Rockets would be dumb to let Houston sports media/Blogs influence them into trading Jalen Green

The Rockets can get much, much more for him, with him, in a package trade this offseason.

Trade deadline trades suckass unless you're getting a piece back to actually win something.

The Rox are not ready to win something, yet.

 

Obviously Bagwell's fault.

I'll see you in the Astros Forum.

 

After Ime benches him the rest of the season, no one in the rest of the NBA will be under the illusion that Jalen is worth a damn. Ime is in a tough spot, because if he doesn’t bench Jalen in an attempt to preserve some trade value, it makes a mockery of all the talk about accountability at the start of the season. I’m guessing Ime is going to choose his integrity over saving Stone’s ass.

 

Rockets would have been smart to let Houston sports media/Blogs influence them into trading Jalen Green.

 

Thread didn’t age well

 

The day it was posted it wasn't well.

 

so wtf is stage 2?

wtf is all this “Liftoff” advertising?

the FO and team expect to compete for a playoff spot. They built the entire media campaign on that and Stone FAILED. He’ll be lucky to make it to next year’s deadline. I guarantee is the Rockets have a losing record by Christmas he will be fired

 

I don't know, because I never said anything about either of those things.

 

You’re ok with quitting the season AT the trade deadline? With 42 games left?

 

I'm ok with rolling with whatever the Rox have this year, and making some changes in the offseason.

 

Phase 2 as management called it meant that the team would begin to be far more competitive and rack up higher win totals than in the previous 3 seasons when they were tanking(i.e. Phase 1).

Now we can debate how many wins that should be this year, but I do think it was anticipated that they'd be in the mix for a play-in spot. Unfortunately they're likely gonna fall short of that and possibly not even finish ahead of the rebuilding Jazz. That would be a massive disappointment.

What I won't debate is that if they're this mediocre next season(especially if it's due to another horrible road record), there could be major changes in the front office and possibly even with the coaching staff. But I think they're gonna shake up the roster this summer in order to avoid that scenario.

 

Jalen's trade value will most likely never be higher than when he had a super rare good stretch right at the trade deadline. The highest draft pick we have had in decades is unfortunately a huge bust. It is time for him to go to the bench when Cam comes back.

 

Losing Tari for the season and FVV for a large chunk is disappointing, too. It could ultimately swing their win total by as much as 5 games. The record at the end of this season isn’t that important to me. It’s what they do in the offseason with the information they gained.

I hope Stone being here for the Harden acquisition hasn’t ruined him as a GM. I’m afraid he is trying to stockpile assets in order to make a big offer for a superstar rather than using the anvailable assets to fill specific needs and deficiencies and make upgrades.

 

@rocketchamp has been awfully quiet lately.

 

There are 42 games of this left???? Oh jeez!

 

Hey @rocketchamp you ready to admit how stupid of a take this thread was yet?

 

LOL

 

I’m not sure how you can watch this guy for the majority of the season continually do stupid s*** like this, turn the ball over while consistently shooting 1-7 in first halves causing us to get down often, and somehow still think he’s good.

Some of the delusion in this thread by OP (and others) is wild.