VCoug wrote:

CashMoney wrote:

VCoug wrote:

CashMoney wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

JayNYC wrote:I wouldn't be surprised now if Houston places a call to Boston for Rondo now

I would be surprised. Morey is a statistician who knows what he's doing.

Yeah like paying Lin $8 per season for a year slightly better than Ray Felton who makes half of that. I think it's fair to say that he knows how to screw teams with the new CBA.

How is Houston screwed? They have a superstar in James Harden, are about to add another one in Dwight Howard, have a bunch of really good role players, and can make more moves if they want. Oh, and their cap number is about $20M lower than ours.

Didn't say that the Rockets were screwed. I said the Rockets screwed the Knicks and Bulls through the new CBA.

Ah, I misinterpreted that. Still, what happened with Lin had almost nothing to do with the new CBA. If it did, we wouldn't have just brought in $23M worth of Bargnani for the next two seasons.

it was all about the cba as was bringing in bargs.

knickstorrents wrote:Houston Rockets showing the rest of the league how it's done. James Harden and Dwight Howard - how many picks and assets did they give up to get them? And either one is better than Melo!

they put themselves in position to be able to get dwight but the lakers really messed up. Minimally you fire dantoni in an effort to keep dwight. They had the guy and he walked. Gave up an extra thirty mil to leave dantoni and kobe.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/7/6/4498920/dwight-howard-contract-opt-out-clause-trade-kicker-rockets

Dwight Howard will have an option to become a free agent after the 2015-16 season, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. The new Rockets center agreed to a four-year, $88 million maximum contract on Friday that will have an early termination option after the third year of the deal.

Howard could use the early termination in 2016 to re-sign with the Rockets, when he would be eligible for a five-year maximum contract with Houston, but that assumes they would still want him then. Howard will be 30 in 2016 and, after already dealing with a major back injury, there are no assurances that he will be a dominant player in three years' time.

Whether Howard is or isn't completely healthy, he could also use the opt out to leave the Rockets in 2016. That means the NBA might be a mere three years away from another Dwightmare.

In addition to the opt out, Howard also has a 15 percent trade kicker in his contract. That means, if he's traded, the mercurial big man will be paid what he is due on the remainder of his contract plus an extra 15 percent.

knickstorrents wrote:Houston Rockets showing the rest of the league how it's done. James Harden and Dwight Howard - how many picks and assets did they give up to get them? And either one is better than Melo!

Um, Dwight Howard is the one "superstar" in the whole NBA, that I want even less than MElo.

"It was expected," Shaq said. "We've all been in LA, and not a whole lot of people can handle being under the bright lights. Everybody wants to do it, but when you get there, there are certain pressures. I think it was a safe move for him to go to a little town like Houston. That's right, little town. I said it."

1. Said "no" to Hollywood and Los Angeles. Told Kobe to Phuch off in a way.

2. Did take a pay cut and did not force sign and trade thus rockets have assets to complete the team.

Maybe in a way Dwight finally made a good choice?

Nalod wrote:
Dwight is a azzhole but he did 2 things I respect him for:

1. Said "no" to Hollywood and Los Angeles. Told Kobe to Phuch off in a way.

2. Did take a pay cut and did not force sign and trade thus rockets have assets to complete the team.

Maybe in a way Dwight finally made a good choice?

ShellTopAdidas wrote:Rockets just got 10x better than they were last year!

I don't know about that, omer was a double double guy, and re directing and blocking shots, plus he could hit FT,s and had a mid range jumper, I would trade him for tyson any day of the wk..

There better no doubt, but they run up and down like MDA likes to do, and DH is not good in that kind of offense

knicks1248 wrote:

ShellTopAdidas wrote:Rockets just got 10x better than they were last year!

I don't know about that, omer was a double double guy, and re directing and blocking shots, plus he could hit FT,s and had a mid range jumper, I would trade him for tyson any day of the wk..

There better no doubt, but they run up and down like MDA likes to do, and DH is not good in that kind of offense

VCoug wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

ShellTopAdidas wrote:Rockets just got 10x better than they were last year!

I don't know about that, omer was a double double guy, and re directing and blocking shots, plus he could hit FT,s and had a mid range jumper, I would trade him for tyson any day of the wk..

There better no doubt, but they run up and down like MDA likes to do, and DH is not good in that kind of offense

Why would Houston trade Asik for Tyson when they just signed Howard?

We need a third team to take Ty Chan and yield cap space to the Rockets if such a thing is possible within the rules. Pipe dream, I know.