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(Houston Chronicle) Rockets owner wants to win at all costs

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaBeard, Jun 19, 2019.

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  1. Raven

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    Bullshit!
     
    #41 Raven, Jun 19, 2019
  2. jb86

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    F*** it!!! Tillman Fertitta you got it. BALL OUT!!!
     
    #42 jb86, Jun 19, 2019
  3. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist
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    Tilman is really perfect for running a junk food chain.
     
    #43 Mathloom, Jun 19, 2019
  4. Carl Herrera

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    I can confirm that he does.

    Winning = Saving salary money
    Winning at all cost = Dumping draft picks to save salary money.
     
    #44 Carl Herrera, Jun 19, 2019
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  5. Aruba77

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    as someone said in a different thread ...I'm excited to add our second superstar!
     
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  6. Mr. Clutch

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    Honestly, knowing what I know now about CP3 vs Harden, I wouldn't have spent money either.
     
    #46 Mr. Clutch, Jun 19, 2019
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    Damage control... activate the spin machine...
     
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  8. Sajan

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    Luxury Tax Savings to Houston Rockets, Confirmed.
    Multi year deal.
     
    #48 Sajan, Jun 19, 2019
  9. Sajan

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    What difference does it make? Texans record in January, 9-7, first round exit.
     
    #49 Sajan, Jun 19, 2019
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  10. dkim1984

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    Maybe Tillman was so desperate to save this past year so he could spend heavy this year. None of the pieces we traded would have really put us over the top, including our traded picks.
     
    #50 dkim1984, Jun 20, 2019
  11. daywalker02

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    What does he get out of those interviews?

    He still does not understand that a deep team and a great system puts you in a better position.

    The ignorance.

    House, Green, Shumpert, Faried and Rivers could do little when it mattered.
     
    #51 daywalker02, Jun 20, 2019
  12. IndoRockets

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    Aahh.. so thats why we are looking at Ben Mclemore
     
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  13. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.
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    So much impatience.

    How did rockets fans even become entitled or spoiled?
     
    #53 Dankstronaut, Jun 20, 2019
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  14. Deuce Rings

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    It's not just Rockets fans. It's the nature of the biz in the twitter and social media age. Any jackass with a laptop can create news now and as consumers of news we are free to believe in whatever news we want to believe. And the tragedy is the historically more reputable news sources have lowered their bars to keep up whether we're talking ESPN or CNN. The end result is mass confusion and a task of sifting through and negotiating all of the misinformation to try and get "closer" to the truth, an effort few will make. In politics, the politicians depend on this laziness. In sports media, its just about getting clicks and hoping to land "the big one" that takes you from keyboard warrior to the 4-letter network or better.
     
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  15. PeterKingX

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    For the past 20 seasons, Rockets paid luxury tax only 2 times.
     
    #55 PeterKingX, Jun 20, 2019
  16. sirjesse

    sirjesse The Udoker has spoken!
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    Sometimes I feel like he puts these win at all cost messages out every quarter or so as a sort of brain washing. “Rome is burning. Asteroid about to hit Rome. We are trying to win at all cost. Nothing to see here. Move along. Get your hot dog and beer, buy season tickets.”. Yet we got under the cap. Was this trying to win at all cost? Morey could have spent whatever he wanted if he promised the man a championship but he didn’t. Move along, trying to win at all costs here”.

    Feels like the king is trying to get the kingdom to believe something simply by saying it over and over. Definitely a talking point for the organization......he is trying to make us believe he will spend when he did not I would enjoy hearing from Tilman more if........what he said and what he did matched up.

    How about we go with....I want to win at all cost with exception of the repeater tax?
     
    #56 sirjesse, Jun 20, 2019
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  17. Jontro

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    at all cost below the luxury tax

    edit: @sirjesse said it best
     
    #57 Jontro, Jun 20, 2019
  18. tc0330

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    this guy is literally a poor man's trump.
     
    #58 tc0330, Jun 20, 2019
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  19. elmotsang

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    I will give up rockets, if they don't sign 1 to 2 all stars and keep existing starters
     
    #59 elmotsang, Jun 20, 2019
  20. solid

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    Move to D and D.
     
    #60 solid, Jun 20, 2019
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