We are in a better position than Orlando and they have DH trade chip..

I think this is the problem with Clutchfaners. We see one great/solid year out of a rookie and dream/think the world of them... next year he will hit his sophmore wall like Patterson, for one reason or another, and we will all be screaming for his head.

Parsons is far from untouchable... especially if Lowry is tradeable for a pick and a scrub.

You guys get too attached and overvalue our role players WAAAAAYYY too often.

 

That sounds exactly like a GM I'm familiar with...

 

If Howard could be talked into going to LA then a 3-way trade might work.

LA gets: Howard

Houston gets: Bynum

Magic gets: The Rockets 2 first round draft picks plus any 3 players Houston has plus maybe some players from LA (if needed) to make the money work out.

This probably means losing Parsons but Bynum's a franchise quality player.

All this is based on Bynum and Howard signing long term deals, too...

 

Parsons is far from a star, he's done some nice things but people tend to forget how frustrating he was at times. For example, when he settled for outside shots - fading away 90% of the time - and seemed to lose confidence very quickly. Also FTs, the guy is far from a finished product and I don't think he will be a star though still a good starter in this league. Far from untouchable though.

 

I laughed inside when I read that about Parsons. First let's see if he will be better than Chase Budinger i know he will never be a star player. All Parsons has is a motor lol.

 

And great defense. Signed kobe bryant. He's gonna be tayshaun prince 2.0

 

welcome to fantasy islan

 

Didn't mean to take it out of context but imo if this deal for fans or Morey for that matter, hinges on giving up Parsons, then there's something wrong with how we value players. Of course the guy is great and can be much better than Elie and do some great things for this team, especially alongside a legitimate center. However, there's Royce White and possibly other SFs out there in case we lose Parsons. I personally do not even want Howard but if I did, then Parsons wouldn't and shouldn't be a dealbreaker, even if he stays just one year.

 

This would be the best deal for all involved but it makes too much sense to get done.:grin:

 

And Tayshaun was/is a star in the making still....

Signed,

Darko Milicic (in correspondence with Carmelo Anthony)

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Role players will be role players, yet still overglamorized by many on this site.

 

I think your mis-use of the word star is the confusion here.

You don't have to be a star to be clutch, Horry, Maxwell, Kenny, nor Elie were ever stars in this league, but they all managed to step up when the moment arouse and hit clutch shots in pressure situations.

You're terribly confused right now.

 

Let's be honest. The magic are gonna end up doing a deal with Brooklyn. Even though they have worse draft pick right now if they get cleveland involved they may get a cleveland first rounder which will probably be a higher lottery pick ran both of Houstons next year. Also doesn't it seem like a deal always gets done to accommodate the player anyway, regardless of how much damage that player does to an organization. It really seems like unless you build through the draft the best free agents are gonna end up on the West coast or the East coast. Fu*****g sucks but thats where we are at right now.

 

Funny how some of these threads go!!! Now all of a sudden Parson is this chump; and someone even wants to see if Chandler can be as good as Budinger NEWS FLASH....Budinger was beat out of his starting spot fair-and-square by the rookie Parson early in the season. Parson's "Elite defense" easily beat out Budinger's "better than mediocre offense"!!! Look, I was a Budinger fan, I wanted him to succeed - what an exciting offensive player (geez, those dunks were highlight reel)

But, Budinger was given his chance. He earned his SF spot last year after stellar play, and he played well in Adelman's system. But his defense never progressed, if it would have been at least average Budinger would have been logging 30 minutes a game. I recall how this Clutchfan site was all gun-ho for Chandler's defense over Budinger's offense...


But in a Howard trade, Parson should not be hands off. From Daryl's interview a few day's ago, he said for a franchise player he is willing to overpay. But he is not going to overpay in a trade that does not land him a franchise player. I think Daryl is willing to tell Orlando, "... pick any combination of 5 players or draft picks in the Rockets organization -- we'll even take on 2 bad contracts off your book."

I think that the league is lowballing Orlando, and right now only Houston is giving Orlando market value.

 

He isn't a star in the making. He will never be a star. He will never make an all star team and he will never command more than MLE money for the rest of his career. I like the guy, he is a good player and will be a great role player for years, but that's all.

 

We are great at bringing in a STAR role player