Rockets waive Marcus Thornton

The guy who has continually bounced around from team to team has no role in this? Come on, man

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash">#Rockets</a> announce they waived Marcus Thornton.</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/703335444012990469">February 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

official

 

He's a shooter and creator, we needed and still need that desperately! It's just weird, but this season is a cluster**** any way.

 

Very similar players. Shooting numbers etc. Wesley did better on defense for being just 6 feet, but he wasn't shutting any opponents down.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marcus Thornton, who has officially been waived, believes interim coach JB Bickerstaff can be successful w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash">#Rockets</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hbb7tulSX6">pic.twitter.com/Hbb7tulSX6</a></p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/703336673485000704">February 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Elite defender but cannot shoot.

 

won't be surprised if this actually happens.

 

my bad meant to quote the Kevin Martin tweet

 

I will be. Unless the Rockets go on an amazing run to end the season and get a win in the playoffs, how in the world would the Rockets sell the coaching staff to free agents and to the fans?

Interim coaches rarely get the gig on a permanent basis largely because they get associated with the ending stink. It's part of the reason you go with an interim coach during the season instead of hiring someone else. You want next year to be a clean slate.

 

didn't mean to quote that my bad haha

 

Good riddance. He was a cancer.

 

good riddance. Never liked this signing from the beginning.

 

Disgusting, for LowKey and for me personally. Obviously, I am biased, but MT was the farthest things from an issue on this team.

The NBA is a business, but behind the Rockets' doors, this was dirty.


EDIT: "Dirty" as in I just think it's damn shady. :/

 

No it isnt obvious. why are you biased codman. i guessed you said why in other posts

 

Bye, Mangy.

 

Somebody get him a tissue!!

 

Maybe I'll understand this move after we find out who his replacement is. He was being paid very little, and he seemed to fill the role of scorer off the bench.

 

LOL. Not "rejoicing," per se -- but definitely not sad. Wish him well.