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utahjazz107

utahjazz107

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I don't think it as dumb as everyone is saying. They are getting rid of Scola and Martin who are the biggest contracts on their roster. If Houston lands Dwight, it will basically only be Dwight and Lin on that team. Now if Houston finds out Dwight won't resign with them, don't by shocked to see him traded at the deadline next year. They will get young assets for Dwight and since no one good is on the Rockets besides Dwight who would be traded and Lin, they will suck at probably be a lottery team. Then they will have a ton of young assets and a high draft pick PLUS A LOT of cap space to sign two very good players (Harden, Curry etc). The other scenario is if Dwight actually resigns with them and then they have the best center in the league.

Win-Win situation especially for a Houston team that built everything around Yao Ming and hasn't been doing well in years.
 
1) ORL is insisting on sending Turkoglue and/or Richardson's **** contracts with him.
2) They didn't get "rid" of Scola's contract. They still have to pay him 21M to just go away. The did clear so cap I guess though.
3) Who would give HOU jack **** at the trade deadline if Howard sulks through a whole season and refuses to sign in another place anything near value?
4) So your plan B is to gut the team of rookies and draft picks in hopes to get Curry and/or Harden in 2013?

Good luck with that.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
1) ORL is insisting on sending Turkoglue and/or Richardson's **** contracts with him.
2) They didn't get "rid" of Scola's contract. They still have to pay him 21M to just go away. The did clear so cap I guess though.
3) Who would give HOU jack **** at the trade deadline if Howard sulks through a whole season and refuses to sign in another place anything near value?
4) So your plan B is to gut the team of rookies and draft picks in hopes to get Curry and/or Harden in 2013?

Good luck with that.
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I would give Jefferson and the 2013 2nd round pick for a few month rental of Howard.
 
orangello said:
I would give Jefferson and the 2013 2nd round pick for a few month rental of Howard.
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Exactly. This would make up for giving up a probable lotto pick(Toronto's pick acquired in the Lowery deal). Lamb, White, Jones (all rookies), Martin & Scola, and being stuck with crappy Hedo Turkeyglue & Jacking Richardson?
 
utahjazz107 said:
I don't think it as dumb as everyone is saying. They are getting rid of Scola and Martin who are the biggest contracts on their roster. If Houston lands Dwight, it will basically only be Dwight and Lin on that team. Now if Houston finds out Dwight won't resign with them, don't by shocked to see him traded at the deadline next year. They will get young assets for Dwight and since no one good is on the Rockets besides Dwight who would be traded and Lin, they will suck at probably be a lottery team. Then they will have a ton of young assets and a high draft pick PLUS A LOT of cap space to sign two very good players (Harden, Curry etc). The other scenario is if Dwight actually resigns with them and then they have the best center in the league.

Win-Win situation especially for a Houston team that built everything around Yao Ming and hasn't been doing well in years.
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Getting rid of Martin? Link?
 
nightmare3983 said:
Here's a good read on what Houston is doing, with some quotes from Daryl Morey himself. In short, they're trying to develop some young guys that could be good trade chips to acquire star players down the road, like what Boston did when they got Ray Allen and KG.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/...ong-term-payoff.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss
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Creating value by playing young players is smart as long Houston doesn't fall in love with one of them and over pay him a max contract.
 
nightmare3983 said:
Here's a good read on what Houston is doing, with some quotes from Daryl Morey himself. In short, they're trying to develop some young guys that could be good trade chips to acquire star players down the road, like what Boston did when they got Ray Allen and KG.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/...ong-term-payoff.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss
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So you overpay for Asik and Lin and rely on - hopefully - some team being stupid enough to assume a 18-20 point player in Houston is a superstar instead of just the best option on a bad team. Umm...yeah. let's see how Houston is doing in a 2-5 years.
 
I think houston did good by not trading for Dwight. They drafted some nice pieces. I don't think Howard would have stayed
 
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