If the league wants to get rid of super teams it needs to take off the max for individual players
***Official Houston Rockets Quest for the Championship Thread II***
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Last: 8 yr ago by Hickory High
So Vegas odds have to be almost worse than even money for GS to win the title right?
Gasol to the Spurs, Bogut to the Mavs.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
is Joel Anthony still available?
quote:Jennings signing with the Knicks.quote:I don't think he can be gotten that cheaply. I would do it in a heartbeat.
Use the money to take a flier on Brandon Jennings. He doesn't play defense, either.
1y5mm.
quote:Well that is cheap as hell.quote:Jennings signing with the Knicks.quote:I don't think he can be gotten that cheaply. I would do it in a heartbeat.
Use the money to take a flier on Brandon Jennings. He doesn't play defense, either.
1y5mm.
I guess he expects to prove he's good again and then get a big payday in 2017.
Similar to Rondo in Sac last year.
Today has been crazy. It will be fun to look back a year from now when we get Durant. "I will go down with this ship." 
I'm OK if we concede the west for 5 years and rebuild at this point. Warriors are too good and next year's draft is supposed to be deep
The problem is we won't. We will get another 8 seed just to get but jammed but GS. ****ing tanking is the only option in today's NBA without 3 studs
Are you sure we aren't tanking? We just committed the next 4 years to Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon (and their joints, muscles, bones and giant flaws as players) for a noticeable portion of our cap.
How could anyone watch the Pelicans last year and think....mmm...I gotta have that supporting cast.
In fact, if you watched any basketball at all last year you know the outcome of this season is basically set in stone:
Ryan Anderson's hip will go out, Eric Gordon's knee will explode and James Harden is just going to get fat and not play D. In fact, nobody will play D. We will score 135 points a game (give up 150) and finish dead last in the NBA.
Maybe this is what well engineered tanking looks like. So entertaining nobody will question it...
How could anyone watch the Pelicans last year and think....mmm...I gotta have that supporting cast.
In fact, if you watched any basketball at all last year you know the outcome of this season is basically set in stone:
Ryan Anderson's hip will go out, Eric Gordon's knee will explode and James Harden is just going to get fat and not play D. In fact, nobody will play D. We will score 135 points a game (give up 150) and finish dead last in the NBA.
Maybe this is what well engineered tanking looks like. So entertaining nobody will question it...
But like, it's not tho.
HTH
HTH
The Rockets pretty much entered full fledged tanking mode by hiring D'Antoni, but it should be pretty entertaining tanking.
Might as well be entertained though because it's a 2 team race to the Championship barring some injuries to GS and CLE.
Might as well be entertained though because it's a 2 team race to the Championship barring some injuries to GS and CLE.
Y'all are crazy. We're going to be improved from last year's **** show. I'm thinking 50 wins.
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How could anyone watch the Pelicans last year and think....mmm...I gotta have that supporting cast.
lol, truth.
Rockets for sure made the dumbest signing yet in FA with Anderson
Having Anderson and Gordon on the books for that long is the biggest albatross...4 years each for guys that aren't exactly models of durability. Anderson has missed double digit games per season every year but two...Gordon's injury history is well-known.
Harden is a UFA after the 2017-18 season, and if the Rockets are still non-competitive (for a title...I don't expect to see 20-62 or anything like that), I figure he'll walk.
Harden is a UFA after the 2017-18 season, and if the Rockets are still non-competitive (for a title...I don't expect to see 20-62 or anything like that), I figure he'll walk.
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
quote:I am pro Anderson. I love the signing. I even like the Gordon signing. However it isn't enough. We need a better PG, C, and bench.
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
quote:Anderson would have been nice paired with Dwight. But at $20mm/year, that's a hell of a lot of cash for a 17/6 player.
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
quote:for 10-12M? Sure? For 20m?? This guy can't guard anyone And is a white Channing Frye
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
quote:Is it now?quote:Anderson would have been nice paired with Dwight. But at $20mm/year, that's a hell of a lot of cash for a 17/6 player.
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
Beal 20-4-3 (25 M)
Whiteside 14-12-4 (25 M)
Batum 15-6-6 (24 M)
Parsons 13-5-3 (24 M)
Barnes 12-5-2 (24 M)
Anderson 17-6 (20 M)
Deng 12-6-2 (18 M)
Bazemore 12-5-2 (18 M)
Turner 11-5-4 (18 M)
Gordon 15-2-3 (18 M)
Fournier 15-3-3 (17 M)
Mozgov 6-2 (16 M)
I would say both guys got the new market value.
quote:quote:for 10-12M? Sure? For 20m?? This guy can't guard anyone And is a white Channing Frye
I believe just a year ago, everyone wanted to go get Anderson. Now that we have him, we have people *****ing. Not surprised.
The market has changed. He's basically a 10-12 million guy 2 years ago
Guys are getting overvalued right now because teams are spending all their new cap space on one or two players. The cap went up 34%, but for Anderson 12mm to 20mm is a 67% increase.
Anderson is worth 12/70 = 17% of the cap, but probably not 20/94=22% of the cap. It's tough to put together a 12 man roster when you spend more than a fifth of it on a non-star who doesn't defend.
Anderson is worth 12/70 = 17% of the cap, but probably not 20/94=22% of the cap. It's tough to put together a 12 man roster when you spend more than a fifth of it on a non-star who doesn't defend.
But the cap isn't staying at 94. It is supposed to be ~108 next year.
Ulrich nailed it. 20% of the cap is on RA. 20% of the cap last year was $14mm. I don't think he was worth that, either.
He's a great shooter. But he is injury prone, doesn't play defense and doesn't add a ton of other things to your team. He's a good 3rd/4th option guy, just like Chandler Parsons would be. Only, he is now expected to be the 2nd option.
One more year of underpaid Harden, then Harden's salary is going to shoot up to 30% of the cap. So Harden+Anderson = 50%+ of the cap. Add in Gordon's contract and you have 60-65% of the cap with those three, two of which have shown to be really brittle. Hard to squeeze in a max player (30-35%) when you have 60-65% taken up with those three.
He's a great shooter. But he is injury prone, doesn't play defense and doesn't add a ton of other things to your team. He's a good 3rd/4th option guy, just like Chandler Parsons would be. Only, he is now expected to be the 2nd option.
One more year of underpaid Harden, then Harden's salary is going to shoot up to 30% of the cap. So Harden+Anderson = 50%+ of the cap. Add in Gordon's contract and you have 60-65% of the cap with those three, two of which have shown to be really brittle. Hard to squeeze in a max player (30-35%) when you have 60-65% taken up with those three.
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But the cap isn't staying at 94. It is supposed to be ~108 next year.
Last I saw they were saying 100, which is an increase but still leaves Anderson at 20% of the cap.
1) Les isn't going to tank, at least not intentionally. He went and hired Dantoni and so far I would say that Anderson and Gordon fit the profile of guys who could properly function in his system.
2) Are the contracts for Anderson & Gordon favorable to the Rockets? arguably not. However, what was the alternative? Just sit tight, let Dwight and Jones walk, then roll out the leftovers + Dekker + Rookies? Wait until all the upper and mid-level guys are signed then pick up a bunch of bottom feeders? I think signing Anderson and Gordon will improve our roster from a talent perspective over what we had last year and there are plenty of other teams that would have liked these guys on their roster.
You can have an opinion one way or the other on this team as we sit here at the beginning of July, but until they get on the court and start working together under a new head coach theres no way to really know how all of this is going to pan out. Should be pretty interesting to say the least from a Rockets fan perspective.
2) Are the contracts for Anderson & Gordon favorable to the Rockets? arguably not. However, what was the alternative? Just sit tight, let Dwight and Jones walk, then roll out the leftovers + Dekker + Rookies? Wait until all the upper and mid-level guys are signed then pick up a bunch of bottom feeders? I think signing Anderson and Gordon will improve our roster from a talent perspective over what we had last year and there are plenty of other teams that would have liked these guys on their roster.
You can have an opinion one way or the other on this team as we sit here at the beginning of July, but until they get on the court and start working together under a new head coach theres no way to really know how all of this is going to pan out. Should be pretty interesting to say the least from a Rockets fan perspective.
They were saying it's never happened in NBA history on ESPN
quote:Just saw he went to Dallass. ****
Seth Curry now a UFA. I say we make him an offer.
Knowing Morey, he could also use one or both of Gordon and Anderson as trade pieces. I don't see him sitting on those two and Harden as the foundation of the team for more than a year or two.
Since when has Adam Schefter started reporting NBA news....?
quote:Neither should be your foundation, but I could see both being high level role players that you need to win in the playoffs. Harden needs an equal on the court in order to really be able to make a serious run.
Knowing Morey, he could also use one or both of Gordon and Anderson as trade pieces. I don't see him sitting on those two and Harden as the foundation of the team for more than a year or two.
The 2017-18 cap is going to be above 100 M. I have seen as high as 110 M estimated. It shouldn't be hard to fit in another max player with a little movement not involving Gordon & Anderson (assuming they work out).
We need to overachieve this year and lure in a max player. Looking ahead I don't think we can lure Westbrook, CP3, or Curry. Griffin could maybe possibly be an option, but I think Hayward is more likely. Or if Capela doesn't develop enough then you have Adams or Noel, but neither of them are good enough to take you to a title.
quote:he broke the news of durant going to post his announcement on the player's tribune. he's well connected
Since when has Adam Schefter started reporting NBA news....?
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