You can go ahead make the "Would you take Love if it means giving up [Anyone not named Howard or Harden]" threads so we won't be bored.
I'm still pissed at Parsons for all the s**t he talked during the playoffs. Dude, SHUT THE F**k UP AND JUST PLAY!
Giving up Parsons is a no-brainer in a package to get Love. The challenge is that Minnesota has Pekovic, Rubio, Shved and Barea which would negate the value of their getting Asik and Lin as part of the deal. Houston would need to take 1 or more of those players and have a third team take another for it to make sense for Minny. Better deals for Minnesota: New York: Tyson Chandler, Shumpert, Hardaway, Amare Golden State: Thompson, Barnes and Lee + pick. for Love and some combo of the above-mentioned players.
??? All he said was that he was the best SF in the series which.... is probably true. Did Batum, Wright, Hamilton, Garcia, etc. outplay him? http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parsoch01.html#playoffs_per_game::none http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/batumni01.html#playoffs_per_game::none
Definitely. As great as Parsons' value-for-money is, it won't last forever and once he gets his big payday, he's just another decent 3 in an era where that position is crowded with superhumans. You won't win the match-up at the 3. I'd rather get our ideal stretch 4 and find a 3+D (mostly D) guy to take over for Parsons. That said, without Parsons we wouldn't even have the flexibility to go after any kind of star (or the luxury of Asik at the bench), so if we do lose him, we better make damn sure we've got our 3rd star locked. Ideally though, I'd wanna try to get some quality PF without losing Parsons, then go into the luxury tax to keep him. A 3rd star will allow him to focus more on D and unlock the potential of his rookie season performance.
Quite frankly, if Morey didn't trade for Love because he didn't want to let go of Parsons, he should be fired immediately.
What I don't understand is why people think Parsons is the major piece in a Kevin Love deal. Chandler Parsons is going to be an UNRESTRICTED free agent next year. That means he can leave Minnesota without any strings attached. This is unlike, say, Klay Thompson, who will be an Restricted FA and therefore Minnesota can keep if they want, even if it might mean severely overpaying him. The discussion around a player who, by all accounts, wants to be in a big market and be able to raise his brand and hollywood aspirations would remain long term in Minnesota, and that Minnesota would trade one problem (Kevin Love about to expire) for another(Parsons about to expire) is ludicrous. And if you believe Parsons will fetch a high pick, keep in mind that any team with a high pick suck, and therefore has a good chance of seeing Parsons leave next offseason anyway. The exception of course is the Lakers, but why in the world would they trade their lottery pick for Parsons? I don't believe Minnesota wants Parsons. And I don't believe the Rockets will get Kevin Love. They'll submit an offer of Jones, whatever we can get for Asik, and multiple 1st rounders. But that's about all they can offer.
There is thinking something, and seeing evidence that suggests the contrary. You can think what you want, but that isn't going to magically change the facts. To be fair though.... its not as if Parsons had that much competition for "best SF in the series". I like Batum as a 3 and D SF, but lets be honest about his ranking in the SF class of the entire NBA. Saying Parsons was the best SF in the series wasn't really THAT bold of a statement which is why I didn't take his statement as trash talk. Parsons SHOULD outplay Batum every day of the week.
Come on, this can't be a serious question. Of COURSE I would do that. I love Parson's as a Rocket, but come on now, this is KEVIN LOVE we are talking about. Besides, I am curious what kind of game Robert Covington has.
9.5% of the voters (to this point) just want to make love to parsons... there is no way in hell you don't give him up to aquire Kevin Love.
This. When Parsons gets a payday his value will diminish drastically. And once the "P-Word" goes away (potential), there's a good chance that someone will be over paying for a slightly above average to average SF. I don't think that any roster that has Parsons as one of its three best players will ever be a real contender. And because of that, paying him $8-10+ million a season is a very bad idea. You'd basically be recreating a Jeremy Lin Part Deux situation as far as expectations caused by a contract.
