Can The Rockets Afford a 3rd Superstar and Chandler Parsons?

Scola Hayes and Landry didn't snag the free-agent center of the decade.

I win.

 

If you think Howard's decision is mostly based on Chandler's daily text, my suggestion is: Give more credit to Morey and Harden.

 

you guys are on crack if you dont think parsons can get 10 mill a year on the open market.

he can easily get batum's contract.

those of you who think he cant get it are delusional.

he can get that with the quickness.

 

Batum was way overpaid by a terrible gm, and then portland matched it. And the contracts for that caliber of player as this offseason showed is right down. The other side of that is that Parsons doesn't want to go to a **** team, as he has non basketball related assets to cash in on the exposure of playing on a contender (plus from reports, he really really wants to win).

 

the nba is filled with terrible gms.

somebody will overpay.

somebody always does.

 

The formula for winning a championship in the NBA is to acquire as talent on your team as possible. Some of you seem to forget that LMA brings defense at the 4 position that we simply don't have. Add that to the fact the he can also play back up 5 and that he can stretch the floor on offense and I don't understand why anyone would be against it.

 

To acquire as "much" talent

 

you think LMA brings defense?

LMFAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

I have to agree. He's a great player, but Morey would dump him in a second if it meant he could get a 3rd superstar.

But most likely he won't have to as I feel both Lin and Asik will be gone by then.

 

I think he is more proven at defense than anyone else we currently have at the 4.

 

i think parsons will get around 21mm for 3 years

get er done morey!

 

fair enough.

LMA is still an average to below average defender. not his strong suit.

that's wishful thinking. very wishful.

parsons can easily get batum's contract.

 

Because that's short-term thinking. Whether or not Parsons played a major role, what you can't deny is he's now one of Howard buddies on the team. What kind of rep do you think the Rox will have not just on Howard, but on the rest of the players if they shipped Parsons out after his much publicized Dhoward campaign? Howard didn't sign a lifetime contract, he only signed for 3 years. The players aren't blind or deaf to social media, that kind of behavior will spread like wildfire.

Look at what happened to Chicago when Krause ran MJ and PJ out of town, the most capspace in the league and yet both Tmac and TD turned him down.

Plus this kind of BS will kill any sort of chemistry the team has. Parsons is best buds with almost everyone on the squad trading him right before the season after he bust his butt trying to get DH will destroy the team inside out.

 

Do Harden and Dwight deserve to be called "Superstars"? They are All-stars, and I mgiht even agree that Harden can be a Superstar offensively, but from an all-around game perspective, Harden is not there yet. Dwight also is not a Superstar because his offensive game is not quite up there yet. It seems like people use the Superstar too generously. Note I agree they are All-stars. As far as I know, no team in NBA has 3 Superstars.

 

Per game averages comparison are flawed since not every team plays at the same pace.

 

Also, if I could get Batum, I would take Batum over Chandler Parson any day; that Batum guy can be an All-Star. I would also take Leonard of Spurs over Chandler Parson any day. However, if Parsons does ever make an All-Star, I would be very impressed, but I definitely see a greater likelihood of Batum and Leonard being All-Stars than Parsons.

 

You need to use per36 numbers. Some of those guys did not play as many minutes as Chandler.

 

Of course not. I'm just saying the importance of Parsons recruiting DH is way overrated. Other factors might have played a bigger role. Howard might not be a Rocket without Morey constructing a young, solid team with cap space, Harden being a young and upcoming star, MDA staying as Lakers coach, Kobe saying he'll play at least 3 more years etc.