OT - Houston is signs Kostas Papanikolaou

[SlyPokerDog]

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[SlyPokerDog]

We traded his draft rights to Houston for TRob.

 

[jlprk]

Despite physical talent, if Robinson's BBIQ doesn't improve, the Greek may become better, once he learns the league.

 

[jlprk]

Then, he may not. Just saying it's not yet a sure thing that we won that trade.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Given that they gave their bench away to clear cap space for Bosh, they are just looking for a body with a pulse to fill a roster spot. Will the Greek be any good? Hard to say, but he may get PT just because their roster is so decimated. I bet Daryl Morey wishes he had TRob back right now (and probably Asik and Lin, too).

BNM

 

[RR7]

close to 5 a year for 2 years.

 

[riverman]

I watched a few games with Kostas playing in Greece and he was a total player. Did everything pretty well on both sides of the court. Houston was smart to sign him

 

[HailBlazers]

Money talks I guess.

 

[Minstrel]

Houston officially becomes Rasta's pick to win it all.

 

[santeesioux]

Imagine if we gave Claver that much.

 

[BigGameDamian]

We traded his draft rights to Houston for TRob.

Lets see if it pays off.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I'm a big fan of his game. He plays both ends and IMO will translate well in the NBA. The Euro Shane Battier.

Fuck Houston.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Hah. I guess he played hard to get and it worked. Shit.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Given that they gave their bench away to clear cap space for Bosh, they are just looking for a body with a pulse to fill a roster spot. Will the Greek be any good? Hard to say, but he may get PT just because their roster is so decimated. I bet Daryl Morey wishes he had TRob back right now (and probably Asik and Lin, too).

Papanikolaou is a better player than TRob. He's just better at basketball. No doubt TRob is a finer physical specimen, though.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We traded his draft rights to Houston for TRob.

Don't remind me. Just don't.

 

[Rhal]

He is going to have a tough first year in the NBA. Hardly any pros come from overseas and adjust to be NBA quickly, usually takes at least a year or two like most rookies.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He is going to have a tough first year in the NBA. Hardly any pros come from overseas and adjust to be NBA quickly, usually takes at least a year or two like most rookies.

We'll see. He's played for the top two clubs in Europe. And he'll be playing bench players, because the Rockets signed Ariza to start. They'll probably miss Lin more than they'll miss Parsons.

 

[THE HCP]

WHatever! The HCP would average 20pts/12rebs in Greece! #Malakas

 

[Rhal]

Don't remind me. Just don't.

I'd rather have TRob. TRob has shown he can play in the NBA and be a rotation player. Papanikolaou hasn't played an NBA game yet so we will see if he ends up being better then TRob but i'v got my doubts he will be a starter caliber player, which if he isnt' puts him in the same tier of players as TRob. I always undervalue Euros who haven't come over yet though.

 

[riverman]

I prefer to think of it as, we got the Knicks to take Felton for the Greek that got TRob

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'd rather have TRob. TRob has shown he can play in the NBA and be a rotation player.

That's debatable.

 

[jlprk]

The Greek played hardball with Morey.

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