Should the Rockets match the DMo offer sheet?

Dmo's passing and ball movement will take this offense to another level.

 

If we do match him, I hope this will not jeopardize Harrell's minutes. He is toughness and tenacity that none of the Rockets PFs have shown since Chuck Hayes, even when the Rockets had a log jam at the PF.

 

Nope

 

Morey will keep giving Harrell minutes to showcase him.

 

i havent really been thinking about his defense. he is a plus defender so that wouldnt be a bad thing.

 

I wouldn't worry about Dmo slowing down the pace . We are already a middling team in terms of pace ( basketball ref) and Dmo loves to run anyways .

Posting him up is not going to be a priority and when the post ups do come we will already be in half court . It's not like we are going to abort a fast break to wait for Dmo to lumber down the court and post him up .

Adding a integrated and healthy Dmo would make our offense lethal and the combinations of players and versatility of styles we can play exceptionally high .

Adding a big who can run pass and (crosses fingers) shoot is a good thing . Especially when that big plays solid rotational defense .

Of course the question is health and who loses pt at his expense .

Health is impossible to know .

PT , I would imagine that Brewer goes to the chopping block and Dekker slides to those mins . So some of Dekkers backup PF mins and some of Harrell and nenes backup 5 minutes . There are a decent amount of backup 5 minutes to be had since Clint usually doesn't get to 30 .

Plus who knows what injuries occur and who plays well and who doesn't . Anderson could miss time . Ariza might already miss ( knock on wood) nene is having knee soreness . Beyond that if Gordon or Beverley miss time it's infinitely preferable to slide Trevor to guard the 1 instead of having to play Ennis.

Dmo doesn't have to be a 25 mpg every game high usage player to be worth this lowball of a contract . Nene will be gone next year . We may have to trade players . Maybe someone gets traded this year .

I think you add to the cupboard of potential talent you have and thus create surplus that could be traded ( for example Harrell whole his stock is rising)

All of this of course assumes that Dmo causes no chemistry issues which given his track record here is a solid bet .

 

You got Anderson and Dekker to run back out to the 3 pt line now. What difference is it going to make?

 

I honestly can't imagine a better contract for the Rockets. We got 4 years at a low cost without guarantees. 9.25 a season? That's what Trevor Booker makes a season.

 

Are there any conceivable reasons Morey rejects this?

 

D-Mo only had one season where he shot well from distance. At this point in time nobody should consider D-Mo a 3PT threat until he proves he can hit it consistently.

Morey's question now is whether he feels D-Mo is worth losing flexibility over, when guys like Harrell are earning minutes and playing extremely well.

 

Morey will lose flexibility in the sense that he cannot trade D-Mo for a year without his consent. I'm sure Morey is still eyeing for another big player so any flexibility to him is important.

 

100% Match

Even if he does nothing for the Rockets, you do not let him go to a developing dynasty like the Nets

 

I love the dmo, man. Keep giving me more am i right?

 

I mean, why not just match to see how D-Mo's moving and to have some insurance if Anderson or Nene goes down over the next 20 games? If you ultimately decide that the team needs flexibility more than it needs D-Mo, cut him loose.

It seems like a good problem to have.

 

Are there any indications that Dmo will be a cancer if we match?

 

Reading quotes from Dmo it seems like he knows (and kind of hopes) the Rockets match.