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This is the saddest era of Rocket basketball since the 70s...

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Senator, Feb 4, 2020.

  1. Senator

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    Had Hakeem and Moses and Clyde and Francis/Mobley then Yao/TMac... could have been great when Morey lucked into Harden... but after 5 years of bad trades you're trading Capela and a 1st.... for Covington? He keeps trying to cover up his mistakes with a constant need to deal but it keeps hurting Harden. This was a wide open year and Paul was more of a championship level player than Westbrook, although not as hyper. Morey is done, never was onto something and Houston needs to move on, cheap owner or not.
     
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  2. Patience

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    Uhh. Playoff team with two MVP caliber guards. How is that “the saddest?”

    Were you around for the Cato-Mo Taylor-Shandon Anderson years? Or the post Yao years where we were the 9th seed every year?
     
  3. Roomba

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    I think the Rockets of the late 90s to early 2000s was a lot sadder than now. Mobley/Francis vs Harden/Westbrook isn't even a comparison, really. I'll wait and see how the chemistry fits and how we play before making any judgments.
     
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  4. YallMean

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    Let's hold off a little bit until the full details come out.
     
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  5. Carl Herrera

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    What makes is sad is having two MVP caliber guards and still prioritizing tax savings, giving up yet another first round pick to do so.
     
  6. cerophilik

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    If we get a decent Center like Looney it will be ok. We have 2 spots available
     
  7. Senator

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    They werent going to win championshisp but Francis and Mobley were really fun to watch for people of all ages.

    Westbrook has no chemistry with anyone. The guy is a dud who puts up numbers and occasionally wins games on his own but we've seen he can't do it consistently for over a decade. Horrible FG% do not win anything.
     
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    Um.. Francis/Mobley era and K-Mart/Scola 9th seed era were worse eras than Harden/Westbrook. come one guys!
     
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  9. Blurr#7

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    Naw let’s cry like little b****es and act like the sky is falling. This dude don’t know Rockets sadness.
     
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  10. J Sizzle

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    lmfao

    Bro...

    Just wait until Harden and Morey are gone, and all that's left is Tilman. *THEN* you will see a sad era of Rockets basketball.
     
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  11. tinman

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    @Zboy @CometsWin

    Huh? Tmac/Yao era got us first round exits

    Harden can sleepwalk through the first round

    I really question the historical knowledge of Clutchfans

    except for some proven fans
     
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  12. Zboy

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    I guess the OP enjoyed watching Loozer, Okur, and Fisher in a Jazz jersey dominating us in the playoffs lulz...

    Those were dark days.
     
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  13. tinman

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    Do newbs even remember the Francis era or the Kevin Martin era?
    @Rocket River

    Thank god 99ers are still here
     
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    Lol come on dude. Even I someone who infamously known for criticizing Harden, acknowledge that the Francis/Mobley era was far worse.

    It's hard to say "worst era of Rocket ball" when the team has been in 7 straight playoff appearanced and is going to go on to their 8th straight appearance.
     
  15. MiracleShot

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    Go watch us select 14th in the draft 3 years in a row or lose game 7 to the Mavs by 40 in the 1st round or watch Carlos Boozer sh*t all over us in the 1st round for multiple years and then come back in here and tell me you're sad. That said, Tillman worries me. After Harden/Morey I fear we could become Knicks-level bad as an organization.
     
  16. jerryclark

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    Yea two MVPs and we are not even contenders in most peoples eyes. Thats literally pathetic.

    A 65 win team that took the most stacked roster of all time to 7 games turned into a gimmicky laughing stock within 3 years. "Saddest" is an understatement
     
  17. peleincubus

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    it may be the most infuriating. but its not the saddest. come on man.

    Harden is averaging a million points. That alone is less sad than my boy Scola getting us the last pick in the lottery year after year.

    THINK before you post
     
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  18. tinman

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    @Os Trigonum @Air Yordan

    When I tell you newbs don't know JACK about Rockets history

    I am proved correct

    EVERY DAY
     
  19. tinman

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    I assume people know nothing about the Rockets
    except for a select few
     
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  20. tinman

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    @Os Trigonum
    I told you only the 99ers are the Clutchfans alumni where every single esteemed member knows Rockets history
     

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