Well a lot of folks are very dismissive about what FVV brings and point to shooting %…. So if you are ignorant about what FVV actually brings then who you think might replace well end up falling sort.
The opportunity cost is basically none. He was signed with Bird rights, and he was easily viewed more favorably than DFS and Capela (i.e., if you want more room under 1st apron, those were the two that are causing problems). If opportunity cost is the main problem, you should have no issue with FVV as FVV was not the reason the Rockets didn't bring in a rotation-caliber guard out there who is young enough that he might actually get better. Even with FVV out for the season, the Rockets didn't bring in one. Granted, I think the Rockets may have brought in another guard or someone else if FVV was healthy. The Rockets were not going to spend assets unless things looked better.
You got this backwards my friend. The Rockets embarrassed themselves this season with the EXACT SAME RECORD AND PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE as last season. With or without FVV, we don't have a starting caliber PG running an NBA offense. Its the reason why TOs were high and our players were never in the right roles. Our offense is controlled by Ime's forced slow pace and overrebounding that stopped working once Adams was gone. That system has a pinnacle of what we accomplished last year. It cannot win in the playoffs or grow the team. It has a ceiling that we reached each year. If we had traded FVV last offseason for ANY starting caliber PG and ran a real offense, this team would have had 60 wins. FVV would not start or be paid what he is on ANY NBA team. He cannot penetrate an offense and if you count his late shot clock hail mary's from 3 as TOs, which you should, he is really not protecting you from TOs. Does that team beat SA or OKC? Maybe not but getting to 60 wasn't hard considering all of the games we blew by horrible execution. I would rather start there and try to grow. FVV is a repeated failure of this organization. Keeping him ensures you see the EXACT SAME THING next year. The Rockets have had the exact same record since the 2024 All-Star Break. It doesn't matter what happens as long as Ime is the coach and has the governor keeping the engine throttling down. Its by design. Adams, DFS, and FVV were all duds with no impact. Imagine what would happen if they were replaced. Adams still has value but the other two don't. What if Sengun realized he was not Magic and stopped being a turnstile and gave real effort. There is a lot of areas this team could improve but trotting out the same team is a failure. Our TOs mostly came from Sengun thinking he was Magic and forcing KD to be a PG instead of a sniper. Any penetrating PG based offense with movement would have placed these quality players in their proper roles instead of having to create for themselves. Instead of just blaming the student I would rather blame Ime's dumb azz.
unless we get a PG back that's better(and there many) then i doubt it. I'm not doing the Reed Sheppard at the 1 experiment again. I'm def not doing it if Sengun is our back line defense.
Fred will end up on the coaching staff lol. He's the first all star player that this current ownership group/front office successfully brought in.
What, you don't like the 3/13 three-point shooting while the rest of the team sits around and watches because Udoka doesn't believe in offensive systems that encourage players to be productive without the ball.
Don’t think ppl realize. Fvv is going to be involved with the Rockets for the next 30 years. Coach. Broadcast. Something in the front office.
Combined, the teams FVV and Durant left behind won 75 fewer games than the year before over their 5 times changing teams.
"combined" If you ignore all context and only are going by wins and losses the next season, which would not be what Im referring to lol FVV leaving Toronto allowed them to rebuild in a natural way and grow. They were going nowhere with him. KD, the Suns have a better record. GSW won a chip. The Nets are the Nets so you can get your average from them lol No team on this list other than the Nets would be better off had they kept them and thats only because the Nets are a terrible org and didnt get what they should have from a Durant trade. Or a Harden trade or a Kyrie trade.
My issue with FVV is the really management issue. They drafted a couple of immature players and was forced to overpay for leadership. FVV couldn't get by my mama pre injury, now what do we expect post injury. The yr before I the playoffs vs GSW, he had 1 good game and now people act like he's the reason the Rockets didn't advance.
Once we move on and replace him with what? as mediocre as FVV is, he is still significantly better at running a team than anyone on the current roster…it’s not even close that’s how bad the rest are at doing it
I agree but he can't be in the starting rotation, he needs to be the 6th man off the bench. I think the Rockets need more length and athleticism in the back court. I would love to make a trade for Giddey or DeJounte Murray and let them play aside Amen.
Former all-star (one-time). He is by almost every metric a bottom 5 pg offensively. At this point in his career, he should only be trade fodder.
