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What exactly should our expectations be this year?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by icewill36, Oct 27, 2023.

  1. icewill36

    icewill36 Member

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    the front office spent big money to bring in van vleet and brooks, we have a new coach, we have lots young players with high potential. I still don't know what i should be hoping for with this team. playoffs ? fight for play in ? one more lottery year and then go for playoffs next year ? i dont know what to make of this team.
     
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    I would try to bring in KAT.......at least it would be fun.
     
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    22-60
     
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    Top 4 pick.
     
  5. invocux

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    30-35 wins. We won 22 last year we are gonna win 30 games at least. Vets are fine Sengun took a leap, Jalen should win us 5 games.
     
  6. Dr of Dunk

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    Looking forward to the answer to this question change over the course of the season every time it's asked. :D
     
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    if you're signing someone for 40+ mil in free agency and you can't even be a play-in team or at least in legit contention for the play-in after that and 3 years of high picks, then that's just a fail
     
  8. icewill36

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    please don't tell me van vleet makes 40 mil a year
     
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    The o/u was 31.5. So you should expect something around there. No playoffs.
     
  10. Reeko

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    an average of 42 mil/yr to be exact
     
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    Ime told us playoffs. Rockets fans should hold the Rockets to that.
     
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    I had expectations that Jabari Smith could hit free throws but I guess I need to adjust those
     
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    First half of the year will be extremely frustrating. They won't play complete games and when they do, will fall flat the next game. However it will be a new coaching staff still trying to figure out their player and the guys learning each other. Plus both Amen and Whitmore would hopefully be contributors by seasons end and have to learn the NBA and work their way into the rotation. They will probably be firmly in the lottery up until the ASB. Hopefully, by then they know who each other are and can look respectable in the 2nd half of the year to maybe sneak into the play in.

    Remember play in tournament was like a aspirational goal for this team. NOT the playoffs.
     
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    Expectations after giving out huge contracts in the summer is: not a bottom 3 team in the West.

    Unfortunately, it's going to get worse before it gets good if you take one look at our upcoming schedule.
     
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    For me it was 30 wins....but that just dropped one game.

    Somewhere between now and the end of the season the Rockets need to make it up by
    beating a good team by surprise.

    Still falls in my 2 +/- games margin of error. 28 - 32 wins
     
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    Rafael stone - “as long as we don’t get blown out every game , we have made tremendous progress and I should be anointed lifetime GM”

    rockets fans -“ we sucked for 3 straight years at least give us near .500”

    IME - I expect to be fuxxin’ a lot of fine biatches

    green- ion no , no cap like all star , get dat shine

    sengun - hiçbir şey beklemiyorum

    amen - praise the lord for the rockets taking me 4th .

    Tate - **** ….
     
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    I predicted 35 wins, now it looks like they'll be lucky to crack 20.

    17-65, with OKC getting the 5th overall pick.
     
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    Another tank year IMO. That way Udoka can choose his own draft pick player.
     
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  19. icewill36

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    we dont have our pick this year ?
     
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    Top 4 protected.
     

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