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ESPN: Rockets at a Crossroads
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Posted 05 August 2011 - 05:28 PM
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Posted 07 August 2011 - 11:08 PM
Part of fallout if League goes to very low Hard Cap-state taxes become a big factor. Play in Texas and 45 state income tax-free games just in Texas.
Play in California,where there's an extra 1% State Income Tax on millionaires and you have a minimum of 47 games where 10% of your income is lost to taxes. Now LA has a huge edge in off-court perks,but GS and Sac? Every million you make,that's over $50,000 lost by playing in Cali vs Texas. For a FA signing a deal in an Owner-won CBA,the $3mil deal in Cal,becomes a $2.8mil deal compared to signing w/a Texas team. So the Rockets should have no problem signing quality role players.
As for the Super-Friends groupings(something I think will only get more pronounced w/an Owner-won CBA),the key will be to get the first one in a desirable location,then others will follow. Desirable being off-court attractions(LA,South Beach,NY),warm weather and/or favorable tax policies. The catch of course is getting the first one.
For the Rockets,I find it less and less likely that they can trade for an established star. Their best hope via trade is a team w/two young developing stars that can't coexist.(Durant/Westbrook,Evans/Cousins come to mind,but again,very unlikely.)
Most likely they will have to draft one,and that is where the roster may come into play. Something like the Minn/Wash trade that saw Minn trade Mike Miller and Foye for Wash's #5,when Wash thought they needed just a little extra to vault them into contenders. My hope is the Clips turn out pretty good and are willing to deal the Minn pick they have.
The likelihood of signing one of the young studs coming off his rookie deal is pretty remote as Martin and Scola make over $20mil combined this yr and $22mil next yr.(One reason I've been such a strong advocate of trading Martin,his salary is just too dang big for a player who isn't a "Star".If he was one,why does everyone keep saying the Rockets need a Star/don't have one?)
The Rockets could go the anti-Star route and focus on picking up superbly talented one-dimensional players,blend them into an efficient offense and a lock-down D and try and recreate the Pistons' run. In Lowry and Martin they've got their Billups/Hamilton,they just need to find a Prince-type defensive wing and interior defenders...
For now,we're pretty much left to hoping a miracle occurs and Williams has developed an adequate outside shot,has seen the light and wants to dominate in a team setting. Sigh.
Play in California,where there's an extra 1% State Income Tax on millionaires and you have a minimum of 47 games where 10% of your income is lost to taxes. Now LA has a huge edge in off-court perks,but GS and Sac? Every million you make,that's over $50,000 lost by playing in Cali vs Texas. For a FA signing a deal in an Owner-won CBA,the $3mil deal in Cal,becomes a $2.8mil deal compared to signing w/a Texas team. So the Rockets should have no problem signing quality role players.
As for the Super-Friends groupings(something I think will only get more pronounced w/an Owner-won CBA),the key will be to get the first one in a desirable location,then others will follow. Desirable being off-court attractions(LA,South Beach,NY),warm weather and/or favorable tax policies. The catch of course is getting the first one.
For the Rockets,I find it less and less likely that they can trade for an established star. Their best hope via trade is a team w/two young developing stars that can't coexist.(Durant/Westbrook,Evans/Cousins come to mind,but again,very unlikely.)
Most likely they will have to draft one,and that is where the roster may come into play. Something like the Minn/Wash trade that saw Minn trade Mike Miller and Foye for Wash's #5,when Wash thought they needed just a little extra to vault them into contenders. My hope is the Clips turn out pretty good and are willing to deal the Minn pick they have.
The likelihood of signing one of the young studs coming off his rookie deal is pretty remote as Martin and Scola make over $20mil combined this yr and $22mil next yr.(One reason I've been such a strong advocate of trading Martin,his salary is just too dang big for a player who isn't a "Star".If he was one,why does everyone keep saying the Rockets need a Star/don't have one?)
The Rockets could go the anti-Star route and focus on picking up superbly talented one-dimensional players,blend them into an efficient offense and a lock-down D and try and recreate the Pistons' run. In Lowry and Martin they've got their Billups/Hamilton,they just need to find a Prince-type defensive wing and interior defenders...
For now,we're pretty much left to hoping a miracle occurs and Williams has developed an adequate outside shot,has seen the light and wants to dominate in a team setting. Sigh.
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