Magic bring in Alston

[Dirtywhirl]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/wcStory?contentId=9236614

Should be interesting to see how he goes. I think yesterdays game showed that Johnson and Lue should be backups and nothing more.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

Good trade imo - puts them back in contender status.

 

[eathb]

Alston putting them in contender status?

 

[Borgsta]

I don't think so. Still no chance against the big 2 without Meer.

The guy is a leader for us, it's not just the x points and x assists per game with Nelson.

 

[eathb]

i like this trade for Houston.

Alston leaving could be a blessing in disguise... Aaron Brooks is a much superior player.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

Alston putting them in contender status?

I'm banking on Meer getting back (does anyone know if thats possible?).

But Alston can shoot, so now it realyl all rests on Turk being able to distribute and Howard continuing to have monster games.

Obviously they're a dark horse compared to Cavs/Celtics, but I think they're a chance (a small one).

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Brooks will step up.

 

[mdc]

Alston leaving could be a blessing in disguise... Aaron Brooks is a much superior player.

lol, no.

Brooks is an excellent change of pace guard, but he's not a starter.

 

[WALL-e]

The Rockets seem to think he is after shopping both alston and head.

I like this trade. I'm hopin the shoulder isn't bad and doesn't need surgury. Alston can hold the ship together then Meer back a couple of weeks before playoffs and yeh

 

[mdc]

The Rockets seem to think he is after shopping both alston and head.

The rox got Kyle Lowry out of it (who I like better than Brooks as well), so it's not like they just gave Rafer away.

 

[peternorth]

good for the magic

 

[eathb]

The rox got Kyle Lowry out of it (who I like better than Brooks as well), so it's not like they just gave Rafer away.

lol no. Lowry doesn't really help them at all. more undersized at the pg position, and Lowry could never really shoot (more of a rich man's young Anthony Carter) and the Rockets heavily rely on shooting. at least he's younger..

 

[WALL-e]

Nelson had the surgury today.

 

[Borgsta]

The Rockets seem to think he is after shopping both alston and head.

I like this trade. I'm hopin the shoulder isn't bad and doesn't need surgury. Alston can hold the ship together then Meer back a couple of weeks before playoffs and yeh

He announced weeks ago that he is having it. No chance he'll play again this season unfortunately.

 

[WALL-e]

He announced weeks ago that he is having it. No chance he'll play again this season unfortunately.

Just at the AS weekend he was debating to the OS whether to have the surgury saying he's talked to Bryant and other who have had similar injuries and they said you may not need it.

All done now though.

 

[mdc]

lol no. Lowry doesn't really help them at all. more undersized at the pg position, and Lowry could never really shoot (more of a rich man's young Anthony Carter) and the Rockets heavily rely on shooting. at least he's younger..

You really struggle with the concept of defensive value, don't you?

 

[Borgsta]

Just at the AS weekend he was debating to the OS whether to have the surgury saying he's talked to Bryant and other who have had similar injuries and they said you may not need it.

All done now though.

talk for the cameras man. It was decided the day after the injury that he was done for the season. They announced it publicly a few days later.

 

[WALL-e]

Probably was talk, but they would have been silly not to give it a week or two to check natural progress.

 

[wotdoiput]

I think this is a pretty good trade for Magic. With Nelson not going to play again this season they needed an upgrade at the point as Johnson and Lue were not going to keep them in contention. Alston can hit the open 3 an will be a good addition. I thought his absence in some games last year really cost Houston. PLus the Magic basically got him for nothing anyway.

Houston Im not sure of. Sure Brooks is an ok player but not starter material. Would be glad they got Lowry though, who really should be their starter after this trade.

 

[PHX]

I would've rathered a more steady assist and distribute player than Rafer but it's better than the AJ and Lue combo no doubt. His sparadic shooting scares me though. We now have Shard, Turk AND Rafer than can combine for 5-30 shooting nights if it all goes bad. Still it gives us a faint hope of contention compared to zero.

 

[WALL-e]

Offers a great combo for next season too.

He, like Jameer, is a great court leader. Can hit dagger 3's and give our bench some MUCH needed scoring.

This year, he can float the boat and help us get to the playoffs with some form.

With all those 3's and Dwight, you never know.

 

[Osmodiar]

Out of all the trades that went through my head, i didn't even think about Alston being moved. I thought we were stuck with him forever. I think he will work out ok for the Magic ok but I always have been annoyed with him at Houston. Just when he gets a bit of consistency in his game, he seems to turn into the 1-12 4 TO Rafer we've seen too much of. He has the talent though and I think he will really team up well with Dwight, he's been stuck with waiting for Yao to run the floor the last couple of seasons and I think he could be a solid addition for him.

As for Houston's side of things, i really don't know what to think. After pissing off Rudy Gay and Green in the past few seasons for some ok players, I don't really see the point of bringing in Kyle Lowry..Maybe they know something I don't know and I really hope so but at the moment it seems like a "better than nothing" trade instead of trying to get a need - a guy that can score similar to old T-Mac

 

[Adrian Shelton]

lol, no.

Brooks is an excellent change of pace guard, but he's not a starter.

Did i just go back 15 yrs in a time machine!!! Not the first pg named Brooks you could apply that statement too

 

[Darealrath]

It's come out of Indy that Tinsley was going to Orlando for JJ and expirings and then Houston came along and ****ed it all up. Thanks guys. FFS.

 

[mdc]

It's come out of Indy that Tinsley was going to Orlando for JJ and expirings and then Houston came along and ****ed it all up. Thanks guys. FFS.

You don't say.

Otis Smith is bad, but he's nowhere near that bad.