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Rafael Stone: "I just think we're not a developmental team any more"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaBeard, Jul 7, 2025.

  1. DaBeard

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    Fat dick stone
     
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    It seems like Reed Sheppard is in development.
     
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    Is this phase III or phase IV? I have lost track of the phases.
     
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    Yes - well Stone and Udoka think that Reed will help the Rockets, they don't think that Cam will - hence why he is gone.

    Stone also claimed that he traded for Wall to mentor the younger players and then forced him to stay home.... you have to read between the lines.

    Sheppard and Amen = young players the Rockets like and will play........... Cam = player they don't think will help and they would not play.
     
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    Is there a press conf link?
     
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    I mean if Cam can get out of the me first mentality and thinking he’s Kobe then the potential is there. Wish him the best, but Reed is your future.
     
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    Let me translate this for you as stone likes to talk between the lines:

    "We finished second last year, and have higher aspirations this year - hence the Durant trade. We no longer have the patience for players who do not take to coaching and can present problems in the locker room."

    If you take what Stone said "literally" you realize he's talking about character development. We still have young players that will develop basketball wise... Amen, Tari, Bari, Sengun, Reed etc...
     
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    Gotta have a good ole GM translator.

    "We really like our team" = "We asked around, but nobody wants to give us much for our players"
    "I can make data say whatever I want it to say. Some of our best lineups include him" = "Shut up Jackson. We're trying to trade him. We know our best lineups include FVV, 3 wings, and a center. Sometimes FVV, 2 wings, and 2 centers."
     
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    There's a faction of this board that does not understand that after a certain point in time, projects like Cam stop being feasible with the limited amount of roster spots, seriousness of the task at hand, limited number of minutes that can be given in each game, and the level of professionalism that has to go into each and every day. Having a malcontent that believes his happiness and progression is more important than contributing to winning a championship only harbors ill feelings in the locker room, and expends energy that can be used in more productive ways. This team is gunning for an OKC team that is stacked from 1-15.....this isn't Mickey Mouse Club anymore.
     
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    Vanessa looking like a snack in those glasses
     
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    Translation: paying millions of dollars to teenagers is frustrating and the NBA will likely reinvent this.
     
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    I'll make it even better. Ime gave us the red pill. We have a blueprint now.
     
  16. DaDakota

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    And Amen, and Jabari, and Tari, and Sengun.....and....

    DD
     
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    My question is why is he not getting his work out in with Ime and FVV... He just paid both of em

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    Not sure why people can't seem to grasp that you can have guys who are developing without being a developmental team, i.e., a team with a primary focus on developing young guys as opposed to winning.
     
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