Go after Aaron Brooks?

[MadeFromDust]

Word is that he's not happy in Houston and they may be looking to move him at the deadline. I'd LOVE to go after him and have him as our starting PG, I think he would look great in a Blazers uni, plus he's a Duck

http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2011/02/rockets_find_a_way_to_win_in_o.html

 

[Natebishop3]

Brooks isn't the guy we need. It would be like Damon Stoudamire 2.0

 

[MadeFromDust]

Brooks isn't the guy we need. It would be like Damon Stoudamire 2.0

Any better alternatives? Brooks is young and has proven he can score and shoot the 3 in this league. He may be undersized, but his ability to spread the floor makes up for it, plus it's not like he's a bad playmaker.

 

[Rhal]

Any better alternatives? Brooks is young and has proven he can score and shoot the 3 in this league. He may be undersized, but his ability to spread the floor makes up for it, plus it's not like he's a bad playmaker.

Theyll want batum to be part of any trade so id pass

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Any better alternatives? Brooks is young and has proven he can score and shoot the 3 in this league. He may be undersized, but his ability to spread the floor makes up for it, plus it's not like he's a bad playmaker.

 

[B-Roy]

Brooks is a better Patty Mills...

I'd rather not go after a player like him.

 

[RR7]

A month ago, you were meh-ing Augustin because of his height. Did he also grow under Silas?

 

[MIXUM]

Ya know what's funny? How posters don't get that we have no pg waiting to take over for miller. Brooks or Harris coming here would be about as good as you could "realistically" hope for. Here's the blazers option....

1. Resign miller

2. Draft a pg in a shitty draft

3. Patty mills

4. Armon Johnson

5. Trade for Harris, Brooks, or another decent young pg.

Hmmm

 

[Pinwheel1]

I think Brooks is attainable. I bet Houston shops him. Batum is too much though. Give them a young player and both first round draft picks. But definitley not Batum. That would just create a hole at another position.

 

[MIXUM]

No I woulnt trade batum but he would be the perfect fit. Scorer and from Oregon.

 

[MARIS61]

Brooks can't even challenge Kyle Lowry for the reins to the Rockets.

With a team option on Andre for next year, we have 2 drafts to find our PGOTF.

It's not like there's any rush now. We have maybe 4 guys we're going to hang onto.

We have an entire team to rebuild, again.

 

[Natebishop3]

Brooks can't even challenge Kyle Lowry for the reins to the Rockets.

With a team option on Andre for next year, we have 2 drafts to find our PGOTF.

It's not like there's any rush now. We have maybe 4 guys we're going to hang onto.

We have an entire team to rebuild, again.

Holy crap.... I agree.

Repped.

 

[illmatic99]

@Jonathan_Feigen

Jonathan Feigen
Aaron Brooks suspended for Monday's game in Denver for walking out in fourth quarter Saturday. #hounews

Ouch.

and from Oregon.

Irrelevant.

 

[Natebishop3]

@Jonathan_Feigen
Ouch.


Irrelevant.

Not true. We kept Dan Dickau around for way too long, simply because the dude grew up around here.

 

[BBert]

Brooks our starting PG? No thanks.

They would demand Batum? Ha, ha! Good one.

Brooks is a better Patty Mills...

Exactly. So let's send them Patty Mills. Brooks would be fine coming off our bench, IMO.

 

[B-Roy]

Brooks our starting PG? No thanks.

They would demand Batum? Ha, ha! Good one.

Exactly. So let's send them Patty Mills. Brooks would be fine coming off our bench, IMO.

Rofl....what makes you think the Rockets would swap Brooks for a worse Brooks?

 

[KingSpeed]

I think Brooks is attainable. I bet Houston shops him. Batum is too much though. Give them a young player and both first round draft picks. But definitley not Batum. That would just create a hole at another position.

Which "young player"? Who are you suggesting they would want? Babbitt?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Cho is evaluating and analyzing this as we speak.

 

[Tortimer]

I think Brooks would be the perfect fit on our team.

 

[illmatic99]

I think Brooks would be the perfect fit on our team.

As do I. After watching his performance in the playoffs two years ago, I'm convinced he can ball. He's just in a slump this year after coming off injury, and Adelman isn't letting him play through the difficulties.

 

[BBert]

Rofl....what makes you think the Rockets would swap Brooks for a worse Brooks?

I don't. We'd have to include more. I thought the premise, though, was that there is trouble in Rocket land, the trouble is Brooks, so perhaps a parting of the ways is in order. Maybe I misread the premise of the thread? Either way, I think a Brooks for Patty + bench player or pick is closer to fair than Brooks for Batum, as someone suggested. Brooks has talent, but let's not get carried away. We need a better starting PG than Brooks, but he'd be a good upgrade to any of our bench point guards. It's worth a phone call.

 

[B-Roy]

I don't. We'd have to include more. I thought the premise, though, was that there is trouble in Rocket land, the trouble is Brooks, so perhaps a parting of the ways is in order. Maybe I misread the premise of the thread? Either way, I think a Brooks for Patty + bench player or pick is closer to fair than Brooks for Batum, as someone suggested. Brooks has talent, but let's not get carried away. We need a better starting PG than Brooks, but he'd be a good upgrade to any of our bench point guards. It's worth a phone call.

Who do we put....

Rudy?

Babbitt?

....

Lol.

 

[hasoos]

Why trade for a guy who wasn't extended? If I remember right, Houston did not give him an extension. So why trade anything for him when you can pick him up out of free agency?

 

[Blazinaway]

Why trade for a guy who wasn't extended? If I remember right, Houston did not give him an extension. So why trade anything for him when you can pick him up out of free agency?

he has same qualifying offer that Green and Oden have this summer. He is a RFA not a UFA

 

[hasoos]

he has same qualifying offer that Green and Oden have this summer. He is a RFA not a UFA

Yep and what do you think the chances of Houston re-signing him are now that things seem to be blowing up out there between the two? The chances of Houston wanting to match anything, are probably pretty poor.

 

[Blazinaway]

Yep and what do you think the chances of Houston re-signing him are now that things seem to be blowing up out there between the two? The chances of Houston wanting to match anything, are probably pretty poor.

and Sac will likely make him an offer with their capspace this summer, we have no capspace but I think have the MLE and we have more than one big need, so do you try to get him now and offer him a deal? then do his QO or match an offer he gets?

 

[MickZagger]

Not true. We kept Dan Dickau around for way too long, simply because the dude grew up around here.

Dickau bounced around the league for too long because he was actually good for a 3rd string PG.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Dickau bounced around the league for too long because he was actually good for a 3rd string PG.

And now he goes on talking ball with blonde highlights in his hair.

 

[MickZagger]

And now he goes on talking ball with blonde highlights in his hair.

Yeah, I've been around him a little bit. My buddy dates his wifes younger sister. He's a huge douche.