Golden State Warriors 1st Round Draft History and Just My Imagination
Golden State Of Mind — ... Smith. via i16.ebayimg.com IMAGINE if the Warriors selected Kevin Garnett (#5). via mlb.imageg.net I don't think much needs to be said about K to the G aside from... BRING KG TO THE BAY! Rasheed Wallace (#4), Antonio McDyess (#2), Jerry Stackhouse (#3), Michael Finley (#21) ain't no joke either. You could even argue Kurt Thomas (#10) and Brent Barry (#15) has better NBA careers than Ordinary Joe. ...

Free Agency begins: What do we really know about the Houston Rockets?
The Dream Shake — ... hate.  Either one.  But I really, really hate the Utah Jazz. 4.  Tracy McGrady is still under contract for one more season (at $23M).... 5.  ... Tracy McGrady is still a whiny bitch.  Whether healthy or not.   6.  The following players are still on the roster.  And, presumably, healthy:  Luis Scola, Shane Battier, Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Kyle Lowry, Brent Barry, Chuck Hayes, James White.  I'm not sure ...

Why overpaying for Trevor Ariza makes sense in the long-term
The Dream Shake — ... for his talents.  He has done absolutely nothing in his five year career to merit such a huge contract.  But we also know that we could afford to overpay Ariza, with the long-term in mind.  Though we pay Ariza 5.8 million dollars per year, we only have a few other players locked up over the next couple of seasons.  Aside from Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming (potentially), Luis Scola comes off the books in 2010.  So do Brian Cook and Brent Barry.  The next season, Shane Battier, Carl Landry, ...

Houston Rockets 2009-2010: Are we over/under-rating what the team will be?
The Dream Shake — ... right now: FA:  Von Wafer Retired: Dikembe Mutombo Lost via FA:  Ron Artest Injured:  Yao Ming (entire season), Tracy McGrady (half the season) Under Contract PG:  Aaron Brooks (3 more years), Kyle Lowry (2 more years) SG: Shane Battier (2 more years), Brent Barry (1 more year) SF:Trevor Ariza (5 more ...

Identifying Potential Late Season Pickups
Bullets Forever — ... : San Antonio saved Kurt from lottery land in 2008 when they traded Brent Barry's expiring contract to Seattle for his services.  Of course, Barry ended up having the rest of his contract bought out and he returned to San Antonio just in time for their final push last year.  Now Thomas finds himself on the other side of the deal, sent to Milwaukee as part of the ...

So Yao is out... what next for the Rockets?
The Dream Shake — ... have?  While I don't expect David Anderson to be the answer to all of our problems, Luis Scola has raved about him, and dammit that's good enough for me right now. As of today, our lineup next year will be: PG - Aaron Brooks SG - Shane Battier SF - Trevor Ariza PF - Luis Scola C - Chuck Hayes off the bench we will have a plethora of bodies, just none taller than 6'10".  Kyle Lowry, Carl Landry, Brent Barry, Jermaine Taylor (?), Joey Dorsey (?), ...

The Dream Shake Interviews Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle
The Dream Shake — ... for Budinger, Taylor, and James White to compete to get.  [Can't make out what he said next, other than that he asked Daryl Morey about all the money that the Rockets spent to get the draft picks]  They spent a lot of money on those guys to get them.  I just don't think that they would so erratically change their minds and cut them before the first regular season game. TM: What do you think they can do with Brian Cook, and possibly Brent Barry, to make room for the younger guys? ...

The Spurs Roster and Front Office - Method? Or Madness?
Pounding The Rock — ... The Spurs also use their 2's and 3's pretty interchangeably.  On the wing, Bruce played tenacious D and hit the corner three.  Ime was a power defender who could handle the rare powerful small forward that gave Bruce problems.  Brent Barry was the 3-point specialist who could pass and was good if the other team didn't have a wing that required a good defender.  We were as likely to see Manu and Finley as Manu and Barry or Finley and Bruce. ...

What is a Point Guard?
Pounding The Rock — ... this year, we could put Manu on Fisher if George is the other guard and he could spend time on Kobe.  Or, in the past, we could have played Brent Barry against Fisher and Manu against Kobe. ...

Yet another "How will the Rockets do?" Post.
The Dream Shake — ... of veteran players who should play for the Rockets this season.  Luis Scola: 2,448 min., 9.8 Wins Produced, 0.189 WP48 Shane Battier: 2,031 min., 6.2 Wins Produced, 0.147 WP48 Trevor Ariza: 1,998 min., 8.0 Wins Produced, 0.192 WP48 Aaron Brooks: 1,998 min., -0.5 Wins Produced, -0.012 WP48 Carl Landry: 1,467 min., 5.4 Wins Produced, 0.175 WP48 Chuck Hayes: 858 min., 2.5 Wins Produced, 0.139 WP48 Brent Barry: 857 min., 2.0 Wins Produced, 0.113 WP48 Kyle ...

Barry on the move?
The Dream Shake — ... have been in trade talks with several teams about moving veteran guard Brent Barry, according to several individuals with knowledge of the talks. ...

The Dream Links - September 1st, 2009
The Dream Shake — ... There's still not a whole lot to talk about, but I figure September will be a much more interesting month than August was.  As a result, here are some links to get you pumped for phase two of the offseason. Three teams trying to land Rockets' Brent Barry? - Yahoo! Sports A refresher on which teams will likely take Brent Barry. Unfortunately...(read below) Source: Clippers no longer interested in Rockets guard Brent Barry - Los Angeles Times A Clippers source confirmed a report from the ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Houston Rockets- Yao-ch!, that's gotta hurt
Golden State Of Mind — ... and Brent Barry (yes, he's still playing-- yes, he's still playing well) were quietly effective in the backcourt. No, they do not have the dynamite scorer (although ...

What to do about the salary cap albatross known as "Brian Cook"?
The Dream Shake — ... 245 6-11 None Trevor Ariza 1 F 6.30.85 210 6-8 U-C-L-A Brent Barry 17 G 12.31.71 210 6-7 Oregon State ...

FOX Houston: Barry will not return to Rockets
The Dream Shake — ... From Mark Berman of FOX Houston: HOUSTON - NBA sources told FOX 26 Sports Thursday guard Brent Barry will not be back with the Houston Rockets for the upcoming season. Barry will either be traded or he will retire with the Rockets expected in that case to buy out his contract which had one year remaining. We sort of knew this already.  However, the report hints to a specific development.  We'll keep you updated.

Rockets Making Moves - Conroy Signed, White Traded
Ridiculous Upside — ... talent is that it's, well, fungible.  If the Rockets decide to cycle out Brian Cook or Carl Landry and bring Hervelle in they can do so likely without a whole lot of dropoff. Now we come to Temple and Conroy.  As stacked as Houston's frontcourt is, their backcourt is about as thin.  They have talented players, to be sure, it's just that in Tracy McGrady's absence there aren't a lot of them.  How does Aaron Brooks/Kyle Lowry/Brent Barry/Jermaine Taylor strike you?  In reality you can ...

Brian Cook Goes to Practice, Awkward Encounters Ensue
The Dream Shake — ... Cook, in trying to get to his locker, accidentally knocks over Brent Barry's Scrabble board.  "Sorry, bro," he says, and walks off, somehow still smiling.  Barry yells, "Drat!" and scrambles to repair the game.  And yes, he was playing himself. ...

Leftover stuff from Wizards media day
Bullets Forever — ... on what needs to improve defensively: "We have to have guys in the right positions.  It's one thing to get beat by your man, but it's another thing to not know where you're supposed to be.  We have to have guys who play good positional defense.  The best defensive teams, teams like the Spurs, they play great positional defense."  He went on to discuss how the Spurs can be successful despite rotating in non-defense guys like Michael Finley and Brent Barry because of the importance of positional defense. Haywood was ...

Division Matchup Preseason Preview: The Spurs
Mavs Moneyball — ... The Spurs now have a wealth of perimeter shooters that will make things very difficult on the Mavericks. The Mavericks in the past have tried to bring the late double team on the Spurs bigs and if they try this again they best be able to get back to their man quickly. If not the likes of Jefferson, Parker, Ginobili, and Finley will make them pay. In years past the Spurs had Brent Barry, or ...

The Dream Shake's 2009-2010 Houston Rockets Preview
The Dream Shake — ... Last year's record: 53-29 Playoffs: Beat Portland 4-2.  Lost to Los Angeles Lakers (epically, at that) 4-3. Key losses: Yao Ming (injury), Ron Artest, Von Wafer, Brent Barry, James White  Key additions: Trevor Ariza, David Andersen, Jermaine Taylor, Chase Budinger, Pops Mensah-Bonsu 1. What significant moves were made during the offseason? Yao Ming's injury status in the offseason ...

Finally! Are You Ready for Some Basketball?!?
CelticsBlog — ... from game to game in the preseason.  I PM'd a Rockets fan and asked for his best guess as to who would start and went with that.  In the Rockets'  opener, Chuck Hayes started at center, Chase Budinger started at small forward and Trevor Ariza was the starting 2 guard.  That doesn't mean anything because Rick Adelman has said that he may have a different starting lineup for each preseason game until he settles on a rotation.  Off the Bench Brent Barry Chase Budinger Will Conroy Brian ...

The Rockets' roster seems to be set, doesn't it?
The Dream Shake — ... ... unless the Rockets plan on cutting Budinger, Taylor or Pops.  Or can somehow find a sucker to take Brian Cook's contract off our hands.  Brent Barry is also still on the roster, but he will be traded or bought out or ...

Ruminations from the Bench: Can Joey survive cut day?
The Dream Shake — ... Joey:  Too old for the club now, huh?  Sucks to be you, bitch.  Come to think though - yeah, I'm gonna miss Brent Barry.  White boy taught me ...

Waive Goodbye, Part 3
Ridiculous Upside — ... The Rockets had to waive Brent Barry in order to keep Pops, so that's something.  It's a shame Conroy couldn't stick around, as he played very well in Summer League and decently when he got preseason minutes, but the (ridiculous?) upside is that he hopefully showed other teams around the league that he can run an offense and is ready to play in the NBA.  It's great that Mensah-Bonsu made the team, obviously, but it shouldn't really be that much of a surprise.  A power forward/center somewhere between 6'6" and 6'9" who rebounds the hell out of ...