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Addition by subtraction - which player should the Rockets most urgently get rid of?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by AroundTheWorld, Apr 3, 2023.

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If you were the GM - name the ONE player you would get rid of ASAP

  1. Green

  2. Sengun

  3. Kenyon Martin Jr.

  4. Tari Eason

  5. Jabari Smith

  6. Kevin Porter Jr.

  7. Josh Christopher

  8. Usman Garuba

  9. Daishen Nix

  10. Jae'Sean Tate

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  1. AroundTheWorld

    AroundTheWorld Member

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    Which player do you think is most detrimental to the team's success and to the fans' enjoyment of watching the Rockets, going forward?

    Only one choice allowed.
     
    #1 AroundTheWorld, Apr 3, 2023
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  2. DatRocketFan

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    Nix is obviously the right answer. Kpj and everbody else on the team can at least play bb
     
    #2 DatRocketFan, Apr 3, 2023
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  3. HamJam

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    Hot take, but I'm picking Jalen Green. I feel like he's Steve Francis all over again (and, what's more, that him and KPJ are Steve and Mobley all over again). Yeah, Franchise and Cat were exciting players, but the team was never going to be great with two ball dominating, inefficient, iso heavy, inconsistent, bad defensive guards -- and the same can be said now.

    Moving Green and KPJ for a more efficient higher level star (Jalen Brown, perhaps) would be like this era's version of the Francis and Mobley for T-Mac trade.
     
    #3 HamJam, Apr 3, 2023
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  4. xiki

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    uh, nix Nix. Better yet, sell to Knicks.
     
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  5. Astrodome

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    No urgency until after draft. Our players are not at peak value right now and probably won't be during this off-season. Maybe a few cuts but I would stand pat unless we could trade for brown or a similar star.
     
    #5 Astrodome, Apr 3, 2023
  6. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    I voted Sengun just to piss you off.
     
    #6 Houston77, Apr 3, 2023
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  7. Yetti

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    Platers to be traded:- SENGUN, PORTER, TATE and NIX
    Players to gotten rid of by Free Agents :- Kamansky, Days, Hudgins, Boban,
    8 players in all ! Y ( Especially if we get the FIRST PICK in the 2023 NBA Draft! )
     
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  8. groovemachine

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    It’s obviously Nix, some people hate KPJ but he’s an extremely talented scorer.
     
    #8 groovemachine, Apr 3, 2023
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  9. AroundTheWorld

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    KPJ is definitely a better player than Nix.

    But let's say we add a top talent in the draft, and either Harden or Jaylen Brown.

    Which one of KPJ or Nix would be the bigger risk to create trouble in the locker room if his respective minutes, touches and shots were to go down...
     
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    KPJ.

    As much as I want to believe in him as a player, I just don't trust him.

    And frankly I believe he's been a bad influence on the team.
     
    #10 xtruroyaltyx, Apr 3, 2023
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  11. tochiee22

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    Keep- Green/Tari/bari/sengun

    get rid of- everyone else asap
     
    #11 tochiee22, Apr 3, 2023
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  12. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    [​IMG]
     
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  13. DrNuegebauer

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    This sounds odd, but on that list the only DEFINITE keeps right now are guys who can go 2 ways.

    So Smith and Eason.
    That's it.
    And basically because they are still in their rookie seasons!!

    Sengun and Green are super exciting prospects, but have critical defensive weaknesses, and if you get the right deal, you take it.

    Nix is the answer for 'must go' - but really, he is minimum salary, so what major difference would it make?

    KPjr - all my off-season fantasies to date involve moving him, but his salary is going to be useful in the off-season
     
    #13 DrNuegebauer, Apr 3, 2023
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    Nix.

    No team would play him a second, as he is today, if they were trying to win games.
     
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  15. AroundTheWorld

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    Waiting with bated breath for

    [Player Assessment - Frank Kaminsky]
     
    #15 AroundTheWorld, Apr 3, 2023
  16. Plowman

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    C'mon man. Why so obsessed? It's okay to really love Sengun, but it doesn't need to be an either/ or.
     
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  17. rocketchamp

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    I'd say Nix, Garuba & Sengun

    The Rockets need spacing & none of these guys give us this. If Jabari's physicality gets stronger & his shot continues to improve, we slide him to the 5 or get another center who can defend & rebound
     
    #17 rocketchamp, Apr 3, 2023
  18. Dopamine

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    Nix would be a backup on the Shangai Sharks:

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  19. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    You only post in threads to **** on Porter or hype Sengun so I'm sure you wouldn't be there.
     
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  20. cml750

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    Nix is the worst player but has no potential to be a cancer. He would never see the floor under a real coaching staff trying to win. I have a bad feeling KPJ will not handle it well when he is no longer the "head honcho" next year when we no longer employee a sub junior high level coaching staff. Given Nix is basically a net zero I picked KPJ because if he is a cancer then he hursts the team way more than any value he may have on the court.
     
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