May 17, 20232 yr Just connect Wemby to Kawhi re Pop and the Spurs and Steve Francis on how to force a trade. Profit!
May 17, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said: Tank is back on for 2024 imo. Go for a top 2 pick next year You can play that game, but if the pick doesn’t win the lottery of top 4, it conveys to OKC and the ‘23-24 tank was naught. This was a mother fuck. Someone go piss on David Stern’s grave.
May 17, 20232 yr At least we can get fat loser Harden for the low low price of 50 million a year! That's the real score!
May 17, 20232 yr If that's how it's gonna be, I wouldn't mind seeing James Harden back in a Rockets uniform. Do we even have our own first round pick next year?
May 17, 20232 yr Future Rockets First Round Picks 2024: Brooklyn’s pick (Houston’s own only if top 4, otherwise goes to OKC) 2025: OKC can swap with Houston, then Houston can swap with Brooklyn 2026: Brooklyn’s pick (Houston’s own only if top 4, otherwise goes to OKC) 2027: Houston can swap with Brooklyn IN CONCLUSION: Brooklyn must suck or we are fucked. Also, let us thank @HtownHorn’s hero James Harden for demanding Westbrook and forking all these picks and swaps to OKC. Edited May 17, 20232 yr by Murfdogg21
May 17, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, David Dennison said: If that's how it's gonna be, I wouldn't mind seeing James Harden back in a Rockets uniform. Do we even have our own first round pick next year? We get Brooklyn pick and we lose our own if it’s out of the top 4.
May 17, 20232 yr We have a ton of assets(young players and future picks) we can use in trades if we go all in on upgrading the roster over the summer. after another year of bullshit lottery shit luck I say fuck the tank process and get aggressive and try and trade for a couple of stars and use a few young guys and future picks.
May 17, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said: So maybe put a hold on that "thinking about winning again" thing for a year? Yeah? Only if we can trade this pick to a team that will be shitty next year for lots of picks. Maybe to Chicago, Washington and Toronto for their first this year and next year, another second or two and a solid rotation guy. Have to hope someone is in love with Thompsons. We can’t tank on a roughly 50/50 shot we get what Pistons got tonight and lose pick. Let the market dictate for Harden and bring him in on a short term deal for under $40m. Anything more than 3 years or $40m year and pass.
May 17, 20232 yr Author 15 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: So maybe put a hold on that "thinking about winning again" thing for a year? Yeah? no. for the 100th time, there is not upside to sucking again next year unless you want to play lottery roulette.
May 17, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said: We have a ton of assets(young players and future picks) we can use in trades if we go all in on upgrading the roster over the summer.
May 17, 20232 yr 29 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Rigged. Fuck the NBA. The Rockets have a top 5 pick for 4 years straight. Edited May 17, 20232 yr by Aqua Buddha
May 17, 20232 yr If we think Scoot is the guy at point guard, then we need to trade up to get him. Portland and Charlotte both have good point guards, though whether Portland keeps Lillard is a total unknown. I'd think #4, #20, Martin, and maybe Tate would get it done. I'm also fine with Amen Thompson at 4. I hate the idea of doing an S&T for Harden using one or both picks or something similar for Lillard.
May 17, 20232 yr 59 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said: The Rockets have a top 5 pick for 4 years straight. So if the trend continues and the Rockets get the #5 pick in 2024, it gets transferred to OKC?
May 17, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said: So if the trend continues and the Rockets get the #5 pick in 2024, it gets transferred to OKC? Yes, they own the Houston pick next year, protected 1-4.
May 17, 20232 yr I bet clutchfans is melting down. I guess there’s some karmic justice in a well run org like the Spurs winning the lottery and the hapless Rockets relegated to perpetual mediocrity. At least we’re skipping the handwringing to come if Wemby’s feet don’t hold up.
May 17, 20232 yr I bet clutchfans is melting down. I guess there’s some karmic justice in a well run org like the Spurs winning the lottery and the hapless Rockets relegated to perpetual mediocrity. At least we’re skipping the handwringing to come if Wemby’s feet don’t hold up. Because he got drafted by those lucky bastards, he will probably 75 games a year for 10 years straight.
May 17, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said: Yea the nba knows the spurs know how to win. Pop farewell tour. Surprised they didn’t win the Lebron and shaq lottery. 8 hours ago, HtownHorn said: It was rigged. Impossible. League wouldn’t or couldn’t do that.
May 17, 20232 yr You can feel confident that the day an 8 foot Vietnamese prospect emerges, the Rockets will be given the #1 pick. Until that day, bite the pillow.
May 17, 20232 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said: You can feel confident that the day an 8 foot Vietnamese prospect emerges, the Rockets will be given the #1 pick. Until that day, bite the pillow. Just Nguyen Baby!
May 17, 20232 yr If it's any consolation, Wemby will be out of the league in seven years with lower leg injuries anyway.
May 17, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, closetohumping said: Impossible. League wouldn’t or couldn’t do that. There were 30 people watching the balls come out of the machine an hour before the announcement. It's an actual lottery, they just don't televise that part. However, I think the NBA is really missing out on an incredible 30 minutes of TV by NOT showing this part. How awesome would it be if they break down the odds as each ball comes out? Quote BEHIND THE SCENES: ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe notes back in the drawing room, the “first ping pong ball came up: No. 14.” Seeing 14 as the first ball “had the whole room in play for Wembanyama for a fleeting 10-second window.” After the 14, “up popped the next ball: 5” and “almost everyone was still in play.” Lowe described the mood as “frantic.” Ten seconds later, the third ball: No. 8 and “several teams were still alive.” Wizards Assistant GM Brett Greenberg “knew instantly the Wizards had a chance.” Out of the eleven balls left at the time, “six were winners for Washington.” Greenberg “thought to himself, ‘Holy s---, we have a chance.’” Then the final ball, No. 2, “disqualified most teams,” but Wright “wasn't sure if the Spurs owned the winning combination.” A league official announced that it was indeed the Spurs and Wright “barely reacted.” He “stayed silent and gazed downward until Allen reached over to shake his hand.” Pelicans Assistant GM Bryson Graham joked “Brian was way too calm. I mean, come on!” The drawing was “largely anticlimactic after that,” with the Hornets, Trail Blazers and Rockets “claiming picks No. 2-4 in that order.” After the drawing, everyone “stays in the room for about an hour until the televised reveal is over.” No one is “allowed to leave.” Everyone in the room “surrenders their phones, tablets, laptops and smart watches upon entering so that no one can communicate the results to the outside world” https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/05/17/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/nba-draft-lottery-reax.aspx
May 17, 20232 yr 42 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: There were 30 people watching the balls come out of the machine an hour before the announcement. It's an actual lottery, they just don't televise that part. However, I think the NBA is really missing out on an incredible 30 minutes of TV by NOT showing this part. How awesome would it be if they break down the odds as each ball comes out? https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/05/17/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/nba-draft-lottery-reax.aspx
May 17, 20232 yr Welby is 7-5. We have seen the Yao show. Feeling better about this today. The Durant comparisons are laughable. May he be Shawn Bradley
May 17, 20232 yr I mean I’d be shocked if he isn’t injured in his first season. Look at Chet. Same build as that. Straight bean pole.
May 18, 20232 yr Victor has missed playing time in every pro season he has participated in, so the injury concern is real. It's a little sour grapes on our part, but having seen the Yao show up close, I wanted no part of it again. The last few drafts have been Zion, Wiseman, Cunningham, Holmgren. So, for those scoring at home, 1st pick, 2nd pick, 1st pick, 2nd pick, 1st pick??? Those 4 have combined to play in 33% of their teams' games. Edited May 18, 20232 yr by HtownHorn
May 18, 20232 yr I had this dream last night that Portland took Scoot with #3 and then called up the rockets and asked for #4, Jabari and a future pick for Dame.
May 18, 20232 yr Author 9 minutes ago, Fastbreak said: I had this dream last night that Portland took Scoot with #3 and then called up the rockets and asked for #4, Jabari and a future pick for Dame. that would be a very dumb trade for the rockets to make.
May 18, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said: Welby is 7-5. We have seen the Yao show. Feeling better about this today. The Durant comparisons are laughable. May he be Shawn Bradley Cope
May 18, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, longhornmatt said: “Basketball freedom to be himself.” Run. Run far away. Straight to Kyrie…
May 18, 20232 yr There are 3-4 teams with cap space right now. Only 1 has enough to sign harden. I will let you guess…
May 18, 20232 yr So if Hornets or Blazers draft Scoot, Ball or Lillard would both demand trades, right? That’s my only reason for draft optimism.
May 18, 20232 yr 32 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: Will the Rockets really be willing to sign Harden to a long-term deal ?? Fuck yes. You don't turn down star players when they can still play. This would be the most individually talented team he ever played with in Houston, he will get the Rockets back into the playoffs. Whitmore is growing on me at #4. If you can't trade for Mikal Bridges, go draft the next Mikal Bridges.
May 18, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, Ignatius said: Straight to Kyrie… Maybe Kyrie will only get contract offers that pay prorated to the number of games he plays so it doesn’t hit the team’s pocket or cap if he goes walkabout somewhere on flat earth?
May 18, 20232 yr Watched a video of Amen Thompson and that busted ass jump shot is unfixable. Like he would get clowned at Gregory for shooting like that. Worse than Ben Simmons. Grady Dick at #4 seems high, but feels like he is exactly what Houston needs. Sharpshooting wing.
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