An interesting tidbit about our salary

LarsV8 · Post #1 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Feb 7, 2013 9:57 pm

James Harden is our highest paid player this year at 5.8 million. Luis Scola is next. Asik and Lin are tied for third.

Our top four players cost ~16 million combined.

Our team is ridiculously well run.

Zubby · Post #2 » by **Zubby** » Thu Feb 7, 2013 10:22 pm

Our Captain/beast towel waver paid what 700k to play here.

Our second best player, it guy, and soon to be co-face of the franchise(not sure but seems he is everywhere with anything to do with Rockets ball) also paid less 90% of the league..

MOREY IS A CROOK!!!!

Post #3 » by **Mr. E** » Thu Feb 7, 2013 10:40 pm

That is pretty amazing. Such a well-run front office.

This is why I don't believe that there is any interest in Bynum.

rocketsballin · Post #4 » by **rocketsballin** » Thu Feb 7, 2013 11:43 pm

Zubby wrote:Our Captain/beast towel waver paid what 700k to play here.

Our second best player, it guy, and soon to be co-face of the franchise(not sure but seems he is everywhere with anything to do with Rockets ball) also paid less 90% of the league..

MOREY IS A CROOK!!!!

morey da gawd

dont forget the knicks are paying toney's salary for this season. thats a little over 2mil.

madbucky · Post #5 » by **madbucky** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 12:22 am

LarsV8 wrote:James Harden is our highest paid player this year at 5.8 million. Luis Scola is next. Asik and Lin are tied for third. Our top four players cost ~16 million combined. Our team is ridiculously well run.

I agree that the team is well run financially. However, it'd be more accurate to look at the average salary. Which is Harden $14.1M, Asik and Lin $8.4M.

Otherwise, in 2014-15, you would say that Asik and Lin are tied for first at $14.9M, Harden third at $14.7M. But that's taking it out of context of the whole picture.

Zubby · Post #6 » by **Zubby** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 12:40 am

madbucky wrote:
LarsV8 wrote:James Harden is our highest paid player this year at 5.8 million. Luis Scola is next. Asik and Lin are tied for third. Our top four players cost ~16 million combined. Our team is ridiculously well run.

I agree that the team is well run financially. However, it'd be more accurate to look at the average salary. Which is Harden $14.1M, Asik and Lin $8.4M.

Otherwise, in 2014-15, you would say that Asik and Lin are tied for first at $14.9M, Harden third at $14.7M. But that's taking it out of context of the whole picture.

Well in '14-16 Lin and Asik will be paid $14.9M...
But if they are still here, they will be tied for second to (insert top 10 player) that the Crook Morey will steal from another team.

LarsV8 · Post #7 » by **LarsV8** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 12:45 am

madbucky wrote:I agree that the team is well run financially. However, it'd be more accurate to look at the average salary. Which is Harden $14.1M, Asik and Lin $8.4M.

Otherwise, in 2014-15, you would say that Asik and Lin are tied for first at $14.9M, Harden third at $14.7M. But that's taking it out of context of the whole picture.

We don't even know if Asik or Lin will be on the team in 14-15, so the average is not a good way to look at it.

In 3 months, the Rockets could be in the playoffs with a true payroll of under 50 million dollars. This is a team that beat another playoff team by 50 points on the road, and broke the NBA record for threes against another playoff team, and is the youngest team in the league. Oh yea, we haven't had a losing season in almost ten years, and unlikey to have another one until after the Harden era ends, which could be another 8+ years.

This franchise is probably the most well run in the league. 8-)

Post #8 » by **TMU** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 7:42 am

madbucky wrote:
LarsV8 wrote:James Harden is our highest paid player this year at 5.8 million. Luis Scola is next. Asik and Lin are tied for third. Our top four players cost ~16 million combined. Our team is ridiculously well run.

I agree that the team is well run financially. However, it'd be more accurate to look at the average salary. Which is Harden $14.1M, Asik and Lin $8.4M.

Otherwise, in 2014-15, you would say that Asik and Lin are tied for first at $14.9M, Harden third at $14.7M. But that's taking it out of context of the whole picture.

There's not one person who doesn't realize that.

At the moment, this team has a winning record with the lowest payroll. That's insane.

kam_soluusar · Post #9 » by **kam_soluusar** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 12:20 pm

Shhhhhh Daryl Morey doesn't need a bigger head. Seriously, it's friggin' huge as it is.

bbfan4life · Post #10 » by **bbfan4life** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 10:11 pm

Does playoff success factor into the being the best run organization in the NBA?

Post #11 » by **Mr. E** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 10:19 pm

bbfan4life wrote:Does playoff success factor into the being the best run organization in the NBA?

For a team like this future success factors into it, yes. If you've followed the conversation of this thread you've clearly seen that we are talking about cap management and payroll.

rocketsballin · Post #12 » by **rocketsballin** » Fri Feb 8, 2013 10:43 pm

bbfan4life wrote:Does playoff success factor into the being the best run organization in the NBA?

6_Rings · Post #13 » by **6_Rings** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 3:21 pm

Kudos. Plus the force is strong with your younglings.

inquisitive · Post #14 » by **inquisitive** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 4:34 pm

best GM in the league this year right now.

Aaron Brooks · Post #15 » by **Aaron Brooks** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 7:18 pm

Morey for executive of the year?

moofs · Post #16 » by **moofs** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:25 am

Aaron Brooks wrote:Morey for executive of the year?

You haven't paid attention to my signature, have you?

LarsV8 · Post #17 » by **LarsV8** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:55 pm

Francisco Garcia, now highest paid player on the team.

Post #18 » by **Mr. E** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:08 am

LarsV8 wrote:Francisco Garcia, now highest paid player on the team.

He is also the oldest, isn't he?

inquisitive · Post #19 » by **inquisitive** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:48 am

LarsV8 wrote:Francisco Garcia, now highest paid player on the team.

and an expiring one too!!!

moofs · Post #20 » by **moofs** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:40 pm

bbfan4life wrote:Does playoff success factor into the being the best run organization in the NBA?

There've been extensive analyses of why we haven't had much playoff success that have spanned 5 years.
I'd say our lack of playoff success has been pretty justifiable and shouldn't figure into that title.

I personally think we're neck and neck with the Spurs, Heat (I actually think the Heat are a notch below us), and OKC, as far as management.

We haven't been the best managed for 10 years though. I can't stress enough that Dawson, while apparently a fine coach, was a terrible GM.