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Would non guaranteed contracts be bad for the Rockets?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by acshen, Oct 14, 2011.

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  1. acshen

    acshen Member

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    I remember reading some time ago that Morey thought one of the reasons he had a job was because of the expiring CBA structure. The NBA has one of the strictest guaranteed vs. non-guaranteed money restrictions which can really handcuff bad GMs.

    If the NBA made it harder for opposing teams to give out bad contracts, would we just be another run-of-the-mill team?
     
    #1 acshen, Oct 14, 2011
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    Sadly we have arguably been just another run of the mill team for a decade.

    However, assuming that Morey generally makes better decisions than the average GM, that will cease to be an advantage when David Kahn, for example, is able to play with non-guaranteed contracts and erase his mistakes.

    In my eyes, the terms 'non-guaranteed' and 'contract' seem to be a paradox.
     
    #2 napalm06, Oct 14, 2011
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    Very true.

    Good question, acshen. I personally don't think so. Morey has definitely leveraged expiring contracts and been willing to take on money to get talent -- Luis Scola and Kevin Martin were acquired this way. However, I think he would continue to find ways to buy low. Even if there are non-guaranteed contracts (which I doubt), there will still be teams in need of (or wanting) cash.

    I think where Morey best shows his skills is in obtaining the better-than-average player to complement the star. I think he did a brilliant job of that, but the star foundation was faulty. The problem now is the team has no anchor, no star... it takes some luck and good fortune to get that -- and if that fails, then it requires a whole lot of losing.
     
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  4. SacTown

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    Very true. We are just a perfect example of a team that invested too much into one player. We put all of our eggs in the Yao Ming basket and neglected the proper strategy to build a complete team. I think in the beginning the organization had good intentions to win with Yao but as time progressed they did it for the cash cow aspect and not for championship aspirations.
     
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    There will always be guaranteed contracts. Just not "fully" guaranteed contracts. Just look at NFL to see how much capology matters when it comes to fully maximizing your money.

    Also, Morey cares less for guaranteed money and more for the hard cap. It's the hard cap that can truly put the Rockets back in the running, because a hard cap will cause more star movement when teams screw up their cap. The soft cap is the reason why Cuban can add pieces every year while sporting a salary of more than the luxury tax. It's why the Lakers can give Kobe and Gasol huge money and still have enough left over for the likes of Artest, Odom, Fisher, etc.
     
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    Spot on.

    In any case, there is no chance that contracts would ever be as non-guaranteed as the NFL. There may be some restructuring allowed to alleviate contract guarantees. Now there are contracts like Arenas and Curry with players overpaid by 10-15 million. With restructuring you might end up with overpaying by 5-8 million instead. There are still plenty of opportunities for Morey in that range.
     
    #6 intergalactic, Oct 19, 2011
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