http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/7274309.html [rquoter] The deadline for players selected in the 2007 first round to receive contract extensions passed Monday without guard Aaron Brooks receiving an extension offer from the Rockets. Brooks, 25, had expressed his frustration with going into the last season of his contract during training camp but said Monday that he has accepted the franchise's position. "We talked about it," Brooks said. "They explained their reasoning. I'm cool with that. I'll move on." Only three players — Kevin Durant, Joakim Noah and Al Horford - from the 2007 first round have received contract extensions. But Brooks said that does not make him feel better about his situation because he hasn't given it any thought since the meetings in Austin. "I'll just leave it alone," Brooks said. "There's nothing you can do about it. It's over. We have a season to play."[/rquoter] So Durant, Noah, and Horford (2nd, 3rd, and 9th picks in the draft) got extensions. Brooks at 26th did not. Other notables who did not get an extension: <strike>Mike Conley (4th pick)</strike> Jeff Green (5th pick) Thaddeus Young (12th pick) Rodney Stuckey (15th pick) Wilson Chandler (23rd pick) Should Brooks have gotten the extension? Which group would you associate him more with in terms of talent/impact/potential -- Durant, Noah, Horford, or <strike>Conley</strike>, Green, Young, Stuckey, Chandler? Edit: Just saw that the Grizzlies gave Conley an extension late last night. "... sources with knowledge of the situation said the deal is worth $45 million over five years."
The team has been consistent in not offering extensions to anyone. Morey would rather let the market set the price on his restricted free agents.
Wow.. You could already tell through the 3 games that Brooks was unhappy. You could just look at his body language to see that. I hope this doesn't affect him in helping the team win...
I think this is Morey's biggest flaw as a GM, he is great as an asset manager but decisions like this backfire on the people side of things. Not all players are equal, but you should extend those that you want. He should have extended Lowry and Scola last year, and Brooks this year. He could save the team money by extending early... Scola would have been less and Lowry too, now he is going to have to contend with a desperate team with cap room making a huge offer to Brooks. As smart as Morey is, I think this is not smart. Sometimes, people management is just as important as asset management. So far, Morey is great at the former, very unproven and trending very badly to the latter. DD
I believe the uncertainty of the CBA, and Yao, and what kind of team they will have going forward is making them very cautious. And I think it is now company policy, which is basically a BS copout while they wait for the CBA. I undertand it, I just think it is not smart.... Morey has proven he can flip assets, especially quality assets, by allowing them to go the restricted route, he handcuffs himself the entire next year, and if other teams offer more than he thinks, he has to pay. To me, it is a more prudent decision to sign the guys to a reasonable contract, and have them be completely unfettered and tradeable should something arise. Let's take Lowry as an example, Morey was banking on signing him for far less than $6 million a year, but it took only 1 desperate team to offer more and he had to match or risk losing a quality asset for nothing. Or hope to work out a S&T with a team on their terms..... Now, he is stuck with a backup PG, that he can not move without Kyle's permission for an entire year, when he could have extended him for far less $$$ in the previous year and had him as a tradeable asset RIGHT NOW. I think this is his biggest flaw as a GM, and it does not create a cohesive feeling among the players. DD
BTW - I expect Brooks to get over this, as he has no choice but to play to get a new contract, but don't think for a minute that he may try to do too much because he is thinking about that contract in the back of his mind. People management is just as important as asset management, IMO. DD
Brooks isn't good enough to get an extension, period. Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Kevin Durant on the other hand... We need to go after Jeff Green next year. He is perfect...
How many people on that list average 20ppg and 5 assists? Heck how many average 15ppg and 7 assists? I think it comes down to people management, and right now the Rockets are getting a big fat "D" on their report card in that category. DD
DD hit the nail on the head with this one, we should have extended Lowry and scola if not one of them. Brooks will play to earn his contract but STUFF like this is why people don't want to come to Houston b/c we low ball are players. I know it's early but I do not think we AB will be back here nxt year unfortunately IMO.
It seems to me that the Rockets feel that their best bet in improving the team is via trade and not free agency. That's why they are reluctant to extend players. It limits their trade options. Last year with Lowry/Scola, their main target was Bosh, and signing them early would have hindered our ability to give him the max deal. It ended up not working out, but I still think it was the right decision. You play poker? You can make good decisions and not win the hand, right?
This. He's going to handle this just like Landry, Lowry and Scola. All RFAs, all were offered sheets, all were matched. AB should know this by now.
the big fat "D" is what brooks needs to get an extension. he is one of the main reasons we are 0-3 D is for defense
