Gerald Green to Houston! Waived 2 weeks later. (lol)

by **Lamrock** on Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:00 am

Link.

I'm shocked. And they really didn't get much of anything back for him either.

by **grusom** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:08 am

http://www.nba.com/nba_news/rockets_mik ... 80308.html

Seems he's out of Houston again. There must be something seriously wrong with his attitude or something - he seems to have so much talent, yet nobody wants him.

by **BIG GREEN** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:08 am

Its his fucked up eyes..plus all he can/wants to do is dunk. I think he should go to the D-league

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:30 am

Some time in the D-League couldn't hurt though he was kind of on the outside looking in when he came to Houston, much like Snyder was before the trade. If he was to latch on with a team with little choice but to give him decent minutes, he might be able to prove his worth.

by **Sauru** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:34 am

that could be the problem andrew, if he proves his worth it might not be a good thing for him lol. it seems the only good thing he ever had going for him was his so called potential. now that it seems clear he is not really that good at all and cant really contribute anything to anyone ihis time in the nba might be coming to an end

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:50 am

That could be the case, he might turn out to be one of those players that seems to have the talent and the potential but never really makes it in the league. Still, he's athletic and can knock down the odd three here and there, so you'd think he could latch on somewhere as the streak shooter who sometimes comes off the bench and lights someone up, a la J.R. Smith in Denver.

by **Chaser7** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:00 pm

Yeah, I'm disappointed that he was cut too.. He apparently was really happy to get traded to his home team, and now say hypothetically if he were to sign with another playoff bound team he couldn't even play on the active roster... So that may or may not limit his choices down to only lotto-bound teams (which would probably allow him to play more anyways). In either case, I really hope he gets to play more minutes soon... before he's out of the league permanently...

by **jonnyboy261** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:00 pm

... this cant be tru
the trade deadlines over isnt it?

by **Dan's Brain** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:02 pm

It happened before the trade deadline. Read back through the thread.

by **Lamrock** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:10 pm

Topic title edited. What a bummer. I thought they had gotten this great deal, but then they just go and cut him. He'll probably be in the D-League for a while, but I think he'll end up somewhere.

by **SpaceFlare** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:57 pm

He's too talented to be removed from the league. But if there's anything positive in this situation, I think it really affirms that he has an attitude problem, which hopefully can get Gerald Green working hard as I'm a fan of his athletic ability.

I've always been frustrated at his immaturity at times but I like what I've seen from him offensively. He has a pretty good jumper going for him and with his athletic ability, he could attack the basket and go to the line. It's just that he seems too arrogant to even try working hard on improving his fundamentals and his defense is horrid too.

Maybe time spent in the D-League will teach Gerald Green that greatness won't just come to him; he has to work hard for it.

by **Matt** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:02 pm

well Houston needed to cut someone to get a big man now that Landry went down. He might be re-signed by Houston.

If not, it's kind of tough seeing him making it in the league at this point if he can't get PT on the T-Wolves. IMO, he needs PT....just let him play and see what he can do.

by **Bruce** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:16 pm

wow, my first reaction to this thread was must be that this is false info, or some other player named green. I think everybody here agree that Gerald Green has incredible upside. For three teams to just drop him like that within one season is just unbelievable.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:21 pm

Matt wrote:well Houston needed to cut someone to get a big man now that Landry went down. He might be re-signed by Houston.

That's true, from the Rockets' point of view he was fairly expendable so it may be less about who he is and more about what they need. He may never be a great player in the league but attitude problems or not, it's probably not the last we'll hear of him by a long shot. Again, I see him as a J.R. Smith type on any team that can give him those kind of minutes.

by **SpaceFlare** on Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:21 pm

I believe the player they signed, Mike Harris, is a swingman as well, so I don't think they cut him just to get a big as they obviously didn't get a big man as a replacement.

by **Oskar** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:49 am

I agree with Andrew, he sure is like J.R Smith, both want to shine, young and.. doing stupid things both, but with huge amount of talent.

by **cyanide** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:12 am

SpaceFlare wrote:But if there's anything positive in this situation, I think it really affirms that he has an attitude problem

Just seeing him being interviewed by Cheryl Miller makes me want to punch him. He's not a very bright guy.

by **Kenny82** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:21 am

Hmmm, I'd have to agree with SpaceFlare on this one, Mike Harris is a 6-6, 240 lbs swingman (damn, sure hope that's all muscle), so it seems they didn't get a big man at all...

by **Sauru** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:16 am

mdertz wrote:wow, my first reaction to this thread was must be that this is false info, or some other player named green. I think everybody here agree that Gerald Green has incredible upside. For three teams to just drop him like that within one season is just unbelievable.

he may have this "incredible upside" but at some point you gotta think that either he never really had the upside and was already peaking or he will just neve realize his upside. either way it seems that it is is head that is going to prevent him from ever being a player of value

by **Kenny82** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:31 am

Sauru wrote:
mdertz wrote:wow, my first reaction to this thread was must be that this is false info, or some other player named green. I think everybody here agree that Gerald Green has incredible upside. For three teams to just drop him like that within one season is just unbelievable.

he may have this "incredible upside" but at some point you gotta think that either he never really had the upside and was already peaking or he will just neve realize his upside. either way it seems that it is is head that is going to prevent him from ever being a player of value

Quite an ambigious remark, given the observations that have been made about the man's facial expressions earlier in this thread :lol:

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:27 am

SpaceFlare wrote:I believe the player they signed, Mike Harris, is a swingman as well, so I don't think they cut him just to get a big as they obviously didn't get a big man as a replacement.

I didn't mean that it was the only reason but at 6'6" 240 the Rockets probably see him as a better temporary replacement for Carl Landry than Gerald Green.

by **Kenny82** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:07 pm

Yeah probably. Still, with so many rumors, I'm inclined to believe that it could very well have something to do with his attitude too. If the kid was so talented and had only upsides, 3 different teams wouldn't dispose of him that easily. At least, that's my guess.

PS : just found this : http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/03/ ... f-the-nba/

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:25 pm

I agree, though the fact the Rockets didn't really need him wouldn't have helped either.

He has a sweet shot and can jump out of the building. Another team will likely take another shot to teach him how to play. ... Teams are not giving him away because they can't see the potential. It's there. But he has not shown that he sees what it will take to bring it out of him.

That probably just about sums it up in terms of his attitude and his future. If he puts the effort in, someone will likely gamble on his potential and make use of the talents he's already shown. A couple more blown opportunities and that will likely be it.

by **Lamrock** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:47 pm

Mike Harris: 6'6", 240 lbs.... Chuck Hayes 2?

by **[Q]** on Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:35 pm

No one can touch Chuck Hayes. they should give him a max contract.

Gerald Green to Houston! Waived 2 weeks later. (lol)

Gerald Green to Houston! Waived 2 weeks later. (lol)

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