Why are Houston Rockets such an unattractive destination for quality free agents

BECAUSE IT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TREAT HIGH QUALITY ATHELETES LIKE ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ask bonzi and francis haha. They were traded in their 1st year. (Francis 2nd time back) Artest, well, he didn't get what he wanted.

 

Because we have "fans" on clutch asking questions like "Why can't the Rockets draw quality agents like other teams"! :grin:

 

I have a feeling more people then you think will take this post seriously.

 

BUT EVERYBODY KNOW NERD MOREY NO CAN NBA!

 

Can you mention the last time the Rockets had significant cap space to actually lure free agents?

 

This thread is not valid.

The Rockets got one of the more desired free agents last year with Trevor Ariza so what is your point?

Exactly what free agents are refusing to come here? Or are you referring to the ones we will not over pay for?

And Carl Herrara, you can not name one single player the Rockets have mistreated. However, I can name some prima donna's such as TMac that received a kings ransom from the Rockets only to whine and be less cooperative with the team than his pay check required.

 

When you say . . . . OTHER TEAMS . . Who do you mean?

Let's take a look
* Atlanta Hawks
* Boston Celtics
* Charlotte Bobcats
** Chicago Bulls
* Cleveland Cavaliers
* Dallas Mavericks
* Denver Nuggets
* Detroit Pistons
* Golden State Warriors
* Houston Rockets
* Indiana Pacers
* Los Angeles Clippers
** Los Angeles Lakers
* Memphis Grizzlies
** Miami Heat
* Milwaukee Bucks
* Minnesota Timberwolves
* New Jersey Nets
* New Orleans Hornets
** New York Knicks
* Oklahoma City Thunder
* Orlando Magic
* Philadelphia 76ers
* Phoenix Suns
* Portland Trail Blazers
* Sacramento Kings
* San Antonio Spurs
* Toronto Raptors
* Utah Jazz
* Washington Wizards

Which cities do you see folx clamouring for
Miami - Beaches and . . . . .
New York - Fame and Money
LA - Fame and Money
Chicago - MJ jocking .. .

What other ones are players fighting to get too?

Rocket River

 

Capspace doesn't matter. What Morey needed to do was suck T-Mac's balls. When he didn't, we were automatically screwed.

 

We know this is a blatant and ridiculous LIE!!!
T-Mac has no balls!!

Rocket River
oops. . . maybe you mean the basketballs he keeps heaving at the rim.

 

T-Mac was a high quality player, when he asked for a trade to Houston to play with Yao. After Yao's injuries, it was all downhill. Nobody wants to play with a 7'6" Living Foot Injury.

 

Dream forced that by being greedy. I don't blame Les for calling his bluff.

Oh, and how did that work out for Toronto?

.

 

You know what it is about Houston?

HUMIDITY

But if you learn to live with it, Houston is a great city to live in.

 

Yao Ming


He is a great draw when healthy, but because his situation is tenative, he is hurting any chance of getting a top quality Free Agent, IMO.

DD

 

For sure,but his expiring contract can be useful in the long run.

 

Free-agents often tend to want a very limited number of things:

1. Go to a team that can contend
2. Go to a team where they can start or get more minutes
3. Be reunited with a coach they like
4. Go home to the place they're from or went to college
5. get the biggest check
6. play for a big market (hard to remember examples though)

Don't want:

1. decreased minutes
2. to go to team with terrible cultures or that are a mess -- GS, Clippers, Memphis
3. to go places that are foreign to them, or too cold
4. to go to small markets
5. to take a pay-cut or be "under-valued" (in their mind)


In terms of houston: I think we have a great, respected coach, but the team is hard to predict b/c of yao's recent injury history, and that makes it hard for players to predict if we are a near-term contender or not. we have a lot of players that look very promising but it might take another half or full season to figure out which way they are going in this leagure -- role player, starts, potential stars, etc.

houston could be a very young team in a year w/o yao and shane and luis... or we can be stabilized with a healthy yao and positive prognosis for yao, the development of our young talent and perhaps dramatically increased value of the knicks draft picks if the lose the free agent sweepstakes.

tough to tell.

as far as houston the city, it's not nyc or la or boston or chicago or miami to free-agents except those that make their off-season homes here. however winning and org stability overcomes all that. free agents are happy to go to SA and Orlando.

Love to hear some more thoughts on what does and does not attract FAs.

 

Er... those "quality" free agents were both out of the league a few months later.