Can Houston Rockets Benefit from Pistons' Fire Sale?

Some in Houston have thrown around the idea of trying to land Rasheed Wallace—but at what cost? 

I like Sheed, but not at the expense of Shane Battier.  The Rockets are SO close.  I think people are flipping out about making a trade.

The Rockets were without Yao Ming for half the season and the playoffs.  Let's not forget Rafer was hurt too, and they still had a chance.  Having their starting PG and the BEST center in the league in itself will make a huge difference.

If the Rockets can't get Mike Miller, then I say they just relax a little and not get too crazy.  Every team needs a Battier/Bruce Bowen-type stopper of the best player on the other team.

Battier is actually a tough type of player to come by.  Anyone that truly follows basketball knows that he should have been first-team defense over Kobe Bryant.

The Rockets have depth at the bigs with Luis Scola/Carl Landry/Chuck Hayes/Yao.  Those guys all know how to play some minutes since Yao was out so long.  I'm not even throwing Deke into the rotation.

From what I saw against Utah, and throughout the playoffs, we need that one guy that can create his own shot—someone who can come in while T-Mac rests and maintain or increase the lead.

I'd like us to target Chris Douglas-Roberts or Brandon Rush, both long guys that can defend.  I doubt they will last though, or that we would even consider them.

Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind having Tayshaun Prince at the right price.

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