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Rockets, Lakers, Hornets trade now dead

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Dec 8, 2011.

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CP3 to LAL, Gasol to HOU, Odom/Scola/Martin/Dragic/pick to NOH. Do you like the move?

  1. Yes

    332 vote(s)
    36.2%

  2. No

    585 vote(s)
    63.8%
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  1. jtr

    jtr Member

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    Will they contend - IMHO absolutely yes. Two 7 foot mobile big men in the paint Lee and Lowrey turning the screws on the outside. Does it get any better than that?

    And this deal would possibly leave us the ammunition to make a play for Iggy. Our bench would be much weaker but we would perhaps have the #1 defense in the league. And what would be our rebounding stats be? Best in the league?

    IMHO we would have our #1 offensive threat in Gasol. Who knows what his numbers would have been like if Kobe didn't have such an insane usage rate.

    Tanking and hoping for a savior in the draft tends to be an awfully slow ordeal. See Boston, TWolves, and so many other teams. It generally takes multiple years to be successful. You not only depend on the roll of ping pong balls, but the uncertainty of even finding a superstar in the draft.

    And the last couple of years - great offense and little defense. I do know where that got us.
     
    #5821 jtr, Dec 10, 2011
  2. apollo33

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    Hopefully we don't have to give up much more

    because if we can't sign Nene or Gasol we are ****ed
     
    #5822 apollo33, Dec 10, 2011
  3. RocketFan

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    I think we're done here... Besides, we were gonna use our amnesty on him (Thabeet) anyway... Shipping him to New Orleans just helps us by keeping that amnesty for later down the road.
     
    #5823 RocketFan, Dec 10, 2011
  4. v3.0

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    dog manure >> horse manure
     
    #5824 v3.0, Dec 10, 2011
  5. 2cool4school

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    Thabeet is a true center?

    Side note...dig the Hoya if its a Gtown reference
     
    #5825 2cool4school, Dec 10, 2011
  6. Rockets FTW

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    Spain would love us (maybe even internationally)... it would be great for the Rockets for this to happen.
     
    #5826 Rockets FTW, Dec 10, 2011
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    Decision expected from Nene by the end of the day on hefty offer from Nets. Four years, $64M is the most they can offer.
     
    #5827 mikeyharris, Dec 10, 2011
  8. J.R.

    J.R. Member

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    Decision expected from Nene by the end of the day on hefty offer from Nets. Four years, $64M is the most they can offer.
     
    #5828 J.R., Dec 10, 2011
  9. apollo33

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    Nene is not spetacular on defence neither is Gasol. SO iunno how we are the best defensive team in the league.
     
    #5829 apollo33, Dec 10, 2011
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    Why would we want the support of small,broke Spain? Was Uganda not an option?
     
    #5830 tallanvor, Dec 10, 2011
  11. durvasa

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    Trading away Jordan Hill would be addition by subtraction. More time for Patrick Patterson.
     
    #5831 durvasa, Dec 10, 2011
  12. toby

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    cause they know how to party!
     
    #5832 toby, Dec 10, 2011
  13. stylus8088

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    Crap. This CP3 trade needs to get done ASAP!
     
    #5833 stylus8088, Dec 10, 2011
  14. Amel

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    wtf

    lol

    will be the most overpaid overrated player ever...

    seriously, he's not worth 10 mil a year..
     
    #5834 Amel, Dec 10, 2011
  15. J.R.

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    Interesting..

    Possibly Lamar Odom(for LA) not in this new proposed deal and possibly no Dragic(for HOU). None of that is clear though.
     
    #5835 J.R., Dec 10, 2011
  16. ABrooks0

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    so what we got here?
     
    #5836 ABrooks0, Dec 10, 2011
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    source?
     
    #5837 crimmy88, Dec 10, 2011
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    They would send us some of their delicious tapas their way? More of their beautiful women would come visit? I don't know, it's not like having Yao and millions of Chinese fans really helped us that much.
     
    #5838 clos4life, Dec 10, 2011
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    Can someone clarify what change is being made in the newly proposed trade. Are they only looking out for new Orleans?
     
    #5839 Rock3t Man, Dec 10, 2011
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    Decision expected from Nene by the end of the day on hefty offer from Nets. Four years, $64M is the most they can offer.
     
    #5840 buffalobills!!!, Dec 10, 2011
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