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Operation Tanking: Cooper Flag (2024/2025 Season is Lost Already)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Sengun, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:45 PM.

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  1. Sengun

    Sengun Member

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    The fact that the Rockets lost to Grant Williams and the Hornets in the first game of the 2024/2025 season shows that the Rockets are the strongest candidate for the 16th spot in the West this year.

    The goal for the Rockets this year should be another tanking season and ultimately go to the Cooper Flagg no matter what.

    [​IMG]
     
    #1 Sengun, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:45 PM
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  2. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    You aren't guaranteed a number 1 pick for tanking.
     
    #2 Air Langhi, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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    The Rockets most likely won't win the lottery at 81-1
     
    #3 ickaruto, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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  4. StoneBall

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    I don't even know what's happening to our pick:

    "OKC has the right to swap its 2025 1st round pick for HOU's 2025 1st round pick protected for selections 1-10 or the LAC' 2025 1st round pick; HOU then has the right to swap its pick or the OKC pick to BKN for PHX's 2025 1st round pick; if the HOU pick falls within its protected range, then HOU's obligation to OKC will be extinguished and HOU will instead have the right to swap its pick to BKN for the PHX pick [LAC-OKC, 7/10/2019; HOU-OKC, 7/16/2019; BKN-CLE-HOU-IND, 1/16/2021; BKN-IND-MIL-PHX, 2/9/2023; BKN-HOU, 6/26/2024]"
     
    #4 StoneBall, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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    Not many people know this.

    (@KingCheetah am I doing it right?)
     
    #5 Haymitch, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
  6. CantStopJG24

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    there's like 4-5 players in the next draft who would be better than anyone on this team.
     
    #6 CantStopJG24, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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    Doing what right?
     
    #7 KingCheetah, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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    He’s not
     
    #8 MadMax, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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    I’d trade anyone on this team for Cooper tbh
     
    #9 htownrox1, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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    #10 Haymitch, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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    Yeah this is suppose to be an incredibly top-heavy draft. Supposedly even if the Rockets get a pick in the 6-10 range, they'd still be looking at Reed Sheppard level of prospect.
     
    #11 meh, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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    Wait what? Grant Williams had 34 - 8 - 11....oh that was this Ball Lamelo kid from Chino Hills.
     
    #12 daywalker02, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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    Nonsense!!!
     
    #13 coachbadlee, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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    Same sh**, different year. Same ol hype over and over.
     
    #14 coachbadlee, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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    NBA won't let us ruin anymore first round picks.
     
    #15 cheke64, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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    maybe we aren't meant to have good draft picks. we can still package those amazing BK draft picks for a disgruntled superstar...oh wait
     
    #16 CantStopJG24, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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    In for the tank but that's my emotions on this game's letdown. Sengun has it in him. Reed probably does. Amen needs to shoot better but he has it too. Not sure on any of the others tbh. Jalen and Jabari started off year 3 throwing up bricks like come on breh
     
    #17 Scarface281, Oct 23, 2024 at 11:22 PM
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  18. TimDuncanDonaut

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    Fail for Flag?
     
    #18 TimDuncanDonaut, Oct 24, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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    *Flagg Captured.
     
    #19 daywalker02, Oct 25, 2024 at 3:10 AM
  20. roslolian

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    Cooper Flagg is the real deal. I would trade all the PHX picks and a couple of our guys (except Sengun and Amen) for him.

    if we do a consolidation trade I'd rather do it for Flagg than any other current superstar.
     
    #20 roslolian, Oct 25, 2024 at 4:44 AM
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