re: Y'all bitches ready for our backups to beat your backups tomorrow?

quote:

---

He has a skill that is completely unique to him though. No big man can shoot threes like Ryno. Asik is just an over payed defensive second string big man with no offensive game whatsoever. The Rockets are paying him starters money to sit the bench.

---

Not completely unique. There are several big men who can shoot 3's. Dirk, Ersan Ilyasova, and Kevin Love off the top of my head.

There aren't many centers who play defense and rebound as good as Asik. So that is unique. He's worth the money.

The Rockets were one of the best teams in the league with Asik on the floor, and one of the worst when he was on the bench.

Having a center like that on the floor at all times is a lot more valuable in my opinion than the marginal benefit a good starting PF would have on the team.

I'm not saying Anderson isn't worth his $8 million. I'm just saying you can't criticize the Rockets for paying Asik $8 million for coming off the bench when your team also has a player come off the bench who is paid $8 million.