Comments on: Trevor Ariza Will Either Be Tracy McGrady or Darius Miles

By: Dr.Googles

Dr.Googles — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:00:39 +0000

The only reason lakers fans are sad and mad cuz they are aware that they will need someone else on the wing to hit open 3′s when their left alone the perimeter..not cuz their giving away all star potential. If that was the case then kobe would’ve wanted T.A. to stay.

By: mb

mb — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:17:01 +0000

to bdk23

I’m sure with all the added letters in your writing dime would be sure to pick you up in a heartbeat. Hey everybody let’s get a guy that really knows how to EMPHASIZE what he is sayin’ No doubt it will make a better read! LMAO

By: Apollo88

Apollo88 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:36:18 +0000

If T.A. ain’t worthy of your phrases, then why the Lakers fans are sad and mad that T.A. left? T.A. got a really big potential to be an All-Star when he reaches his prime! He’s just 24yrs old man! And please don’t compare him to T-Mac nor Miles or anybody! Ariza is a CHAMPION! Kobe would not have gotten his thropy without T.A. and Fisher! They were the heroes of that finals series!

Wondering why L.A. wasn’t able to keep Ariza? I’ll give you a clue: K O B E

KB didn’t even tried to pull Ariza back to L.A., that is why T.A. went to the team where he felt he is “wanted” the most.

Replacing Ariza for Ron? BIG BIG BIG MISTAKE MITCH KUPCHACK!

Replacing Ron for Ariza? BIG BIG BIG ACQUISITION DARYLL MOREY! and it’s for FREE! the NBA gave relief money to Rockets to sign Ariza! the NBA PAID ARIZA A NICE CONTRACT NOT HOUSTON ROCKETS!!! always keep that in mind!

“you don’t know what you got til’ it’s gone”

By: arisloco

arisloco — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:32:37 +0000

He can never be like a T-Mac or even close. As what many of those who posted here says, he can’t create his own shot, can’t drill the ball just like T-Mac does, and can only benefit from an assist. I also doubt that he is a lock-down player coz he can’t lock down most offensive players from other teams (take Melo for example, the Lakers had to switch defenders for Melo coz Ariza can’t do it alone). He’s definitely a role player but not an all-star caliber one. Hope T-Mac gets in full strength so he can provide Ariza the extra passes when he gets open.

Im out like Capt. Jack.

By: Kickking

Kickking — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:11:17 +0000

Impossible!

By: gregory

gregory — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:01:02 +0000

No to T-mac. That’s ridiculous. He still can’t create his own shot off isolation yet and he has not proven to be a reliable shooter off the dribble either–he mostly got wide-open shots last year. To think that he has the potential to average 25 plus points is ludicrous. What’s he going to do against a team’s top perimeter defender? Try to run cuts non stop and get open standstill shots. Yeah, he has the arsenal of a elite scorer.

Even being a no.2 or no.3 on a championship team is a joke. It takes at least a top 20 player to be a no.2 and Ariza is never going to get close to that. He’s a role player who does a little bit of everything. He’s basically who a rich man’s Corey Brewer.

By: Bron42 aka Had Springs before Slamball

Bron42 aka Had Springs before Slamball — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:57:08 +0000

@A-Lid, Rose is levels past CRD already, and I like CDR, but his game isn’t well rounded enough to earn big minutes and hes super thin.

By: Nevacare

Nevacare — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:56:39 +0000

I’m a native Houstonian so this pains me to say this but we are lottery bound(again).We’ll be front runners for Demarcus Cousins,John Wall or whoever the “IT” player is going to be. We made a panic move when we lost Artest & signed Ariza. We have a team full of SF’s, with no room to play them. Ariza is a slight improvement over Battier, but only a slight one because he is more athletic.He can’t fill T-Mac & Von Wafer’s void,because he can’t handle & can’t create for himself or anyone else.James(Flight)White is the exact same player(offensively) as Ariza but has a better mid range game & a scorer’s mentality. Horrible acquisition.

By: ORSON

ORSON — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:44:47 +0000

he’ll be a tracy mcgrady.. or maybe stephen jackson

By: A-Lid

A-Lid — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:50:04 +0000

Potential is the worst word in professional sports. Since the dawn of time GM’s seem to be more interested and intrigued by potential then productivity. Wouldn’t a guy who averaged 14ppg and 6rpg in the Pac 10 be considered a late first rounder? Guys like this usually go undrated for guys like Hasheem Thabeet [who might have the worst offensive game EVER!].Chris Douglas-Roberts tore up the NCAA and led his team to the championship game, but went in the second round, while Derrick Rose went first overall [Great player, but if CDR had that much playing time he'd drop 14,5,5 everyday]

Trevor Ariza is an interesting player. He played good during the playoffs, but he did have Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Bynum & Walton to help him out. Now in Houston he has Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola, and hopefully a fully healthy T-Mac. He’ll be an okay player, giving the Rockets 10,4,5 a night, but in the long run Ariza’s isn’t gonna be what Adelman and the Rockets front office expected.