FNG wrote:I have to admit I'm surprised and disappointed by this move. I also have to admit I haven't attended one practice this month, so I've haven't had the chance to see what Rosas and Ryan saw. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't see enough in practice to use up that roster spot. I mean, let's all take a deep breath and acknowledge that the Raptors also didn't think he offered enough to keep him after watching him for a year- do we know if there was outrage from their fans when they let him walk? But based on my admittedly limited knowledge of how RJH looked in practices this year, I'm still disappointed.
Fair point about Toronto letting him walk. But he still played almost 19 minutes a game as part of their rotation last year when they won 53 games. It's also worth noting that their two forwards are Siakam and Onuoby. Note further that our two forwards are H-Gomez and Layman or one of those two paired with one of our many SGs. So it's not just that Rosas released RHJ; it's the the circumstances, including Gersson giving $7M per year to H-Gomez and rolling with him and Layman( backed up by SGs) at the positions that RHJ plays.
I suspect that Rosas released RHJ to make roster room and luxury tax room for someone he covets and expects to be released by another team. Frank Kaminsky might be that guy. That would be a bad move in my view. If he just released RHJ to see what might happen, that's even worse.
Ha. Third-rate basketball minds sorta think alike... ;-)
Lol. Too bad we don't have cap room to offer $7 to Kaminsky. I'm sure there's another team out there ready to offer that kind of money just as there was with H-Gomez. Right? Alas, we'll have to move forward without Frank on our roster. :(
Lip FWIW even though I'm not sure you were serious I think there is basically zero chance they dropped RHJ to pick up Kaminsky. RHJ has ties to this roster with Ed Davis and Russell as well as Prigioni and some former Nets in the front office. Plus IMHO Kaminsky isn't all that good and RHJ is a better player. Personally I think Juancho is a better player than Kaminsky too but not 4x better in terms of salary. Maybe more like 2x better. =)
FNG wrote:I have to admit I'm surprised and disappointed by this move. I also have to admit I haven't attended one practice this month, so I've haven't had the chance to see what Rosas and Ryan saw. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't see enough in practice to use up that roster spot. I mean, let's all take a deep breath and acknowledge that the Raptors also didn't think he offered enough to keep him after watching him for a year- do we know if there was outrage from their fans when they let him walk? But based on my admittedly limited knowledge of how RJH looked in practices this year, I'm still disappointed.
Fair point about Toronto letting him walk. But he still played almost 19 minutes a game as part of their rotation last year when they won 53 games. It's also worth noting that their two forwards are Siakam and Onuoby. Note further that our two forwards are H-Gomez and Layman or one of those two paired with one of our many SGs. So it's not just that Rosas released RHJ; it's the the circumstances, including Gersson giving $7M per year to H-Gomez and rolling with him and Layman( backed up by SGs) at the positions that RHJ plays.
I suspect that Rosas released RHJ to make roster room and luxury tax room for someone he covets and expects to be released by another team. Frank Kaminsky might be that guy. That would be a bad move in my view. If he just released RHJ to see what might happen, that's even worse.
Ha. Third-rate basketball minds sorta think alike... ;-)
Lol. Too bad we don't have cap room to offer $7 to Kaminsky. I'm sure there's another team out there ready to offer that kind of money just as there was with H-Gomez. Right? Alas, we'll have to move forward without Frank on our roster. :(
Lip FWIW even though I'm not sure you were serious I think there is basically zero chance they dropped RHJ to pick up Kaminsky. RHJ has ties to this roster with Ed Davis and Russell as well as Prigioni and some former Nets in the front office. Plus IMHO Kaminsky isn't all that good and RHJ is a better player. Personally I think Juancho is a better player than Kaminsky too but not 4x better in terms of salary. Maybe more like 2x better. =)
Monster. I was joking about Kaminsky. And I agree totally with your analysis. I honestly have no idea what Rosas had in mind when he released RHJ. Perhaps, as some you and some others have suggested, it was prelude to a trade. I just have a hard time believing he was released just to replace him with another minimum salary SF/PF or to leave a roster spot open for some future as yet unknown opportunity.
Our lack of a legit starting vet forward will be our downfall this season. That's not just PF, but also SF. Regardless of what deals Rosas tried to pull off with the #1 pick or other types of trades, he ultimately failed to bolster the two frontcourt positions next to KAT. The fact we were clinging so desperately to RHJ says all we need to know about the situation.
