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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pelicans 12/18/2025

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM.

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  1. bro2044

    bro2044 Member

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    Rockets play Sat & Sun.

    I don't care. They'll lose both.

    See you in 2026.
     
    #881 bro2044, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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    Ok there's no way we should have lost that game. None. At all.

    But it's pretty clear running Durant at the point guard will be the key to a first round exit.

    We are going to rush back FVV and he'll forever be known as a cautionary tale to wait at least 12 months.
     
    #882 nolimitnp, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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  3. Arnel

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    No they won't, what makes you think so? Both of the last games went down to a single possession.
     
    #883 Arnel, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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    Probably the most piss poor coaching game i have seen in the nba in a while. The lack of adjustments was beyond fathomable and not taking a timeout to draw a play at the end of regulations and you let your center take the ball full court to try to score on three guys was probably the most infuriating play I have seen all season. What an absolute embarrassment
     
    #884 ryano2009, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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  5. matchesmalone

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    This team has no future currently constructed. They suck.
     
    #885 matchesmalone, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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  6. MadMax

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    I sincerely don’t think anyone is beating OKC this year and maybe even next, barring injury. They’ve built something insanely special.
     
    #886 MadMax, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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    Jabari is very lucky he was drafted here and can coast in the back as the 5th option with no expectations

    would’ve gotten absolutely exposed in Orlando
     
    #887 Reeko, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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    the fact that Fred can dribble cures a lot of our troubles despite the ass ime offense.
     
    #888 DreamShook, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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  9. amaru

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    Out West it’s between OKC and Denver. All others are at least a tier below.
     
    #889 amaru, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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    25-pt lead against the worst team in the league and you gag that

    embarrassing
     
    #890 Damion Laverne, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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    We haven’t shown the ability to beat good teams, losing close to them doesn’t inspire confidence in me.

    right now Denver and OKC are clearly better than us. There’s really no debate.
     
    #891 STR8Thugg, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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  12. Downtown Sniper

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    I think you'll find correlation in sensible posters not gleefully commenting on FVV's absence vs idiots who don't understand basketball claiming FVV won't be missed.
     
    #892 Downtown Sniper, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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    Nobody is Close to Hakeem level, Close.

    Him and Rudy made a 6th Seed look good.

    Udoka makes a 3rd Seed look so pedestrian.

     
    #893 daywalker02, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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    And that’s why you can’t compare Reed to castle. He had a high usage rate and stays in even with blowouts and Reed can’t get in the floor because of ime
     
    #894 zeeshan2, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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    Alot of issues with this team. Starts with the coach and trickles down to the players.
     
    #895 Qan, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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    If you can't beat the Pelicans without Fred, you are done.
     
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    We could certainly win a series or two but I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if we lost in the first round again.
     
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  18. amaru

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    Sengun isn’t playing like Harden. Harden would usually erupt and blow teams like this out himself.

    James usually found a way to get the ball and get a good shot or FTs up
     
    #898 amaru, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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    I'd love to see the numbers on this.

    Because I feel game defying free throws, Sengun makes.
     
    #899 Downtown Sniper, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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    Ime rotations and adjustments were so bad tonight
     
    #900 cujo, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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