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Ime Needs to be gone yesterday. Enough is enough

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by LosPollosHermanos, Dec 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM.

  1. Gakatron

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    You cant just have zero ability to coach one end of the floor. Too stubborn to do it but he needs an offensive assistant to hand over to.
     
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  2. sirjesse

    sirjesse The Udoker has spoken!
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  3. James Harden Stepback 3

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    I have no issue with Ime being a head coach but his stubbornness is costing this team a lot. He won’t hire an offensive coordinator because he knows they will make him scrap double big minutes
     
  4. J.R.

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    Decision to get older/bring in more veterans wasn’t Ime? That was Rafael Stone?
    Ime doesn’t actually want to play 2 bigs? Ime didn’t want Capela?

    Nixed a potential Harden signing/reunion
    Pushed for Durant trade Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

    •“We'll still be cautious with [Adams] with back-to-backs so we'd like to have a third guy in there that can play on those nights, but also lean in more on what went well for us.” Link

    •“In late October, after Houston signed center Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green to contract extensions, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reported that, while rival teams thought Houston was still interested in Durant and would be interested in Butler if he became available, the messaging from the Rockets was that they were unlikely to make any trade of consequence during the season. In mid-November, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Houston was telling teams it wasn't interested in trading its young players and that Tari Eason and Amen Thompson specifically were "labeled off limits."

    The Stein Line then reported that the Rockets had remained consistent with their stance, even though rivals thought they were merely biding their time until they could make a play for Durant or Giannis Antetokounmpo. It followed up that report with another one: Houston's interest in Durant may have been overstated, and the front office maintains that it is prioritizing internal development, regardless of what executives around the league are saying.”
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    “ImE hAs No SaY oVeR tHe RoStEr”

    Ime had a point guard last year. What was the excuse? “Jalen just isn’t good enough.” Udoka: Nice to have a special player who can get buckets at the end. Gifted a top 20 scorer/shooter/player of all time. Now poor Ime doesn’t have a point guard.

    Hey, we needed more shooting. Luke Kennard, Tim Hardaway Jr., Gary Trent Jr., NAW… (Let’s sign another 3&D forward and a 3rd string center) “Yeah, but those guards don’t play defense.” Ships out Cam “Yeah, but he doesn’t play defense.” Bench Reed. “But his defense.”

    “ImE hAs No SaY oVeR tHe RoStEr”

    Guards: Fred, Okogie, Reed, Holiday, Davison
    Forwards: Durant, Amen, DFS, Jabari, Eason, Tate, Green
    Centers: Sengun, Adams, Capela

    So Stone built the forward/center heavy roster?
    People were begging for another guard before Fred got hurt. That isn’t hindsight.

    “But then your precious Reed wouldn’t play.”
    … Gets yanked now because of “muh defense”. And if Fred was healthy, he absolutely wouldn’t be playing (except in blowouts).

    Inherited
    (Jalen Green)
    Alperen Sengun
    Jabari Smith Jr.
    Tari Eason
    Jae’Sean Tate

    Acquired under Stone/Ime
    Kevin Durant
    Fred VanVleet
    (Dillon Brooks)
    Dorian Finney-Smith
    Josh Okogie
    Clint Capela
    Steven Adams
    Aaron Holiday
    Jeff Green
    (Jock Landale)
    (Reggie Bullock)

    Drafted under Stone/Ime
    Amen Thompson
    Reed Sheppard
    (Cam Whitmore)
     
  5. DreamShook

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    ime about to go on a generational run.. thanks DD.
     
  6. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Okogie Only Fan
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    fify

    DD
     
  7. thegary

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    Me too
     
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  8. Joe Rocket

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    So now Stone is Ime's GIMP? WTF does that mean. Youre saying Stone just does whatever Ime says and he has no balls. If thats the case why arent you saying "Fire Stone". If he's tht weak wouldnt the next coach run him too?
     
  9. Joe Rocket

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    Youre changing the narrative to "WANTED" and not "DID". He cant do it he's not the ****ing GM.
     
  10. pippendagimp

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    i literally just posted firestone in the past 24hrs
     
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  11. Joe Rocket

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    So you want to fire our coach and GM in the middle of the season? lol For who? Who are you hiring. I wanna hear this.
     
  12. pippendagimp

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    doesn’t matter who i want to hire n fire because tilfuk won the bid over me and was the league office chosen favorite to acquire the team and now there’s no way he’ll eat udoka’s ridiculous contract or dump sycophant stone while he’s sucking on tilfuk’s
    toes all day. the simplest and quickest fix to this mess is to add an offensive coordinator to compensate for udoka’s minuscule brain. mike malone is available
     
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  13. Joe Rocket

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    lol you crazy man. Also now you wanna fire the owner too LMAO jesus take your meds bud. I bet you think ancient aliens built the pyramids. You sound like someones insane grandpa.
     
  14. pippendagimp

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    and u type like an uneducated peon truly an average joe lol
     
  15. Joe Rocket

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    Nah Im a college educated insurance executive and veteran and youre an insane pos who likes to yell for everyone to get fired but literally has no idea what next steps we should take. You just keep yelling FIRE IME FIRE IME. Then when given the opportunity to say who you want and what next steps youd take you say "it doesnt matter'. Youre a grandpa yelling at clouds.
     
  16. pippendagimp

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    community college?

    fukin nobody trash ass peasant you stalked me here like a rabid flea chasing my posts with inane replies while ignoring my civil answers (such as mike malone) and spitting out personal attacks because you got no comeback now get the f off my tip go sell some liability coverage policies to make your annual quota lol
     
  17. Joe Rocket

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    youre crazy
     
  18. jordnnnn

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    It's the holidays and New Year, pls be reasonable and don't fire anyone during holy times. Thx.
     

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