- First, here’s a link my interview from yesterday on WGSO 990AM. We talked Hornets and Rockets and Eric Gordon. It was a fun time so give it a listen.
- I’m about to head to Toyota Center for the summer league presser. Hoping to see Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Morris. I was about to write that I am going to take the flipcam today but I don’t even see it on my desk in its normal spot. I need to figure out how to get the framing proper on my Iphone – embarrassing because I typically had prided myself as at least reasonably tech savvy.
- As a follow-up to my last two posts, it’s come to light in the past few days from some national sources what the Rockets are doing and that is pursuing Dwight Howard, still. This has been met sarcastically by some observers but I still applaud the efforts. I don’t ascribe to the rationale that “if she doesn’t want you, give up” because, when you’re the ugliest guy in the room, well, she ain’t coming on her own…
- Money talks and Chris Webber didn’t want to be in Sacramento either. I think the human mind has a way of rationalizing situations and making the most of that which had been originally undesired. I can think of a lot of situations in my life personally where I entered something that I didn’t want, but after some time, came to be ok with it and accept it. And none of those situations involved an extra $30million payday. So I do think this is worth it. I’m not saying Howard would stay. But the odds are high enough to risk doing this.
- To follow up on that point, and to reiterate, even if they don’t get Howard, I’m fine with a youth movement. The only fear really is the team trading everything for someone like Josh Smith or Pau Gasol.
- Finally a shout-out to a tormented Mavs fan whom I met yesterday at a close friend’s wedding reception. The Mavs offseason is not so unlike that of the Rockets’ in terms of disappointment to this point, except that the tragedy of circumstances is exponentially worse. Recall that they opted to let Tyson Chandler walk the previous summer–essentially disassembling (and emasculating) a defending champion–to plan for a greener future in the hopes of wooing Dallas native Deron Williams. As you know, Williams reupped with the Nets and that was all she wrote for Dallas. This coupled with other examples of misfortune (read: so many teams tanking for Anthony Davis and not getting the #1 pick), begs a question only important on the internet: perhaps the bird in hand is always the better course?
- Videos from today’s presser will be up later today or maybe tomorrow.
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