[Speculation] Josh Smith and Ty Lawson Transactions Made Team Unhappy?

i'd agree. i don't want to be mad at the past, though. how can we get outta this mess?

 

It's a good educated guess. I would add that there were rumors that the Rockets had no bites on trading Terrence Jones. I felt like they were trying to make room for Josh and DMo when those rumors surfaced.

 

No...players talked about "bringing almost everyone back and now we added Ty".....they liked giving up no one in rotation for him.

Smith left because he wanted PT to get another deal, LA could guarantee that more then Houston. Giving him guarantee here would be lying amd giving him more money would cut into other deals. No reason for players not to understand it was business and best for both sides to part ways

 

I thought Josh Smith said moving to L.A. would be hard on his family. Houston offered him more money than L.A.

He chose to go to the Clippers for less money.

 

Josh Smith left us on his own. Took less money to go play for a team we just won an epic series against. And you can bet the Kings offered more money than we did. Sure, Morey could have promised Josh a bigger role, I absolutely would rather have him than T Jones right now. But Josh not being here is just as much on Josh as it is anyone else.

 

I sorta hate how overrated Smith has become on this site, look, he haven't had much success in terms of chemistry anywhere, plays few good months in Houston and all of the sudden his a savior, look whats happening now in Clippers land, same ol' same ol'. I'm not saying Ty isn't bringing issues, but if you think McHale and team having no proper preason is less of an issue then losing Smith i got nothing else to add.

 

my gut reaction is that it seems a little too "soap opera-ish," makes the Rockets out to be the team version of the Morris brothers. but I'll be curious to hear what others think. These are grown men, and paid professionals--they ought to be able to come together regardless.

 

Josh is playing 15 mpg over in LA and only scoring 5.5 ppg. Maybe a trade back to Houston is in order?

 

Rockets had a very stable offseason, Chronic team depression due to not resigning a rental backup PF and swapping Prigioni for Lawson? Doubtful.

 

I mean, even if the players were mad, I doubt sucking this bad could come from pouting alone.

 

We miss him, he played with heart and did some dumbass **** but he was a fighter and we are missing our fight right now, I want my smoove

 

I'm all for the Josh Smith love but you guys are really making a bigger deal out of an average than needs to be made. Losing ONE role player isn't making harden lazy, ariza slower w/ a worst jumpshot, brewer terrible, Beverley bad defensively/useless offensively...

 

Smith left despite having an offer on the table. I've read that people know the reason why he left and it differs from his public statements... but I won't speculate as I have zero insight into the situation. Smith leaving of his own volition shouldn't cause a bunch of grown adults to sulk when they're getting millions to play a freaking game.

 

i think it's clear that letting Smoove walk really hurt chemistry (much more than i realized). And the fact that DMo didn't start the season increased the void at the 4 and contributed to losing, which made the team even more disgruntled.

 

"Not the same group" sounds more and more like a psychological status than a roster status.

 

I blame Adidas

 

Smith left not because of money, and you gotta remember...minimum in Houston> minimum in LA due to tax reasons. So whatever you guys listen to is bull****.

He left cause James tried to **** his wife. This upset more than just Smith, try Dwight, Bev, etc.

 

Hhhhmmmm . . . . .. . could be

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