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Samuel Dalembert is a Rocket!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by KevinMchale, Dec 21, 2011.

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Do you like this move for the Rockets - signing Sam Dalembert to a 2-year deal?

  1. Yes

    425 vote(s)
    70.4%

  2. No

    179 vote(s)
    29.6%
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  1. ashleyem

    ashleyem Member

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    no it's because of $$
     
    #681 ashleyem, Dec 22, 2011
  2. il italiano

    il italiano Member

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    i believe the kings actually offered him more money
     
    #682 il italiano, Dec 22, 2011
  3. Spooner

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    You are correct.
     
    #683 Spooner, Dec 22, 2011
  4. deshen

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    sounds like an overpaid deal for rockets.
     
    #684 deshen, Dec 23, 2011
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    Spooner Member

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    :confused:
     
    #685 Spooner, Dec 23, 2011
  6. ThatBoyNick

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    How is he overpaid? he's a defensive 6'11 center who gets 10/10 and a block or 2 per game for 6.5 mill a year, not overpaid at all, a steal compared to a lot of the other centers that were signed this of season, ala kwame brown who is getting paid 7 mill.
     
    #686 ThatBoyNick, Dec 23, 2011
  7. thetatomatis

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    I would have been alright if they had paid more to get him. Seems like the perfect contract for a starting center of his caliber actually.
     
    #687 thetatomatis, Dec 23, 2011
  8. 42zrO

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    GJ ROCKETS. we did it. we ended up with a good deal after stern messed up a potential good trade. this one may prove to be better since we still have scola and martin. now just start twill
     
    #688 42zrO, Dec 23, 2011
  9. Spiegel

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    Actually if Kwame Brown is getting 7.8 million a year, the Dalembert is money well spent. He is light years better then Kwame. Dalembert can easily be a 10-10-2 blocks a player this season.
     
    #689 Spiegel, Dec 23, 2011
  10. roslolian

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    What other Cs are you talking about? Dalembert probably has the best salary/production ratio center in the league right now (apart from Gortat). You know what kind of big men teams are getting for 6.5M? Guys like Kwame Brown and Desagana Diop, that's what. Hell Toronto is paying 9M for Andrea Bargnani, and he's 3x worse than Dalembert.

    The main reason I'm against Dalembert is he might be a Brad Miller signing, he might not perform as expected and we would have been stuck with a 10M-ish contract for the next 3 years. What DM offered him though was below market value, essentially a 1 year contract with a 1M buyout. For a caliber of what Dalembert can be (when he has head on straight) that's fan-freaking-tastic. It doesn't even hurt our cap flexibility next year.

    IMHO this is definitely DM making lemonade from lemons Stern handed him. Dalembert+Scola+Kmart+Dragic+pick is better than Nene+Gasol.
     
    #690 roslolian, Dec 23, 2011
  11. daywalker02

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    That's different because Nene and Gasol are not perfect fits but Gasol and Dalembert would be lethal.

    Offense and Defense.....
     
    #691 daywalker02, Dec 23, 2011
  12. cheke64

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    Oh snap we got dalembert. We gonna be called alley oop city.
     
    #692 cheke64, Dec 23, 2011
  13. Yung-T

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    Better than Nene, glad we signed him. On the other hand, we win more games and are stuck in mediocrity for two+ years without developing potential talents like Hill/Thabeet.
     
    #693 Yung-T, Dec 23, 2011
  14. daywalker02

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    This I do not agree. Samuel has played 80 games regularly but only for 30 minutes a game.
    There will be minutes for everyone.
     
    #694 daywalker02, Dec 23, 2011
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    He is certainly not better than Nene.
     
    #695 larsv8, Dec 23, 2011
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    Defensively, like shotblocking and rebounding, yes he is.

    Offensively, that's another question.
     
    #696 ascaptjack, Dec 23, 2011
  17. Rockets_Texans

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    good move rockets
     
    #697 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  18. Rockets_Texans

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    hes still better than thabeet
     
    #698 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
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    hes ok on offence.but the defense is better. no doubt
     
    #699 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  20. Rockets_Texans

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    on defense but not offense
     
    #700 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
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