Rockets heavily courted Horford, almost got him

[celticsclay]

Hey all,

Perhaps this is old news but talks about Horford's dad really wanted him to sign with Rockets and they held a meeting with Clyde Drexler, Akeem and Harden.

http://www.espn.com/blog/houston-rockets/post/_/id/3211/al-horford-talks-about-bypassing-the-rockets

Kind of a reminder how awesome it was for our franchise to get this guy and how coveted he was probably flew under the radar because of how recruited Durant was.

[Who]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

[saltlover]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

It's more awesome to see Horford play for Stevens.   

[celticsclay]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

After some early hiccups it seems like they are really becoming a solid team. Is there a chance they surpass Clippers for 3rd best team in West. Gambles on Gordon and Anderson paying off so far.

[LooseCannon]

Obviously, Texas must not be a "destination" since I've been told many times that significant free agents would choose a major "destination" over Boston.

[alewilliam789]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

After some early hiccups it seems like they are really becoming a solid team. Is there a chance they surpass Clippers for 3rd best team in West. Gambles on Gordon and Anderson paying off so far.

I was upset at Ainge that we didn't chase Eric Gordon in the offseason. Knew he was going to command only a mid-level contract and could have been the chance that Turner was for us. Instead we resigned Tyler Zeller to a 2-year 8 million dollar contract. UnEdited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.ingbelievable.

[max215]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

I don't like the timeline in which this happens one bit.

[LooseCannon]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

After some early hiccups it seems like they are really becoming a solid team. Is there a chance they surpass Clippers for 3rd best team in West. Gambles on Gordon and Anderson paying off so far.

I was upset at Ainge that we didn't chase Eric Gordon in the offseason. Knew he was going to command only a mid-level contract and could have been the chance that Turner was for us. Instead we resigned Tyler Zeller to a 2-year 8 million dollar contract. Un****ingbelievable.

Eric Gordon isn't a good player and isn't worth the contract he actually got.  Zeller was willing to sign a contract with no guaranteed money for next season.

[trickybilly]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

After some early hiccups it seems like they are really becoming a solid team. Is there a chance they surpass Clippers for 3rd best team in West. Gambles on Gordon and Anderson paying off so far.

I was upset at Ainge that we didn't chase Eric Gordon in the offseason. Knew he was going to command only a mid-level contract and could have been the chance that Turner was for us. Instead we resigned Tyler Zeller to a 2-year 8 million dollar contract. Un****ingbelievable.

We probably did to be fair, he would have been worried about the log-jam, and we probably would have only offered 2-3 years (to keep flexibility). I get it, but passing up on him will be worth it.

[celticsclay]

It would have been awesome to see Horford play for D'Antoni.

Those two would be tremendous together.

After some early hiccups it seems like they are really becoming a solid team. Is there a chance they surpass Clippers for 3rd best team in West. Gambles on Gordon and Anderson paying off so far.

I was upset at Ainge that we didn't chase Eric Gordon in the offseason. Knew he was going to command only a mid-level contract and could have been the chance that Turner was for us. Instead we resigned Tyler Zeller to a 2-year 8 million dollar contract. Un****ingbelievable.

Eric Gordon isn't a good player and isn't worth the contract he actually got.  Zeller was willing to sign a contract with no guaranteed money for next season.

What is so bad about 16.5 points a game with a 40% shooting from 3. I get he isn't great at defense or much of a rebounder, but seems like a really solid offensive player. 13 million a year isn't bad for a 27 year old doing that. His issue seems to be health.

[SHAQATTACK]

Rockets can Bite me ......they do a lot of bragging for a franchisevthat has very few banners .

When they hang another 15 banners ......come talk trash