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Why did we get KD?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bratna8, Jan 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM.

  1. DaDakota

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    I have no burner accounts, but if I did, I would agree with myself 100% of the time.

    People love to post about me, I feel so special.

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  2. Plowman

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    KD obviously is still a helluva player.
    But, he needs the right pieces around him.
    Losing FVV was huge. Amen having to take on those responsibilities has taken him away from what he does best. Tari has predictably missed a ton of games. DFS has taken longer than first thought to come back. Reed is going to get there, but it'll take time. And, for all that he brings to the table, there's no margin of error for Ime and his weaknesses.
    We gave up essentially five firsts and five seconds for Slim Reapa. Contrary to popular belief, he didn't come cheap. That said, he's certainly lived up to expectations.
    It's just unfortunate regarding the confluence of events.
     
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    I'll never be upset at the KD trade, because it shipped Jalen Green out of Houston.

    The brightest spot in Tilman's ownership of this franchise.

    What I am puzzled about, is a coach who literally simply needed to do everything they did last season on offense, but then let KD shoot every shot Jalen did.

    Instead, he's made 2 of his 3 most important players worse by playing them to both their literal weaknesses and culling their strengths and the things which actually make them amazing. Just so we can watch KD turn it over at the top of the key at the slightest pressure while everyone else stands around.

    This team drastically needs a new coach, or an offensive coordinator who is allowed to b*tch slap Udoka and tell him to shut the f*ck up and sit the f*ck down every time the ball crosses halfcourt.
     
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    Basically it was like back in the day when you'd be shopping the DVD bargain bin at Walmart, and you found a special edition box set of a really great movie marked down to like 80% off. Sure, it was an older movie by that time, not a recent release, and maybe Blu-Ray just came out and Netflix just launched its streaming service, so it would be outdated pretty soon... but still a great deal for one of the best movies of all time that has aged like fine wine.

    I think you take my meaning.

    Also, it was time to move on from Jalen Green.
     
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    Would you mind explaining this one? How is Green, Brooks, and the #10 essentially five firsts and five seconds? IMO, Brooks and the #10 are the cost of unloading Jalen's contract so we essentially got KD for free.
     
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    always
     
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    I think Tilman thought Phase 3 was easy peasy .....but real life is different ....KD has been better than advertised but he is still 37 and not a real playmaker with 5-6 Turnovers.

    The direction is blurry at best right now......yeah you got a underdog chance to win it all.......

    This reminds me of the Yao and Mac years when you got Artest but Udoka has nothing on Adelman's Princeton system. JVG got canned.
     
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    Your avatar could be better, then.
     
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    we'll always have dekker.jpg
     
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    Because a 2nd seed shouldn't lose to a 7th seed with home court advantage.

     

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