why the Pelicans are willing to move him. IMO both T-Jones and D-Mo have a higher ceiling than him. they simply have not yet had the same opportunity. so he would be a waste of time and money. in addition we would be creating a monster at our backdoor by allowing the Pelicans to obtain the one thing they need.........a legitimate center. that's a lose IMO.....they are in our division you know. we don't want to make the same mistake OKC did do we? of course not, so any deal sending Asik to the Pelicans is a none starter to me. should the Rockets pursue LMA..........YES, but right now IMO the following players are off the table.....D-12, Harden, Parsons, D-Mo and T-Jones. we are not in a position of weakness....we are in a position of strength. so if the deal isn't something we like we are free to walk away. however I don't see many teams out there right now who could out bid us. so when the dust clears we may just be the last man standing
RBF when you talk about trading for aldrige, at least make the trade sound realistic, plus aldrige is kinda old and can't shoot the 3. You know morey hates the mid-range game which is LMA bread and butter.