Houston Rockets Thread - Preseason vs Spurs (Friday)

Peep Game · Jul 1, 2015

I'm glad this isn't a year where we're cleaning out our roster for a big name. We really just need moderate upgrades (whether personsl or guys just playing better) and be set. I'm just hoping that's what happens and it isn't ignored for speculation. PG, backup center, and PF, 2 of the 3 included in the bench. Hopefully Capela continues to develop like he has been doing.

do work son · Jul 1, 2015

Llull announces he's staying in Spain. He's the roster as is.

Beverly(RFA)/Johnson/Prigioni
Harden/McDaniels
Ariza/Dekker/Papanikalou
DMo/Jones/Harrell
Dwight/Capela/Dorsey

I'm not sure how the MLE money works just yet. I know it's available for teams operating above the cap which we will be. I'm going to look into that.

Peep Game · Jul 1, 2015

Nice going Llull.

Dorsey and Prig can't be on this roster going forward. Appreciate what Prig did do for us, but him and Dorsey need to be packaged and sent somewhere.

sole searchin · Jul 1, 2015

Backup plan Rubio now? I wouldn't mind. I think he needs a change of scenery

@Thedocrocket: Blah! #LMA already knows! TOR/NYK are filler. He'll say it 2nite or 2morrow. SAorHOU. HOU chances still at 75-85%
IDK SA%. PHX has no %.

And P.S. All hail Morey.

Subpar 3s getting superstar max money and Ariza over here with his 8 million a year that declines every year.

markangelo · Jul 1, 2015

Harden/LMA/Howard would beast

Peep Game · Jul 1, 2015

Who else would be on the team though :lol

? LMA/Howard/Harden sounds great, but based on the money, they would be similar to the Bron/Bosh/Wade Heat when they had Mike Bibby and Carlos Arroyo :lol

do work son · Jul 2, 2015

sole searchin said:
Backup plan Rubio now? I wouldn't mind. I think he needs a change of scenery

@Thedocrocket: Blah! #LMA already knows! TOR/NYK are filler. He'll say it 2nite or 2morrow. SAorHOU. HOU chances still at 75-85%
IDK SA%. PHX has no %.

And P.S. All hail Morey.

Subpar 3s getting superstar max money and Ariza over here with his 8 million a year that declines every year.

Rubio is the worst shooter ever. No thanks.

markangelo · Jul 2, 2015

do work son said:
sole searchin said:

Backup plan Rubio now? I wouldn't mind. I think he needs a change of scenery

@Thedocrocket: Blah! #LMA already knows! TOR/NYK are filler. He'll say it 2nite or 2morrow. SAorHOU. HOU chances still at 75-85%
IDK SA%. PHX has no %.

And P.S. All hail Morey.

Subpar 3s getting superstar max money and Ariza over here with his 8 million a year that declines every year.

Click to expand...

Rubio is the worst shooter ever. No thanks.

overrated too

markangelo · Jul 2, 2015

Peep Game said:
Who else would be on the team though

? LMA/Howard/Harden sounds great, but based on the money, they would be similar to the Bron/Bosh/Wade Heat when they had Mike Bibby and Carlos Arroyo

Peep Game · Jul 2, 2015

do work son said:
sole searchin said:

Backup plan Rubio now? I wouldn't mind. I think he needs a change of scenery

@Thedocrocket: Blah! #LMA already knows! TOR/NYK are filler. He'll say it 2nite or 2morrow. SAorHOU. HOU chances still at 75-85%
IDK SA%. PHX has no %.

And P.S. All hail Morey.

Subpar 3s getting superstar max money and Ariza over here with his 8 million a year that declines every year.

Click to expand...

Rubio is the worst shooter ever. No thanks.

I've always been puzzled when I'd hear people in the NBA thread say Rubio is a good defender. Seriously, they'd keep stressing his defense, yet I've never seen him play any semblance of defense. A couple steals here and there does not equate to stout defense.

do work son · Jul 2, 2015

Based on what I'm reading around, we resign all of our guys, then use Pap and Jones to trade and upgrade somewhere. Maybe PG? Most likely. Then fill the roster with vet minimum contracts. Charlie Villanueva would be nice to pick up. Deadeye 3 point shooter.

do work son · Jul 2, 2015

Also, if Beverley signs with another team for 8-10 million and we don't want to match we can threaten to match and work a sign and trade with that team.

Peep Game · Jul 2, 2015

bonafide hustla · Jul 3, 2015

do work son said:
Also, if Beverley signs with another team for 8-10 million and we don't want to match we can threaten to match and work a sign and trade with that team.

no doubt. im concerned Morey's "reputation" (willing to let a guy walk/active in FA at all times) may affect that. but maybe drafting a SF/PF will convince teams that we'll need to address PG most in FA and give us some bargaining power to pull a S/T.

I just hope we don't "reach" for an upgrade.

Can we get Jerian Grant in a trade w/ the Knicks? ha. ( i hear they are interested in Bev)

do work son · Jul 3, 2015

bonafide hustla said:
do work son said:

Also, if Beverley signs with another team for 8-10 million and we don't want to match we can threaten to match and work a sign and trade with that team.

Click to expand...

no doubt. im concerned Morey's "reputation" (willing to let a guy walk/active in FA at all times) may affect that. but maybe drafting a SF/PF will convince teams that we'll need to address PG most in FA and give us some bargaining power to pull a S/T.

I just hope we don't "reach" for an upgrade.

Can we get Jerian Grant in a trade w/ the Knicks? ha. ( i hear they are interested in Bev)