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KeepOnRollin said:
He was going to opt out and just sign with HOU. But he decided to help the Clippers out and opt-in and agree to a trade instead.
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Why though? That's the part I can't understand. He's showing loyalty? And why wouldn't the Rockets just say, "fuck that, why do WE have to give up assets? Just sign with us and let's move on." Must be a cap thing for the Rockets?
 
The Professional Fan said:
Why though? That's the part I can't understand. He's showing loyalty? And why wouldn't the Rockets just say, "fuck that, why do WE have to give up assets? Just sign with us and let's move on." Must be a cap thing for the Rockets?
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Never mind. ***hitting myself in the face yelling "read the whole thread before responding idiot"***
 
How do Rockets have cap space for this transaction without releasing Anderson?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Dude... check out how good my photoshop skills are!

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:biglaugh:
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
Harden had his best year ever playing point guard, so Morey trades for a point guard. Seems weird, but could be interesting.
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He was excellent on the fastbreak, and pretty good in the halfcourt. CP3 makes them excellent in either tempo, plus he's a way better scorer than Beverly.
 
BigGameDamian said:
Ya because Collins is already an established NBA All Star like Blake Griffin.
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No, because we are still not even clear to being good enough to win the championship and honestly I don't even like the idea of Griffin here.
 
And this allows CP3 to sign his mega-max next year.

I don't think it makes Houston all that better. Harden and Paul aren't great at playing without the ball. Is Harden and Paul having the ball 50% of the time with the other on the wing really better than Harden having the ball 100% of the time?
 
BonesJones said:
And this allows CP3 to sign his mega-max next year.

I don't think it makes Houston all that better. Harden and Paul aren't great at playing without the ball. Is Harden and Paul having the ball 50% of the time with the other on the wing really better than Harden having the ball 100% of the time?
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CP3 is the killer Houston needs for the playoffs, he will be the guy in the 4th. The amount of flopping we will see with this backcourt though...
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
CP3 is the killer Houston needs for the playoffs, he will be the guy in the 4th. The amount of flopping we will see with this backcourt though...
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Oh god....... the flop twins.

And if Doc Rivers went to Houston to coach..... the joining of everything I hate about the NBA would be complete.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
And part of minimizing that risk is that collins could end up being trash.

Collins could be better, or he could be a dud. At least with blake you know what you're getting. An all star level player.
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At least with Blake we know we're getting a great regular season PF and an injured Pf for the playoffs. I'll pass and take my chances with Collins.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Oh god....... the flop twins.

And if Doc Rivers went to Houston to coach..... the joining of everything I hate about the NBA would be complete.
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Which is why I REAAAAAALLY hope they trade for LA!!
#MakeTheSpursGreatAgain
 
Natebishop3 said:
Oh god....... the flop twins.

And if Doc Rivers went to Houston to coach..... the joining of everything I hate about the NBA would be complete.
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Yeah that won't happen since the word now is that CP3 hates Doc Rivers over turning down a proposed trade last year for Melo that included his son. A media guy ( Mike Eaves ) who previously hosted Clippers Live said that Austin felt entitled on the team and rubbed everyone the wrong way. Doc gave him special treatment that pissed off CP3
 
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I hope we get to play the Clippers in the playoffs now....if they even make it
 
What does this do, if anything, to our back courts position as top 2 or 3 in the league?
 
BonesJones said:
I don't think it makes Houston all that better. Harden and Paul aren't great at playing without the ball. Is Harden and Paul having the ball 50% of the time with the other on the wing really better than Harden having the ball 100% of the time?
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It's theoretically better--Harden is an excellent shooter, Paul is a very good one, and both have to be accounted for because even off the ball they could be the true initiator if the current action is a decoy. The question is how much better and whether D'Antoni will scheme creative enough sets to maximize their ball-dominant skillsets.

The worst case scenario is that they don't improve much on offense (because their skillsets prove to be redundant) and they get a bit worse on defense (Paul is a very good defender, but arguably not as good as Beverly) and there are tensions over the course of the season.
 
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