Thomas Robinson traded to the Rockets

[QUOTE=Jailblazers7]Having all those guys who are questions marks isn't necessarily a bad thing. Developing talent is a numbers game sometimes and the team is better off taking a risk on a guy like T-Rob than sitting on their hands for the next 3 years hoping Terrence Jones develops or Royce White stops being afraid of the dark.

They seem to be going with the Thunder formula of acquiring young talent and I approve. Now its on them to develop them.[/QUOTE]


I'll give you this: makes more sense for Houston than for Sacramento.


Not that getting Patterson doesn't make any sense...or even Douglas, if you get rid of Brooks and Jimmer...but they just didn't get enough and are clogging up their roster with a lot of...what the hell?

[QUOTE=Phantom_Blue]I actually like the trades for all involved, Morey did Morris a favor letting him reunite with his brother, and Patterson gets to reunite with Cousins and Hayes, hopefully help Cousins get his head straight.

For the Rockets, they get rebounding and athleticism, something they haven't had from the PF spot even going back to the Scola/Landry days. Trading away 2 PF's also opens up minutes for Jones & D-Mo, who were the future anyway. Robinson will get a chance to shine in a good organization, and the Rockets now have a good nucleus going forward, not to mention they still have a max deal to offer someone, probably an upgrade at the 3?[/QUOTE]



Well, they've definitely got themselves a 3...the upgrade would have to come at PG. Unless they make a crazy move for Howard...in which case they could still move for a PG.

[QUOTE=bl2k8]Idk why everyone thinks Cousins having one of his boys on the team matters. If anything it'll be someone to tell him he's always right. Y'all talk like Patterson is a 30'yeard old vet[/QUOTE]

Patterson was clearly the leader on the UK team. He's not going to be some yes man that treats Cousins like a prodigy. Not sure it will make a difference but it certainly can't hurt.

Robinson will get so much better with two great passers like Harden and Lin.They will find him off the cuts and thats smething that will help him. This also means we found our PF without having t spend ur cap space n someone like Millsap. We still have our max cap space and found a future PF and the sametime

Wow, they just gave up on T-Rob already?

And I'm playing a T-Rob Create-A-Legend on 2K13 :mad: :facepalm I'll just go with Drum-Drum/T-Ross then.

[QUOTE=Phantom_Blue]I actually like the trades for all involved, Morey did Morris a favor letting him reunite with his brother, and Patterson gets to reunite with Cousins and Hayes, hopefully help Cousins get his head straight.

For the Rockets, they get rebounding and athleticism, something they haven't had from the PF spot even going back to the Scola/Landry days. Trading away 2 PF's also opens up minutes for Jones & D-Mo, who were the future anyway. Robinson will get a chance to shine in a good organization, and the Rockets now have a good nucleus going forward, not to mention they still have a max deal to offer someone, probably an upgrade at the 3?[/QUOTE]Not the 3. Rockets have Parsons at the 3, and he is really good.

[QUOTE=spiegel]Robinson will get so much better with two great passers like Harden and Lin.They will find him off the cuts and thats smething that will help him. This also means we found our PF without having t spend ur cap space n someone like Millsap. We still have our max cap space and found a future PF and the sametime[/QUOTE]

He also should get good playing time. Won't be surprised if he blossoms with this young group.

I'm really surprised Sacramento gave up on T-Robb so quick. I don't think he played as much as he should have. He definitely has the most upside of any player in this trade.

Patterson may just be a better fit with the Kings. Not sure how Douglas fits in when they already have Evans,Thomas, Brooks, and Jimmer.

This is all about the Maloofs getting cash out of the deal. That is it. End of story.

Robinson hasn't had a quick start, but is showing plenty of potential and I doubt any Kings fans would have approved this deal.

Shady.

Maloofs are out, and doing what they can to get cash on the way out the door.

[QUOTE=33teeth]This is all about the Maloofs getting cash out of the deal. That is it. End of story.

Robinson hasn't had a quick start, but is showing plenty of potential and I doubt any Kings fans would have approved this deal.

Shady.

Maloofs are out, and doing what they can to get cash on the way out the door.[/QUOTE]


They're honestly disgusting.

Wait...Morey raped the Kings AGAIN? :lol

Kings clearly the losers in this deal. On so many levels. ...ok, like 2 or 3 levels...but still!

Trade can't happen without the approval of the soon to be new owners group from Seattle. Here you go Seattle your new owners at work, pulling out all the stops to save a few million dollars

It's as if Kings think the Rockets are the only team to trade with. They just gave away the #5 pick in the draft for table scraps. Can anyone explain this?

inb4 Thomas Robinson becomes GOAT.

[QUOTE=BlueCrayon]inb4 Thomas Robinson becomes GOAT.[/QUOTE]

Robinson is the biggest winner in the trade. He's going to a team where he doesn't have to be a focal point of their offense and defense. He'll actually have a defined role in Houston. I can see him thriving in Houston's fast pace offense.

Not yet official but whatever..here's a quick one

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LRn1XkK.jpg[/IMG]

Houston just found that missing piece to make the playoffs.

Basically got him for free too.

[QUOTE=Bobcats2013]Houston just found that missing piece to make the playoffs.

Basically got him for free too.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.
Houston just got better for nothing.
Rockets potentially got their power forward for the next 10 years.
It looks like this takes the Rockets out of the running for Josh Smith, while they should have cap space this summer to add another shooting wing.

I'm sure it will turn out to be some kind of salary dump for the Kings. They gave up on the wrong guy (T-Rob). I was hoping to get rid of DMC. I don't know the new guys but hopefully one of them has some type of decent BB IQ because no one on the Kings does with exception to IT.

[QUOTE=Whoah10115]Awful trade for Houston. Awful.


Horrendous.


If you have too many PF's...guys with talent, like Montiejunas and now Royce White...when you have Terrence Jones...you trade for Thomas Robinson.


Robinson could be great for them, but what do you do with all the other stuff? You're trading it for a different PG? Getting rid of Lin? What are you doing?


But I knew those Twins would end up together lol.[/QUOTE]

They can swap some of those younger players for JJ Redick.

Lin, Harden, Redick, Robinson, Asik - a very nice team going forward.

[QUOTE=hawkfan]They can swap some of those younger players for JJ Redick.

Lin, Harden, Redick, Robinson, Asik - a very nice team going forward.[/QUOTE]

Why would they trade young pieces for Reddick when they can just sign him as a FA in the summer?

[QUOTE=Jailblazers7]Why would they trade young pieces for Reddick when they can just sign him as a FA in the summer?[/QUOTE]

If they want to make a push now in the playoffs.
But yea, they can wait until the summer.
Also if they think some of these guys aren't any good, get rid of them now while they have some trade value.

[QUOTE=Jailblazers7]Why would they trade young pieces for Reddick when they can just sign him as a FA in the summer?[/QUOTE]
Morey would be willing to give him $40 million in 4 years :lol

[QUOTE=hawkfan]They can swap some of those younger players for JJ Redick.

Lin, Harden, Redick, Robinson, Asik - a very nice team going forward.[/QUOTE]


Nah they don't need him. They have Delfino who's a very good defender and rebounder, as well as a shooter, with some balls too. No need for Redick.

Patrick Patterson is actually a pretty good PF. He's a starting quality PF.

I don't think T-Rob is gonna be a star in this league. Maybe a JJ Hickson type of player.

Houston slightly won this trade. But its not rapage by the Rockets.

[QUOTE=iDunk]Patrick Patterson is actually a pretty good PF. He's a starting quality PF.

I don't think T-Rob is gonna be a star in this league. Maybe a JJ Hickson type of player.

Houston slightly won this trade. But its not rapage by the Rockets.[/QUOTE]

I wish JJ Hickson would have done for the Kings what he is doing for Portland this year. He has had some real nice games and is a starter there. For Sacramento he was garbage. But who hasn't been the last 7 years.

[QUOTE=iDunk]Houston slightly won this trade. But its not rapage by the Rockets.[/QUOTE]
I think Morey's main goal was to get rid of the jumpshooting forwards, particularly Morris, and probably get rid of Aldrich. I think he wanted better trade chips too, he might do something else with the acquisitions

I would be willing to put money on the fact Lin made them trade douglas away, because he is a better player than him haha. and Douglas getting minutes exposes Lin.

[QUOTE=B4llin]I would be willing to put money on the fact Lin made them trade douglas away, because he is a better player than him haha. and Douglas getting minutes exposes Lin.[/QUOTE]

This is one of the dumbest things I've read on here.

And considering "here" is ISH, that's really saying something.

I feel for you Kings fans. Sincerely. Yeah the Pacers don't spend tens of millions on the lux tax and it's basically a hard cap for us, but a lot of the fanbase doesn't realize how blessed we are that the Simon Bros bought the team. Being a fan of a small market team is one thing, but when the owners of that team are scumbags, man, I'm sorry.

[QUOTE=Miles and Miles]I'm sure it will turn out to be some kind of salary dump for the Kings. They gave up on the wrong guy (T-Rob). I was hoping to get rid of DMC. I don't know the new guys but hopefully one of them has some type of decent BB IQ because no one on the Kings does [B]with exception to IT[/B].[/QUOTE]

Lmao do you actually watch Kings games or are you that dumb? IT is one of the worst passing/IQ PG's in the L and is the worst starting PG in the NBA. IT is dumber than anyone in the starting 5. Dude can't even run a pick n roll to save his life or assist anyone for a easy bucket. I love IT but to act like he has decent BB IQ is beyond idiotic.

Houston are so well set for the future..damn

[QUOTE=TheAesirsFinest]This is one of the dumbest things I've read on here.

And considering "here" is ISH, that's really saying something.[/QUOTE]

Sorry, it just pains me to think of how much better Houston would be without Lin, having replaced him with a decent PG.

[QUOTE=B4llin]Sorry, it just pains me to think of how much better Houston would be without Lin, having replaced him with a decent PG.[/QUOTE]

Lin is playing great but I still think Houston shouldn't have signed him.

Imagine a Harden-Dragic back court. :coleman:

As a kings fans this trade makes 0 sense

The problem with the team is we have a bunch of pieces with no collaboration and we gave away a 22 year old lotto pick for more pieces

Patrik pat is a nice player but is not the answer to our needs

Toney douglas is useless -- another shoot first undersize guard (thorton , fridette, brooks, thomas )

We dont become better at all and we give away a player with a ton of upside :facepalm

Just ac

[quote=Kingsfans818]As a kings fans this trade makes 0 sense

The problem with the team is we have a bunch of pieces with no collaboration and we gave away a 22 year old lotto pick for more pieces

Patrik pat is a nice player but is not the answer to our needs

Toney douglas is useless -- another shoot first undersize guard (thorton , fridette, brooks, thomas )

We dont become better at all and we give away a player with a ton of upside :facepalm

Just ac[/quote]It was about dumping Garcia to clear money for a sale. That's it. The Magoofs don't give a shit about anything about that. Seriously man, I feel for you. Hope they get a local owner and stay in Sacto.

[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]It was about dumping Garcia to clear money for a sale. That's it. The Magoofs don't give a shit about anything about that. Seriously man, I feel for you. Hope they get a local owner and stay in Sacto.[/QUOTE]

The Hanson group (Seattle) approved the deal as well

[quote=andremiller07]The Hanson group (Seattle) approved the deal as well[/quote]Of course they did. It clears a contract they had no say in. I like Thomas Robinson, but people are overreacting to the quality of player he is and can be. I'm not even sure he'll be a starter on 50+ win type team.

But it's not about that, it's the principle. They just dumped a 5th pick rookie like 65% through his first year just to clear (basically) dead money. None of these players are anything special, but this move goes down on draft night and it's just a straight up Pat Pat and scrubs for the 5th pick people'd be going apeshit. This is a complete clear money move just to ease a sale. That's ****ing awful man.

[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Of course they did. It clears a contract they had no say in. I like Thomas Robinson, but people are overreacting to the quality of player he is and can be. I'm not even sure he'll be a starter on 50+ win type team.

But it's not about that, it's the principle. They just dumped a 5th pick rookie like 65% through his first year just to clear (basically) dead money. None of these players are anything special, but this move goes down on draft night and it's just a straight up Pat Pat and scrubs for the 5th pick people'd be going apeshit. This is a complete clear money move just to ease a sale. That's ****ing awful man.[/QUOTE]

I agree, T-Rob is going to be a solid player I don't see him being a superstar but its what the Kings got in return which is a complete joke.I think the Kings mistake was actually drafting T-Rob when we had more use for Drummond/Lillard/Barnes. Its just one horrible move after another.