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Rockets waive Sean Williams

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by batkins, Aug 28, 2012.

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  1. batkins

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    #1 batkins, Aug 28, 2012
  2. J.R.

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    They waived a power forward?! What on this green earth are they thinking?!

    :p



    That move was expected.
     
    #2 J.R., Aug 28, 2012
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    He was too tall and athletic anyway.
     
    #3 thumbs, Aug 28, 2012
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    He's 6'10, its fine. Now if he was 6'9, I'd be calling for Morey's head.
     
    #4 QazQay, Aug 28, 2012
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    Well . . . better late than never! :grin:
     
    #5 BimaThug, Aug 28, 2012
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    more to go!!!!!
     
    #6 teebone21, Aug 28, 2012
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    What's the impact in waiting so long? Salary fully guaranteed? Or just a part of it?
     
    #7 DrNuegebauer, Aug 28, 2012
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    "Center":)
     
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    Nah. None of his salary was guaranteed. From what I can gather, they may have somehow renegotiated his guarantee back a month (maybe in case they could use his salary in a Dwight Howard trade?) but still couldn't clear up the roster glut by the extended guarantee date.

    The move was made this week in order to avoid having his salary count against the cap.

    Since (to my knowledge) no other "non-fully guaranteed" contract (Livingston, Smith, Fortson, Simpson) has an early guarantee date, there will probably be no more waivings until training camp unless there is a need for that roster spot or if the Rockets are just doing that player a favor so he can catch on with another team.
     
    #9 BimaThug, Aug 28, 2012
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    OK this is the last straw... I'm done with the Rockets! :mad:
     
    #10 Jontro, Aug 28, 2012
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    Thank goodness we didn't waive a 6'9" power forward.
     
    #11 Someguy1229, Aug 28, 2012
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    didn't even know he was on the team.loll
     
    #12 ejarts, Aug 28, 2012
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    Just making room for Roger Clemens to join the roster.
     
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    Meh. I forgot he was on the team.
    Oh well. Next!!
     
    #14 coachbadlee, Aug 28, 2012
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    now you know we're tanking.
     
    #15 magnetik, Aug 28, 2012
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    SPLASH. In all serious news though could someone give me a little reminder list of whose been waived Williams Jordan the rest is errrrr a blur
     
    #16 Muaz, Aug 28, 2012
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Reports: Miami Heat to eye recently released Sean Williams? <a href="http://t.co/jXXYsMwu" title="http://cbsprt.co/Trv05L">cbsprt.co/Trv05L</a></p>&mdash; Eye on Basketball (@EyeOnBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/EyeOnBasketball/status/240622218550341632" data-datetime="2012-08-29T01:29:42+00:00">August 29, 2012</a></blockquote>
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    #17 Commodore, Aug 28, 2012
  18. CantBeRight

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    Oh god dammit!
     
    #18 CantBeRight, Aug 28, 2012
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    So he will probably get a championship ring sooner than the other Rockets who were not waived.
     
    #19 LinHype, Aug 28, 2012
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    I know what you mean man. Sean Williams was the last thread keeping me attached to the Rockets. He was hilarious in Role Models.
     
    #20 CertifiedTroll, Aug 28, 2012
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