Holy Pacers Batman
***** Official Houston Rockets 2024-2025 Season Thread *****
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Miles Turner making sure he gets PAID this summer.
I tuned in to the last 45 seconds with a wager on the Pacers moneyline. Unfreakingreal!CFTXAG10 said:
Holy Pacers Batman
I watched the second half. They just don't go away. Their defense was menacing. Also, as good as Donovan Mitchell played he did everything he could to lose it in the last few minutes. Guess you can take the star out of Utah, but can't take Utah out of the star
Degree of difficulty is way up when 3 of their top 6 players are out injured. Mobley, Garland, and Hunter.
Yea, especially Mobley for the boards
Curry out.
Of course.
Of course.
Gobert is like the only Wolves player to not miss a three. They are 0-13.
31% overall
0/15 from three
31 points at half
Couldn't have shot much worse and now Curry out
Ant Man needs to go HAM in the second half
0/15 from three
31 points at half
Couldn't have shot much worse and now Curry out
Ant Man needs to go HAM in the second half
Steph and and Warriors were playing like they had been swinging a bat with a 5lb weight on it and they removed the weight.
Minnesota can have a decent defense but then Houston Hyenas aren't ravaging them every second anymore and they came out slinging shots
We'll see if Steph going out turns the game. Expecting Butler to take over.
Without the Rockets being involved I'm super torn.. love Ant… love love Butler… really like Steph and the warriors. Love Jokic… really love how OKC has built their team.
**** the East. Go Pacers!
Minnesota can have a decent defense but then Houston Hyenas aren't ravaging them every second anymore and they came out slinging shots
We'll see if Steph going out turns the game. Expecting Butler to take over.
Without the Rockets being involved I'm super torn.. love Ant… love love Butler… really like Steph and the warriors. Love Jokic… really love how OKC has built their team.
**** the East. Go Pacers!
Oh **** me.. butler!
Also… this Spencer… is he a future star?
Also… this Spencer… is he a future star?
"I will give you an inside betting tip that I think continuity is very, very likely," -Stone
Could just be posturing, but could also be a sign they think the young core will continue to improve and be enough. From a fans perspective, we need a legit scoring threat that is consistent. Doesn't have to be a top 5 or even top 10 player in the league, but I think it limits our ceiling to just keep rolling with what we have.
Could just be posturing, but could also be a sign they think the young core will continue to improve and be enough. From a fans perspective, we need a legit scoring threat that is consistent. Doesn't have to be a top 5 or even top 10 player in the league, but I think it limits our ceiling to just keep rolling with what we have.
FrioAg 00 said:
Somebody would definitely overpay for Flagg and Green combo
Could you get Trey Young for it?
Young is a disaster. Flagg is better than Young right now
Better be posturing for trade value. If we run it back I will be extremely disappointed. Green will have even more pressure on him to perform
If he comes back next year. And if he lays another egg in the playoffs or doesn't improve then trade value really tanks
If he comes back next year. And if he lays another egg in the playoffs or doesn't improve then trade value really tanks
My goodness. I'd rather keep Green than take Young. I'll pay extra for them to keep Young.TREX01 said:FrioAg 00 said:
Somebody would definitely overpay for Flagg and Green combo
Could you get Trey Young for it?
Young is a disaster. Flagg is better than Young right now
Young led the league in assists per game, and finished 14th in PPG.
He's not THAT much more of a defensive liability than FVV is.
I'm just curious why the strong reactions against him?
He doesn't seem like an Ime guy at all, so it doesn't matter. I'm just curious why people feel that strongly opposed to him.
He's not THAT much more of a defensive liability than FVV is.
I'm just curious why the strong reactions against him?
He doesn't seem like an Ime guy at all, so it doesn't matter. I'm just curious why people feel that strongly opposed to him.
rausr said:
Curry out.
Of course.
With the exception of the Game 5 blowout, Curry's been playing a lot of minutes from the last regular season game until last night, and I think the Rockets minutes really took a toll.
Stephen Curry Injures Hamstring After Running Career-High 1.99 Miles In Houston Game 7 https://t.co/WWvVVWsAxz
— RealGM (@RealGM) May 7, 2025
First soft tissue injury in his career? Wow! I wish Houston sports teams had that kind of injury luck with their star players.
CFTXAG10 said:
"I will give you an inside betting tip that I think continuity is very, very likely," -Stone
Could just be posturing, but could also be a sign they think the young core will continue to improve and be enough. From a fans perspective, we need a legit scoring threat that is consistent. Doesn't have to be a top 5 or even top 10 player in the league, but I think it limits our ceiling to just keep rolling with what we have.
Only way this works is if Amen is all of a sudden a volume >35% 3 pt shooter next year and averages 25 ppg or Jalen puts on 25 pounds and becomes an unscared physical force.
Steph will be out for a week. Wild.
FrioAg 00 said:
Young led the league in assists per game, and finished 14th in PPG.
He's not THAT much more of a defensive liability than FVV is.
I'm just curious why the strong reactions against him?
He doesn't seem like an Ime guy at all, so it doesn't matter. I'm just curious why people feel that strongly opposed to him.
He's significant worse than Fred defensively. He also only shot 41/34 this year.
Go watch the last position on defense of the playin game where he got isolated. He just sat there and did nothing, didn't box out and is the reason ATL lost. It was awful. Harden was/is a better and more attentive defender
A week too late...Head Ninja In Charge said:
Steph will be out for a week. Wild.
The Houston Rockets and guard Fred VanVleet are pushing back Friday’s deadline date to June 29 on his $44.9 million team option for 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN. This gives both sides additional time to navigate exercising the option versus completing a longer term deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 7, 2025
Guitarsoup said:Teams and players can mutually agree to extend that date. Happens often.k20dub said:
Apparently there's a clause in FVV's contract that states a decision on the team option must be decided within 5 days of the last playoff game. So we should hear something in the next couple of days on that decision.
Edit to add this was discussed yesterday. My bad.
Called it
Amen and Steph wore each other out. Amen gave out in game 7 and steph broke down in the next game.Head Ninja In Charge said:
Steph will be out for a week. Wild.
Amazing matchup during that series. Incredibly impressed with Amen throughout.
Disagree. Flagg would immediately take Green's spot on the court but provide a more physical presence than Green ever could.The Original Houston 1836 said:I'm not sure it's that obvious. It seems like him and Amen do a lot of the same stuff. I don't know that Cooper Flagg has a higher ceiling than what I've seen of Amen so far, even with Flagg being still 18.Ryan34 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
What will the Rockets do on the 3.6% chance that Phoenix's number comes up #1?
Obviously Flagg seems like a lot of fun, but think of the offers they could get for the pick, especially if they shoved Green out the door along with him.
Obviously they would take Flagg and keep him.
do we try to keep Steven or try to find the next Steven?THIS ISNT GOODBYE IS IT ???? pic.twitter.com/yC99ykbcgd
— jordan ✞ (@jjxrdann) May 7, 2025
I wa comparing him to Thompson, not GreenHeineken-Ashi said:Disagree. Flagg would immediately take Green's spot on the court but provide a more physical presence than Green ever could.The Original Houston 1836 said:I'm not sure it's that obvious. It seems like him and Amen do a lot of the same stuff. I don't know that Cooper Flagg has a higher ceiling than what I've seen of Amen so far, even with Flagg being still 18.Ryan34 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
What will the Rockets do on the 3.6% chance that Phoenix's number comes up #1?
Obviously Flagg seems like a lot of fun, but think of the offers they could get for the pick, especially if they shoved Green out the door along with him.
Obviously they would take Flagg and keep him.
Because he's a net negative player. He wants to be a Curry type shooter, but he sucks at shooting. He dominates the ball and fails to get others involved until he can't do anything else and the shot clock is wound down to nothing. He doesn't play defense. ATL will be better when he's not on the team anymore.FrioAg 00 said:
Young led the league in assists per game, and finished 14th in PPG.
He's not THAT much more of a defensive liability than FVV is.
I'm just curious why the strong reactions against him?
He doesn't seem like an Ime guy at all, so it doesn't matter. I'm just curious why people feel that strongly opposed to him.
We'll keep Jalen Green and the potential over the known commodity of Trae Young. If the trade had to be made, I'd prefer we just give them Jalen Green for free lol
You ship Green out and you figure out some combination of Amen, Flagg, Jabari/Eason. Amen can be the 1 if you need, doesn't really matter. You have 2 creators, a bunch of dogs on defense. If Sheppard figures it out you have 3 creators and a lights out shooter, or you go find one and you sit back and watch. Error on the side of all of that potential figuring it out.The Original Houston 1836 said:I wa comparing him to Thompson, not GreenHeineken-Ashi said:Disagree. Flagg would immediately take Green's spot on the court but provide a more physical presence than Green ever could.The Original Houston 1836 said:I'm not sure it's that obvious. It seems like him and Amen do a lot of the same stuff. I don't know that Cooper Flagg has a higher ceiling than what I've seen of Amen so far, even with Flagg being still 18.Ryan34 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
What will the Rockets do on the 3.6% chance that Phoenix's number comes up #1?
Obviously Flagg seems like a lot of fun, but think of the offers they could get for the pick, especially if they shoved Green out the door along with him.
Obviously they would take Flagg and keep him.
And it's a terrible comparison. Thompson is an athletic freak and top 3 defender in the league without a reliable outside shot. Flagg is an athletic big body who can stretch the floor and be "the guy". He's Green with more talent, more skills, and likely more clutch backbone. Pair Flagg with Thompson and we would be insanely hard to beat.The Original Houston 1836 said:I wa comparing him to Thompson, not GreenHeineken-Ashi said:Disagree. Flagg would immediately take Green's spot on the court but provide a more physical presence than Green ever could.The Original Houston 1836 said:I'm not sure it's that obvious. It seems like him and Amen do a lot of the same stuff. I don't know that Cooper Flagg has a higher ceiling than what I've seen of Amen so far, even with Flagg being still 18.Ryan34 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
What will the Rockets do on the 3.6% chance that Phoenix's number comes up #1?
Obviously Flagg seems like a lot of fun, but think of the offers they could get for the pick, especially if they shoved Green out the door along with him.
Obviously they would take Flagg and keep him.
Now they start calling fouls on Draymond
Deandre Hunter getting the Draymond treatment tonight.
Well the Cavs are going to have people forget all about the Rockets implosion this post-season.
On Bill Simmons' Rewatchables podcast they did a 2-parter on Star Wars last week.
Bill compared all the time spent with just R2 and 3PO on the screen to watching Jalen Green run the Rockets' offense - why is this happening and when is it going to be over?
Bill compared all the time spent with just R2 and 3PO on the screen to watching Jalen Green run the Rockets' offense - why is this happening and when is it going to be over?
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