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Rockets Sign Kostas Papanikolaou

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BimaThug, Aug 8, 2014.

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Do you like the Rockets signing of Kostas Papanikolaou, using their MLE to do it?

  1. YES

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  2. NO

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  1. rocketfan21

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    I prefer Popping Nickels only because it sounds silly. Much like Boston Snackbar was my nickname of choice for Boki Nachbar.
     
    #141 rocketfan21, Aug 8, 2014
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    That's very solid FGA/FG% for only 30 games. If his 3 stroke can translate to the NBA this could be another under rated signing.
     
    #142 clos4life, Aug 8, 2014
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    I'm just imagining a lefties lineup with Harden - Kostas - Jones - Motiejunas.
     
    #143 AndySwanny, Aug 8, 2014
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    And dragic :cool:
     
    #144 Ariza4MVP, Aug 8, 2014
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    Draft Express says best case Omri Casspi?

    God I hope that's wrong.
     
    #145 mfastx, Aug 8, 2014
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    The Greek TMac?
     
    #146 mrm32, Aug 8, 2014
  7. BimaThug

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    FWIW (to those complaining about him getting the full remaining MLE, leaving the Rockets without MLE room for a "bigger name" vet), anything over about $3.3 million in the first year would have only left enough of the MLE remaining to offer an amount equivalent to the veteran's minimum salary. The Rockets have other avenues to offer that much (or more, via the BAE) and still give Kostas his deal.
     
    #147 BimaThug, Aug 8, 2014
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    Really like this signing. Much better move than signing washed up players without a 3 ball. Looking forward to seeing what he can do in the NBA.
     
    #148 Rocket Addict, Aug 8, 2014
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    Morey is a jock in NBA, his plan is the next year forever
     
    #149 b2bizchina, Aug 8, 2014
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    3 and D glue guy. Interested to see how he will play with us next season as a bench role player.
     
    #150 jayhow92, Aug 8, 2014
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    Anyone that tries to play us with a stretch 4 gets this lineup

    Bev
    Harden
    Papa
    Ariza
    Howard
     
    #151 RV6, Aug 8, 2014
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    No disrespect BimaThug, but, man, many of us are getting sick and tired of these moves being described as providing "great flexibility next summer".

    And I'm even one who is glad we didn't get Bosh or Love, and can somewhat understand the Parsons refusal to match, and even I'm beginning to want to throw up at these future flexibility excuses.
     
    #152 heypartner, Aug 8, 2014
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    - Role Player
    - Asset
    - Trade Bait
     
    #153 FTW Rockets FTW, Aug 8, 2014
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    delete...double post
     
    #154 heypartner, Aug 8, 2014
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    Future flexibility!

    Just wait 'til you hear next year about next year so they can go after Durant the next year!!! ;)
     
    #155 J.R., Aug 8, 2014
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    Splash!
     
    #156 AXG, Aug 8, 2014
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    Kostas Papanikolaou to Houston poll?

    Adding a poll.
     
    #157 Clutch, Aug 8, 2014
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    So is he an RFA if they turn down his option?
     
    #158 NotChandlerParsons, Aug 8, 2014
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    Yes, and then Mark Cuban swoops in and offers him a big contract, the NBA's best recruiter recruits him and he's gone. :p
     
    #159 J.R., Aug 8, 2014
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    No offense taken, heyp.

    I get the frustration. But I wasn't trying to trot out the "flexibility" angle in DEFENSE of the contract. I was merely stating a fact.

    Truth be told, the Rockets added a good basketball player today.

    Was the amount of his first year salary more than most expected? Yes.

    Does that hurt the Rockets' title hopes? No.

    Had this contract been offered when a clearly better NBA player was ready and willing to take a similar (one-year) deal, I'm pretty sure the Rockets would have turned to the other player instead. But I'm guessing there were no such players available who fit that description. Hell, maybe they offered some guys a second year and couldn't find any takers.

    Papanikolaou may actually be that quality backup SF that Rockets fans were clamoring for the past few weeks. Maybe the Rockets just like him more than an aging Shawn Marion, a bigger name whose game might not stack up against the younger Papanikolaou's.

    While the number startled me a bit, I'm excited about the player himself.
     
    #160 BimaThug, Aug 8, 2014
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