Rafael Stone the HEDGE GOD! Why Stone has done a great job rebuilding the Rockets

It's been rumored by a reputable source and it very well could happen.

 

He’s coming home.

 

Orlando started 5-20 and now are 23-26.

 

wrong thread

 

Two years that corresponding to the two years in which we wanted to be as bad as possible and then given a contract that we pretty much get to decide every season if we want to renew.

I don't really view Porter as that much of a gamble or investment and I think he does have some trade value but probably not much (second round picks were pretty hot this deadline). I won't argue that overall our rookies have been disappointing, but we have created some trade value among our players to fill our war chest of picks with.

The roster coming off the offseason well be telling of Stone.

Dipo was a mistake. LaVert's cancerous mass on his kidney would have been found during the Rocket's physical so he'd miss the same amount of time due to having his kidney removed. I would hope that Tilman would still go through the deal during the initial physical.

It was just a poor timing of having Harden demand a trade in public during the middle of the season, wish the Rockets could have done it during the beginning.

 

Hedge Honcho is back in business.

 

Objectively speaking the verdict is out on Stone. I like Bari, Tari, Sengun, and believe Jalen’s floor is a good scorer. KJ was a real find in the 2nd round. Yes he’s drafted talent. But his judgment has been pretty poor. He owns the coaching choice. He owns the Wood, Wall, Olidipo, KPJ choices and the poor club culture. He owns passing on Jarret Allen. it’s a very mixed bag.

and I’m not sure the KPJ contract is going to end up being a tradable asset. We might be straightjacketed into another year of KPJ at big money, even if he’s not a fit.

I need to see more from our GM. As everyone realizes, he’ll be rightfully judged by what happens this offseason and what the team looks like next season.

 

Let the man build his team before you judge him.

 

Can we wait til 2030 before judging Stone. . . . PLEASE??? GAH!!

 

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No. I don't trust whoever think Nix has lottery pick potential.

 

seems to me our best assets at this point may very well be those 'treadmill of mediocrity' picks (Sengun, Tari, hopefully maybe Cam)

for those unaware... when the rox were consistently drafting mid first round, many complained we were on the 'treadmill of mediocrity' and needed to tank for a star...

well we tanked... but those aint the picks that are working out for us...

Jabari is improving...

but imagine if we had traded away the Green pick (#2), the Jabari pick (#3) and the Amen pick (#4)... and still got Sengun, Tari, Cam etc....

imagine the established talent we coulda got trading a #2, #3 and #4!!!! and then paired that up with our 'treadmill of mediocrity' picks....

heck... i aint even going into the other frp we squandered... Tyty, JC, etc...


I know, I know.... 'u gotta tank and get a top pick to get a superstar...' ... i understand the philosophy... but look at the reality.... hindsight is 20/20... and pound for pound... id rather have the 'treadmill of mediocrity' players - than the players we got from tanking...

 

so much wow. U cray cray. Best rockets basketball in years with multiple players flashing incredibly high ceilings. Top notch defense. Competitive in year one of the non-tank. The rebuild has been nothing but a success so far.

 

I am greedy though and want 2/3 to hit
In addition, I want to know who the miss is so we can stop wasting time on him

 

Yeesh yeah that's lowering the bar.

It's good the Rockets plucked one all star level player in the mid first round in Sengun - but really one of Green or Thompson has to hit another level (all star) for those picks not to have been disappointment relative to their draft position. I don't see Smith's play style as getting lots of votes.