November 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Rockethorn1978 said: Our bench sucks BAD, none of those guys are gonna consistently contribute through a long season and playoffs. Even when we get cp3 back that bench is basically just Gordon and you are hoping Green catches fire and other than that its not good. BKnight is a flip of the coin given his injury so as of right now Morey took a massive two steps backwards with this roster. Not sure how you upgrade it with no one worth a shit unless you plan on trading tucker and Gordon but then you are right back in the same problem with no bench and starters logging 40 minutes a night. There will be plenty of teams looking to dump contracts for "assets." The Rockets still have most of their MLE.
November 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, HtownHorn said: There will be plenty of teams looking to dump contracts for "assets." The Rockets still have most of their MLE. Well I guess what I was saying is there isn't really anyone out their that would "move the needle" and win a title that would be available. Which i'm not sure who that would even be, seems like the Rockets would need at least another star to fringe star and a couple of bench guys.
November 29, 20187 yr This roster and the bench is God awful lol. Danuel house, harenstein and Clarke? Fucking horrible. Add back cp3 and green and your bench in Gordon and green? Fucking embarrassing how shitty of a job more did this summer, he should be getting slammed for it too.
November 29, 20187 yr What a shitshow. Clearing the bench with 7:00 left. lol Edited November 29, 20187 yr by Tylerocks
November 29, 20187 yr Just walking around while Dallas scores. Geezzz. Fertitta won't put up with this for long.
November 29, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said: So, how’s the whole genius of Daryl Morey thing going, fellas? On 10/18/2018 at 7:09 PM, Dutchrudder said: It's one fucking game you idiots lol
November 29, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said: This roster and the bench is God awful lol. Danuel house, harenstein and Clarke? Fucking horrible. Add back cp3 and green and your bench in Gordon and green? Fucking embarrassing how shitty of a job more did this summer, he should be getting slammed for it too. had to (over)pay for the Big 3 and not much money left for good players . Ariza wanted too much and had to go. Overall they retained the Big 3, Tucker and Gordon. They shouldn't be this bad, but obviously losing CP3 last night is huge.
November 29, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, 52-80 said: lol Were you throwing in the towel on the OKC season when they started 0-4?
November 29, 20187 yr if harden and paul could put together a decent string of games played together, maybe they could turn this thing around. morey definitely has some work to do to upgrade spots 7-10 on this roster though.
November 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said: Were you throwing in the towel on the OKC season when they started 0-4? you did, when you pondered whether they or the Cavs would be the very last team to notch a win. Funny enough they both beat the Rockets!
November 30, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Snacks said: The Chris Paul contract might be the albatross now... Chris Paul's contract was always going to be an albatross...at some point. Houston was just banking on at least 2 more years of serious championship contention to make paying him $44M at 37 more palatable. If they have to play him 37 minutes in December to win basketball games, that window is going to slam shut, and the albatross begins sooner than expected. Edited November 30, 20187 yr by aggie08
December 1, 20187 yr This team is a lot better when Chris Paul plays.Btw, Brandon knight is joining the Vipers this week to begin playing. Hope he looks good.
December 1, 20187 yr will Pops retire at season end? got that vibe, his team is so listless. No Big 3, no Kawhi, why does he continue?
December 4, 20187 yr In Morey We Trust had a terrible offseason. The roster makeup and bench aren’t working and the decision to give Paul a max contract will have long term ramifications.
December 4, 20187 yr Pretty good second half last night I guess... At least Harden is leading the league in scoring.
December 5, 20187 yr I don't understand this move. Unless there is some other move happening (and soon), this weakens the bench and the overall team defense. https://www.thedreamshake.com/2018/12/4/18126367/houston-rockets-waive-danuel-house-nba
December 7, 20187 yr I'm about done with these guys. I'm sure we'll make some moves after the 15th, but fuck....these guys don't appear to give a shit. This team, with James and Chris, shouldn't lose to ANYBODY by 20-30. It's happened routinely this year. Edited December 7, 20187 yr by Tylerocks
December 7, 20187 yr Wow, did not expect the Harden & Paul window to compete for a championship to end on such a wimper...
December 7, 20187 yr 44 minutes ago, YChang said: Wow, did not expect the Harden & Paul window to compete for a championship to end on such a wimper... Harden knows they're screwed and he's never going to win a title now. i still can't understand why they let Melo go for the crime of averaged 13ppg, a wing shooter is what they need. Hell, no one plays D on this team anymore, so can't hold that against Melo.
December 7, 20187 yr 2015- make wcf 2016- 8 seed 2017- make WCF 2018- playing like shit trend is harden plays hard and follows it up woth dog shit.
December 7, 20187 yr I wonder if Morey’s solution is to fire the coach. If he does that then he is truly an idiot
December 8, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said: Nonsense. He’s a genius, everyone says so. He is a total genius! He wanted to build a team this year that would lose 10 more games this season than last season (don’t question the logic, he’s a genius) He just may have overcorrected.
December 8, 20187 yr Morey had to unload all cash to the big 3, leaving nothing for help, with due respect to Gordon and Tucker. Houston is a smallish team, while the nba is growing taller with super long arms - Rox have CP3, Tucker and Gordon on the perimeter up against taller, younger guys with super wingspans. It's a physical mismatch. Ariza could counter that a lot, too bad they could not afford him. Then stupidly parted ways with one of the better scorers of all time. Dumb! Edited December 8, 20187 yr by NowThis
December 9, 20187 yr letting luka doncic single handily bring the mavs back from 8 down. good effort.
December 9, 20187 yr Getting beat single handedly by a teenager. Good job Rockets Edited December 9, 20187 yr by perfectchaos007
December 9, 20187 yr On 12/7/2018 at 12:25 PM, Rockethorn1978 said: 2015- make wcf 2016- 8 seed 2017- make WCF 2018- playing like shit trend is harden plays hard and follows it up woth dog shit. This is right on the money. This team is hard to watch. What a difference a year makes.
December 9, 20187 yr 16 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said: #tankforzion I know it won’t happen but I would for real Do this and sit harden for the entire year and just make up some fake injury bullshit then I’d trade cp3 for another first rounder to someone and we all know someone in the nba would take him.
December 9, 20187 yr On 12/7/2018 at 11:25 AM, Rockethorn1978 said: 2015- make wcf 2016- 8 seed 2017- make WCF 2018- playing like shit trend is harden plays hard and follows it up woth dog shit. 2015 lose WCF to GSW 2016 lose first round to GSW 2017 lose semifinals to SAS 2018 lose WCF to GSW 2019 playing like shit You missed a year...
December 9, 20187 yr On 12/7/2018 at 6:46 PM, NowThis said: Morey had to unload all cash to the big 3, leaving nothing for help, with due respect to Gordon and Tucker. Houston is a smallish team, while the nba is growing taller with super long arms - Rox have CP3, Tucker and Gordon on the perimeter up against taller, younger guys with super wingspans. It's a physical mismatch. Ariza could counter that a lot, too bad they could not afford him. Then stupidly parted ways with one of the better scorers of all time. Dumb! Ariza sucks. His team has won 4 fucking games. His ORtg and DRtg are abysmal. He's done as an effective player in this league. Not spending $15M on him was the right move. James Ennis is a better player than Ariza. The problem with the Rockets is their bench is awful. Tank this season and get a lottery pick. Harden, Capela, and the lottery pick should be the future of the team. Paul and Gordon should be complementary pieces now.
December 9, 20187 yr Just tank. Make up injuries for Harden and CP3 and limit minutes. Season is done Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
December 9, 20187 yr 14 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Ariza sucks. His team has won 4 fucking games. His ORtg and DRtg are abysmal. He's done as an effective player in this league. Not spending $15M on him was the right move. James Ennis is a better player than Ariza. The problem with the Rockets is their bench is awful. Tank this season and get a lottery pick. Harden, Capela, and the lottery pick should be the future of the team. Paul and Gordon should be complementary pieces now. paul and gordon still have 1-2 good years left. Team chemistry makes a players better and I'm sure Ariza's numbers/analytical ratings would be better in Houston. Just like when you/me play ball with very good players, somehow our games improve, we have better lanes, open shots, positioning. It's the tired old phrase "synergy". Ennis is good but if he's better than Ariza, what explains the dropoff, when only 2 players changed from the core, from a 65 win team to one that may not win 42?
December 9, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, NowThis said: paul and gordon still have 1-2 good years left. Team chemistry makes a players better and I'm sure Ariza's numbers/analytical ratings would be better in Houston. Just like when you/me play ball with very good players, somehow our games improve, we have better lanes, open shots, positioning. It's the tired old phrase "synergy". Ennis is good but if he's better than Ariza, what explains the dropoff, when only 2 players changed from the core, from a 65 win team to one that may not win 42? Their two best players haven't been as good...... Their defense has receded back to terrible. And they aren't going to tank, especially with only 1-2 years of Chris Paul worth a damn.
December 9, 20187 yr Yeah... tank talk is a bit premature, but you really can't expect much from this team right now. It just isn't what it was last year, which was an awesome year of basketball despite coming up short. I don't see a trade in the works that could possibly salvage this season, but I'm sure Morey will still try. If there is a trade that nets them a good 3&D guard or wing, then maybe that can fix some things, but I'm not aware of any that are available. They really do only have 2 years to compete with a core that included CP3, so they better get on with it.
December 9, 20187 yr Oklahoma City would be in 1st in the west if not for the brain fart loss to last place Chicago... Eastimgur> Houston lost two of it's best defensive athletes from last season, but the plummet so far, in 1/4 of the season.!? Westimgur>
December 9, 20187 yr This team has 3 nba starters and maybe 2 bench players (Ennis and Tucker). Eric Gordon is playing like a g-leaguer and being a whiny bitch on top of that. Every other rotational player is complete trash. Gordon needs to be traded. He plays like trash and then blames his usage. Fuck him. He’s a huge bitch. He can go sniff his own farts somewhere else. Edited December 9, 20187 yr by CurlyDumps
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