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Al Jefferson to the Rockets..

We have to do something, to not lose AL to this scrubs...
Lets create banners like "STAY WITH US AL" or "WE CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU"
 
LarsV8 said:
I think that this is the answer. I don't believe that Al Jefferson is a Morey guy due to his low free throw attempts considering how many and what type of shots he takes, specifically at the price he will command.

I do think they will heavily pursue Paul Milsap, depending on his pricetag.

Let me ask you, since the Jazz need a PG and have oodles of cap space to spend, how would you feel about sign and trading us Milsap (3 years - 27 million - 8,9,10) for Thomas Robinson and Jeremy Lin?
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If you were Morey, and I were Lindsey, let's get that sunuvabitch dun!
 
Hopefully this happens.

Big al will turn that offense into a slow muddy mess. Houston thrives on quickness, running, shooting, and pick and roll/pop play. Big al might be the worst p&r/pop player offensively and defensively that I have seen in a long time
 
You mean because Charlotte is stupid?[/QUOTE]

And Charlotte actually needs a person who knows how to make a basket on occasion. I am all for Jefferson and Millsap leaving, Corbin needs top learn to trust the young players.
 
LarsV8 said:
I think that this is the answer. I don't believe that Al Jefferson is a Morey guy due to his low free throw attempts considering how many and what type of shots he takes, specifically at the price he will command.

I do think they will heavily pursue Paul Milsap, depending on his pricetag.

Let me ask you, since the Jazz need a PG and have oodles of cap space to spend, how would you feel about sign and trading us Milsap (3 years - 27 million - 8,9,10) for Thomas Robinson and Jeremy Lin?
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No-brainer for the Jazz. The Rockets can sign Millsap outright though, so I don't see why they'd make this trade unless they've come to an agreement with another free agent.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Any team interested in advanced research and analytics isn't very interested in Al.
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I don't think that's necessarily the case. For all his warts, Al is an effective halfcourt scorer. There are a bunch of teams that could use that. As some have mentioned, Charlotte would likely improve a ton with Al on board.

But he'd be a terrible fit in Houston. He'd slow them down, hurt their defense, and clog things up in the halfcourt. Not sure there's a worse fit for Al.
 
I think the rockets should clear enough ace for Dwight Howard. That's the best fit for him. Defense would be solid, no one rebounding on them.
 
franklin said:
I think the rockets should clear enough ace for Dwight Howard. That's the best fit for him. Defense would be solid, no one rebounding on them.
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No one rebounds on them now. They had the second highest DREB% in the league this season.

A lot of people point to their transition play and pace as artificially inflating their offensive efficiency, but (if the synergysports data is to be believed) they were one of the most efficient offenses in non-transition offense (whether you include offensive rebounds or not). Where the Rockets were weak last season was off-ball and post defense. Per the synergysports data, they did quite well against isos and PnR ball handlers, but struggled just about everywhere else defensively (notably on post-ups, which are relatively easy to get, and spot-ups, which are easily the biggest part of halfcourt offense).

Dwight can definitely help on the defensive side of the ball, thwarting the post-ups that the sub-par stretch 4s the Rockets trotted out this year couldn't, and allowing the Rockets perimeter players to stay at home (Harden and Lin, though, are not exactly stalwarts in this regard), but he might clog things up for them in halfcourt offense (since Asik is pretty useless away from the basket...thus their use of stretch 4s this season). Statistically, Dwight has been extremely effective in pick and rolls over his career, but has gotten far more of his offense out of the post (it may be that Dwight pick and rolls are predictable since he can't consistently hit a jumper), where his results have been mixed (very poor this year).

If the Rockets can clear the cap space to get Dwight while keeping their other 4 starters (Asik, Parsons, Harden, Lin), they can probably also clear Asik and pick up Millsap. Dwight-Millsap preserves their offense (or potentially improves it) AND improves their defense. THAT could be a deadly team.
 
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