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12footrim wrote:JimmyJammer wrote:PJ freaking Tucker is holding back the Rockets from doing a trade like this? I am not a fan of either team, but please tell me that's not true.
Morey isn't that stupid.
If this is the best, I wait it out.GuessWhoNot wrote:Some may think this would be a crummy deal, but in all honesty, this may be the best deal the Wolves could legitimately get. And no, the Heat can't make a better offer that the Wolves would accept.
Adam Stern wrote:It's strange how many people don't understand the value of a guy like PJ Tucker, especially with the contract he's on.
I know casual fans overlook players like him but come on. There's a reason contenders value guys like that.
Thanks for the honesty.MorbidHEAT wrote:My dislike for Lin started during Linsanity. It was absurd. It's probably irrational dislike at this point, but man he gets on my nerves. He's been tearing us up though.
Temuhjan wrote:Why would any Wolves fans in the right mind want any vets to complement KAT and Wiggins when the team should go young? This goes to show Scott Layden is nutso.
Pickled Prunes wrote:Biscayne Beast wrote:depth is more important to the rockets than getting another Max guy when they already have CP3, Harden, and Melo to take shots.
This!
Fans overvalue stars. You still need to put five, well rested, NBA caliber players on the floor.
Bringing Jimmy in would definitely beef up their starting 5. But their bench would take a serious hit. Gordon and Tucker averaged a combined 59 minutes last season. Assuming Butler plays around 34 minutes, that would mean an additional 25 minutes pulled from the end of the HOU bench.
Gordon + Tucker > Butler + Random Scrub
That combined with the fact that Butler has averaged 67 games per season since he became a starter. So you can count on 15 games of Random Scrub + Other Random Scrub.
And that 3rd max deal would hamstring the organization for the foreseeable future.
Hoopzilla wrote:
Whether I was born or not when the Orlando Magic tried to form a Super Team means absolutely nothing to this conversation. One thing is pretty clear, you are the load your mother should have swallowed and moved on with her life...
Magic#1 wrote:We have won two playoff games in two years. If we decide to keep this team for the next two years, maybe it will feel like we won a series.
inquisitive wrote:Rockets should just stay the course.Not worth giving up P.J.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
Zenzibar wrote:Nevertheless, Payton is not a finished product yet and unless the team moves him in a couple of weeks, I anticipate him trending upward with this coaching staff.
nedleeds wrote:Don't forget Ariza who will get bought out and be back for the playoffs.
contract wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:Biscayne Beast wrote:depth is more important to the rockets than getting another Max guy when they already have CP3, Harden, and Melo to take shots.
This!
Fans overvalue stars. You still need to put five, well rested, NBA caliber players on the floor.
Bringing Jimmy in would definitely beef up their starting 5. But their bench would take a serious hit. Gordon and Tucker averaged a combined 59 minutes last season. Assuming Butler plays around 34 minutes, that would mean an additional 25 minutes pulled from the end of the HOU bench.
Gordon + Tucker > Butler + Random Scrub
That combined with the fact that Butler has averaged 67 games per season since he became a starter. So you can count on 15 games of Random Scrub + Other Random Scrub.
And that 3rd max deal would hamstring the organization for the foreseeable future.
So don't pay him. Just bring him in, win the championship, and let him walk! Who wouldn't trade a couple of replaceable bench players for a championship?
SFrush wrote:nedleeds wrote:Don't forget Ariza who will get bought out and be back for the playoffs.
Yeah that's not going to happen.