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2025-26 Rotations Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ThatBoyNick, Jun 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM.

  1. ThatBoyNick

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    PG: Van-Vleet(28) - Sheppard(20)
    SG: Thompson(34) - Whitmore(14)
    SF: Eason(28) - Durant(14) - Whitmore(6)
    PF: Durant(14) - Smith(28) - Adams(6)
    . C: Sengun(34) - Adams(14)

    The Big Dogs
    34 Thompson, Sengun

    The Old & Young
    28 Durant, Fred, Tari, Bari

    The Bench Ballistics
    20 Steve, Reed, Cam
     
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  2. PatBev

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    Smith will make his way out of here if he gets benched again

    Fred / Amen / KD / Jabari / Sengun

    Reed & Cam get a lot of playing time with Fred, KD, and even Tari missing games
     
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    Jabari definitely starts
     
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    Jabari should see this as a lifetime opportunity of a masterclass with his absolute ceiling for someone with his body type
     
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    I will wait for us to be done and I don’t think Jabari is going back to the bench and Durant should be at SF. Hope Ime gives Jabari and Tari both a shot ut starting though.
     
  6. JayGoogle

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    Tari comes better off the bench, I feel like that's just how he is and always will be since he plays all gas no breaks, all the time. He's chaos, a good kind of chaos, but I always never really liked him in the starting lineup. Bari only lost his spot due to injury and Amen breaking out but still played Starters minutes all year long any ways so I think he goes back to that.

    So yeah...

    FVV
    Amen
    KD
    Bari
    Sengun

    Ideally Reed backs up Fred fully, Tari 6th man. We're going to need a backup center for the games Adams misses but that was an issue all last year too. Hopefully we get a ring chasing vet or two in here.
     
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    For now because I think we make 2 more moves: (1) TP-MLE + (2) Landale - Holiday - Nate for a player TBD

    Starters: FVV - Amen - KD - Bari - Alpe

    Rox 94: FVV - Shep - KD - Bari - Alpe

    Run & Fun: Amen - Cam - Tari - Bari - Aquaman
     
  8. sirjesse

    sirjesse The Udoker has spoken!
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    What rotation? The Udoker may field a five or six man team.

    why eat almonds when you can have a second scoop of ice cream?
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    With two starters gone: Jalen and Dillon. It's Durant and Jabari slotting in.
     
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    still trying to wrap my head around having a starting 2 guard who can't shoot 3 pointers in the current iteration of the NBA.

    thank you for your attention to this matter!
     
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    I think Sengun / Smith and Durant is challenging defensive combo that will get burnt on the perimeter a bit. I'm a Eason believer and think his defensive playmaking and perimeter agility would be a big help to finish games with Sengun and Durant in the front court.
     
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    Like last year with Jalen, there are no more excuses for Jabari.
     
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    Jabari over Tari… we need his high energy and low IQ coming off the bench
     
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    That’s what I was saying in another thread, but nobody seems to see that. We lost foot speed but added length
     
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    TWSS!
     
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    I like N'Faly Dante. I think Jock Landale does not need to be brought back.
     
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    Wait, I thought Jalen was traded?
     
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    Landale played out of his mind last year. What a bargin he was was. Have you watched a game?
     
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    Yes, I watched plenty of games. I think he was good towards the end of the season. Also Landale's 8 million has to be picked up again this year. My quote was in response to having a center for when Steven Adams doesn't play. Saving 8 million for a 3rd stringer just makes more sense to me. I also like Dante's potential more defensively.
     
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    Imagine Amen playing point some games with Fred out and a 6’8 Whitmore at the 2

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