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Solved: What We Need to Win The Championship This Year!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by FANfrom86toNow, Nov 4, 2019.

  1. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Just dump Russ.

    DD
     
  2. BigBum

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    Cavs are not trading Kevin love unless overpaid.

    capela, big salary and 2 Firsts.
     
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  3. JoeBarelyCares

    JoeBarelyCares Contributing Member

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    If there is to be a Love trade come December - February, I would bet it is Gordon and Capela outgoing, not Gordon and Tucker. It would be a salary match, keeping us under the tax, and Love would start games at center.
     
  4. justtxyank

    justtxyank Contributing Member

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    We can't trade Gordon this season,
     
  5. MorningZippo

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    With this trade, our defense goes from awful to historically bad.
     
  6. htwnbandit

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    Carlos Correa plays basketball now?


    ;)
     
  7. FANfrom86toNow

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    I think Chandler, Okafor and Love can give us more rebounds and blocks total than Capela and Tucker playing 5 small ball. Plus we are trying to outscore opponents in small ball, so Love or Ibaka would be better for that.
     
  8. jb86

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    DEFENSE. We need to get some really good defenders. Overall we just need to pay the price and actually play defense. Its all about effort. You gotta want it. There is no way around it.
     
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  9. MorningZippo

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    We aren’t going to get Okafor for a second round pick, and blocks and rebounds =! Defense.
     
  10. rockets13champs

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    ocketsray illway avehay ayay optay entay efenseday andyay eatestgray offenseyay ofyay allyay imetay .
     
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  11. rockets13champs

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    eway arentyay adingtray orfay ayay entercay . intclay ashay otay etgay etterbay

    Let’s see if u can get what I’m saying. It’s rockets related...
     
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    do you know when is the earliest he can be traded?
     
  13. PeterKingX

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    Morey: Just make every shots. Be patient, we will be Ok.


    We lose just because we miss the shots.
     
  14. banzai

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    Yeah, we need guys that can box out and let Russell Westbrook get the rebounds.
     
  15. juanm34

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    Could of just said “ fire dan toni”
     
  16. kingkingston

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    Did you know that we are the only team in the Western Conference that is undefeated against the Western Conference so far
     
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  17. Moahst

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    Those trades would leave us ridiculously thin at center.
     
  18. jcmoon

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    i think we have to make that trade if its the best one we can get...if not, portland, lakers or someone else will scoop him up. Even if we take a step back this year and add more talent this summer, we probably have to do it. We need a stretch 5 bad and can always add another center and forward this summer....

    only problem is love's injury history.
     
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  19. CDrex

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    First of all, anytime part of your plan is "trade late second-rounders for under-25 guys who will be key rotation pieces", you're making a pretty big leap. Our second rounders are going to be 50 or worse for several years, whereas Noel/Okafor are real quality NBA bench bigs right now. I don't see them being traded to us for nothing but bottom-of-the-barrel draft picks.

    I'm not against the general idea of acquiring Love, but specifically giving up Capela to do so is really doubling down on what we're already bad at. It's one thing if Love is playing a lot of PF, but if you fail at your plan to get Okafor and Noel for nothing, which you will, we're stuck with 30+ minutes of Love or Tucker at the 5.
     
  20. jcmoon

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    i think if we make that love trade we are essentially playing for next year when gordon can be traded and we can add more talent in free agency....CC needs to be moved for a quality starter even if it leaves holes on the team....

    we need to trade him for a forward or center and if we trade for love we'd just be playing small ball all season.
     

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