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[The Ringer] Inside DM's and MDA's Basketball Laboratory

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by kevC, Jan 3, 2017.

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  1. kevC

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    #1 kevC, Jan 3, 2017
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    I still think Capela is the second most important player for our long-term success, but there is no doubt Eric Gordon is EXACTLY the second fiddle we need for Harden.
     
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    A virtuous cycle indeed, Mr Maury
     
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    This article makes you think...We might just be the perfect combination of the '05 Suns, '09 Magic, and '15 Warriors.
     
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    Harden = 05' Nash
    Gordon = maybe 80% of '15 Curry
    Anderson = '09 Anderson lol
    Capela = '05 Stoudemire
    Harrell + PatBev = '15 Draymond Green
    Ariza = '15 Iggy
     
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    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN

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    I really enjoyed that!
     
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    Read that this morning. It was a great read especially the journey of Morey and Dantoni to get here. Thanks for posting
     
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    Awesome article.

    We are very fortunate in two ways, as the article points out:
    1. Les Alexander could've torn down everything after last season, but he chose to retool instead. He took a lot of heat for it.
    2. We missed out on getting Carmelo Anthony - something I've appreciated for a long time. That guy is the antithesis of this season's Rockets basketball.
     
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    Now you claim the rockets? What happened to mffl!?!?
     
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    Haven't read it yet, but I would assume they argue for a Rubio-like ball handler to take over for Harden.
     
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    Nice read thanks!
     
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    good article, "naturalistics" is now my new upmost favoriteist word of the day
     
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    This is a GREAT article. Every Rockets fan should read it.

    Here is the part about Ryan Anderson:
     
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    good read. gotta give credit to les and morey for not abandoning ship
     
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    Anderson and E-God seem to be the happiest in their career. They know how the league works now and can finally enjoy the winning without dealing with egos and politics. Anderson gushes about this current roster and team, every chance he gets.
     
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    Really is a fantastic article and read.
     
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    Dang. I love this team.
     
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    Actually it was the only thing wrong with the article. If they had just proposed a trade for Rubio to get the team over the top and discussed how Rubio's historically atrocious shooting could be compensated by his passing, we'd have a winner, haha.
     
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    Made me think of guardians of the galaxy... I think Rocket says vocabulistics to describe Groot

    Randomly reading the article made me think about the Rockets uniform and brand. Even more so this year there is a mismatch between the team and their brand.

    I mean it's a rocket for christs sake. Their branding should speak to speed. Speed and long range shooting. Perfect for this squad. They really need to rebrand with that in mind.
     
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