Free Agent : Von Wafer

[Bruno]

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Von Wafer | G
Born: 21 juil. 1985
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.
College: Florida State
Years Pro: 3

info (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/von_wafer/index.html)

[BWS-1994]

How's the Rockets salary cap?

If the Rockets re-sign Artest, will there be enough left for them to competitively re-sign Von Wafer?

[BWS-1994]

TP-Manu-Mason-Hill... hope there would be enough room for him in case...

[Austin_Toros]

Not sure about his D, but his 3 point shot certainly looked up to scratch.

[loveforthegame]

He's played some solid defense but I think Hairston is better at this point. He's an energy guy for sure and has the 3 point shot down.

[Manufan909]

He's played some solid defense but I think Hairston is better at this point. He's an energy guy for sure and has the 3 point shot down.

Not in the NBA. I don't think he made a single 3 on the Spurs, but he didn't really shoot any.

[loveforthegame]

Not in the NBA. I don't think he made a single 3 on the Spurs, but he didn't really shoot any.

I meant Wafer has the 3 point shot down which would give him the edge over Hairston (unless he improves). I meant I like Hairston better defensively at this point.

[Manufan909]

I meant Wafer has the 3 point shot down which would give him the edge over Hairston (unless he improves). I meant I like Hairston better defensively at this point.

My bad. And I prefer Hairston because of how he played the toughest wings in the NBA when he was here. Hope Chip works wonders for him.

[benefactor]

This guy is perfect for an "instant offense" player off the bench. He can shoot and score at the rim. He would be a nice player to have on the floor to prevent some of our patented offensive slumps.

[TheProfessor]

It's great to see how Wafer has made a name for himself in this league. He bounced around teams, but seems to have settled nicely into Adelman's offense.

[EricB]

I don't like the guy's mental makeup.

[benefactor]

I don't like the guy's mental makeup.
In browsing through these threads in this forum, I find you are a hard person to please.

[tomtom]

would be a nice piece but rockets wills urely try to lock him up

[StoneBuddha]

Any guesses on what he ends up signing for? Something along of what Mason got? He looks to have a pretty complete offensive package and he looks to have the physical tools to be a decent defender. Much more than we can say about most of our recent SF's.

For some reason, he reminds me of a bit of Azubuke, which would have been a really nice addition to the Spurs as well.

[Danny.Zhu]

He did a good job in Rockets during the absence of Tracy. Although he is not that good, he can attack the rim which is a talent Spurs needed most on offense.

[Libri]

Any guesses on what he ends up signing for? Something along of what Mason got?

Wafer was earning $797,581. Taking a guess, I say that the Rockets will try to sign him for about 2-3 million. If Wafer wants Mason type money, which is over $3.5 million, I think that the Rockets might let him go.

[DAF86]

no

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

He is a HUGE ball hog. An incredible black hole. He also is a dumb ass. Popovich would have him dog house after the first practice i think.

[AussieFanKurt]

He's an immature player and not a very coachable talent from what I saw
He's certainly not a team player also
I hope to not see him on our roster

[024]

defense is more important than offense. will have to pass.

[portnoy1]

He's an immature player and not a very coachable talent from what I saw
He's certainly not a team player also
I hope to not see him on our roster
Amen to all of that. You have to respect your coach, if you dont then theirs gonna be problems. Wafer got sent to the locker room in game 2 of the Semi-finals. You cant have behavior like that in the playoffs. Also , if Ron Artest can learn to behave and work within the system, then Wafer has no business being out of line.

[picnroll]

Looks like Von Wafer won't be a Rocket and should be pretty cheap. He certainly has significant deficiencies but if McClinton doesn't look like he'll pan out Von Wafer may be worth a look as that instant offense off the bench guy. Maybe Pop could get him a little more discipline and defense focused.

[Hemotivo]

He is a HUGE ball hog.

Mason is better

[picnroll]

Mason is better

Wasn't in the playoffs when it counted.

[DPG21920]

If you all thought Mason's ball handling was poor, you would go crazy watching this guy dribble.

[Hemotivo]

Wasn't in the playoffs when it counted.

neither wafer against the fakers

[picnroll]

neither wafer against the fakers

Better than Mason against _allas.

And since when was McClinton's projected role to replace Mason?

[Kamnik]

no

my thoughts exactly

he would be in Pop's doghouse in 3 seconds...

[45 bank shot]

I don't think we can get him with the LLE lol
when the rockete offered him like $3.5 mil a year, he felt insulted.
so my answer is no

[lefty]

No thanks


If you get ejected by Rick Adelman during an important playoff game, then you must be a problem

[Austin_Toros]

Wafer has come out of nowhere and has proven he can play at the NBA level.
It looks like he can shoot the 3 ball consistently.

[nil.ball]

didn't he want more than MLE? his agent is trashing rockets front office

haha :D

[Libri]

nah

[noob cake]

Don't sign him if you play winning basketball.

Its all sweet and love when his shots are falling. Sometimes Wafer thinks that he is Kobe and starts chucking (unlike Kobe, he will miss). His defense is suspect and may still be somewhat immature (playoff ejection by Adelman, and Rockets not looking to seriously resign him despite putting up impressive numbers).

He certainly is talented; he can shoot the three, drive to the basket, and dunk the ball.

The thing that pisses me off most about Wafer is his low IQ on fastbreaks. Wafer can't run a fastbreak worth crap. Wafer fastbreak = 50% fail.

[wildbill2u]

Wafer is talented, mercurial and has an overthetop ego. He thinks he should be a starter. When he pitched a fit after being taken out of a game, Adelman sent him to the locker room. Supposedly, this taught him a lesson--but personality changes don't come that easily.

I simply don't see him as being Pop material.

[Ditty]

with rasheed going to boston i think that makes another trade for a big man going down and with roger mason unfortuanlly being involved

i think he could come to san antonio and replace mason hes really talnted and young and impressed me in the games i saw him i think the LLE with one year could bing him here and if he puts up the same numbers as last year or better than defiently i could see the spurs giving him the 5 million a year contract he wants, but doesnt deserve it after having a good year and not playing well in the playoffs