Rockets acquire Thomas Robinson; Morris traded to Phoenix; Patterson, Douglas, Aldrich to Kings

I like his hustle. P-pat will be missed but I did not like his playing style.

 

Well, I think its a different story if we weren't shooting for max cap space.

 

$1 million in cash consideration. That's all the Maloofs care about.

 

Quick, name 5 players selected after him you would rather have than either him or a 2nd round pick.

 

Thomas Robinson, still a very young player and a rookie, is trying to find his niche in the NBA right now. 5th pick of the 2012 draft... He is a bruiser type player that is physical and is not afraid of contact.

Thomas Robinson may be struggling right now but he's still a rookie that is still learning. There are tons of rookies who struggled their rookie year and still turn out to be great players like Harden. But Thomas Robinson has more upside than both Patterson and Morris combine.

 

This trade probably frees up money to lighten the load in the move to Seattle.

 

My math may be off but with the T-Rob deal we were slightly intaking more salary than giving out, and given the fact that Clutch stated cap room is "king" it made sense to shed Morris' contract.

 

Underrated aspect of this trade-

Francisco Garcia has a $6.4 Mil TEAM OPTION next season. This will be valuable as hell as a trade chip or the Rockets could simply decline the option if they go after a max FA.

 

Never will i take those words seriously again.

Morey at the press confrence...

"Yeah...Robinson is obviously a great player with potential, we'v sought after him since the draft..." " We didn't expect to make any deals, we we're happy with our squad the way it was...we liked patterson, douglas, aldrich and the twin, but of course were always looking to upgread the roster, and we're really happy about this trade..."

All in his " im bored " sounding voice.

 

maybe bc the Kings are garbage and he doesn't fit in? Up and Down offense with an athletic 6'10 PF? I like it. Lin better get good at alley oops!

 

Morey's reasoning is that early 2nd round picks are more valuable than late 1st, because they pick form the same talent pool but 2nd round picks' contracts are not guaranteed. And Suns' 2nd round pick is definitely early 2nd.

 

The question we should be asking is:

How bad was T Rob for SAC to give him up?

 

So what's his game like?

After watching the highlight video (yeah, those aren't really very helpful - but at least it was 9 minutes after only half a season...) Id say:

- great athleticism and speed
- knack for offensive rebounds
- knack for chasing down blocks
- good hands
- creative and relentless finisher around the basket

I don't know about his jumper, defense and BB IQ - anyone ready to share some insight on why he was underperforming (at least in the eyes of the Kings - some young players just take some time to get used to the NBA)?

 

Alot of dunks and good defense but I don't see him stretching the floor with a jump shot

 

Dunking Robinson is not what the Rockets need. They need someone to spread the floor...how the hell you spread for the floor w/ him on the floor...?? Now Harden and Lin can't penetrate because they're sagging and leave Robinson wide open cause they know he can't shoot like Patrick. Good job Moron...i mean Morey!

 

I cannot believe this. What a trade.

 

You can look at it that way

I see the majority of GMs miss on 1st round picks at least 50% of the time. It's just the way this stuff goes. No one bats 1.000

However, most GMs will play out that 1st round pick in hopes of a turnaround. When they're still busts, they leave for nothing. Morey, instead, sells his mistake for 50 cents on the dollar instead of going bankrupt. I call that smart

 

I guess Robinson could also play minutes at center.

Or no?

 

Yeah I'm guessing that they are making a last ditch effort to get someone who can get along with Cousins. They want to keep Cousins but he has made it hard on them.

 

Its just the Maloofs sucking cash out of the organization before they leave.

They don't care.