Since House has initially signed with the Rockets with the Rockets in October 2017... there have been over 50 threads with House in the title... I am rooting for him, but even I was not this fanatical about Donatas Motiejunas...
obviously he's an adult... i call him a 'kid' bc he not an aged veteran... he's a youngster in the grand scheme of things... You can go back through the old threads if you want... 'he's already been cut by 2 other teams... nobody wants him... what do you think he's the next Jordan...' Folks were butthurt that he didnt accept the peanuts contract and lashed out - now his defenders are looking for a little payback... but I agree that its time to bury the dissension and move forward...
I don’t think anybody here hates House for his play on court. We all knew he’s a good talent that helps out the team considering our SF options are dire anyway. I think people disliked him for throwing a fit over money. It’s not that I don’t think he deserved to get paid but essentially this guy isn’t a proven player just yet. Rockets gave him a chance and even started him which got him on the map. House should be grateful rockets gave him this opportunity in the first place. I would think he has to understand rockets want to make moves in the offseason and overpaying for someone who could end up being very mediocre might not be worth it We got guys like Gerald Green and etc getting paid hardly anything. Plus he’s being hyped up and while he is playing good it’s just a tad overrated hype
Man I've been waiting a while for House to cool off. He's due some off nights tbh, but keeps impressing.
This is such a strange viewpoint. House has never had a big contract yet. Of course wanted as much money as possible, and I'm not sure him declining a lowball deal qualifies as "throwing a fit". Not his fault the Rockets were more concerned with the tax than locking up a quality player.
I'm still waiting for an example of anyone rooting against House. People have made this into the Clutchfans boogeyman. People are rooting for the team, and if House helps the team, it all works together.
I'm not sure a guaranteed NBA contract for a journeyman who has never had one counts as a "lowball deal" and "Rockets being more concerned with tax than locking up a quality player". Maybe more like "Rockets concerned about the tax and locking up a quality player". In fact, the Rockets wanted to lock up House, hence the 3 year contract. He's the one that resisted being locked up to test the market this summer. Both sides of this are just spin, spin, spin.
They wanted to lock him up long-term on a minimum deal. Sure, he wouldn't have been broke or anything, but I'd say they made a smart decision to decline. Clearly on track to get a substantially higher offer in the summer, now. I just don't think "throwing a fit over money" is a good way to describe what he did. Of course somebody who has not made any real money is going to prioritize maximizing his earning potential.
Nobody is a House hater. Most people are House Fanboy haters. I think we all want to see him do well and help the ROCKETS win.
the fact is House made the front office obsolete. People are now making these ridiculous assumptions that his agent had a backdoor deal like House was some sort of dumb person to not know his real value. The narrative was House is the villain and our 3 year ng low ball offer was godsend.
Yeah, but who gets these type of deals? He supposedly wants?. Dudes been a D-leaguer and bottom of the bench guy. I’m not sure why this guy thinks he should get mad money until he’s actually completed a full successful season. He’s barley played in many nba games much less playoffs and etc I think he’s great for the team and has slot of upside but maybe he should worry about actually having a good season first before demanding a lot of money.
keep it the way it is now. some players do better off the bench, I feel house is one of those players. just like I feel EG is better off the bench as well. I don't like him as a starter honestly.
What amount is "a lot" of money ?? And was the money even guaranteed ?? I'm guessing he signs 3-5 mil / 3 years.
It’s not that people were rooting against him, it was the large number of posters claiming he was just some scrub released from multiple teams, who only produced because of harden, and not worth more than a minimum salary. Those casual fans who can’t recognize real talent and we’re disrespectful to a player who helped this team keep winning when key players were injured. You wanted to back the cheap owner instead of the guy leaving it all out on the floor making an impact. Now you want to ride the wave and give him his props
LOOOOL, so let me get this straight, you are mad at people for thinking a dude who's been on multiple teams(G league mind you) and gets open shots/drives from James freaking Harden should have just taken the money he was offered. Yea I get it, he's great, nothing wrong with betting on yourself, get what you're worth. He didnt do anything wrong. But dont act like its some crazy thought to think otherwise. Alot of the people who are House fanboys dont know crap about basketball anyways. Now you all want to sit here like you are amazing NBA scouts. And who here backs Tilman...LOL, like a super minority actually like him on here.
I can tell you I feel alone on this Tilman Island. House is a better fit/player for the Rockets than Lin. Lin was better fit/player than Melo. Yet there are less House fans than Lin fans and less Lin fans than Melo lovers. Yet the b****ing is all equal.
