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Rockets luxury tax watch 2019: What we are doing and why it matters

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by justtxyank, Feb 7, 2019.

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  1. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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  2. justtxyank

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    Wes we really want to sign you but can you wait another 3 days?
     
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    “Sorry, fellas. Gotta shorten this rotation to save the owner money.”
     
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    Kinda, yeah. I'm ok with it. We aren't beating GSW; we're not even a sure-thing in a homecourt 4/5 playoff matchup.

    This is our reality now. The cost of the CP3 deal.
     
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  5. HealthyHamstring

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    I am assuming we are trying to still trade Nene so we have a little breathing room right?
     
    #65 HealthyHamstring, Feb 7, 2019
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    Last year's theme: How can we beat the worriers
    This year's theme: How can we do tax saving..
     
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    Great great info. Bima is amazing.
     
    #67 mikol13, Feb 7, 2019
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    they got people worrying about the repeater tax, when they haven't even paid tax one season yet. this is a fuking joke
     
    #68 pippendagimp, Feb 7, 2019
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    Tilman is saving money
    Les was stealing money
     
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  10. topfive

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    12 players? That's two complete MDA rotations!
     
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    “Eric, I know you’re hurting, but we’re saving the owner of this team literally thousands of dollars by extending your minutes!”
     
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    I could see this happening.
     
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  13. ThatBoyNick

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    So we likely keep our roster as is, use 10 days to fill the 13th roster spot, until we can convert House for cheap enough.


    I hope we can find a deal for Nene to open up more cap, I’d feel a lot better with the addition of one more buyout along with bringing back House.
     
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    You guys do understand the Rockets (currently) have only given up 1 rotational player getting under the tax. And replaced that player with a better player, right?
     
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    Good thing absolutely none of the Rockets players are injury prone. Might as well only have 8 roster spots, really. Could save more money.
     
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    God I sure hope we give up a future 1st to dump Nene today.

    Four picks given away would just cap off this amazing season.
     
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    I mean, we are going to sign two guys no matter what, so don't worry, scrubs will be coming in soon to fill in those empty spots left by the scrubs we traded.

    I'd understand the outrage if we were trading competent players, but instead we traded trash so who cares.
     
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    I wonder when James Harden will be forced to ask for a trade.
     
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    You do also realize even when any of the current players on the roster get injured NONE of the players traded would have played, right?
     
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