Another steal, again?

Morey seems to have a great eye for talent or/and great scouts
I am even interested in players that they have let go from Greg Smith, Aaron Brooks, to Jordan Hendricks
Must admit all steals in Chandler Parsons (2nd round), Terrence Jones (took 1 year to develop), and the development of Patrick Beverely
He turned the expiring of Jared Jeffries, our 1st rounder, Jordan Hill into a Laker's 1st rounder, and a swap (that didn't go through)
Essentially getting 2 1st rounder's for absorbing JJ's one year 5-6m deal

He didn't keep Dragic or Lowry but acquired them at cheap deals, also acquiring one of the TOP Euro's at G/F from Portland which Grunweld drafted a couple years back
He acquired Dragic and Lowry at minimum prices while selling Camby and Courtney Lee for 2 2nd rounders each
Though Dragic and Lowry are both >>> than Lin, it was a move for generating a fan base till they acquired 2 ALL STAR's in Harden and then D12 AFTER
Yes he made another mistake in a 1st rounder for White but he has formed a strong nucleus of young talents and they own ALL of their own picks, in addition to many future picks of other teams

Will they STARPHUQ for Melo?
I don't know but if they lose, it certainly would increase our chances unless they find trading partners that would take Lin/Asik for trade exemptions as expirings
Otherwise, it would make sense for both Melo and Phil Jackson to work a deal out

They still get the MLE to add even more talents and vet min's will go to Houston because of the STATE tax in both Texas and Florida to their advantage of higher % of winning a ring than most teams
Part of the reason why I think Melo would certainly strongly consider Houston, with the ability to compete for a ring, with ALL STAR's, and Role players/defenders/shooters/ball handlers to compliment him
Houston just needs to give the same treatment that they gave D12 but with the addition of D12 and free work outs with Hakeem, CA's interest would be higher
Only other team could be the Heat with Lebron, Wade, and Bosh being good friends with the warm weather

yellowboy90 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:They have a great D-League team. Surprising not a lot of teams are using their model.

When do you know a model is a success or failure?

great question. I guess if you have a big enough sample size. Rockets has had a slew of players that played in their D-League team that is succesful in the NBA.

yellowboy90 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:They have a great D-League team. Surprising not a lot of teams are using their model.

When do you know a model is a success or failure?

great question. I guess if you have a big enough sample size. Rockets has had a slew of players that played in their D-League team that is succesful in the NBA.

Yes, but what if they go on to other teams or what if Houston never sees an WCF?

My take is WCF is not the barometer to use for good use of D-League, better we measure the talent and growth of talent for those coming out of your D-league team.

BigDaddyG wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:-^great for us!

Wow, Parson's stock has really taken a beating during these playoffs. Maybe we can juice them out of Canaan as well. I gotta admit, I'm getting off on the desperation of Houston's fans lol

They sound like us, and most others when things go wrong. Get mad, find blame, then think they have the answer, then complain about trades they should have made......

Lament about "Should have traded x player when his value was up........."

Parsons is not a listed stock, certainly to followed the fans emotion and trade after a bad game/series would not be the good math of a successful GM or team.

Believe it or not teams know their roster problems. They just won't talk about it.

NBA and the CBA is different now and parity is taking hold. Sure they were the 4th seed but now in playoff time its about matchups.

Rockets began their rebuld with Lin and Asik but found Harden, got a nice prize in Parsons and then wooed Dwight. Lin and Asik eat big cap and are not good fits. Rockets were fortunate to get Harden, Parsons and Dwight.

They need back court help. In fact, every team has roster gaps, there are not great teams in the NBA. Spurs were the best and have the most balance but have some age on them. Memphis filled a big gap with Miller and is healthy. Warriors are just not as good as Clippers and miss a healthy Bogot.

If Melo is the answer what is the question?

Nalod wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:-^great for us!

Wow, Parson's stock has really taken a beating during these playoffs. Maybe we can juice them out of Canaan as well. I gotta admit, I'm getting off on the desperation of Houston's fans lol

They sound like us, and most others when things go wrong. Get mad, find blame, then think they have the answer, then complain about trades they should have made......

Lament about "Should have traded x player when his value was up........."

Parsons is not a listed stock, certainly to followed the fans emotion and trade after a bad game/series would not be the good math of a successful GM or team.

Believe it or not teams know their roster problems. They just won't talk about it.

NBA and the CBA is different now and parity is taking hold. Sure they were the 4th seed but now in playoff time its about matchups.

Rockets began their rebuld with Lin and Asik but found Harden, got a nice prize in Parsons and then wooed Dwight. Lin and Asik eat big cap and are not good fits. Rockets were fortunate to get Harden, Parsons and Dwight.

They need back court help. In fact, every team has roster gaps, there are not great teams in the NBA. Spurs were the best and have the most balance but have some age on them. Memphis filled a big gap with Miller and is healthy. Warriors are just not as good as Clippers and miss a healthy Bogot.

If Melo is the answer what is the question?

Agreed. You can't fly off the handle after one playoff series. No one could've predicted the series LaMarcus Aldridge has had and all of the games have been close. Adding Melo won't improve the coaching and it definitely won't improve Houston's defense at the power forward and shooting guard slots. That said, GMs aren't immune to the perception of the fans or ownership. Donnie Walsh can tell you that. Let's see how patient Morey is after his team gets bounced out of the first round.

babyKnicks wrote:Melo, Felton and jr for parsons, Asik, Lin and 2 first round picks.

I love melo, but if he opts out we need to seriously think about the future.

Asik and Lin would come off the books on 2015 (can someone consign that) and pardon is awesome and the first round picks are money.

Sounds crazy, but Lin, stat, bargs, chandler, Asik is not a bad starting 5. We still have shump and hardaway and parsons (who could easily be a starter).

And come 2015 we have a ton of cap space with Asik, Lin, chandler and bargs coming off the books.

For sure. I can role with a team of
Lin
Shump/jr/THJ
Parsons
STAT/Bargs
Tyson/Asik

That's a playoff roster with Phil and kerr's principles in place. Then I'd Lin plays well you resign him at a reasonable number. Same for asik if Tyson is let go

Then you have your 2015 plus the Houston pick or picks. And cap space for real contention oh baby!!

BigDaddyG wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:-^great for us!

Wow, Parson's stock has really taken a beating during these playoffs. Maybe we can juice them out of Canaan as well. I gotta admit, I'm getting off on the desperation of Houston's fans lol

I said this the other day -- if they get bounced in the 1st round by Portland (looks likely at this point), their season is a failure, ending that abruptly. Same deal with the Bulls who look like they're on their way out as well in similar fashion (the Rockets and Bulls were each favored to win their series). Those two teams most likely will be looking to lick their wounds, re-tool and improve as fast as possible. This bodes extremely well for us I would think. Two teams that very well may want Melo bad enough to make that big a splash to get him after a failed post-season. Both teams also would still have plenty of star power still in place, even after a deal for Anthony. It'd be logical for them to feel that adding Melo to what they'd have in place is the way to go (a hopefully healed D-Rose, Noah etc. for Chicago; Harden, D12 etc. for Houston). Each team already has a ton invested in high-salary talent, esp. Houston. You would think a trade for Melo would be a worthwhile move for either club, going that extra step toward winning a title.. Each team has the resources to trade for him. Here's hoping these 2 teams lose one more game and do get bounced -- only bodes well for us. We need to force direct competition between these two interested teams -- then maybe get the Lakers involved too. Maybe one more mystery team enters the mix as well...Now that's 3-4 teams competing against one another. That kind of competition should only drive the price up in our favor. IF IT'S CLEAR MELO'S DONE IN NY (big 'if' - no one's sure yet, prob. not even Melo.. If he comes back, great -- then we do a 180° and concentrate on re-tooling around him---I'd be OK with that too if Jax and co. felt we could ultimately succeed going that route), P-Jax needs to play all these teams against one another like a violin and drive the price up as far as he can. That's the name of the game. This man can't be allowed to just up and leave us high & dry for nothing. The man ABSOLUTELY needs to be traded for suitable assets in exchange if it becomes clear he's gone.

Finestrg wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:-^great for us!

Wow, Parson's stock has really taken a beating during these playoffs. Maybe we can juice them out of Canaan as well. I gotta admit, I'm getting off on the desperation of Houston's fans lol

I said this the other day -- if they get bounced in the 1st round by Portland (looks likely at this point), their season is a failure, ending that abruptly. Same deal with the Bulls who look like they're on their way out as well in similar fashion (the Rockets and Bulls were each favored to win their series). Those two teams most likely will be looking to lick their wounds, re-tool and improve as fast as possible. This bodes extremely well for us I would think. Two teams that very well may want Melo bad enough to make that big a splash to get him after a failed post-season. Both teams also would still have plenty of star power still in place, even after a deal for Anthony. It'd be logical for them to feel that adding Melo to what they'd have in place is the way to go (a hopefully healed D-Rose, Noah etc. for Chicago; Harden, D12 etc. for Houston). Each team already has a ton invested in high-salary talent, esp. Houston. You would think a trade for Melo would be a worthwhile move for either club, going that extra step toward winning a title.. Each team has the resources to trade for him. Here's hoping these 2 teams lose one more game and do get bounced -- only bodes well for us. We need to force direct competition between these two interested teams -- then maybe get the Lakers involved too. Maybe one more mystery team enters the mix as well...Now that's 3-4 teams competing against one another. That kind of competition should only drive the price up in our favor. IF IT'S CLEAR MELO'S DONE IN NY (big 'if' - no one's sure yet, prob. not even Melo.. If he comes back, great -- then we do a 180° and concentrate on re-tooling around him---I'd be OK with that too if Jax and co. felt we could ultimately succeed going that route), P-Jax needs to play all these teams against one another like a violin and drive the price up as far as he can. That's the name of the game. This man can't be allowed to just up and leave us high & dry for nothing. The man ABSOLUTELY needs to be traded for suitable assets in exchange if it becomes clear he's gone.

Minor update:

Chicago is out