Official Speculation Thread (Pt XXXVIII Off-Season Edition)

thelead · Post #1381 » by **thelead** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:21 am

BlueMagician wrote:
Baron is an UFA. Shumpert and JR will be the SG's and Melo can fill in big lineups. I have never seen Kidd play the SG position. In Dallas, Terry would play off and Kidd would be point and in Jersey, VC was SG. I'm sure he can fill the posistion if he had to, but Kidd is a pure PG.

Kidd would guard the sg's though.

rcklsscognition · Post #1382 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:22 am

The rockets would he terrible after proposed trade. Imagine if the magic had spent 8 mil a year on a backup center, the depth would be terrible. No money to fill the roster. I can't see how this works for them. At most they take back 27 mil of our contracts.

Magicians · Post #1383 » by **Magicians** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:24 am

We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #1384 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:26 am

@BlueMagician

14inch. You got that right.

arsenal6106 · Post #1385 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:27 am

Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady

Potentially....
Jeremy Lin And Dwight Howard

Anybody see a pattern here?!!!!!

BlueMagician · Post #1386 » by **BlueMagician** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:29 am

Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

Call me crazy, but I love what Rob Hennigan is doing. Too many times in the past, the front office has pulled the trigger on impulse trades, but now, they are being patient. They can afford to do this having the best big man in the league available. Let the Lakers, Rockets, Cavs,Nets...etc bid against each other. In the end, I am more confident than ever, we will get the best possible deal.

rcklsscognition · Post #1387 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:29 am

arsenal6106 wrote:Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady

Potentially....
Jeremy Lin And Dwight Howard

Anybody see a pattern here?!!!!!

Injuries? Houston needs Dwight to be the next hakeem and Lin to be Kenny.

arsenal6106 · Post #1388 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:31 am

Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

It's hard for me to agree with you when I don't even know what the actual offer was from Houston.

BlueMagician · Post #1389 » by **BlueMagician** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:31 am

OrlandoMajinBuu wrote:@BlueMagician

14inch. You got that right.

You answered my question...you are definitely a teenager. No mature adult would have answered that question like that.

Magicians · Post #1390 » by **Magicians** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:33 am

BlueMagician wrote:
Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

Call me crazy, but I love what Rob Hennigan is doing. Too many times in the past, the front office has pulled the trigger on impulse trades, but now, they are being patient. They can afford to do this having the best big man in the league available. Let the Lakers, Rockets, Cavs,Nets...etc bid against each other. In the end, I am more confident than ever, we will get the best possible deal.

Nets can't bid anymore, rockets won't be as flexible if they take on Lin and Asik, lakers gave away all their picks and lost flexibility as well by taking Nash. Our options are dwindling. We can't wait forever.

ThatFloridaDude · Post #1391 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:36 am

it was fun for a while but it's starting to become even more frustrating.

Magicians · Post #1392 » by **Magicians** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:37 am

arsenal6106 wrote:
Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

It's hard for me to agree with you when I don't even know what the actual offer was from Houston.

That's true, but I think we could have squeezed out all three draft picks plus Lowry... Don't you? It's hard to believe they'll give us lamb and jones with toronto's pick now but who knows...

rcklsscognition · Post #1393 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:39 am

Magicians wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:
Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

It's hard for me to agree with you when I don't even know what the actual offer was from Houston.

That's true, but I think we could have squeezed out all three draft picks plus Lowry... Don't you?

We didnt want Lowery and his market value has been set, the Toronto pick. How is the offer worse now?

BlueMagician · Post #1394 » by **BlueMagician** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:40 am

Magicians wrote:
BlueMagician wrote:
Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

Call me crazy, but I love what Rob Hennigan is doing. Too many times in the past, the front office has pulled the trigger on impulse trades, but now, they are being patient. They can afford to do this having the best big man in the league available. Let the Lakers, Rockets, Cavs,Nets...etc bid against each other. In the end, I am more confident than ever, we will get the best possible deal.

Nets can't bid anymore, rockets won't be as flexible if they take on Lin and Asik, lakers gave away all their picks and lost flexibility as well by taking Nash. Our options are dwindling. We can't wait forever.

I understand the Nets are out of it until Jan 15th, but I think the Rockets are even more desparate today than yesterday. Getting Lin, a guy they really didn't expect to get, vaulted them to a new level of thinking. I would bet the addition of Lin is making Houston think they have a guy they can now pair with Dwight and motivate him to sign an extention. If Lin is not matched by the NYK, the Rockets will up their offer for Dwight. Having Lin in a rebuilding mode makes no sense. The Rockets want to compete for a title. Having Lamb, Jones and White with Lin does not fit with that thinking. Gambling on getting Dwight and having him sign for a larger contract than on the open market is more ideal.

AussieMagicFan · Post #1395 » by **AussieMagicFan** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:44 am

Call me crazy but all those three draft picks plus Lowry is not a great deal. I think we will get better as they get more desperate to get Dwight. They have been keen for this for the longest time, Hennigan knows this. They ain't about to do all the trading they have done and make the space for Linsanity and Asik? C'mon now...

Dwight Howard will be a Rocket. We will start a rebuild under Hennigan. I am excited about that.

rcklsscognition · Post #1396 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:45 am

A Guy that player well for a few weeks does not entice Howard to sign an extension. Would Lin and Asik on the magic make us a contender?

TSKD000 · Post #1397 » by **TSKD000** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:45 am

Nemesis21 wrote:
TSKD000 wrote:by the end of the week, I want to see...

PG: Nelson/Douglass/Wayns
SG: Lamb/Redick/Liggins
SF: KMart/Parsons/Q
PF: Nicholson/Jones/Harper/Clark
C: BBD/Ayon/O'Quinn

+1, but isn't Wayns now with the Warriors? I'm good with getting Douglas, Martin, Lamb, Parsons, T Jones and picks. Also PF would probably be more like this, Nicholson/Harper/Clark/T Jones.

I guess I missed Wayns moving on...I haven't seen the last 2 SL games. Is C Westbrook still on the team? has he gotten any burn? how has he looked??

Magicians · Post #1398 » by **Magicians** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:47 am

rcklsscognition wrote:
Magicians wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:
It's hard for me to agree with you when I don't even know what the actual offer was from Houston.

That's true, but I think we could have squeezed out all three draft picks plus Lowry... Don't you?

We didnt want Lowery and his market value has been set, the Toronto pick. How is the offer worse now?

The picks, I think we could have had all three before names were applied. What if only one is offered as rumored now? Bit disappointing in comparison,no?

rcklsscognition · Post #1399 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:48 am

Wayns just went to the gs summer league team looking for exposure to new teams. He hasn't signed anywheres. But,Ishmael ceback to Orlando and is discussing things with henny

ThatFloridaDude · Post #1400 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:51 am

Magicians wrote:We should have traded with Houston on draft night.

100%. I really don't know what other trade Rob was considering. Then again there is much we don't know as fans so I think it's safe to say Rob must have noticed a flaw somewhere along the line. :no: