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Looks like Rockets dodged a bullet.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Puppet Master, Aug 24, 2022.

  1. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Contributing Member

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    Why do you feel that way Royce?
     
  2. htownfan_9210

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    What’s the thunder equivalent of clutchfans? I could use a good meltdown reading to brighten up my evening
     
  3. topfive

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    It's also the injury that ended Mayor Gerald Green's playing career with the Rockets.
     
  4. Rashmon

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    Sounds like you're in the wrong fan BBS...

    You saved yourself with the second sentence. We're Rocket fans.
     
  5. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    He meant later.
     
  6. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    They dodged a bullet that landed short of them.
     
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  8. cheke64

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    That was my primary concern with him, health.

    We're not out the woods yet with our pick. Kwame Browns cousin is liking every thot pic, no offseason work, hilarious bad shooting for his debut.
     
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    Shawn Bradley
    Mark Eaton
    Bill Laimbeer :(
     
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    In addition to that, Embiid's weight and frame also wasn't an issue, so for him it was mainly about getting healthy (and even losing weight) to reduce the stress on his body.

    Chet is in a really rough spot because not only does he need to gain substantially more weight to play in the league, he's currently 7-1 with a severe foot injury. Putting on weight could actually impact his longevity, but not putting on weight isn't a solution either.
     
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  11. Williamson

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    I hate it. I was excited to see Chet play. Hope he has a full recovery.
     
  12. ThatBoyNick

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    Great point, everybody forgets that Banchero and Holmgren were never an option for us. The bullets or missed gold are the 53 other picks.
     
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  13. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.
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    They gave us thicc, flexible Sengun 4y/15m and took gangly ass Chet 10+ million.

    Suck it OKC. Y'all ain't gettin Wenbenyama, ya boi hurt and always will be, SGA gon' leave too. Enjoy Giddey throwing up bricks and Pokusevic reminding you of what you lost and LU F DORT on a max contract.

    **** Sam Presti and his stupid glasses.

    **** Russell Westbrook. He sucked. He sucks now. He sucked the air out of every team he was on. Best OKC team ever was CockPuncher3 led and got run by fat Harden who didn't care anymore.

    **** Oklahoma. It's the hottest, windiest place there is and the good half of the state is really Indian Territory. Should be its own country. You know people joke about being buried on Indian burial grounds well that whole place is cursed and they deserve it.

    OSU? Only someone who went to OSU would be proud enough to fly that flag off their house. Everyone else would be smart enough to keep it a secret.

    I hope they sell the team and move back to Seattle so we don't just have some pathetic whipping team to kick around. I want actual challenges. Remove them from the Rockets-Pistons-Magic level of rebuilds. TWO GUYS NAMED JALEN WILLIAMS? Terrible. Idk why but it is stupid and terrible.
     
  14. txppratt

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    this is a great start, thank you

    there could be more. And records are made to be broken.

    I, for on, am hopeful for Chet.
     
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    Would anyone here trade Jabari for Chet and our picks back? I'd do it for 2 of our picks back.
     
  16. burlesk

    burlesk Serious business
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    Derp, yer spitting in the face of karma, brother! Is this like a triple reverse 4d jinx for the Rox?

    I say all this because the schadenfreude in me was poking up, and I immediately thought of that tricksy little karma thing...
     
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  17. ApacheWarrior

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    Thunder are going to have both Chet and Wembanyama
    because that's what worst record gets you......right? #1 pick?


    NBA is going to award the Blazers Wembanyama so Dame has help
     
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    Watch out, this city went on a year-long Russ hate binge only to be punished with Russ on the Rockets.
     
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  19. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.
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    I'm sure we'll find Chet Holmgren's Career's grave soon and I will dance on it. Nana nana ****ing boo boo. Come and get meeeeeeeee

    Buncha Okies from some dusty ass hill acting like they're his father can get absolutely, thoroughly, 100% wrecked.

    I don't feel bad for Chet.

    **** Oklahoma for all of time. EVEN WYOMING IS BETTER. Can't believe we had some politicians calling other countries a shithole while we have an Oklahoma present. Stolen land, stolen team, Karma will be occupied with that forever.

    QUICK name one thing about Oklahoma that doesn't suck TOO LATE THERE'S A TORNADO TRAILER GO BRRRRRR
     
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  20. Easy

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    Laimbeer doesn't count as tall white dude. He's more like a 6'11 school yard bully.
     

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