That's why stats show that Toronto's defense was significantly better with him on the floor? He also shot 37% from 3. Not sure if trolling
First we miss out on Casspi,,,now Patterson. We could have had both. Next the Spurs will sign DMo...and POR will sign TJones to help defend their players from Portland bums...just watch. Do something Maury!!!
I guess it could happen, I mean, he is in Houston right now so it probably wouldn't be hard to talk to him.
I'm not so much looking at how they get along, but if they don't come out gangbusters, I have a feeling we will have an idea if PG is really got one foot out the door to the Lakers or not. The Lakers didn't move DAngelo Russell for cap space next year that is there for hopes and dreams. The offers being so low too also wasn't likely an accident. However the Rockets better hope they don't maximize their potential next season because they massively upgraded the talent on their roster. We will see if it clicks or not, or I'd RWB can be who he was last year playing with another star player who has never played with him other than team USA.
Right... Could do worse for a backup big. Has some experience with the system, chemistry with the team... I'm assuming his asking price is lower than it was last year.
Please somebody start a "should we bring back TJ or DMo" thread just so we can watch Hollic/jopat/Bobby and co go nuts.
I actually still think he could get a decent contract somewhere else. He was one of the few reasons OKC even made that series with Houston competitive, and if I'm making a list of the top 5 perimeter defenders in the NBA today, he's probably on it. If OKC can't re-sign him, I actually think that could be a huge blow to them. They'll have seen substantial improvement offensively this offseason, but in losing Gibson, Roberson and Oladipo, they should take a pretty big step back defensively as well.
I don't doubt he is of great value to them, but I doubt the market agrees with them. He's a restricted FA so most likely scenario is they wait for someone to make an offer and match - and who is going to offer more than let's say the MLE? No one will make that offer and lock up their MLE believing OKC will match. So in the end I think OKC gets him for less than the MLE. Let's see. Heck, would love to have him on our team.
People make offers to RFAs all the time. Brooklyn made several over the last couple years, for example. In many cases, "locking up" some cap flexibility for a few days is outweighed by the benefits. Sometimes you genuinely have a little hope that the other team would not match. Other times, you don't have anything urgent to do with the cap room or exceptions anyway. Also, a team may do a player's agent a favor by making such an offer in hope of some future favor in return. Roberson's agency is BDA Sports, which has a ton of NBA clients. So it benefits a team to be on their good side. http://www.draftexpress.com/agents/agency/BDA-Sports-2/
He never was a bad defender. Having said that, he isn't an amazing defender either and he is severely limited offensively. He is a solid 20 minute a night player for the Thunder. He isn't nearly as good as the player he is replacing (Gibson) but won't embarrass himself out there either and will play smart and hard.
Why do you always make stupid claims. Patterson was never a bad defender...christ all you do is post nonsensical crap. If he was as bad of a defender as you say, Harden by comparison should never sniff an NBA court.
Yup, his defense was pretty good at times, rebounding was just an issue. Not like Ryno helps us out there as is..
Slight improvements when he was with Toronto and the Kings FT percentage Steals per game Assists per game Minutes per game 3pt shooting percentage He upped his rebounding to 5.8 rpg with the Kings but went down when traded to the Raptors again.
He blocks shots average but not great..... around 0.8 - 0.9 per game almost 1 per game Rebounding is his weakness - 4.6 - 5.8 rpg He is a good help defender IMO, he passes well for a big, he steals the ball.....he shoots. He is alright in my books. When he was with Houston he was pretty good in stretches of games......just not consistently enough. 5 million a year.
