Houston Rockets Acquire Jonny Flynn, Donatas Motiejunas

the more we suck next year the better Pick we get in a MUCH better draft (and get to keep our pick so long as we didn’t trade it here)

I like the Marcus Morris pick. I’m surprised because I figured the additions of two more forwards would mean Scola was getting traded for sure.

Still, you can’t compete in the West without a center.

My Brain just refuse to process the information

Gotta be another trade some where

Trades trades trades.

I like Donatas

I think somebody has a fetish for power fowards. Come on man. Did we really need another one. Especially one that we might not never see play… Wait a minute… That might be a good thing.

JARED SULLINGER!!!!

There is no need to be SOOO pestimistic.
Is this not the blog where the majority is extremely hopeful of Hasheem Thabeet?(He has just as much if not less potential than the players we drafted/got)
I hate Thabeet, but if you are fine with him, WHY cant you be fine with Flynn and Donatas.
Deal wise ….. it was goodd.
It is so ironic that many WERE fond of Budinger and now you want to get rid of him?

Now you want a defender?? (singleton ) rebounder?? (Leonard)
Fuck this hypocrisy PLZ.
This was an amazing deal.
Flynn is better than many of you think.
Miller fucked our chances of goin to the Playoffs.
I understand that we have too many PFs, but we also have a center WHO HAS NO TRUE OUTPUT—— that ur fine with.
I said this all along…. keep Battier, just keep him. and many hated saying Budinger was good enough. now the haters want to place trust in some college kids. Fuck man, get over it. Look at what we were able to get.
A 7 footer with actual output. sure he seems like only a shooter but singleton or leonard were never made out to contribute.

We acquired a lot of talent. While it doesn’t make a HUGE amount of sense it really gives us flexibility, an puts everyone on the table.

we picked up:
Flynn
Morris
Donatas

Thats not bad at all when you take a step back from who we already have

Same shit! Different names ! Everybody ought to be tired. Hell I think all Les is doing is building international business relationships. To hell with trying to build a championship contender.

Re-reading Morris pre-draft summaries,it looks like he’s to be Carl Landry Pt II. Very strong inside game,looks to be good for second unit.(Which begs question,there were starter capable SFs available,so why draft a short PF who doesn’t appear to be an upgrade over last yrs #14?)

Still hate the Motie pick-you cannot teach motivation,desire. And drafting a big who’s allergic to rebounding is not exactly what a team who got killed on boards by tall,athletic players needs.

One of the most unique experiences in watching a Rockets game is now gone. No longer will we see the majesty of the 2 minute dribble drive performed by Brad Miller…not to mention the obligatory thirty second plea to the referees for a foul call.

For the record thats two worthless 7-footers Morey has been able to find homes for their multi-million dollar contracts. (Thanks Toronto and Minny) That in of itself is worthy or praise.

Despite his size, Motiejunas has excellent court speed … Combines that quickness with an 8’11" standing reach, 7’1" wingspan and 37-inch vertical jump to create tremendous mismatches vs. smaller wings forced to defend him on the perimeter (made 41.7% of his three-point attempts the last three years) … Has valid scoring instincts, as he excels at using his body to gain separation needed to create his own shot … One of those rare big men with a good handle on the ball, as he can dribble and shoot with either hand (dished out 136 assists in 133 games), as that long reach has also proven quite effective disrupting his opponent in the passing lane (recorded 143 steals) … Does a nice job of securing the outlet passes and will generally get the bigger defenders off-balance with his post moves, as he can spin, elevate and fire quickly with his mid-range and turn-around jumpers … Very effective shooting with his off-hand and shows good ball handling skills, along with the court vision to locate the open teammate with a nifty pass … Until his body develops and adds more bulk, he could be quite effective as a point forward, as he shows the valid skills to bring the ball up court and leaves bigger forwards behind when leading the fast break … Nearly impossible to defend when he sets up and fires from the perimeter, getting the ball away with excellent elevation … Takes advantage of his size to shield the ball from the defender and dish the sphere around on pick-&-pop plays … Very mobile, with the lateral quickness and long arms to get back and defend the basket … Knows how to use his frame and long limbs to generate a wide base and establish position in the low post … Versatility is one of his stronger suits, as he can play all three frontcourt positions and can score from either hand … Good post passer who is best when shooting around the basket, displaying a soft touch to convert short jumpers and hook shots … Has good quickness getting up and down the court and works hard to get position to make the rebound and then take the ball coast to coast … Does a good job of slashing past the defender on the baseline and does a nice job of putting the ball in when facing the basket … Runs the floor well and has good court vision, making proper decisions on when to pass or drive when facing double team action … Has that gliding stride that makes him very effective driving to the basket after hauling in the quick lob pass … Has the loose hips to move well without the ball and the large, natural hands to grab the ball fed to him in the post … Good rebounder, as he keeps his hands high and active, showing a quick move with his lean frame to slip under or over the opponent … Will generally score when he gets the offensive rebound … Has the natural feel to make the one-handed feed, especially when elevating off the floor and firing at the basket at the high point of his leap … Has the touch and feel to make the difficult angle shots … Shows a nice jump hook half-floater moves and with his wingspan, when he elevates, his shot is very tough to block … Shows very good touch to finish at the rim … Takes good angles to finish in and around the paint … Can knock down the jumper from the baseline or be creative coming off the dribble to make his own shot … Has the explosive step off the floor to finish bounce passes with a strong dunk … Conscious of timing his leaps to get up to the rim for the put-backs and works well with his guards in running the floor smoothly in transition … Has the natural hands to catch the alley-oop passes and when he elevates, he shows a nice fingertip tip role shifting the ball to his left hand for the score … Can sail over the smaller opponents when running down court for the easy layups.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/players/1751161/donatas-montiejunas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uvJ5rTjsNA