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[SHAMS] Fred VanVleet - Torn ACL - Out for the season

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets34Legend, Sep 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM.

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  1. Ish

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    Curse of Jalen Green begins jk this sucks, maybe someone cheap available?
     
    #301 Ish, Sep 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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  3. amaru

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    Durant doesn’t have Fred’s leadership qualities. He just wants to do his job (which is scoring)

    Durant can play make but he’s at his best off ball when the defense can’t key in on him as easily. Fred being out means Durant will have to be back on the ball.
     
    #303 amaru, Sep 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
  4. OkayAyeReloaded

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    You've got to be kidding me, on your day off?

    Hope Fred recovers, sucks to hear, looking for PG depth. But it's clearly Amen and Reed time. Sengun might take over as a passing hub more this year as well.
     
    #304 OkayAyeReloaded, Sep 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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    That is horrible news but I think Practice methods should be looked at and examined......

    There are tons of ending injuries happening in practice, work out and during scrimmage sessions.........not normal.

    Reed has to step up big time now.

     
    #305 daywalker02, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
  6. TheRealAllpro

    TheRealAllpro Morey only fan

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    God punishing Rockets fans for still supporting a team owned by Tilman Fertitta
     
    #306 TheRealAllpro, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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    That’s why you don’t trade Jalen Green. Sengun should have been gone instead.
     
    #307 ashleyem, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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    That’s why we should’ve done everything to trade FVV for KD lol
     
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    #310 J Rock, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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    I don’t understand this. If a player is injured and out for the season, shouldn’t his salary come off the books for the year so that the team can find a replacement?
     
    #311 duluth111222, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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    What is Pablo Prigioni doing these days?
     
    #312 Olajuwon, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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    amazing post. lol
     
    #313 clutchdabear, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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  14. rockets1995

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    Rockets really have 2 choices

    1. Trade Kevin Durant and get Younger Players that fit the Core

    2. Trade Tari Eason and Jabari Smith

    Ime Udoka is a Psycho enough in trading every young player for a out of prime All Star Point Guard.

    Bill O Brien waiting to happen for the Rockets soon enough.

    Rafael Stone just following orders from Ime Udoka.
     
    #314 rockets1995, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
  15. rockets1995

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    Vassilis Spanoulis is retired and available, He Loves to curse at Alperen Sengun.

    He would fit in perfectly.
     
    #315 rockets1995, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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    Could be worse. Jalen Green could've still been on the roster and have an increase in ball handling.

    There is truly a positive amidst this darkness.
     
    #316 Downtown Sniper, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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    No. The contract is guarenteed.
     
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    So the #3 PG Draft Pick has to step up and prove to the world why he was selected so high. Reed, God bless you my brother. You're gonna need it!
     
    #319 Rokman, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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  20. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    F*CK

    I was just getting over them trading a 23 year old Green that the Suns didn't want (plus Brooks) over an expiring FVV. They're so stupid for that but at least what we were getting in exchange was a 2-year immediate championship window. Now we've lost Fred for this season and given his nose-diving stats, age and injury-prone career it's pretty clear he'll be an NBA backup even when he does return. We're now paying Fred $50m over 2 seasons to give us 1 season worth $15m. F*CKING GREAT.

    With any mediocre SG on the roster, Amen would've beaten Fred out on the court by mid season anyway whether Udoka would have liked to admit it or not. Same way he beat Brooks out last season but Udoka weaseled his way out of it by benching Jabari instead. Now we hopefully get to see Amen on ball a lot.

    Would have been nice to know this before Brogdon signed elsewhere. Hopefully now it's crystal clear to the front office that there's no f*cking need for 3 C's who can't shoot and struggle with FT's. I guess if we struggle to start the season we can consider one of Adams or Capela gone as soon as they become trade eligible.

    Feel bad for Fred. Even though I don't like his fit on the team, he's been a solid team-first guy that carried us a lot in times of need.
     
    #320 Mathloom, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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