Lakers @ Houston

[Joe Joe]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

I don't know if they can or want to, but perhaps they could trade McGrady(once know his knee is healthy) for someone else( or a group of players) to try and get a little under the cap , perhaps including a center who could run with this offense.

This is my hope. Ariza, Budinger, and Battier are fine at the wings. Brooks and Lowry are fine at the PG. Scola and Landry are fine at PF. Hayes is "okay" at the center, but I worry about him getting overpowered against the bigger frontlines. I say "okay", because the Rockets play better with him on the court. However, I'm unwilling to say that is because he is a stud or that everyone else sucks at center.

I would love to see McGrady + Scola to acquire a stud PF. Not that I see Scola as bad, but he is older than Landry. Budinger 21, Lowry 23, Ariza 24, Brooks 24, Hayes 26, and Landry 26 are 6 players to a solid rotation for a long time. That rotation just needs a couple of stars to carry it. Yao Ming may be one if he can get healthy.