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2018-19 Houston Rockets Thread of running it back (mainly)

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Man, yall are tough...

Rockets looked great against Utah tonight.

Harden is on some kind of drug... (and I think he twisted his ankle at the end, when there should have been a foul called for not letting him come down on a jumper.)

Calvin Murphy has on a gold suit. A really shiny gold suit.

Gerald Green is the mayor.

Morey needs to figure out the injury analytics...

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14 minutes ago, Snacks said:

Calvin Murphy has on a gold suit. A really shiny gold suit.

So he toned it down tonight?

 

Always a great day when we beat the Jazz. Especially in Utah. 

nice to see harden bounce back from a couple of less than stellar outings.  

was really not expecting them to win that game.  that they easily did so says something i think. 

7 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

nice to see harden bounce back from a couple of less than stellar outings.  

was really not expecting them to win that game.  that they easily did so says something i think. 

are you hinting at the fact they won without cp3 playing?

nope.  i just think it says something about the mental toughness level of the collective group.

if the clippers are punting on this season, it sure would be nice if there was a way to get pat beverley back in a rockets uniform.

Iman Shumpert c'mon down. Bye to Knight, Chriss, lotto protected first this summer.

 

 

Well we had limited options to begin with so I’m hoping we can add deandre Jordan if he gets bought out and roll the dice. We need vets coming off our bench if we want any shot at a playoff run.

Really not a fan of getting rid of a first just to get Shumpert. He's fine but I'd rather have just kept the pick if he's all we could get with it.

Also, Deandre Jordan is trash. We already have Faried to backup Capela once the team gets healthy.

Jordan is tailor fit for this offense and would do the exact same thing off the bench behind capella and faried could back up tucker off the bench. We need depth at every position. 

27 minutes ago, goatsaag said:

Really not a fan of getting rid of a first just to get Shumpert. He's fine but I'd rather have just kept the pick if he's all we could get with it.

Also, Deandre Jordan is trash. We already have Faried to backup Capela once the team gets healthy.

The Rockets are saving a lot of cash in present and future tax assessments. Jordan needs to be signed if he is bought out.

There is zero chance the Rockets are going to play Faried at the 4 for any minutes that matter. He has one position in this system and that is center.

We do need a real backup for Tucker, which is why the Shumpert deal is disappointing. Rockets needed a big wing that can backup Tucker, not another small wing who is an inconsistent shooter.

1 hour ago, goatsaag said:

There is zero chance the Rockets are going to play Faried at the 4 for any minutes that matter. He has one position in this system and that is center.

We do need a real backup for Tucker, which is why the Shumpert deal is disappointing. Rockets needed a big wing that can backup Tucker, not another small wing who is an inconsistent shooter.

Defense 

 

Jordan >>> KF on D. 

Edited by ChickenSandwich

up by 30 after 3.  get to get the starters some rest and get ready to kick okc's ass on saturday night.

Shumpert is Knick garbage, dump it before the infection starts.  Hate giving up a first as well.  Don't like the deal at all as it stands. 

still fantasizing over turning shump into mirotic.  look at this possible playoff rotation:

cp3, rivers

harden, gordon, green

tucker, ennis

mirotic

capela, faried

 

add a buy out guy like wes matthews to that and you are looking at an insanely deep 11 man rotation.

edit - and find a way to get danuel house back too.

Edited by BigOrange1

Welp, you can scratch Ennis from your rotation

 

traded to Philly for a 2021 2nd round pick.

well they just traded ennis to philly for a 2021 2nd round pick swap

 

guessing shumpert will stay and they'll hit the buyout market for another wing.

Confusing.  Ennis is a D guy and was finally finding his 3pt shot.  Replaced with a worse shooter, but is his D an upgrade?

I know some were dreaming of a superstar trade. But I think Morey just made up for that terrible offseason.

 

Getting rid of Ennis, MCW, Melo, Knight and Chriss and adding Shumpert is positive.

Adding Wes Matthews/DJ or Wilson Chandler make this team at full health very close to what they had in the playoffs last year.

The best thing about Morey is his ability to admit his mistakes, and his relentless pursuit to correct them quickly.

CJ Miles might be another vet about to be bought out after his trade to Memphis. Kinda having a down year, but was only getting 14 minutes per game in Toronto.

Well scratch Matthews off even though I didn't think we would add him after adding Shumpert and adding shump is probably the reason they dealt ennis.

I bet morey tries and adds Jordan.

Parsons still a possibility, but he would have to leave some money on the table to take a buy out from Memphis. If he could be healthy for the playoffs, he'd be better than any wing on the market after Wes Matthews.

4 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Confusing.  Ennis is a D guy and was finally finding his 3pt shot.  Replaced with a worse shooter, but is his D an upgrade?

damn, hate losing Ennis for Shumpert. Might as well add my old ass on the roster.  Ennis was improving, played hard. This is very bad Morey. 

2 minutes ago, NowThis said:

damn, hate losing Ennis for Shumpert. Might as well add my old ass on the roster.  Ennis was improving, played hard. This is very bad Morey. 

iman shumpert is 5 days older than james ennis.

Just now, BigOrange1 said:

iman shumpert is 5 days older than james ennis.

it's not about age

then why did you include the part about your old man ass, which came across as you calling shumpert old?

On 1/27/2019 at 11:05 PM, NowThis said:

Gordon is awesome. Dumping him would be the end of the Rockets; he & along with the big 3/Tucker define the team. 

Also, sign House, the dude is badass. 

You also said this. Losing Gordon is the end of the rockets? Lol. Umm ok.

40 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

You also said this. Losing Gordon is the end of the rockets? Lol. Umm ok.

because you don't understand the scheme. 

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

Shumpert is also a better player than James Ennis.

no he's not and doesn't fit the role of interior presence. 

4 minutes ago, NowThis said:

because you don't understand the scheme. 

Umm ok. If you don’t think deandre Jordan fits the rockets scheme of lobs and dunks and a guy that blocks a ton of shots then you must think Clint capella sucks too. Gordon is great and if he could be traded for a upgrade you do it and if you don’t think anyone is a upgrade over Gordon and that losing him would “end” the rockets then you are a moron.

17 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Umm ok. If you don’t think deandre Jordan fits the rockets scheme of lobs and dunks and a guy that blocks a ton of shots then you must think Clint capella sucks too. Gordon is great and if he could be traded for a upgrade you do it and if you don’t think anyone is a upgrade over Gordon and that losing him would “end” the rockets then you are a moron.

i didn't say any of that and have no idea what the point is.  

Getting under the luxury tax is really nice because that means the Rockets don't really have the worry about it for the rest of Paul's contract.

On the basketball side of things though, the Rockets are really small on the perimeter.

pg - Paul/Rivers

sg - Harden/Green

sf - Gordon/Shumpert

pf - Tucker

c - Capela/Faried

That looks like a solid 9 man rotation but really need a bigger wing who can play some 3 and backup Tucker. No idea who ends up getting bought out but adding a Jeff Green or Wilson Chandler would be perfect. Markieff Morris could work too if it seems like he'll be healthy enough to play.

On 2/6/2019 at 10:38 PM, BigOrange1 said:

i would be very interested in this:

 

Seriously 

Eric Gordon is not "awesome".

 

He's having a horrible season. 

Plus he's the biggest whiner in the league.

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