OT Rockets in free fall, to Acquire Ty Lawson

[ripcityboy]

Two Dui's in a month must be pretty hard to defend for a lawyer if it's an athlete. What I would say is, "you're honor, my client never got drunk while punching a nun and kicking a midget." For the record......

 

[Sinobas]

Hollow?

You do realize that Dmo was the Rockets 2nd option for like 3/4 of the season right? I even remember a game where Harden fouled out in OT and Dmo proceeded to score every time down and we won the game.

Who is Dmo?

 

[Chris Craig]

Rockets are putting together a bad boys team

 

[Pinwheel1]

Rockets got Josh Smith for nothing last year. Now they get Lawson for almost nothing. If they could ever get a halfway decent PF, they would be favorites in the West.

They got him for nothing and they let him go for nothing. I would have thought that he would have been their halfway decent PF.

 

[Natebishop3]

They got him for nothing because he's a piece of shit and he can't stop drinking and driving. We used to acquire guys like that. Did some of you want to go back to that kind management?


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[Pinwheel1]

They got him for nothing because he's a piece of shit and he can't stop drinking and driving. We used to acquire guys like that. Did some of you want to go back to that kind management?


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I would if I were Houston. I doubt their fans care as long he plays well on the court. This was a low risk -high reward move for them. For us it would have been a mistake.

Right now I see six pretty good teams in the west. SA, Houston, Clippers, Memphis, OKC and GS
Then about 4-5 other teams fighting for those last two spots. Then the rest.....

 

[ripcityboy]

I would if I were Houston. I doubt their fans care as long he plays well on the court. This was a low risk -high reward move for them. For us it would have been a mistake.

Right now I see six pretty good teams in the west. SA, Houston, Clippers, Memphis, and GS
Then about 4-5 other teams fighting for those last two spots. Then the rest.....

And then us......

 

[BonesJones]

I would if I were Houston. I doubt their fans care as long he plays well on the court. This was a low risk -high reward move for them. For us it would have been a mistake.

Right now I see six pretty good teams in the west. SA, Houston, Clippers, Memphis, and GS
Then about 4-5 other teams fighting for those last two spots. Then the rest.....

you forgot OKC

 

[Pinwheel1]

you forgot OKC

Yeah I counted them as one of my 6, but somewhere along the way I deleted them. I will edit it.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Marc Stein: ESPN sources say that the Lakers were also a determined trade bidder for Ty Lawson, but Denver clearly preferred what the Rockets offered
– via Twitter ESPNSteinLine

I thought LA would end up with him.

 

[jlprk]

Mario Chalmers is still floating out there in the Twilight Zone.

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/3683649/

 

[riverman]

The upside for Lawson is Texas has open container laws for alcohol.

 

[jlprk]

New coach, no Ty. The time is perfect for Andre Miller to return to the Nuggets. If not him, then Felton. If not him, then Rudy.

 

[Kaydow]

The upside for Lawson is Texas has open container laws for alcohol.

That is hilarious!

 

[BrianFromWA]

Marc Stein: ESPN sources say that the Lakers were also a determined trade bidder for Ty Lawson, but Denver clearly preferred what the Rockets offered
– via Twitter ESPNSteinLine

I thought LA would end up with him.

Wait just a minute....you're not saying that first rounders and young players are valuable to other teams, are you?

 

[Sinobas]

New coach, no Ty. The time is perfect for Andre Miller to return to the Nuggets. If not him, then Felton. If not him, then Rudy.

If not him, then Iverson. If not him,then Mahmud-abdul Rauf.

 

[selloutking]

Rockets are putting together a bad boys team

sept for that team was actually good, and I am pretty sure flopping, and/or crying about old ass kobe playing hard on you would also disqualify this team for that.

I hope Ty is as bad for this team as what some people here are saying, I would love to see them go as far as they did last year to 8 seed or worse this year. or perhaps face a team that plays defense (Memphis) and just get torn apart.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

You buy stocks when they are low and this is a very low risk move.

 

[BonesJones]

You buy stocks when they are low and this is a very low risk move.

most of the time when you buy low on something that is absolute shit it doesn't work out too well

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

most of the time when you buy low on something that is absolute shit it doesn't work out too well

Lawson is not absolute shit. You are talking as if he was playing at Eddy Curry levels once he signed his contract with the Knicks.

The fact that he was willing to make the last year of his deal unguaranteed speaks volumes. If a guy is willing to bet 12M on himself improving, he must want to change.

 

[BonesJones]

Lawson is not absolute shit. You are talking as if he was playing at Eddy Curry levels once he signed his contract with the Knicks.

The fact that he was willing to make the last year of his deal unguaranteed speaks volumes. If a guy is willing to bet 12M on himself improving, he must want to change.

maybe he was drunk when he decided to make it ungaurunteed.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Lawson is going to be great this year. Fuck.

 

[HailBlazers]

Lawson is going to be great this year. Fuck.

I agree unfortunately, just like Corey Brewer last year I think they scored a player that will amp up their focus in a winning environment.

 

[ripcityboy]

Lawson is going to be great this year. Fuck.

So? Are you betting the over in Vegas that he ends up in rehab this year?

 

[KingSpeed]

Rockets got Josh Smith for nothing last year. Now they get Lawson for almost nothing. If they could ever get a halfway decent PF, they would be favorites in the West.

But they also lost Josh Smith for nothing this summer.

 

[ThugginPaulyGAllen]

You seriously think Lawson is bad?

Harden said he WANTED another ballhandler and playmaker to play with him. Lawson isn't gonna be chilling in the corner like P Bev. Lawson is an elite level talent on offense.

I'd go as far as saying the Rockets have a top 3 back court in the league.

 

[magnifier661]

You seriously think Lawson is bad?

Harden said he WANTED another ballhandler and playmaker to play with him. Lawson isn't gonna be chilling in the corner like P Bev. Lawson is an elite level talent on offense.

I'd go as far as saying the Rockets have a top 3 back court in the league.

Holy cock smokers batman, I won't condone anything in Houston being top 3! That's like saying Kobe is the best basketball player that ever played the game!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

You seriously think Lawson is bad?

Harden said he WANTED another ballhandler and playmaker to play with him. Lawson isn't gonna be chilling in the corner like P Bev. Lawson is an elite level talent on offense.

I'd go as far as saying the Rockets have a top 3 back court in the league.

Blazers and gsw better?

 

[Pinwheel1]

You seriously think Lawson is bad?

Harden said he WANTED another ballhandler and playmaker to play with him. Lawson isn't gonna be chilling in the corner like P Bev. Lawson is an elite level talent on offense.

I'd go as far as saying the Rockets have a top 3 back court in the league.

I agree. I don't know what happened to him last year, but I am guessing playing for a team who decided to tank by trading good players had an effect. I do know that the season before ( at least early on) He was playing great. He was getting to the rim at will. IMO this is the type of situation where you surround him with a couple of allstar vets, with a chance to contend, and he will stay focused.

Two DUI's tells me is stupid off the court, but not necessarily an alcoholic. Not excusing him for his actions, just stating that it is correctable and won't effect his play. Houston got better if he gets along with Harden, and it looks like they are friends.

 

[BonesJones]

You seriously think Lawson is bad?

Harden said he WANTED another ballhandler and playmaker to play with him. Lawson isn't gonna be chilling in the corner like P Bev. Lawson is an elite level talent on offense.

I'd go as far as saying the Rockets have a top 3 back court in the league.

Think about it, is having the ball in Hardens hands less a better thing? No. Plus Lawson is a worse shooter than Beverly and Terry, therefore less spacing for Harden drives. He's also a worse defender then Beverly (obviously), but also worse than even Terry... And he's a locker room cancer. He's not gonna help them.

To say they're a top 3 backcourt is hilarious. They're the worst defensive backcourt in the league, and don't fit offensively. Id take Curry/Thompson, Wall/Beal, Lowry/Derozen, Teague/Korver, Rose/Butler over them. Hell, even Conley and Lee.