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[Carmichael Dave] Houston the favorites to sign Kuzma

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by TMac'n, Jun 28, 2023.

  1. TimDuncanDonaut

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    Not a fan of Kuzma. And this is not going by his Lakers rep, but from following the Wizards last year. He had decent numbers, but fit wise on our team, if Green's main job is the lead guard scorer, I just wouldn't take Kuz.
     
  2. theDude

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    That’s true, but you don’t have to put all of your eggs in one basket. Stone is basically saying, “we are going to win with my draft picks, or we aren’t going to win at all.” Make trades or sign long-term difference makers. If your picks are legit, they will push those guys out.

    If you make a deal for Dejounte Murray or sign Cam Johnson and Amen and Whitmore reach their potential after two years, you have legit depth and can ride out the contracts and eventually make the younger guys the starters, or you can make trades for cheaper depth, future picks, etc. If the draft picks don’t pan out, you’ve still got legit players that can keep your team moving forward. But you are creating competition and setting a bar for players to strive for. By signing 2 year contracts, especially for older players, you are broadcasting that they are place holders.

    I’d like to see legitimate players with a decade or so left in their careers signed to market level contracts that can be moved later if we need to. But it’s probably going to be harder to get those until we start winning. In Stone I Trust..?
     
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    [​IMG]

    In the Package.
     
  5. JW86

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    Watch us waste money on Brooks that won’t allow us to sign Lopez and another guy in FA or trade for a better player down the line…
     
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  6. TMac'n

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    Burt Steele with the scoop!

     
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  7. Dr of Dunk

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    That was almost 4 hours ago - that scoop melted.
     
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  8. mfastx

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    Kuzma isn't bad, certainly better than Brooks (lol) but he isn't really the type of player I'd want on my team. A scorer who doesn't play defense and is bad with advanced metrics.
     
  9. kspires999

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    I can give you $20 Million reasons why I would prefer Mo Bamba or Herbert Jones over Kuzma.... but hey, it's not my money and the Rockets have to spend it anyways.
     
  10. RocketsFido

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    We already have at least 1 chucker on this team and now we're bringing in more. Yay
     
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    Kuzma might be the only free agent I want less than Brooks, and I really don't like Brooks. Kuzma's worse at catch and shoot threes than him and plays no defense. What role could Kuzma possibly play here as an inefficient volume scorer? Doesn't seem like we need more of those.
     
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  12. Rockets FTW

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    Watch the Rockets facilitate a Harden deal where we ship out KPJ for picks.

    Harden goes to another team besides Rockets.
     
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  13. Dr of Dunk

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    I wasn't disagreeing the trade may happen - just that the "scoop" was "old". It's that time of the season where I think we're seeing the same stuff be posted in 20 threads. I'm seeing stuff posted repeatedly and 2 and 3 days later in some of these threads. lol.
     
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    Of course lol.

    I am all for facilitating any deal that gives us picks and more cap space :D
     
  15. Cstyle42

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    I'm a be ecstatic as F. I may throw some food at a co-worker at work tomorrow.
     
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  16. Arnel

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    Is Herbert Jones even available? What
     
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    Yes. The pelicans declined his option, making him a Restricted Free Agent. @BimaThug thinks he will resign with New Orleans.
     
  19. Arnel

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    I see. I mean, I’m sure there’s a reason they did that. And they’re not gonna let him walk. So doesn’t make any difference in our plans even if we tried to sign him they’ll just match it I would imagine.
     
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    what do you now about mo bamba that every nba gm or coach doesn't?
     

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