(CHRONIC) Point guard wishes Rockets would extend contract to match his growing value

probably the thread's best assessment of AB's skills, his contract, and the disparity between the two.

 

Pay the man.

 

Plenty of time to get paid Aaron. Shut up and play for now.

 

At this point, it is irrelevant how much he is worth. The Rockets don't do contract extensions.

This will get addressed next offseason, just like Kyle and Luis were addressed this offseason. And not a day before (unless he is traded).

 

In the real world, people get paid when it is time for them to get paid. He is under contract and unless he is a bonafide superstar, he is NOT going to get an extension. AB can walk away and it wouldn't hurt us much with our deep roster.

 

Clearly this has become company policy, and a way of doing business, on some you win, Carl Landry, on some you oerpay, Kyle Lowry, and some are right on the money in Luis.

It is a strategy Morey employs, since day 1, eventually it could hurt the organization if someone takes the one year tender to become an unrestricted free agent.

So far though, I think it has treated the team right.

There is no conspiracy here, it is just company policy.

Sometimes players take a little less and the team gives a little more and they reach agreement, but with the new CBA looming, it is just a case of bad timing.

There will be no ill will from either side once a deal is done.

The only downside.....is if AB tries too hard to keep his numbers up for his next contract, that is the only worry, but the coaches can control that, and a guy that scores a bit less, and does so in a much more efficient manner will still be paid what he is worth.

AB is worth about the same as Scola, right now....if he is patient he will get his money.

DD

 

Where were you when he bricked all those late game FT's? Olajuwon would sink those FT's without blinking, despite being a poorer FT shooter. This outlook may change later, but until AB shows more consistency in all aspects of clutch, I really can't consider him clutch.

 

This is what happens when the team is forced to rely on the only scorer who can get open without worrying about passing the ball to himself.........

Value = High

 

a thread that doesn't have you in it??? Now that's impossible....

 

The thing is, he is no longer our only scorer now. We have Yao back. JT is supposedly constantly improving, Budinger has shown he can score and be a playmaker, and Martin can definitely score. Considering he has nothing else contribute, how is his value still high?

 

I laugh at people who think "clutch" is a real, measurable thing and not just random variation/luck.

 

He'll be worth 11 mil to 12mil on any other team. Rockets are lucky to keep him for cheap.

 

Yeah, lets also sticky how many lowry type pg's adelman has ever started and played alot.

I know your thoughts on brooks, just like i can tell you probably havent played ball past 6th grade,but thats besides the point. Brooks isnt for everyone, but more teams would have brooks over lowry. People are also overreacting on the cba big time. The only thing that might change is the yrs and maybe 1m off the top. He will still get 9m per from the kings and the rockets will get 4.5m tpe for him.

 

You have your opinion and I have mine. A team dependent on a scoring PG has never gotten far. Before anyone tries to point out Parker, Parker is a far superior playmaker as well as finisher than AB. As far as more teams preferring AB to Lowry, this is just your opinion and hardly a fact. We shall see how desirable AB is once we near the deadline or if AB becomes a FA.

 

Also, Adelman plays with what he has and what he needs. Last year we needed scorers and AB did the job admirably. With improved depth and improving scorers, the need for AB's scoring will be significantly diminished.

 

isn't that what he's essentially done?

 

We arent dependent on him, he compliments what we are doing.

 

Last year we were dependent on him. Until we got Martin, no one outside of AB could consistently score. This year, we have players that have become better at scoring, players who can score, and actual scorers. Don't get me wrong though, I am not saying we should get rid of him or trade him now. I am all for giving him a chance to see how he does once Yao is back, but if trading him will make us better or if the Rockets needed to trade someone that is pretty good, I would drop him in a heartbeat. There is just no point in keeping a one dimensional player as a starter.

 

He is not one dimensional. Steve Novak was one dimensional.

There are tons of reasons to keep him as the starter.

 

Name one thing he does which does not include offense?