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TNT: Kenny Smith predicts Rockets will win it all, Where you haters now?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Jul 18, 2020.

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  1. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    #1 tinman, Jul 18, 2020
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  2. glynch

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    Hey, fandom is back. Enjoyed it.
     
    #2 glynch, Jul 18, 2020
  3. Os Trigonum

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    every game is Toyota Center
     
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  4. fattz

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    Kenny add the most value to the conversation by adding prospective.
     
    #4 fattz, Jul 18, 2020
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  5. donkeypunch

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    Is a realist and a hater the same thing? Sometimes realists arent as optimistic as most. Is everybody a hater in your book? Asking for a friend......
     
    #5 donkeypunch, Jul 18, 2020
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    i see what you did there lol
     
    #6 waytookrzy079, Jul 18, 2020
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  7. BigShasta

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    Must be angling for a coaching job with the Rockets.
     
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    Lol talking heads always have some kind of unwarranted love for Portland.
     
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    I thought Kenny has been a rockets hater ever since his retirement n joining in TNT crew.
     
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    Lol one comment and now he’s a Rockets lover again. That dude dude is a convenient fan.
     
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    You should really hate on the emotional, teenage school girl, pendulum swing that is the OP.
     
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    I think they could be really dangerous if ariza was playing. They could start 3 long defenders around dame and CJ. They will have 48 minutes of rim protection now that. Nurk is back. The lakers will probably be their most vulnerable in round 1. They have to work in waiters and smith, rondo and Bradley are out, and lebron won’t be firing on all cylinders after the long lay off and old age. Also like Kenny says there is no home court advantage. Any team could get hot and go on a run like 2011 mavs, or 95 rockets.

    I feel like this might help our shooting be more consistent. Our role players should feel more at ease and we have two of the best creators in the league manufacturing shots for them.
     
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    This is like a second season and some teams have healed and others have some players have that chosen not to play. Knowing that a test can change everything. Look forward to some false positives —> it’s the NBA
     
    #13 fattz, Jul 18, 2020
  14. Air Langhi

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    To win the ring you must survive the Rona.
     
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    Barkley is the one that seems to always hate when it comes to the Rockets because he thinks he is owed $3M
     
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  16. tinman

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    He is owed $3 million
    Les never paid him
    It’s a fact . Even on tnt before Charles retired they talk about his backend contract in his final year


    Barkley did take a $1 million dollar salary the year.
    Extremely obvious that was for salary cap.

    And Peter Vescey on TNT back then did mention that deal.

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Season                  Team         Lg   Salary
1996-97      Houston Rockets        NBA  4695000
1997-98      Houston Rockets        NBA  2250000
1998-99      Houston Rockets        NBA  1000000
1999-00      Houston Rockets        NBA  9000000
Career              (may be incomplete) 43608000
    Video evidence of Peter Vecsey talking about Barkley's contract "All he has to do is show up and get 14 million" (in his last season)
    Les paid him $9 million

    Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/27/2020.

     
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  17. DreamShook

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    F-----------------------ck Kenny Smith.
     
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    Pretty unbearable listening to these old guys talk over each other.
     
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  19. Patience

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    Really? I mean even if you hate him as a commentator, he deserves more respect than this.

    Kenny is an actual Rocket legend. IMO, we don't win the second championship without his Finals Game 1 heroics. Kenny wasn't a perfect player, but other than Dream, nobody on the team was.
     
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    Do we retire his jersey now?

     
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