1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Positioning for an in-season trade for another big money guy

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rogower, Oct 28, 2012.

Tags:
Page 2 of 2
  1. rogower

    rogower Member

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2012
    Messages:
    864
    Likes Received:
    59
    Right, the 2013 second rounder from Charlotte, which is a very valuable asset, since it's the #31 pick in the 2013 draft.

    I still think that JuJuan Johnson would be a more valuable trade asset to many teams than Daequan Cook, so maybe Morey is going to work out a buyout with Cook. We'll see what happens.
     
    #21 rogower, Oct 28, 2012
  2. SaoPaolo

    SaoPaolo Member

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2012
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    3
    If the Aldridge , Cook and Hayward contracts are guaranteed.

    So we cant cut none of them.
     
    #22 SaoPaolo, Oct 28, 2012
  3. rogower

    rogower Member

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2012
    Messages:
    864
    Likes Received:
    59
    Regarding Paul Millsap vs. Terrence Jones:

    Guys, Millsap is a whole lot better than Jones. Best case scenario, Jones is as good as Millsap in 2-3 years. That's best case scenario.

    After years of reading NBA fan message boards, certain things are constants:

    1) Fans grossly overrate their own players;
    2) Fans assume that all young players on their roster will absolutely positively fulfill the potential that the fans imagine these younger players to have;
    3) Fans ignore the sorts of moves that NBA teams actually make and team-building strategies that NBA teams actually employ.

    Millsap is a lot better than Jones. Morey would much rather have Millsap than Jones. If Morey decides that Millsap is worthy of a near-max contract, then he is going to be willing to trade Jones for Millsap. Most importantly, Houston makes the playoffs if it makes such a trade for Millsap, and doesn't make the playoffs if it goes with a starting frontcourt of Patrick Patterson-Omer Asik. The goal is to win games, sooner rather than later. Millsap is a proven commodity; Jones was a non-lottery pick four months ago.
     
    #23 rogower, Oct 28, 2012
    1 person likes this.
  4. forchette49

    forchette49 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2003
    Messages:
    2,971
    Likes Received:
    1,516
    We just used that very valuable asset to land us James Harden. OKC wanted 3 first rounders, we said no and gave them 2 firsts and that 2nd rounder instead...
     
    #24 forchette49, Oct 28, 2012
  5. Scolalist

    Scolalist Member

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2010
    Messages:
    3,590
    Likes Received:
    57
    Even still he was a top 10 pick in every fantasy draft I took part in. The production don't lie.
     
    #25 Scolalist, Oct 28, 2012
  6. jae713

    jae713 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2008
    Messages:
    2,529
    Likes Received:
    926

    The thing is would you rather pay Milsap near max money or have Jones potentially produce just as much at a fraction of the cost. Milsap is clearly better at this point but the money he will demand is not worth it. I'm not saying Jones will be as good but he may possibly grow into a role similar.
     
    #26 jae713, Oct 28, 2012
  7. PersianRocket

    PersianRocket Member

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2012
    Messages:
    1,755
    Likes Received:
    282
    2 2nd rounders. One of which was used to bring in James Harden.
     
    #27 PersianRocket, Oct 28, 2012
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 2 of 2

Share This Page