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(Chron) Confident Rockets lining up deals to land Jimmy Butler

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaBeard, Jun 27, 2019.

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  1. treyk3

    treyk3 Member

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    No, let’s completely alienate two great starters while we dream of Jimmy who is going to have plenty of options to join teams with cap space. Enjoy trying to negotiate an extension with Eric after this.
     
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  2. Blackjack84

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    hard cap which means we wont have any money to spend and we would have tje worst bench in the NBA and we would suck
     
    #22 Blackjack84, Jun 27, 2019
  3. DrNuegebauer

    DrNuegebauer Member

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    Ok, it's time

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    #23 DrNuegebauer, Jun 27, 2019
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    Lol they're extremely confident. Are you?
     
    #24 Cstyle42, Jun 27, 2019
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    Mike doesn’t play his bench, outside of the first 2 players, much in the playoffs anyway. Just look at Faried
     
    #25 amaru, Jun 27, 2019
  6. ParaSolid

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    There’s way too much useless information nowadays. I’m sure there’s an audience for this, but I don’t particularly care until a deal is signed. The reporting on the negotiations and posturing is just noise. It’s just teams and agents using media members for leverage.
     
    #26 ParaSolid, Jun 27, 2019
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  7. saleem

    saleem Contributing Member

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    I'm in total agreement with you here Nook. It's all on Morey and Tilman. They leak stupid information.
    CD didn't do it as much as these guys.
     
    #27 saleem, Jun 27, 2019
  8. 13BeardsIN1

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    This has to be a Tilman thing. I don’t remember soooo many leaks in the Morey era.
     
    #28 13BeardsIN1, Jun 27, 2019
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  9. treyk3

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    It is a 2019 thing. Social media gives rumors more weight.
     
    #29 treyk3, Jun 27, 2019
  10. 13BeardsIN1

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    The CP3 deal was only 2 years ago. I don’t remember so many articles.
     
    #30 13BeardsIN1, Jun 27, 2019
  11. treyk3

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    Oh this PR spree is pretty clearly Tilman, but nationally I think it’s similar. The athletic provides a local outlet for the team to speak to. It’s almost like having a second large newspaper in town.
     
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  12. 13BeardsIN1

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    That’s fair, but the bravado in these articles feels like BUY MORE SEASON TICKETS PLANS... a bring star is a comin’
     
    #32 13BeardsIN1, Jun 27, 2019
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    That’s what I don’t get. Why do the Rockets do this stuff so publicly? What is gained by them advertising their interest in Butler to the media?
     
    #33 durvasa, Jun 27, 2019
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    “We have a bench?”

    -Mike D’Antoni
     
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  15. vick

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    Vegas has Rockets as the top team to land Butler, at even money.
     
    #35 vick, Jun 27, 2019
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    DVauthrin Contributing Member

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    Unless they have an under-the-table agreement with Butler’s camp (violating NBA tampering rules), his point is quite valid. If it doesn’t come to pass, you have pissed off Eric Gordon and Capela by making all of your intentions public. So either you have to move on from them or figure out how to earn their trust back again.
     
    #36 DVauthrin, Jun 27, 2019
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    Internally I'm hoping that they are still trying to push the opt in scenario.
     
    #37 justtxyank, Jun 27, 2019
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    Rather:

    "What's a b-b-bench?"
     
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    I think that's the only scenario they have, isn't it?
     
    #39 alethios, Jun 27, 2019
  20. DVauthrin

    DVauthrin Contributing Member

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    No. They could move both Gordon and Capela in a three-team S&T for Butler at the max and hard cap themselves at the apron.
     
    #40 DVauthrin, Jun 27, 2019
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