None of us really know anything right now. It's all guesses at this point. I'd say that the reason we keep bringing up Rondo and Dragic is based out of sound logic. Boston drafted Rondo's replacement in Smart. PHX signed Isaiah Thomas and drafted Ennis. Neither Boston nor PHX are in "win now" mode, so the idea that they will carry redundant (and older) players seems kind of rediculous. Very few teams need a PG, so the market is somewhat limited (Bledsoe is finding out this the hard way). Rondo and Dragic are expiring, so their teams can't control them beyond the 2014/2015 season. All of this leads us to a few players and the few teams that make sense for them. Of those few remaining teams, Houston has decent to good assets. I think we've gone too far in downplaying TJones....he's a top 5 player out of his draft class who is tied to a rookie contract for the next 2 years and is restricted after that. Of the many power forwards that Morey has drafted/signed/traded for over the years, TJones has shown the most promise. The NOP 1st has similar value to the Toronto 1st, especially if we see lottery reform this year. DMo and Capela are both projects that could have value to the right team. If necessary, Beverley should have good value around the league. I'd say the rockets are in the top 10 in the league in "tradable assets".
Ok, at least you did some home works. If we can get Dragic, then this team would be in a good shape. As for Rondo, he was not good last year, no one knows he would be good or not, why take a risk?
Not with the Rockets. Know your personnel. Howard doesn't want to be limited to only dunks and layups. He wants to be a cornerstone of the offense. I'm not ignoring it...it's just nowhere near as relevant as Harden's performance with the Rockets. I've already gone over this. Once the defense collapses, the ball gets passed to the open guy. And as defenses rotate, the ball keeps moving until an open shot is taken. So even though Harden created the offense, he doesn't get credited with the assist. Being an elite passer is overrated. The only elite passers who played an integral role on a championship team were physical freaks.
Yeah......and that goes away by signing Rondo. Harden is AVERAGE as a SG distributor. Ranked 2 spots above Wade at #18 amoung SGs in assists-to-turnovers. The problem is we're asking him to be THE distributor.....so he gets a lot of assists but not very efficiently. Add Rondo, the definition of efficient distribution (and the guy Morey supposedly convinced Ainge to draft when he was working for the Celtics), and you let Harden and Howard do what they both do best on the offensive end......put the ball in the hole. I also imagine that both Harden and Howard will turnover the ball less.....Harden by taking the ball out of his hands, and Howard by getting the ball to him when and where he needs it.
I'm getting the vibe that if Bledsoe doesn't re-sign with the Suns, which would lead to the Suns keeping Dragic, that we would try to trade for Rondo. Which is the right move IMO, I like Rondo, and even think he'd be better for this team then Dragic due to his passing and defense. The thing is Rondo's health can't be ignored, I believe he will come back, but you definitely don't take him over someone like Dragic who has been much healthier and has way less millage (backup for most of career, not as many playoff games as Rondo).
I respect you opinion and choose to end this debate, I just want to say, Rondo is one of those physical freaks who played a integral role on a championship team. 2008 championship team, 2010 finals team.
Rubio has a high FTr because he takes a high percentage of his shots at the rim, and he takes very few shots. Even factoring FT's in, he's not a good finisher. Also, I'm not sure how someone who shots 3.5 ft/game can "parade" to the line. FTr doesn't mean everything you think it does.
I made a joke about a common spelling error. Hardly jumping on the poster for it. But really, dealing with your personal attacks for random non-related issues is boring to me. And I'm pretty sure reading this off-topic back and forth in random threads isn't the purpose of this thread of this BBS. So, I'll just stop responding to your name-calling and tantrums.
You're right, Rondo isn't good from the line. And that is precisely why his FTr has fallen off very low. He doesn't want to get fouled, and doesn't want to go to the FT line. And that's probably the best basketball decision for him. But that means he's got to be surrounded by shooters. And we already got hack-a-Dwight happening anyways. So...if we gonna play with a PG like Rondo...it's even more imperative we get a Ryan Anderson type shooter at the 4.
A non credible article was posted about Rondo to Houston being a possibility. Plowman came in and said that us getting Dragic all depends on what happens to Bledsoe, and that even if we don't get Dragic, that we will still get a big upgrade at the PG spot. He then said he's heard Rondo has been recovered and is healthy to play next season. So Plowman sort of hinted (in my view) that if we don't get Dragic, Rondo is possibly our plan B.
Bass is a very good mid range shooter, he wouldn't be a bad pick up to come with Rondo for TPE. Ilyasova is also another good choice, Anderson as well. It would be a little scary getting Rondo AND Anderson though, as both are coming back from big injuries, it could play out pretty bad.
Don't want Bass. Juwan Howard II. Simply doesn't move the needle. Doesn't have 3-point range. Not a plus defender. Black-hole with the ball.
Eh don't agree with any of this. Doesn't have a 3 point range but has a very good mid range game and can space the floor, is a solid defender, doesn't matter what he is with the ball, only time he will get it is when spotting up for a jumper or finishing under the basket. Also is expiring and has chemistry with Howard and Rondo. I'd take him with Rondo.
You know, i disagreed with you on this at first, but I'm coming around. If you add someone like Rondo, you've got to maximize your spacing. You need someone that is at least a threat from deep. Someone like Diaw....not necessarily an elite 3 point shooter, but someone that the defense has to respect from outside. One guy I'd really like to go after is Josh McRoberts. Stretch 4. Great ball-handler and distributor from the 4. If the Heat discover that they aren't anywhere close to competing, I could see Mcbob hitting the market. What's funny is if this happened, we've essentially would've recreated the Spurs: Rondo = Parker Harden = Ginobili Ariza = Leonard McRoberts = Diaw Howard = Duncan
