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For once, the rockets need to start targeted tanking

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by LosPollosHermanos, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM.

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  1. LosPollosHermanos

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    Future rocket. 4 more years

    wouldn’t be surprised if the first time Stone heard of him will be through scrolling CF

     
    #1 LosPollosHermanos, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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    Odd are in our favor. We can only miss out on the #1 pick so many times.
     
    #2 bigboi102, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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    My thoughts exactly, 10 first round draft failures in a row only means one thing
     
    #3 LosPollosHermanos, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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    Bett we don’t get him.
     
    #4 Tfor3, Jun 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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    looks like a stiff Temu Wemby

    and already wasting time with Chris Brickley…red flag
     
    #5 Reeko, Jun 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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    Better yet, let's go back to 2020 and start a tank to get Emoni Bates. Everyone says that guy is a can't miss superstar.
     
    #6 topfive, Jun 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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    Future Rocket

     
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    i dont like flushing away season after season for some unproven college player... now yall want to start targeting kids? lol

    Draft picks are like crack for some folks... no matter how many times it bites em in the a** - they are convinced that next hit will set them free... lol

    "We struck out the last how many times... we're due!"

    as someone who lives in Vegas... this rationalist mentality leads to many downfalls.

    We traded for Harden...
    Brunson was signed as a FA...
    Shai was traded for...

    imo 95%+ of the time a used draft pick is like a new car - and depreciates the moment u drive it off the lot or make the selection...
    if u want to tank for draft capital - fine... but then trade the pick for a somewhat proven commodity...
     
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    Rockets are not good at drafting and/or developing?
     
    #9 AlperenSengun, Jun 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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    We're tanking with Ime. He's training everyone to be the liver king.
     
    #10 cheke64, Jun 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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    Sorry guys, tanking for better odds is pointless after this draft. You could be the worst team and easily end up 11th, 12th, and 13th for three years in a row.

    nba draft changes: The NBA Board of Governors passed sweeping anti-tanking lottery reforms—dubbed the "3-2-1 lottery"—for the 2027, 2028, and 2029 drafts. The changes expand the lottery from 14 to 16 teams, flatten odds, penalize the bottom-three teams, and place limits on consecutive top picks and traded pick protections.
     
    #11 clos4life, Jun 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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    Lets just hope that there is some truth to this:

    Most of us here could see that ....
     
    #12 Corrosion, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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    Or trading.
     
    #13 Hemingway, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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    or being smart, employing a good culture, X and Os, team chemistry, having leadership with hair on their head, the list goes on
     
    #14 LosPollosHermanos, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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    The Rockets won't have a future until they get rid of Ime Udoka, so why not?
     
    #15 Bobbythegreat, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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    #16 LosPollosHermanos, Jun 24, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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    so theres still a chance

     
    #17 LosPollosHermanos, Jun 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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    Because the franchise was so well when Stone and Silas were at the helm.
     
    #18 amaru, Jun 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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    Having one of the worst coaches in the league was less annoying when the team had no talent and was tanking.... now we still have one of the worst coaches in the league but enough talent to do something if we had competent coaching
     
    #19 Bobbythegreat, Jun 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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    so a team tha tanked for 3 years and just turned the franchise around the last two years are to tank again? Make it make sense
     
    #20 csc177, Jun 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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