Feigen: ROX wont spend $, cuz they have it - will go after Nene, not 2nd tier players

The chance to get either Howard or Nene is very low. Rockets likely need to be bad first before getting any better (through the drafts).

 

that's the Sooky thing about being mediocre two season in a row. in the middle is the real losing

 

All it's saying is the Rockets aren't going to spend the money they have just to spend it. They are either going to go all in on somebody that they really like (like Nene) or they won't spend money at all.



As far as Nene goes... Hell yeah I would spend the money on him. 14 pts per game on 8 shot attempts is very close to Kevin Martin offensive efficiency.

 

Need to talk NO into that Lowry and Martin for CP3 trade to have a shot at luring Dwight next summer. Look for Dwight to only leave Orlando if he can 1) get a max contract playing alongside a superstar with a chance to win a title; or 2) play in a megamarket, like L.A. or N.Y.

 

Umm... Nene is a 2nd tier player? If the Rockets are looking for a game-changer, they should (at least) pursue Dwight Howard. Nene would only marginally improve the Rockets. Howard could make them title contenders.

 

For people who keep making this a Nene or Dwight Howard thing, keep in mind that depending on the new CBA, the Rockets can make a team with both. Something like

Howard/Nene
Nene/Patterson/Donatas
Morris/Budinger
Martin/1st rounder
Lowry/1st rounder or Llul

It would be a tight squeeze with rules similar to the current cap and the CBA. But quite doable depending on Nene's asking price. Of course this assumes the Rockets either trade Scola for an expiring next year or just cut him as an amensty guy. The point is, signing Nene can still give us enough room to put together a contender if Howard wants to come.

And if Dwight Howard spurns us as expected, at least we'd have a solid center.

 

Let's not forget the possibility of an amnesty clause, that works in our favour especially if we give him a lot of money.

Worst case scenario: We sign him, doesn't work out we amnesty him.

Best case: He likes it here, upon seeing Nene and Martin, Howard realizes we have a better nucleus than the Nets (they pretty much have Williams and nothing else). To clear money for Howard, we amnesty Nene, Howard signs here and then we resign Nene. Of course, this relies on the assumption that you can resign players you've used the clause on.

As meh pointed out, until we know the CBA we don't know if we can squeeze both of them in or not.

 

Its not the fact that we dont look for game changing players but we look at the more realistic ideas. Game changers, players, arent plentiful and we arent the most luxurious city to play in.

 

Building a championship franchise is like Texas Holdem - sometimes you just get lucky, but most of the time, you just keep grinding.

Morey is just grinding away.

DD

 

if thats the case we should have folded 2 yrs ago for a better pick. 2 years of mediocre doesnt do anything, pick wise or winning wise.

 

You just play the hands you are dealt until you get Aces.....

DD

 

no superstar will want to come to here ill take nene he is a legit center but id prefer chandler

 

Do y'all consider Nene Hispanic or latino?

 

Brazilian is not Hispanic. AT ALL. You got to speak Spanish in that part of the world to be Hispanic.

Latino, yes. (It doesn't really fit the mold, but it's relatively accurate. A little antiquated.)

 

Isnt Brazilian more Portuguese? Thats not accurately Latino??

 

Cool so Les want that Latino-speaking money like with Yoa and China

 

None of what Feigen said should be news to anyone. Several of us on this BBS have been saying the exact same thing(s) for months now.

Rudy is not getting amnesty cut, at least not this year. Feigen was referring to the fact that Rudy's contract would not prevent Memphis from matching ANY offer on Marc Gasol and that the Griz would even be willing to lose money (or at least minimize profits) in the short term for a chance to win. If it doesn't work out, they could always trade Rudy or maybe--MAYBE--amnesty cut him in 2-3 years. Cutting him is highly unlikely, though.

larsv, offering $15M to Gasol??? Are you mentally deranged? First off, even with an amnesty cut (unless they cut Martin), the Rockets couldn't offer that much to anyone. Second, that would assure--more than any other move I can think of--that the Rockets would be stuck in mediocrity for the foreseeable future.

I think the Rockets either go after Nene or (if the amnesty is a use-it-or-lose-it one) wait for a guy like Andris Biedrins to shake lose and attempt to sign him for the minimum (remember, GSW would still be paying him $9M per season for the next couple of years).

Ideally, the Rockets could pull off what Orlando did in Doc's first season there as head coach. Make the playoffs, then use that success--plus oodles of cap room--to lure top free agents.

 

DH does not want to play in Houston. Any discussion involving him coming to the Rockets is a waste of time. Sure, Orlando could trade him to us, but he wouldn't be happy, and who wants an unhappy superstar? That's why Marshmallow went to NY, because he made it clear that was where he wanted to sign, and that's why Howard will be traded to his preferred destination, which I bet is either LA or Chicago.

I guess it's possible that Howard would accept Houston, but why would he want to play here? We have no superstar to pair him with and we haven't won anything since he's been in the league, nor is Houston as glamorous as LA, NY, Miami, and Chicago. Nor does Houston have the basketball legacy of Boston or the most popular owner (Cuban), so let's give up the DH fantasies and get real.

 

Nene isn't great, but he can play either the 4 or 5 and is good on both ends of the court. I'd much rather have him than potential amnesty cuts like Kaman or Biedrins, though I realize they could come much cheaper. I also think he had a better season last year than Marc Gasol.

 

LMAO..Morey states he's not doing anything for "buzz reasons", but that's all he's been about since becoming GM for the Rockets. Does anybody remember just a year ago he sent his red rowdies to go chase down Chris Bosh (out of all players) The guy is all about hype as opposed to substance, which is why Adelman should've been more involved in basketball decisions..