I think our 2nd unit NEEDS a ballhandler of Prigs caliber.. They play SO FAST that they also cause ALOT of un-needed turnovers which wouldn't be there with a great passing low turnover ball handler. Milkhair needs to play Prigs with that 2nde unit.
The 2 second rounder the Rox gave up are projected to be late 2nd rounder. That's typical picks you can purchase with about 1 mil each. That means on this side, what the Rox gave up were 2 mils of Lex pocket money. In return, You got a contract of 1.7 mil cap space with 290K buyout. The real salary saved this year comparing to Shved 3 mil maybe about 600K but that's not the main point, its the option of having a contract that will be a trade asset in the summer - which is a good one consider its buyout value. Again, if anyone is upset about the late 2nd round picks the Rockets gave up, you should check the second round picks history and not hard to understand how easy to buy a late pick. In short, Morey just spent 1.5 mil of Les' money to buy a trade assert, that's it.
There are other questions about this trade such as why we do this as not to address our needs? People need to understand that Shved's contract can only be combined in a multi player trade on the day of the deadline and after that day, his contract is deadweight and the Rox may even waive him to create a roster spot. No team will give you any useful player to trade Shved 1 for 1. Morey's 610/790 interview mentioned the team did try to make a trade/deal to address the inside problem but the issue is : their target is not interested in coming here as a place holder replacement for 1 & half month till Dwight come back and probably not even active in the playoff.
the way beverly plays lends him to getting hurt. his playoff performance last year was not that great, he was unhealthy. if bev goes down, then i feel comfortable with pablo. otherwise we'd be screwed. INSURANCE
You'd think after suffering through Tim Purpura and seeing what teams like the Knicks have to deal with, you'd appreciate what Morey's been able to do here. For crying out loud he brought us James Harden!! Surely some musical chairs for back of the rotation guys is not devastating. Get a grip yall.
I think we desperately need to play Prigs off the bench. When Harden goes out our half court sets look abysmal. Brewer does a lot of damage in transition, but when that is stopped we have nothing. He doesn't need to play a lot, just the 10-15 minutes that Harden is on the bench.
It was nice to see what real PG play was like those few games Pringles got to play. He was so comfortable and fluid with the ball. Setting his guys up on easy plays, the pick and rolls were a thing of beauty. Now we are sutck with Brick Hands Bev and Old Man Terry there. Team needs a playmaker in the worst way and McHale is so damn stubborn.
Thanks anonymous repper! I like how you leave anonymous rep! It was a trade for the sake of making a trade. Bev, Harden, Terry to you guessed it! --> Bev, Harden, Terry. Much like Canaan and Shved before him, Prigioni isn't playing.
I don't get how McHale can refuse to play guys like Canaan and Prigioni, but he also had started a rookie drafted in the 2nd round with Parsons; Tjones and Dmo went from D League to starters; and in the playoffs he put in Troy Daniels when we were really struggling. It's just inconsistent. Does he have an issue with playing young guys or guys that aren't "his guys," or does he indeed have a knack for knowing who will be effective, and when they will be effective?
Important to understand: The Prigioni contract, similar to the Dalembert Contract, the Delfino contract, and now the Papanikolaou contract is the typical Morey contract he almost always uses on draft night or before the contract becomes fully guaranteed. Basically, I would be shocked if Prig is brought back and not traded on a draft night deal. Same with Papanikolaou. If you are looking to setup assets for a pre-draft trade or free agency week trade, you might actually create more value in a deal for a trade partner by having a contract like this to use than offering late 2nd round picks. As other noted, those 2nd rounders are often purchased for cash anyways. Not to say Morey didn't have any interest in Prigioni as a player which is odd that he's not playing. Seems to be some disconnect between and Morey and McHale on this one. Although the contract will be useful for Morey come June, I doubt it was the ONLY factor in him making the deal. But still, its important to know that Prigioni the contract still has value.
McHale has spent his entire adult life in the NBA...and has seen a few guys come and go. He plays the guys he believes can help the team...and he uses the team practices as one of the important indicators...my guess (and from reports) Canaan was a terrible practice player whereas Parsons, TJones and DMo lit it up at least on occasion. Prigioni has shown a definite hesitation to shoot when open. That will not endear you to this coach. I look for him to get some minutes soon...and he better shoot the ball when open or he will never see the court again as a Rocket.
The guy should play. If you're not gonna play him in the playoffs, give him minutes now to rest Bev and Terry for their playoff push.
You are so funny here. On one hand you dislike the "brick hands" of Bev and Terry, then you turn around and begging for playing time for a guy whose shooting 20% in the Rox uniform.
It's pretty obvious why he isn't playing. He can play PG but he can't play defense. He gets absolutely destroyed on the pick and roll every single time.
#PlayPrigs He's not the answer or even a answer but we physically have no other perimeter ball handlers.
But you can understand why people might want to give it a shot when our starting PG can defend but can only dribble through the lane and throw the ball out of bounds on offense.
Morey fans are the most sensitive fans of all time. That rep was funny though. Poor guy sounds like he cant handle it
Especially if Terry will not shoot. Never mind shooting bad, but not shooting at all. How many shots did Terry have yesterday. He is a liability if not even trying to be an offensive threat because Terry provides very little on D, assists or rebounding. The guy must be tired. McHale needs to rest him for post season and let Prigs and Nick have some burn.
