ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 1/9/2026

Sengun literally saved this franchise.

Which makes it even funnier the amount of Clutchfans clowns who want him traded first.

Imagine the predicament this franchise would be in if they hadn't lucked out on Sengun.

All those top picks blown. That's straight up negligence.

 

It's not Reed's fault he was the #3 pick. It was a bad draft. And that's not relevant to whether he should be playing now and how much.

And I don't know what game you're watching. Reed had 4 assists and 1 turnover tonight. Amen, on the other hand, had 3 assists and 3 turnovers. No one thinks Reed is an all-star point guard, but without Fred he's the best point guard on this team and therefore should certainly be starting. He's also the second best 3pt shooter on a team that desperately needs that.

 

Meanwhile KPJ balling 22-5-6 on LBJ. Welcome to the DD Upside Down.

 

Oh, I don't think he is a finished product at all, he needs to attack a lot more often, but that only comes with playing time, and unfortunately IME for some reason micromanages Reed, this is a year that Reed should be starting and playing PG, and learning - if he had a coach that could actually teach.

DD

 

So he admits he saw it and still didn't bench him?

****ing jackass of a coach

 

Every time Jabari dribbles into a pull up I want to slit my wrists.

Dude should be benched every single time he does this.

It's on par with how horrid an Amen 3 looks.

EDIT: I failed to mention it was Jabari dribbling into a pull up 3 that makes me want to kill myself.

 

Does Tilman have the balls to hire Mike Malone mid season?

 

When he's just a catch and shoot guy, he's effective and an EXCELLENT pairing with Sengun. I don't know why he's trying to do a lot of the KD stuff without being ready for it, but it just doesn't work.

He's also very mobile but not vertically explosive, so he's not as good around the rim as you'd expect, though he does deserve credit for getting physically stronger this season.

I've been really hard on him tonight but he was just that bad

 

We keep giving excuses for Reed! This team is suppose to go deep in the playoffs and Stone himself said Reed needs to play a big role in that....so far, I haven't seen it

They are wearing Amen and KD down. The only other dawg we have is Tari but he's always hurt. Okogie can't get PT, Jabari is fragile and DFS is worthless at this point.

 

I amended my post because I failed to clarify it's his dribble pull up 3s which makes me irate.

Put him in the post for a turnaround mid range on a shorter guy - I'd be happy with him shooting 20 of those a game.

But Udoka doesn't put his players in position to take advantage of their strengths.

 

I don't mind Jabari but should have traded him when he had his best shooting versus now his little value dropping.

You get role players when you have your contender ready, the Rockets are just a flawed pretender at this point, sorry, to have wasted your time, dear 37 year old Tweeter.

Moves for Capela and DFS for virtually nothing......you make them when you are the Timberwolves and have Antman.

 

No Sengun, true.. but Adams played, and he won't always play per CD. These were must-wins for a serious team. Durant has never been considered a leader and he missed the game-winner previous game.

 

I give every player an excuse I'm sure people are annoyed by it. I just give young players the benefit of the doubt. I think people forget how rough things can be for a young player and how they have to fail before they can learn and most times, most superstar players seemingly come out of nowhere, no one really sticks around for the growth.

So I do give Reed excuses, it's his 2nd year, this is his first year playing meaningful minutes, he's going to make mistakes and he's going to struggle with confidence. he's not a 28 year old vet. I've seen him flash more offensive potential though than Bari and Amen and Tari that is for sure.

Out of all the young players he's had the less experience and he's the only one you can say took a big jump from year 1 to year 2. Sure, its because year 1 he was on the floor, but still, credit is where its due.

Amen's jump this year has been...very minor.

Bari has improved his handles but not enough for it to mean anything and seeing his mental break down tonight is disheartening, thought he was past that.

Tari can't play 4 weeks in a row.

So that's where we're at with them.

 

Or Mike Dantoni

 

No Legs, very flat shot. Jabari Smith needs to rest or get benched for a couple of weeks.

 

Couple weeks aka the rest of his career. He is a bench player. I think he’s better suited for playing against 7-10th guys on the bench. That’s his tier.