Lascar78 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://www.clutchfans.net/news/1277/rockets_waive_jon_barry/ By Clutch Copyright 2006 ClutchFans.net Whoa! Rockets Waive Jon Barry In a very surprising move, the Rockets waived guard Jon Barry today. The announcement sums up how much has drastically changed this season for the Rockets. Barry was a key cog to the Rockets 51-win team in 2004-05 and spoke to the fans in the season opener about supporting the Rockets as they did the Astros. Barry then went out and scored 24 points on 8-10 shooting to go with 3 steals in a 98-89 win over the Kings. But it's been downhill ever since for Barry and the Rockets. With other players out to injury, Barry didn't quite show the same touch and then came the injuries. He suffered a bruised left foot in late November and then a calf injury that caused problems until late February. All in all, Barry has missed 37 games this year, mostly due to injury. The last handful of those games saw Barry healthy, but Jeff Van Gundy did not call his number for reasons unknown. The Rockets traded for Barry in a mid-season deal last season with the Hawks, sending Tyronn Lue to Atlanta. Barry's acquisition proved to be a major coup as the guard came off the bench to hit an astounding 45.6% from long range. The play of the Rocket guards and shooters, around stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, were a big reason for the Rocket success last season, but in less than a year Barry, Mike James, Bobby Sura and Scott Padgett are all elsewhere. ------------------------ Any interest? I would sign him. He has ties here too so he might want to come back. He is a good character guy, a vet who can teach the young guns new tricks, and is somewhat of a point guard. He does a lot of little things without hogging the ball, but can bring the ball up under pressure. I would like to see us get him. I don't know if any contenders will be trying to lure him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Hey, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 I love Jon i hope we can bring him here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangstur Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 We'd have to move quick if we want him to be eligible for our playoff roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 you know what's funny is that for a second I was thinking "oh sh!t, he's right..." actually that might be great for us. No contender will want to pick him up as it's too late. So it'll likely be here or nowhere for barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 How does he help the Hawks? He is another undersized shooting guard. He is identical to Delk who the Hawks just released. He would just take time from the young guys. No point to bring him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Well, with the release of Delk we still have a roster spot open, right? Or has that been filled and I just missed it? I liked Barry when he was here, and he is a good long-range shooter, but I tend to agree that he'd be somewhat superfluous here, what with Salim being our designated gunner off the bench. But we could do worse than to have Barry back around just for the fact of a veteran presence, something most of us feel we need more of on this team- and at 36 years old Jon Barry is full of veteran savvy. But, that didn't seem to help Tony Delk all that much when he was here either. I dunno. If I were Barry I'd probably just hold out for a bit, wait and hope that some team on the way to the playoffs will give him a call- ala Detroit and Delk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 he is much more of a PG than Delk or Salim IMO. He can distribute to some extent. He also hustles a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiral Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Woody had a problem with him last year for not giving effort on the court. I can't remember for sure, but it seems like he was relegated to hardly any pt before we traded him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsuteke Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Quote: We'd have to move quick if we want him to be eligible for our playoff roster. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted March 2, 2006 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I think more interesting would be Rick Brunsen. Honestly, I think this is exactly where BK wants us. Using JJ at the 1 and Josh at the 2 on occassions. I think he will continue the experiment to see if we can continue to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vol4ever Posted March 2, 2006 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I agree, Barry sucks that is why they got rid of his butt. Delk was better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannes3000 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Quote: he is much more of a PG than Delk or Salim IMO. He can distribute to some extent. He also hustles a lot more This is what I think of when I remember seeing Barry play for us. At the very least he can lend another coaching voice to the team as has been mentioned already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesheedera Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Diesel...after all of the heartburn about JJ and the 1, I think you're right. There's a good chance we don't make a move for a true PG, unless he's a backup type like Lue. Still hoping for a big acquisition, trade or draft pick, but it doesn't seem to be happening, and the pickings are slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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