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Operation Tanking: Cooper Flag (2024/2025 Season is Lost Already)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Sengun, Oct 23, 2024.

  1. coachbadlee

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    Don't forget about the Reedlings.
     
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  2. coachbadlee

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    Tanking is for suckas!!!!
     
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    If Spurs got Flagg it would make me sick to my stomach.
     
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  5. deb4rockets

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    Nobody's gonna take that trade for a kid with as much potential as Flagg. Whether it's shooting, blocking, stealing the ball, rebounding, or assists, he can do it all, and a young prodigy like him isn't someone you would trade.
     
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    6th seed BRIAN!!!
     
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    Post like this make no sense. That’s the overall team. If they talking about. Actual core rotation, the the youngest are Houston and Orlando.
     
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    Had to watch the Memphis feed, analyst said he talked to 'Uncle Green" and that he is enjoying this phase of his career. Wants to make it to 20 years played.
     
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    That would make him 42, I think that is a tad difficult. I can see Lebron play until he is 42 or 43 depending on his motivation.

    I do not think Jeff has the game of Lebron and has to be at the whim of an NBA team for him to reach that goal.....4 years from now to reach 20 years.

    A roster spot is still valuable. Bet on 18 years played.


     
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    Worst thread ever.
     
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    No. Amen is off limits. I think Cooper is going to be great, but’s at least see what he does this year before anointing him the next coming like they did with Victory. The Spurs are going to tank and blame it on injuries to Paul and Barnes. The NBA are going to gift him to SA, mark my words.=
     
  12. harold bingo

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    Lets trade all our guys for Cooper Flagg. And if we're really lucky, Flagg will turn out to be really good, which means he has huge trade value. Then we can trade him for the first overall pick in like 2030 or whatever. Imagine how good that guy might be?
     
  13. deb4rockets

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    I didn't say to try and trade Amen for Cooper. I said whoever gets Cooper isn't going to take that trade.
     
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    And I think you would be wrong about that. I think both Amen and Jabari are going to excel this year and Flagg may or may not be as great at Duke. We will see? It’s all hypothetical anyway. It’s all good.
     
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    Wow. wut. Congratulations or my condolences to the Rockets for that word salad
     
  16. OkayAyeReloaded

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    As a former leader of the tanking movement, I have to say all the tank commanders that died for the cause, Silas, Wall, Boogie and others. Ended whe we got Jalen, Sengun, Amen, Reed etc.

    The draft lottery war is over, enjoy this new fledgling country focused on winning.
     
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    We already have Cooper Flagg at home

     
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    Even if tanking 100% guaranteed us the #1 pick, we wouldn't do it because losing that many games would also 100% guarantee the firing of Udoka and Stone.

    They aren't gonna set themselves up to be fired.
     
  19. deb4rockets

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    There's something really special about Cooper though. He was the only teenager selected on the 2024 USA Basketball Men's Select Team, and at 17 years old he was stealing the show against some of the best basketball players in the world. He didn't look at all like a kid fresh out of high school against those guys. He got big praise from the Vets in the clip below of highlights.

     
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    Get your sick bag ready tbh. I could see the NBA trying their hardest to make this happen. A great white hope to pair with Wemby? If the rigging allegations are true (not fully convinced, but the Wemby **** did look VERY suspicious) then what better way to create their new superteam?
     

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