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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by justtxyank, Oct 29, 2019.

  1. JW86

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    Maybe the problem is the coach ;)
     
  2. roslolian

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    Anderson was just "kicking the tires" move, that's why his deal is extremely unguaranteed.

    Hartenstein and Clark are both projects that have disappointed so far, I'm guessing Morey just waiting for those deals to end to let these guys go.

    Nene is just a wrong move due to getting screwed by the NBA.

    Chandler, Maclemore both have roles on this team Dumbtoni just too dumb to play them.
     
  3. ballgame

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    Been saying it for years. He does not know how to put together a roster. You have to know how to build around your star player. Harden's weaknesses are well known; lack of defense intensity and not overly athletic. So you surround him with guys who has those traits! Morey has had Harden for 10yrs and to this very day, we still have a team that lacks those traits!

    As soon as he picked up Westbrook, I would have went after Jeff Green. Green could've been signed as a Free Agent. Ryan Anderson makes absolutely NO SENSE!
     
  4. DaDakota

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    I would like to see Hatenstein get backup C minutes.

    DD
     
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    He did a good job on Galinari. I think he will pay dividends when we play guys like Galo, Love, Siakam, Horford, all those long young dudes in Denver and bigs like Blake Griffin. His length and defensive acumen will justify his minutes, he just needs to start knocking down that three that he supposed to be shooting in the high 30s pecentage wise.

    Ryan Anderson is ****ing useless
     
  6. harold bingo

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    I love your optimism and I hope you're right. I really dislike him right now because I get annoyed at guys who wont shoot open shots. If you stand at the three point line and the ball is passed to you while you're open, I want you to shoot it. Thabo's favorite move is to get the ball wide open, hesitate for no reason, then dribble the ball two or three times toward the basket, then pass it away. He needs a little more of that Gerald Green mentality. I'm probably underrating his defense because of this.
     
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  7. Haymitch

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    Yeah, that will work
     
  8. Gabe0941

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    Imagine if Dwight embraced his role and backed up CC now
     
  9. SamFisher

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    Wrong, they used the available money:

     
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  10. Jerry36

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    Right now the playoff rotation would look like this

    Capella
    Tucker
    House
    Harden
    Westbrook

    Gordon
    Rivers
    And maybe thefalosha
    To small and the rockets talk about winning a championship
    Same thing every year where's the improvenent
     
  11. icewill36

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    i never imagined the loss of gerald green would actually be significant for us....thats how trash this bench is
     
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  12. Highlyrated

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    Hartenstein got potential if you look at his defensive numbers from last year ,they are pretty good,mike needs to put him out there and give him a chance ,
     
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  13. Gabe0941

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    I wish. If only we could develop our young guys so they could contribute. We can hardly stay in the lead with our main rotation guys.
     
  14. J Sizzle

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    This is the difference between us and the Clippers

    One paid for depth. One didn't.
     
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    We can't afford to get off to the type of start that we did last season and MDA knows it. Look for him to slowly integrate some of the newer guys as we begin to hit our stride as a team.
     
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    MDA needs to open up the bench while the schedule is soft to see what he has. Not playing Anderson, Clark, or Clemons so far, just to get a look, has been mind boggling.
     
  17. sirbaihu

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    There's this thing called a rotation?
    See, how it works is, there are a limited number of minutes in a basketball game. And only five players can be on the court. . . . There's some math involved. . . .
     
  18. Lurch

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    All NBA teams drop to about a 7 or 8 man rotation in playoffs so I’m okay with that. However, I would like to see him use the bench more and at least try to develop some young guys. But MDA is not that type of coach. It is what it is.
     
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    An 8 man rotation at the beginning of the season to beat non-playoff teams isn’t a good sign. Ideally, 10 guys should be getting regular minutes.

    Too bad Tilman is cheap.
     
  20. MarioKissoDeath

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    Don't want to hard cap before the trade deadline with whatever filler was out there. Maybe we can package some of this expiring garbage with picks for a decent bench piece at the deadline.
     

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