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Sources close to Ramon Sessions: Ramon Sessions had discussions with Houston Rockets

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Carl Herrera, Jul 26, 2014.

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  1. ryano2009

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    i like him
     
    #21 ryano2009, Jul 26, 2014
  2. Amir's Johnson

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    I knew this would happen. Not a bad player when it comes to drawing freethrows.
     
    #22 Amir's Johnson, Jul 26, 2014
  3. AXG

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    Sessions is much better than Smith. Heck, I would prefer Sessions starting with Beverley off the bench.
     
    #23 AXG, Jul 26, 2014
  4. basketballholic

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    Because he can't shoot a jump shot. He'd be making $8 million per season if he could shoot.
     
    #24 basketballholic, Jul 26, 2014
  5. clutch citizen

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    He would be great off he bench for us. He IS Jeremy Lin without the turnovers. High assist guy. But the no jumpshot thing will remain
     
    #25 clutch citizen, Jul 26, 2014
  6. BleedRocketsRed

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    HUH? Like half those picks are Eldridge Racasner?
     
    #26 BleedRocketsRed, Jul 26, 2014
  7. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Have always liked the way he plays.

    DD
     
    #27 DaDakota, Jul 26, 2014
  8. giddyup

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    I was at Myrtle Beach High School two weeks ago for my daughter's dance competition. During the breaks I would wander down to the gym where there was a boys AAU basketball tournament going on. I was wondering to myself, "Did MBHS ever turn out any good basketball players?" Now I know the answer.
     
    #28 giddyup, Jul 26, 2014
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    This is why this forum is becoming a joke. Clearly the wrong people have thread privileges. After reading that first line one should have just left that page.
     
    #29 Zoplicone, Jul 26, 2014
  10. WFU Guy

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    He's got a high basketball IQ, plays a great attacking style, is a very good ft shooter and gets to the line a ton. He normally makes good decisions with and without the ball but he can trend to be a ball stopper at times and has a very unreliable outside shot and no real range. I'd see him as an upgrade over Lin in many ways but deficit as a three point threat. He can play very good defense but doesn't always play it 100% of the time.

    I don't get what he does for the team as a pure PG if Morey plans to carry Bev, Smith, Canaan. Perhaps he's being brought in as a reserve SG, he might be a better fit as a two way guy in that role.
     
    #30 WFU Guy, Jul 26, 2014
  11. Carl Herrera

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    I don't get why people think the presence of Smith, Canaan and Johnson means there is no point in signing Sessions or that Morey has to trade a PG to make room for Sessions or whatever.

    Just watch Morey's history: Having a few extra minimum wage guys on the roster or at a particular position doesn't mean much to Morey because he basically treats the last spots on the roster as opportunities to try players out and see if they work out. This is especially true in the offseason, when NBA teams are allowed to carry up to 20 players on the roster.

    It was just last summer when Morey pretty much used up all 20 allowed roster spots by signing minimum wage guys to contracts with varying amount of guaranteed money while knowing that he'd most likely have to cut someone before the start of the regular season and just eat the dead salary-- Casspi, Camby, Reggie Williams, B.J. Young, Aaron Brooks, Ronnie Brewer were all signed under this condition. He ended up cutting Camby (fully guaranteed), Williams (50% guaranteed) and Young ($50K guaranteed) before the start of the regular season and paid them essentially for being with the team during training camp and preseason.

    The fact is that we don't know what Canaan and Johnson are capable of vs. NBA competition. Ish Smith also hasn't proven a whole lot and is cheap enough to just cut if he doesn't work out and we need that roster spot for someone more useful or important. Their presence on the team means nothing as to the team adding another PG. Bring them in, let them fight it out for roster and rotation spots and go from there. If you need to cut a guy and eat the salary, so be it.
     
    #31 Carl Herrera, Jul 26, 2014
  12. smoothie

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    do not want. low Fg and 3pt %'s.

    i get it, he gets to the line and is a good passer and a vet ball handler.

    still, would rather let canaan learn on the job.
     
    #32 smoothie, Jul 26, 2014
  13. Angkor Wat

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    I don't think Nick is good at playing point. Better to use him at his strengths as a scoring guard
     
    #33 Angkor Wat, Jul 26, 2014
  14. saleem

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    Canaan plays more like a 2 right now. He is a better shooter than Sessions, that's the only advantage he has over him.
     
    #34 saleem, Jul 26, 2014
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    Don't need another PG.
     
    #35 Rajjettheking, Jul 26, 2014
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    I'll take him.
     
    #36 sTeKcOr22, Jul 26, 2014
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  17. Deckard

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    I may need sessions with a psychiatrist.


    I won't say, "All joking aside," because I probably will need a shrink by the time this off-season is over, but if Morey signs Marion and Sessions, he might end up calling it a day, at least for a while. It feels like something he might do. Call it a totally uninformed hunch due to lack of coffee.
     
    #37 Deckard, Jul 26, 2014
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  18. Carl Herrera

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    What's Canaan's FG% and 3 pt% in the NBA last season?

    Canaan will get to learn on the job when he earns the opportunity-- the same way young Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Chandler Parsons, Patrick Patterson and Marcus Morris did.

    It's one thing for a lotto team to hand minutes to a top lotto pick in order to develop him for the future. It's quite another for a team that aspires to compete in the playoffs to hand minutes to a 2nd round rookie. Not to say that you don't play them, but it's up to the player to beat out guys for minutes.
     
    #38 Carl Herrera, Jul 26, 2014
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  19. KlutchQT

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    I would've far preferred Sessions to Ish. Was wondering why we hadn't heard anything about him.
     
    #39 KlutchQT, Jul 26, 2014
  20. KlutchQT

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    LMAO really? Did you read the full sentence?

    32 NBA teams in need of a point guard
     
    #40 KlutchQT, Jul 26, 2014
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