The real choice today: Chandler/Ariza or Ariza/Love or Millsap or Rondo

Yes, everybody is obviously disappointed, myself included. But all we really needed was to replace Asik n Lin with PG n PF, (if we strike out on the 3rd star) + bench moves. We can still do that, most of us wanted Lin n Asik gone to use that cap space for a descent PF and/or PF anyways.

I like Parsons but 15 mill is way 2 much, + we got Ariza for 8 mill.

I still think we might be ok.

 

Amen to that

 

I was thinking this too but per feigen we aren't making moves for any of those guys this year which is what I have a problem with. We don't have a year to screw around hoping for a FA to sign next year.

 

I am upset that we aren't able to retain Chandler, but I understand the business reasons why. Everyone is attached to certain players and what we expect. We can't build a team like a video game in real life. Morey has a job to do that with every single move you are going to have some benefits or drawbacks in the future.

He has to minimize all the drawbacks as best he can and make sure we are in a position to compete for a long time coming.

We didn't get a 0 return with the loss of Chandler. We got someone who can fill that gap and at least provide us with what we need. Howard and Harden will do their thing and we will need Ariza to concentrate on D and hit the open 3 when the ball gets to him.

Chandler became more of an offensive threat but his shooting wasn't that great from behind the arc and his defense suffered because of all the offense. Lets take a look at all of this when the season starts and we have won or lost some games to see how it all will play out.

Remember we still have to fill the team with depth. Have we not learned anything from the Spurs, in that if you have solid players up and down your rosters you can beat high profile guys. Team work trumps all and we just need to let things work themselves out.

having said that, I don't like Mchale and I think that is an achilles heel for us and there is a lot more than just depth we have to worry about before being compared to the Spurs, but the blueprint is there.

 

I have zero optimism that we're going to get a big name player soon. If we do, it will be a complete surprise. Who's on our roster, anyway? I've forgotten, there's been so much turnover.

 

I'm more mad about not keeping Chandler at under $1mil this season than I am about not matching him.
But that's the risk Morey took to try and build a team with Parsons and a max guy.

 

Well I mean obviously I picked Ariza/Love, but do we really have the assets to make that happen now? Even without including Wiggins, it seems like Cavs are much better suited for a trade, offering young players. I really don't see anyway we can get that done and we are not in a position to wait til summer. Players took less to play here, we need to keep them happy.

 

By the time Morey gets a 3rd star our current stars will be old.

 

The Rockets best trade asset right now is T.Jones. I'm fairly confident the Rockets aren't getting K.Love if that's their best offer.

 

How can I get on the Rocket's payroll?

What else can explain this type of optimism?

 

Current roster

Beverley/Canaan
Harden/Johnson
Ariza/Gee
Jones/Covington/Powell
Howard/Motiejunas

 

What a utter mess.

 

Whatever happened with Bledsoe? Can we offer him max?

 

You're right, feigen said no more FA acquisitions. I HOPE that means he's still looking at trades NOW. I fully understand why he'd decline parsons if he planned to bring in a player through trade that was making $12m +. He wouldn't have been able to fill out the roster with a traded player making that much and parsons. But if he doesn't plan to do that now, then this was just a cost saving move which as a fan sucks.

 

I just don't see where the assets are coming from to make a trade for a love or rondo

 

man our depth is **** now...We could come in scratching and clawing for an 8th spot with how tough the western conference is. If this is it, this is our roster, we will really depend on James & Dwight to grow together and make everyone else around them better.

 

I am getting tired of Morey blowing up or trying to blow up the roster every year. chemistry gets built over time and you need to have a mix of vets and rookies. I say keep Chandler and try to bring along some rookies and perhaps some still serviceable vets that get cut just before the season.