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JJ与WESLEY——令人惊讶的交换


　　今天清晨我收到一封邮件，里面说JJ和BOKI要去新奥尔良了。我不确定这是条流言还是真的。那么火箭会换回谁呢？我马上想到了P.J. Brown，但是并没有十分兴奋。

　　火箭队在周一把JJ和BOKI打包，换到了黄蜂的David Wesley，真是令人惊讶的交易。

　　“这个交易会加强我们的后场”，火箭的总经理卡罗尔·道森这样说：“DAVID可以打两个后场位置，并且已经证明了他可以作为一个稳定而有效的得分手，支配球的能力很强。放弃JJ和BOKI这样的球员并不是件容易的事情，但是在联盟里面，你只有放弃好的球员才能得到相应水平的球员。”

　　Wesley是一个很优秀的球员，场均14分超过4次助攻，但是JJ和BOKI呢？JJ并不差（场均13.3分3.6次助攻），现在的投篮命中率和远投命中率都要强于Wesley。而且比他高大，防守也要好得多。

　　BOKI呢？他在这个赛季远投是21投10中。火箭放弃生龙活虎的他，为什么呢？在12月14号，火箭把他放到了伤兵名单上，对于处在合同年的他来说，他不被主教练VGD所喜欢，因此球队选择交易他。

　　第二天晚上，VGD大肆赞扬了Ryan Bowen，夸奖他：“即使被放到伤兵名单上也不象某人一样抱怨。”这并不是对Ryan Bowen的褒奖，而是射向BOKI的一颗子弹。

　　“他们将要交易BOKI”，熟悉球队的ClutchFans说：“我不能肯定，但是JJ或许成为VGD清洗BOKI的一个受害者。我不认为Wesley会给球队的帮助更多，但是VGD只是想让BOKI离开。”

　　火箭队也正式地跟亚特兰大鹰队和波士顿凯尔特人联系过交换BOKI的事宜。

　　JJ在火箭的一个半赛季节，付出了很多。对得起他的合同，但是从CD和VGD那里得到的回报就是被送到2胜24负的黄蜂。JJ听到这个消息的时候非常生气。

　　火箭的官方发言人说：这是一个明确的信号，火箭的控卫现在是一团糟。他们给了WARD 三年的合同，并且占用了薪金空间，但是现在他膝盖的伤势很不乐观。除开首轮选秀权，JJ是火箭队目前唯一有交换价值的球员。这也是为我们赛季前的错误而还债。

　　想想看：火箭用Kenny Thomas 换来了James Posey ，得到JJ时同时得到了个低顺位的选秀权。不久前他们用若干选秀权送走了Glen Rice，现在他们又送走了JJ，为了在季后赛里能有更大的进步。

　　现在，几乎每个离开火箭的人都变得更出色。那么还有哪个球员会选择让自己贬值呢？

　　如果他们（JJ和BOKI）不做热锅上的蚂蚁，他们会变得更出色。



Jackson surprisingly dealt for Wesley

In a trade that has many Houston fans scratching their heads, the Rockets dealt Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar to New Orleans for David Wesley



MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2004 7:06 PM CST

By Clutch
Copyright 2004 ClutchFans.net

Early this morning, I got an email that said Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar were going to New Orleans. I wasn"t sure if it was just a rumor, or if not, who the Rockets would get in return, but I immediately speculated P.J. Brown and wasn"t immensely thrilled with it.
Turns out it wasn"t even that good.

The Rockets sent J.J. and Boki to the Hornets Monday, a surprising package that amounted to just David Wesley coming back in return.

"The addition of David solidifies our backcourt," said Rockets GM Carroll Dawson. "David can play both guard positions and has proven himself as a consistent and effective scorer with very good ball-handling skills. It is never easy parting with players such as Bostjan and Jimmy but in this league you have to give up quality players in order to get quality players."

Wesley is a nice player, averaging just under 14 points and just over 4 assists a game, but for Jackson and Boki? Jackson is no slouch (13.3 points, 3.6 assists), is currently shooting higher percentages from the field and long range than Wesley, is bigger than him and plays better defense.

Wesley does handle the ball better than Jackson, and the Rockets also created a roster spot in the move which could be important if there are more deals to come, but this is very much a lateral move.

As for Nachbar, who has hit 10 of his 21 three-point attempts this season, the Rockets have been shopping him vigorously for weeks. Why? On December 4th, the Rockets placed Boki on the Injured List, which went over very poorly with the third-year guard/forward who is in a contract season. He clashed hard with Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy about it, handed out ultimatums and the team opted to deal him.

The next night, Van Gundy proceeded to dump heavy praise on Ryan Bowen for "not complaining" like some do for having to go on the Injured List. This wasn"t so much a compliment of Bowen as it was an attempted shot at Nachbar.

"This was about dealing Boki," a source close to the team told ClutchFans. "I can"t say for sure, but Jackson may have just been a victim of Van Gundy wanting Boki off the roster that badly. I can"t see them viewing Wesley as too much of an upgrade over Jackson, if any, but Van Gundy clearly wanted Nachbar out of here."

The Rockets also had talked seriously with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics about Nachbar.

Jackson meanwhile busted tail for the Rockets in the season and a half he was here, and was a bargain on his contract. CD and Van Gundy rewarded him by sending him to the 2-24 Hornets. Jackson was extremely angry upon hearing the news.

Talk about brutal. Don"t think for a minute that free agents worth a damn don"t look closely at that one.

Speaking of Rockets management, it will be a clear signal that they are nearing the end of their rope if this deal doesn"t reap benefits. Rockets brass mangled badly the point guard pursuit in the offseason, handing multiple guaranteed years and millions to Charlie Ward, who is now out indefinitely with a knee injury. Outside of their first round draft pick, Jackson was the lone tradeable asset that the Rockets had and they sacrificed it to cover up the offseason mistake.

Consider this: the Rockets dealt Kenny Thomas for James Posey, opted to let Posey walk so they could get a cheaper alternative in Jackson, but not before having to trade multiple draft picks to dump Glen Rice to clear the cap space for him. Now they follow that up by dealing the player they made future sacrifices to get (Jackson) for guard help that they clearly botched trying to get in the offseason when they had the MLE to use.

Right now, just about every player that leaves the Rockets sees an increase in value, while those who come on board seem to suffer from a stock plummet.

If they are not on the hot seat now, they could very well be soon.