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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 1/9/2026

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM.

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  1. Salvy

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    Awe man he sucked again? I think its time to release him...
     
    #1041 Salvy, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
  2. Will

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    The season is young
     
    #1042 Will, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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  3. WestendMassive

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    Jabroni going to get us knocked out of the Play-In
     
    #1043 WestendMassive, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    Hopefully Stone realizes he needs to move Jabari for a player that can actually help us and he can trick another gm to go for his young potential.
     
    #1044 Sean Dr34ms, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    Win or lose it just hasn't been as fun rooting for our squad this season.

    When we win, it feels like we're supposed to.

    When we lose like this, I can't help but to look at all of the holes in our team.

    Jabari was ABSOLUTELY ASS this game. ASS. And he kept shooting, as he should--but he shouldn't have been on the floor. Brick can be contagious, and he built a house in the fourth. TAKE HIM OUT if he's playing like that. ****, Jalen would've been benched with 10 minutes left if he was doing that ****.

    It feels like we have one the most wooden and inflexible coaching staffs in the league. Never adjusts to nothing.

    Sometimes I just want to stop watching completely, but you know I'll be back next game, like the worst kind of abusive relationship.

    I was somewhat ok with the loss last game, but this is absolutely not ok. It's inexcusable for a team supposedly interested in winning to keep blowing leads like this.

    There is no silver lining, garbage ending to a garbage series vs the Blazers.
     
    #1045 Roomba, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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  6. OpportunityCost

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    Reed go to a team that won't underutilize you. The Rocket's don't play smart. Go to an organization with intelligence, lol.
     
    #1046 OpportunityCost, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
  7. ThatboyPhuong

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    Who the **** told bari to shoot 21 times??? Role players should never ever take that many shots.
     
    #1047 ThatboyPhuong, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    He mentally collapsed there definitely, funny enough he usually makes his 4th quarter shots, but once I saw him hesitate on a wide open shot I knew he had lost all confidence in his shot. At that point someone should have said something to him or something, it looks like they told him to shoot his way out of it, it didn't work.

    At the end of the day, you live and die with those shots. Those were open shots, a lot of them, if he can't take those shots then he can't play, so I'm not even mad at him taking those shots. His % says more often then not he's going to make those shots so he takes those shots. Hopefully getting back home will help his confidence.

    I'm sure he'll be alright, people are going to flip out like usual, even all these would rather have Jalen back people are funny, everyone wanted Jalen gone, except @DreamShook , nah, don't start begging to have him back now.
     
    #1048 JayGoogle, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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  9. Salvy

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    Should have never traded Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green......
     
    #1049 Salvy, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    Been saying for awhile now, this team is built to peak at WCF. We're always just playing for 2nd place in the West. It's going to especially obvious when we have to pay Amen and Tari this off-season.
     
    #1050 RocketsFido, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    When this team gets a lead the non-shooters start hunting shots and lets teams back into games. Happens every time…
     
    #1051 Joe Willie, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    He just looks crusty not out of shape. Did you not see his first game with the suns?
     
    #1052 ThatboyPhuong, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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    Clean that mess up with that @Roomba

     
    #1053 daywalker02, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    Nice losss, this is for all the mothers of racist Alpi haters
     
    #1054 Acemiyazar, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    this team is not clutch whatsoever.

    when the game gets close, they crumble.
     
    #1055 mvpcrossxover, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    Its because Reed Sheppard is black......
     
    #1056 Salvy, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    Happy to say my Bari the Bust thread has officially been justified…
     
    #1057 Starvela, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    It’s not hard people.
    We suck without Fred and Goon.
     
    #1058 Tfor3, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    14 of 42 between Jabroni and no b****es

    ****in good job fellas
     
    #1059 WestendMassive, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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    And now we play in Sac Sunday. They’ve only won one other game since they beat us. Great.
     
    #1060 Chasing_Chase, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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