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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets4lf, Jun 13, 2019.

  1. Nook

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    It wasn’t really in reference to the Rockets.

    The Raptors got incredibly lucky. They never had to play against KD except for 11 minutes. Klay Thompson missed game 3 and the second half of game 6. Cousins played injured and even Looney was playing very banged up. Those are series swinging injuries.

    It is a lot like the Warriors first title when they beat Cleveland without Love or Kyrie.
     
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  2. donkeypunch

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    First things first Moreknee - Get rid of all our lottery picked players. NOW
     
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  3. hakeem94

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    have to have the refs let you play your game
     
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  4. RudyTBag

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    That's not the question.

    Did you hate our style last year?
     
  5. donkeypunch

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    Lol. You can go back and search for my posts trashing our extreme and radical style. There are plenty in the farm. I'm definitely not going to do it.
     
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    Ahh. So you hated the style that almost won us a ring? Gotchya!
     
  7. daywalker02

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    Nope, only selected scrubs can get entry to the O'Brien trophy.

    Not every scrub.
     
  8. biina

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    Better to be lucky than to be good.

    Raptors were very lucky to face an injury plagued and depleted warriors.

    Rockets and everyone else were never so fortunate
     
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  9. PeterKingX

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    False. We were lucky but we still lost.

    We ever lost to Spurs without Kawhi and Tony Parker at home.

    We also lost G5 and G6 with Durant not playing.

    This is why people and media downplay Rockets.
     
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  10. TEXNIFICENT

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    Yawn. You guys are pathetic. Dude injuries decided the Finals this year. It didn't have jack squat to do with the Rockets. Ask any fan base.
     
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    How many minutes did Lin play again? At least the coaches help game plan.
     
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    @tinman is gonna have a LONG off-season
     
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  14. elmotsang

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    Raptors has 4 people can score 20 plus. Houston cannot
     
  15. donkeypunch

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    El. Oh. El. Almost..... Didn't.... A style the predicated us to keep jacking up 3s 27 times, when we could've just shot some mid-range to bridge the scoring drought. Yeah, that one. Gtfo my face with your pro offense justice bullshit. You ain't convincing me
     
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    McHale should have given him the same minutes as Nick Nurse did
     
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  17. YOLO

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    curious, how many 3s per game did toronto just win a title with
     
  18. donkeypunch

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    I have no damn clue. I didnt watch but the last 2 mins of the entire rest of the playoffs after we got bounced. I can assure you one thing though, they didnt keep jacking up 3 after 3, 27 times in a row.
     
  19. YOLO

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    oh. ill just tell you they just won a title jacking up more 3's than that then
     
  20. donkeypunch

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    Nick Nurse is their coach after all, but he doesnt go to the extremes like we do. He allows his team to shoot those midrange and probably encourages with players like Kawhi.

    On a box score glance they took 33 TOTAL 3s. Thats only 6 more than we missed consecutively.
     

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