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If CP3 wants to win, why did he make us gut our team?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by iNoseBleedRed, Jun 28, 2017.

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  1. iNoseBleedRed

    iNoseBleedRed Member

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    He could have just signed with us as a free agent. He gets more money, but takes away some solid role players.
     
    #1 iNoseBleedRed, Jun 28, 2017
  2. peleincubus

    peleincubus Member

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    Morey went to MIT but it looks like you have something here.
     
    #2 peleincubus, Jun 28, 2017
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  3. Coach E

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    We did it for a few reasons.

    1 - we have him for sure
    2 - CP gets more money this way
    3 - we are more flexible financially
    4 - he didn't absolutely screw LA, which saves a little face.
     
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  4. Le$$

    Le$$ Member

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    They didnt have the money to sign him straight up dumb ---. go back to 5th grade ...
     
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  5. icecreamman

    icecreamman Member

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    Ummm because we can still sign a player in the $12 million range. because we still can trade ryno, ariza, and hopefully not gordon for PG13. Morey knows what he's doing.
     
    #5 icecreamman, Jun 28, 2017
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  6. The Stig

    The Stig Member

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    Isn't it because if he did what he did, he could enable the special Max Contract that was negotiated into the most recent CBA? Something about being 33 or something. Plus cap space is needed now.
     
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  7. koby1868

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    Lock this up... this dude obviously hasn't read anything today. We got more cap space and exceptions. We can round out our roster with talent that fits the team. Plus we aren't done yet.
     
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  8. Os Trigonum

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    nice thread. you should read some of the others first. :rolleyes:
     
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  9. OldYelllowDog

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    Instead of location, in this situation it is timing, timing, timing... plus cap exceptions
     
    #9 OldYelllowDog, Jun 28, 2017
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    mods should start vetting people before they're able to start threads...
     
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  11. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    Us guy were just so groovy, so special, so damned far out that there simply wasn't a reasonable alternative.
     
    #11 Deckard, Jun 28, 2017
  12. YOLO

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    try reading before asking questions that have been answered all day long unless you really thought you came up with something morey didn't :rolleyes:
     
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  13. JD88

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    So much guy-ing.
     
    #13 JD88, Jun 28, 2017
  14. Pen15clubber

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    The **** does guying the team mean
     
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  15. FTW Rockets FTW

    FTW Rockets FTW Member

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    This is the NBA, not the WNBA. It's for guys bro so he made us guy the team
     
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  16. FTW Rockets FTW

    FTW Rockets FTW Member

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    We got to be patient with the OP. Just saw his pic

    And it's #BeWell. That explains the confusion from OP
     
    #16 FTW Rockets FTW, Jun 28, 2017
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  17. icecreamman

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    noun: guy; plural noun: guys
    1. informal
      a man.
      "he's a nice guy"
      synonyms: man, fellow, gentleman;
      • people of either sex.
        "you guys want some coffee?"
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    That feel when OP kind of made sense but didn't.
     
    #17 icecreamman, Jun 28, 2017
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  18. whiskeyred

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    He like sleeves
     
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  19. Zergling

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    Watch the press conference. We get to stroll into July 1st (beginning of free agency) with Chris Freaking Paul already on the roster. There is major value there if we want to entice free agents to come here for cheap. If we can trade for George? We'll get good talent for 10 cents on the dollar.
     
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  20. CDrex

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    We would have had to dump salary anyways. Roughly the same amount of salary.

    Further, we walk out of this with the ability to sign someone with the full MLE, which would have been reduced to the Room MLE had we used cap space.

    Sure, we burned a draft pick with this method, but a mid-20s pick next year wasn't going to meaningfully contribute to winning a title in the Harden era anyways.

    And I don't mind facilitating CP3 exiting LA with a little class.
     
    #20 CDrex, Jun 28, 2017
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