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Report: Rockets to make 'all-out push' for LeBron James

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cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24593226/report-rockets-to-make-all-out-push-for-lebron-james

Bleacher Report reports that while the Houston Rockets may not have a shot at Kevin Love, they have their sights set higher, and are primed to make an "all out push" for LeBron James, and failing that, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh.

Now, Rockets officials are aiming for the trifecta, with their sights set on the biggest prize of all: LeBron Raymone James.

A long shot? Perhaps. But the Rockets have defied expectations before.

League sources say that Houston is preparing to make an all-out push to land James when free agency opens on July 1, assuming James opts out, as expected. If the Rockets miss out on James, they will turn their full attention to Carmelo Anthony. Chris Bosh is also on the radar.

via Rockets Poised to Make Texas-Sized Offers in NBA Free Agency to LeBron, Melo | Bleacher Report.

Houston made runs at all three players in 2010's free agency and when Anthony was debating who to be traded to in 2011. They struck out on each player. But since then they've added James Harden and Dwight Howard. They have an aggressive owner who's willing to spend, the tax break of no state income tax, a dynamic guard and a dominant center.

Of course, to get there, the Rockets have to first clear space. They would have to find takers for Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik, both on the books for $8 million in cap space and $15 million in salary through poison pills, and likely more unless James takes a massive paycut.

Then they'd have to convince James to leave Miami, which is still unlikely, given everything.

So the odds aren't great. Anthony's maybe a more likely option. They can provide Anthony real superstar help, the tax situation alleviates the money he's leaving behind in New York. He gives them a scoring threat, but doesn't provide them with a real upgrade at their biggest need: defense.

Bosh, by far, is the most interesting candidate. Bosh would fit perfectly next to Howard. He can defend pick and roll out to the perimeter and stretch the floor. He fits exceptionally well on both sides of the ball. Bosh has long resisted returning to Texas (he grew up in Dallas). But if he could be convinced, that would be ideal from a basketball perspective.

But one thing's certain. The Rockets, again, intend to be aggressive. Dwight Howard has said he won't try and recruit anyone to come to Houston.
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#1 Smook, Jun 20, 2014

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Odd, I figured Anthony would be the initial push.

#2 Jayzers_100, Jun 20, 2014
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In other news, reports say teams will draft players during the NBA draft

#3 Pieman2005, Jun 20, 2014
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Report: it's referring to the same article post in this thread.....

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=255589

fwiw, I think when we hosted the All Star game last year, we showed players how the city is as a basketball town. It will never outdo football, but still a hell of a NBA City

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Dave2000 said: ↑

Report: it's referring to the same article post in this thread.....

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=255589

fwiw, I think when we hosted the All Star game last year, we showed players how the city is as a basketball town. It will never outdo football, but still a hell of a NBA City
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Yes, our bottom 10 attendance for most of the last few years is very impressive

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Pieman2005 said: ↑

Yes, our bottom 10 attendance for most of the last few years is very impressive
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Ehh.. not really

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance

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Pieman2005 said: ↑

Yes, our bottom 10 attendance for most of the last few years is very impressive
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It's not, but our strip clubs are.

#9 NotChandlerParsons, Jun 20, 2014
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Pieman2005 said: ↑

Yes, our bottom 10 attendance for most of the last few years is very impressive
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we were in the "bottom" 10 in the past decade once back in 2006

just because you see stupid threads by OPs that don't show up to games, doesn't mean our attendance is bad.....

TreeRollins said: ↑

Ehh.. not really

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance
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really should be by percentage

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/homePct

not every team has 20,000+ capacity stadiums

percentage ranked us #5 last year

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First words that I read... "Bleacher Report"....definitely not a good sign.

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Rockets will lose out on LeBron and Melo.

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i'm not liking the bosh idea.

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TexasRedd said: ↑

Rockets will lose out on LeBron and Melo.
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Were you saying the same about Howard?

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If I was any of those guys, I wouldn't leave the Eastern Conference for the Western Conference. The west is STACKED so good luck trying to say you made it to the NBA finals 4 years in a row from the West.

With the way the Heat looked in the finals, I don't know if they would have even made it out of the 1st Round...

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Need to start filming the George Bush, George Foreman, Booker T et al recruiting video right away, and order a new supply of Ipads for LeBron's "team".

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TechieOne said: ↑

If I was any of those guys, I wouldn't leave the Eastern Conference for the Western Conference. The west is STACKED so good luck trying to say you made it to the NBA finals 4 years in a row from the West.

With the way the Heat looked in the finals, I don't know if they would have even made it out of the 1st Round...
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Who cares about making the Finals if you're just going to lose once you get there? LeBron doesn't give two ****s about conference titles.

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Dave2000 said: ↑

we were in the "bottom" 10 in the past decade once back in 2006

just because you see stupid threads by OPs that don't show up to games, doesn't mean our attendance is bad.....

really should be by percentage

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/homePct

not every team has 20,000+ capacity stadiums

percentage ranked us #5 last year
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True, I was wrong about being in the bottom 10, but we were in the bottom half a lot recently.

I don't think using percentage is a good way to look at attendance. With a smaller stadium like the Toyota Center in a huge metropolitan area (6million people in the Houston metropolitan are), it should be easier to sell out games.

But we're arguing semantics really. My point is, basketball is not that big in Houston. I don't really think that's debatable, but of course it could be just my opinion!

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So, first the article says "assuming James opts out, as expected," and then goes on to say "...they'd have to convince James to leave Miami, which is still unlikely, given everything."

WTF???

Great piece of writing there. I would imagine that it's really well-sourced also. Not a hint of conjecture or speculation there. uh uh.

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