Comments on: Come to Houston, Chris

By: JP

JP — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:50:44 +0000

Although Scola and Lowry are free agents this summer (both restricted I believe), they can still be used in “sign & trade” deals just like for Bosh to go to Houston, it would almost certainly have to be done via sign & trade as well.

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Wed, 05 May 2010 14:20:28 +0000

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By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:08:20 +0000

They wont trade Kevin Martin for Bosh even straight up. He is probably Morey's favorite player besides Battier. It will probably be Trevor Ariz/J Hill+Fillers or Aaron Brooks+Filler. They cant trade Scola or Lowry because they wont be under contract.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:05:35 +0000

Are you serious? Thats not true. You may get Battier or Aaron Brooks, but dont act like BC has any say in what you get. Go back and look at every sign and trade the Raptors pathetic franchise has been involved in. A matter of fact, look at every sign and trade ever. The team always gets jewwed. I really hope Tor just get Aaron Brooks, Shane Battier (To be bought out), and Jared Jeffries. Then we draft a PG. Id say the deal doesnt even get done though and he just signs somewhere.

By: Stephen C.

Stephen C. — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:34:12 +0000

Bosh will fit the rockets play style. we need to get bosh to become an playoff contender with Yao healthy

By: JP

JP — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:43:29 +0000

Whilst I can fully understand the fit being right with Bosh on the Rockets, Houston wont have any cap room (as things stand anyway) unless Yao and Jeffries exercise their ETO's which is extremely unlikely. Therefore, it will have to be a sign & trade for it to get done.

If Bosh is going to get max or near max money, thats going to be approximately 16.5m next season (maybe slightly higher.) Therefore, to get the deal done, Houston are going to have to give up at least 13.1m in salary for the sign & trade to work.

I take it the general feeling is a Battier + Scola deal? If so, a lot will depend on what Toronto are willing to pay Scola as he's a restricted free agent himself but to get to 13.1m with Battier (7.4m for next season), Scola is going to have to get at least 5.7m.

Scola at 5.7m seems realistic but Im not a Rockets fan so its a little more difficult for me to judge that.

Is this Battier/Scola scenario the most likely? Will Scola command at least 5.7m on the market?

By: Statcenter

Statcenter — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:02:15 +0000

Not sure we can call Yao the league's best center anymore. Howard has improved his game to the point where it's pretty close who's better on a per-minute basis. And of course, Howard has shown an ability to stay on the court for a lot more of those minutes than Yao.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:52:27 +0000

I am a Raptors fan, and I think this makes a lot of sense, too. Chris is an amazing basketball player, and a class-act off the court. Hopefully we can get a deal done that can send us some of those gritty, resilient Houston players in return. If he doesn't want to stay in Toronto, and it seems like that's the case, I hope he goes to Houston and wins a title with you guys.

Also, Hedo Turkoglu might be a good fit in Houston as well. He was a disaster in Toronto this year and his contract is atrocious, but playing along side a Jameer Nelson type point-guard like Brooks, would fit his unique talents that Toronto could not utilize playing him beside Jose Calderon. I believe he also used to play for Adelman. Just a thought, because he has not fit in well here, and you guys may have to take him off our hands to get Bosh.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:21:09 +0000

In the imaginary scenario of yours, it seems our trade-away would be Scola+Battier+Hill?

By: toshmon

toshmon — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:24:41 +0000

It would be Bosh for Ariza and J Hill
or Bosh for Martin & J Hill nothing less.

By: bob schmidt

bob schmidt — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:09:41 +0000

Never has a city embraced the possibility of a trade like Houston has for Chris Bosh. This is a deal that should happen because it is so logical, and every needed ingredient is present. No state income tax, maximum endorsement opportunities, and future business potential are icing on the cake.

Every effort on the court would be recognized and appreciated…..It's hard to imagine anything that Chris might want that the Rockets couldn't or wouldn't provide. Welcome to Houston Chris, home of next year's NBA Championship!

By: michael

michael — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:58:18 +0000

ummm the above comments seem to forget ONE MAJOR THING. What do we have to give up? Seems according to the above, nothing. NOT happening. If you want Chris Bosh to come, and the list of positives are aplenty, you must be willing to part with one of Ariza, Brooks, Scola or Martin and include Jordan Hill with one of them. If you think for a second Bosh is gonna JUST sign and walk away from over 30 million dollars because he will only get that money via a “sign and trade” NOT as just a free agent signing. So ask yourself one thing. Would you walk away from 30 million. You want him, he's yours but he comes not by trading spare parts. One core player and Jordan Hill. Period.

By: Tito

Tito — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:40:39 +0000

Delete the line about friends and family before Chris sees it. He said he didn't want to be around them.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 02 May 2010 06:35:45 +0000

This team will be a good team next year when Yao is back, but a for sure title contender with Bosh.

By: tariq

tariq — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:38:57 +0000

this would be a dream come true.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:09:08 +0000

“This time, your friends and family litter the stands.”

Pretty sure I read that this is one of the reasons Bosh doesn't want to play in Dallas.

By: Justin Haworth

Justin Haworth — Sat, 01 May 2010 05:38:09 +0000

Chris, I wholeheartedly SECOND THIS SENTIMENT!!!