I feel you I don't really want lebron her. I think skill wise Melo is a lot nastier of a player than Millsap and with super teams I think being able to handle your own is better than Millsap
If I were picky, I'd agree, but I'll take whatever I can get with Houston sports. Besides, would you seriously turn down the chance to land the undisputed best nba player for the last decade?
[QUOTE="Jayzers_100, post: 11178773, member: 56062"%5it means we have to add Lebron to do so. Sorry, it just wouldn't be fun. I would literally take anyone besides KD, Lebron, and Westbrook (not that Westbrook would help anyway). I'm a realist when it comes to acquiring talent..bring on Melo/Milsap for a super team, but something about adding Lebron for his legacy run makes me think of an asterick to our 'chip[/QUOTE] Lebron coming to Houston would make the Rockets one of the most exciting teams of all times....
Not buying the banana boat dream. Milsap is better than Anthony, and would make this team much better than Anthony would. He brings defense and rebounding. He'd be our Draymond Green-type.
Yes, I would haha. It may sound silly but I don't want to be a stop on Lebron's ring chasing tour. I want us to be the team that beats GS or Cleveland, not the team that acquires their players. We're accumulating assets that haven't won rings yet (CP3, potentially melo or Millsap) and that's mroe meaningful to me
Well if we get Millsap and allow Melo to the cavs there is a 0% chance of winning it all. Part of having Melo is to get better but also not to allow the cavs to get him. It really is a arms race for the biggest guns
yes, some people who don't respect the forum or it's history kept calling him a fake and he got tired of it, and left. They ruined it for the rest of us. Doc Rocket's posts were fun. And he had earned plenty of credibility over the years. douchebag newbies
Truth be told, I want that too, but... There's been too many heartbreak over the years for me to not pass on the chance of moving beyond the wcf. The trend with super teams is that it's a positive loop. With a guy like LeBron, it's easier to parlay a bench spot with a great vet like nene who has a lot to add and for a discount When in Rome, do as... Until the next cba.
Except Millsap is nothing like Draymond Green. Green is one of the 2-3 best all-around defenders in the league. He can defend any position at an elite level. And on top of that, he's an excellent playmaker offensively. Millsap is a solid all-around, jack of all trades guy, but he's no Draymond Green. And if they can't get a Draymond type, I'd rather them get another elite scorer and a guy who can play a legitimate stretch 4 position, which Melo can do.
i'm torn on this question. On the one hand, i think Milsap brings the versatility, defense and toughness we need; plus he's got an outside game. On the other hand, Melo's scoring ability would probably vault us into another stratosphere. I honestly think the answer is ...which ever deal can get done without giving up Capela, Gordon or Ariza. Our team would be greatly improved with either Melo or Milsap. I guess i just like Milsap's attitude and toughness a little better for a playoff run.
You guys are nuts- if you can add Milsap, Melo, or Lebron without losing Harden, or Paul, you do it. Everybody else is replaceable.
I feel the same way. People would think of it as Lebron's championship. We'd be considered incidental. Even as a Rockets fan it would be hard to disagree.
So, if were talking about either of these guys in a vacuum, I might give Millsap the slightest of edges for his versatility, rebounding and defense. However, I sometimes think having as many scoring weapons as possible is more valuable in the playoffs than versatility. Imagine a world where James could have the kind of game he had in Game 6 against the Spurs and it wouldn't matter because he has two other guys putting up 20-25 every single night. But even then, as players on this team, I'd slightly prefer Millsap. But we're not in a vacuum. And the scenario in front of us involves probably giving Millsap a potentially huge, possibly crippling contract over the next 3-4 years. OR we can take on one year of Melo at a high number with a chance to re-sign him next offseason, let him go, or (in a perfect world) use him and his recruiting skills to attract Lebron. Locking in Millsap means that is going to be the Rockets No. 3 guy moving forward, pretty much until he runs out of gas, and the trio of Harden/Paul/Millsap had better be damn good. But adding Melo gives them so much more flexibility moving forward. If this works out, and the trio like playing together, than maybe Paul and Melo even take discounts to add more Team USA guys.
Listening to Ben DuBose' podcast. He seems to think these lower paid free agents will all be signed after the big dawgs find a home. He thinks Ryan Anderson's value will go up once the big dawgs are done and we'll move him then. Could be a long, entertaining offseason.
Lol Melo is really only the BIG dawg I do think once Millsap chooses a home, Andersons value will immediately go up for team who was looking for that stretch 4 Millsap type
