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Knowing what we know now, would you still make the Russ trade?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Dash, Aug 6, 2020.

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Knowing what we know now, would you still make the Russ trade?

  1. Yes

    62.2%
  2. No

    37.8%
  1. xtruroyaltyx

    xtruroyaltyx Member
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    Still would’ve done it because that’s what Harden wanted. No need in delaying the inevitable. Harden got what he wanted and is going to fail miserably either in game 7 or in the next round. So now it’s time to blow it up.
     
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  2. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Lol
    Players who don’t play in the nba don’t count
     
  3. ThatBoyNick

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    Think about it Tinman, airball and blown layup in clutch time, and then mindless turnover at the end to throw away game 6.

    WB pulled an exact replica of Lin's meltdown.
     
  4. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    I’m not going to call Westbrook a scrub but you are welcome to
    @Zboy
     
  5. ThatBoyNick

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    [​IMG]

    He's half scrub, half MVP.
     
  6. tinman

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    Stop insulting our players
    Russ > dude who can’t win in China
    @Zboy
     
  7. ThatBoyNick

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    Lol, like you didn't dog Lin while he was a Rocket.

    I'm just calling it how I see it, if I was being a tool I'd call WB a complete scrub, but I'm not, I'm calling him half Brewer half amazing. Tonight he replicated Lin's game 6 performance, here's to hoping he drops 40 Wednesday. @Zboy
     
  8. Zboy

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    A hobbled Westbrook, second game into the playoffs after sitting out a while, when he should not even have been in that situation to begin with, no thanks to Mike, replicated a healthy (physically at-least) Airemy Lin's inexcusable colossal goof ups in the Blazer series??

    You could make an argument that based on RW's history he could have had the ball, but Airemy Lin?

    lol, there was absolutely no excuse for Airemy Lin to be running around like a headless chicken and handling the ball, considering that on this Rockets team he would be the equivalent of Chris Clemons.
     
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  9. ThatBoyNick

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    That's a good point there was a massive difference between Lin and WB's roles for sure, at the same time Lin didn't have a Chris Clemons role, more like Danuel House, or McLemore, or at worst Rivers type of role, not Clemons.
     
  10. tinman

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    Man you can't see the difference between Russell Westbrook and Jeremy Lin?
    There's nothing science now or in the next thousand years that can help you
    @CometsWin

    Nobody can replicate Jeremy's unique ability to be the most unaware player on the court.
     
  11. Zboy

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    Yeah he did, but shouldn't have gotten that role.

    His career after that speaks to it.
     
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  12. ThatBoyNick

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    I can't see a difference in their late game 6 performances

    !
     
  13. RedRedemption

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    Yes because Mike would have run CP3 into the ground.

    Unfortunately he ran WB into the ground it seems.

    Maybe the problem is Mike.
     
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  14. tinman

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    Can you see that the Beijing Ducks don't even want Lin now!
    @Zboy @CometsWin
    @Reeko

    WOW. What a scrub.

    one year with Beijing and they don't want him!!
     
  15. tinman

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    thank you for being smart
     
  16. ThatBoyNick

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    I agree his role was too big for what he was, but at the same time, I'd disagree that his role should have been a Clemons type role which is a pure bench warmer. I think Lin during his time in Houston, was better then what Rivers currently is for us. He was a solid backup PG, deserving about 20 mpg role off the bench IMO, defitnely shouldn't have been closing games, but we didn't have much depth.
     
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  17. tinman

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    CP3 hurt as a Rocket
    Wes hurt as a Rocket
    Harden 'tired'

    Hmmmmm
     
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    Westbrick doing his best to lead us to his 4th First round exit in a row.

    Thanks Tilman!
     
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    f off
     
  20. xtruroyaltyx

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    No, but...
    I’ll never understand fans getting mad at other fans for having an opinion.
    If you must be upset, be upset at the team for not proving the opinions you don’t agree with wrong.
     
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