2019 - 2020 Houston Rockets Thread of Heroes Taking Shots

[Slacks 6819]

Who will have more triple doubles?

 

Who will make the most passes with 4 secs left on the clock?

 

Who will play PF?

 

Shoot your shot

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

Has the NBA schedule even dropped yet? 

Westbrook

Harden

Tucker

Champions.

[NowThis 931]

did they sign Faried

[UDontKnow 10442]

1 hour ago, NowThis said:

did they sign Faried

No they haven't. I am sad about it because he's plus rebounder and high energy guy. Would be good off of the bench in spurts to give the opposition a different look.

[ChickenSandwich 9829]

He needs 3 inches. Love him but not enough size unless all other options exhausted

[Southernthunder 38]

I am sold. Gonna be a fun season. Let’s get it! 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Slacks 6819]

until I guard Westbrook

[NowThis 931]

Capela and the 900 year old Tyson Chandler are the only Bigs under contract at the moment, true? 

[wildcat09 29348]

Rooting for Russ against Bev is going to be so fucking hard.

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

On 7/18/2019 at 11:44 PM, Machinator said:

 

Mad Max, Sleep Floyd, and Pat are on my Rockets Mount Rushmore of Underappreciated Wings. 

[UDontKnow 10442]

5 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Mad Max, Sleep Floyd, and Pat are on my Rockets Mount Rushmore of Underappreciated Wings. 

Pat Beverley is a wing?

[Bevo 13570]

17 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

Pat Beverley is a wing?

Who was the Rocket who would take rainbow jumpshots? Basically on every jumpshot he would make it rain.

[joeycovers 391]

23 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Mad Max, Sleep Floyd, and Pat are on my Rockets Mount Rushmore of Underappreciated Wings. 

Amazes me how many people love Mad Max after the guy literally quit on the team in the playoffs because he was butt hurt.  I get he was a big part of the first title team and now talks shit about Utah every chance he gets but the love he gets baffles me. It's almost like everyone gives him a pass for it all. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

48 minutes ago, joeycovers said:

Amazes me how many people love Mad Max after the guy literally quit on the team in the playoffs because he was butt hurt.  I get he was a big part of the first title team and now talks shit about Utah every chance he gets but the love he gets baffles me. It's almost like everyone gives him a pass for it all. 

People have short memories. Olajuwon faked an injury / quit too. 

[joeycovers 391]

True, but AFTER that he won 2 Titles and a MVP.

Maxwell burned the team and never played again all because he didnt want to come off the bench and play behind a future HOF player. 

 

[mycox 582]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

Who was the Rocket who would take rainbow jumpshots? Basically on every jumpshot he would make it rain.

World B Free

[Tylerocks 2553]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

Who was the Rocket who would take rainbow jumpshots? Basically on every jumpshot he would make it rain.

Buck Johnson.

[Bevo 13570]

28 minutes ago, mycox said:

World B Free

I think it was Purvis Short.

[Ichabod 184]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

Who was the Rocket who would take rainbow jumpshots? Basically on every jumpshot he would make it rain.

Yolo

[mycox 582]

Ah yes, i think it was Purvis Short now that you mention it. I used to love watching Buck Johnson dunk.

[Bevo 13570]

23 minutes ago, mycox said:

Ah yes, i think it was Purvis Short now that you mention it. I used to love watching Buck Johnson dunk.

Yeah, I saw Billfromlaketravis' post on underappreciated wings, and it got me thinking about Houston wings. Drexler played guard for us, Barkley played power forward, Rodney McCray played point, Harden plays guard so it has been kind of slim pickings for stars at the wing. Pippen, I guess, but he wasn't that good as a Rocket. Mario Ellie wasn't that good...

[Dutchrudder 11136]

I'm on board. This plane is either gonna fly or go down in flames, and either way I'll be entertained. 

[UDontKnow 10442]

59 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Yeah, I saw Billfromlaketravis' post on underappreciated wings, and it got me thinking about Houston wings. Drexler played guard for us, Barkley played power forward, Rodney McCray played point, Harden plays guard so it has been kind of slim pickings for stars at the wing. Pippen, I guess, but he wasn't that good as a Rocket. Mario Ellie wasn't that good...

*Elie, who was Clutch and the Rockets beat the Suns without him.

[Bevo 13570]

15 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

*Elie, who was Clutch and the Rockets beat the Suns without him.

I'm just saying that we have had great guards and centers, but unless you count Drexler, we haven't had an iconic small forward. San Antonio has had a few like Gervin and Leonard and Dallas had Aguirre.

[UDontKnow 10442]

21 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I'm just saying that we have had great guards and centers, but unless you count Drexler, we haven't had an iconic small forward. San Antonio has had a few like Gervin and Leonard and Dallas had Aguirre.

Tracy McGrady

[Bevo 13570]

1 hour ago, UDontKnow said:

Tracy McGrady

Good call. I totally forgot about him. Kind of forgettable years for Rocket fans.

[HtownHorn 14671]

3 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

Tracy McGrady

McGrady played the majority of his productive career as a guard. With the Rockets, Battier was the SF.

[Js1 85297]

[NowThis 931]

22 hours ago, Bevo said:

I think it was Purvis Short.

this is correct.  Growing up, his coaches would put a broom in front of his shot, forcing crazy high shots.  It paid off. 

[NowThis 931]

18 hours ago, Bevo said:

I'm just saying that we have had great guards and centers, but unless you count Drexler, we haven't had an iconic small forward. San Antonio has had a few like Gervin and Leonard and Dallas had Aguirre.

Robert Horry

[UDontKnow 10442]

35 minutes ago, NowThis said:

Robert Horry

Power Forward

[UDontKnow 10442]

LOL what?! Kawhi wanted to be paired with a bonafide star...which is why he solicited KD first. <shakes head>

[NowThis 931]

3 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Power Forward

he played with Hakeem, Otis Thorpe in the frontcourt as a SF. 

[UDontKnow 10442]

2 minutes ago, NowThis said:

he played with Hakeem, Otis Thorpe in the frontcourt as a SF. 

I guess it had to be that first championship season where that lineup played. Man I loved me some Otis Thorpe. He was a baller.

[HtownHorn 14671]

11 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

I think Gordon is being dealt. You don't sign another guard with a similar skill set as Gordon if you don't plan on moving him. If you can move him for a starting wing, you do it.

Edited July 23, 2019 by HtownHorn

[NowThis 931]

huge mistake to trade Gordon , their 2nd most important player.  Mr. Buckets.  Morey you dumbass, get a Big man! 

[UDontKnow 10442]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I think Gordon is being dealt. You don't sign another guard with a similar skill set as Gordon if you don't plan on moving him. If you can move him for a starting wing, you do it.

Maybe. Anyone know how McLemore compares to Gordon in terms of defense? That needs to be taken into account if speculating that Gordon is on the trading block.

[HtownHorn 14671]

1 minute ago, NowThis said:

huge mistake to trade Gordon , their 2nd most important player.  Mr. Buckets.  Morey you dumbass, get a Big man! 

Mr. Buckets until the final 2 games of the Golden State series. 9-24, 4-12. If you can swap him for Robert Covington you do it.

[HtownHorn 14671]

3 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Maybe. Anyone know how McLemore compares to Gordon in terms of defense? That needs to be taken into account if speculating that Gordon is on the trading block.

Neither are great at defense. Both have average DRtg's, as Gordon's career is 113 and McLemore is 112. 

Gordon's DBPM is higher than McLemore's, -2.3 vs. -1.5

McLemore is slightly better at rebounding, while their STL% and BLK% are the same.

[UDontKnow 10442]

32 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Mr. Buckets until the final 2 games of the Golden State series. 9-24, 4-12. If you can swap him for Robert Covington you do it.

Assuming can swing a deal with the T-Wolves for RoCo, is this your predicted starting lineup: Westbrook, Harden, Tucker, Covington, Capela? 

[HtownHorn 14671]

5 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Assuming can swing a deal with the T-Wolves for RoCo, is this your predicted starting lineup: Westbrook, Harden, Tucker, Covington, Capela? 

Absolutely.

With your bench being Rivers, McLemore, House, Green, and Chandler. If Bennett makes the team then you have another guy to play at the 4.

You just don't need a Gordon when you have Westbrook and Harden running a iso heavy offense.

[CurlyDumps 4468]

1 hour ago, NowThis said:

huge mistake to trade Gordon , their 2nd most important player.  Mr. Buckets.  Morey you dumbass, get a Big man! 

Not the 2nd most important player anymore. And Gordon might want the hell out of there, too. If he was a bit disgruntled about his touches before, imagine what he's thinking now. 

[Slacks 6819]

3 guard with Gordon will run everybody out of the gym, tho...

not that it's going to happen much, if at all..

[NowThis 931]

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

Absolutely.

With your bench being Rivers, McLemore, House, Green, and Chandler. If Bennett makes the team then you have another guy to play at the 4.

You just don't need a Gordon when you have Westbrook and Harden running a iso heavy offense.

Gordon as a spot up shooter with an open look is a very good deal. Houston badly needs to keep EG, something called chemistry. 

[HtownHorn 14671]

20 minutes ago, NowThis said:

Gordon as a spot up shooter with an open look is a very good deal. Houston badly needs to keep EG, something called chemistry. 

You really are overrating Gordon's impact on this team.

Edited July 23, 2019 by HtownHorn

[NowThis 931]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

You really are overrating Gordon's impact on this team.

nah, i know a baller when i see one. 

[Murfdogg21 4412]

On 7/22/2019 at 5:22 PM, Bevo said:

Good call. I totally forgot about him. Kind of forgettable years for Rocket fans.

I’m still sad nothing came of those squads with TMac, Yao, Battier, Scola, and Mutombo, and briefly Ron Artest. 

[NowThis 931]

4 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

I’m still sad nothing came of those squads with TMac, Yao, Battier, Scola, and Mutombo, and briefly Ron Artest. 

what an awesome lineup 2008-2009, effectively Yao's last year.  Won 53 games. 

No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
12	Rafer Alston	PG	6-2	171	July 24, 1976	us	9	California State University, Fresno
17	Brent Barry	SG	6-6	185	December 31, 1971	us	13	Oregon State University
31	Shane Battier	SG	6-8	220	September 9, 1978	us	7	Duke University
0	Aaron Brooks	PG	6-0	161	January 14, 1985	us	1	University of Oregon
43	Brian Cook	PF	6-9	234	December 4, 1980	us	5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15	Joey Dorsey	PF	6-8	268	December 16, 1983	us	R	University of Memphis
44	Chuck Hayes	C	6-6	240	June 11, 1983	us	3	University of Kentucky
2	Luther Head	PG	6-3	185	November 26, 1982	us	3	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14	Carl Landry	PF	6-9	248	September 19, 1983	us	1	Purdue University
7	Kyle Lowry	PG	6-1	196	March 25, 1986	us	2	Villanova University
1	Tracy McGrady	SG	6-8	210	May 24, 1979	us	11
11	Yao Ming	C	7-6	310	September 12, 1980	cn	6
55	Dikembe Mutombo	C	7-2	245	June 25, 1966	cd	17	Georgetown University
4	Luis Scola	PF	6-9	240	April 30, 1980	ar	1
13	Von Wafer	SG	6-5	210	July 21, 1985	us	3	Florida State University
8	James White	SF	6-7	200	October 21, 1982	us	1	University of Florida, University of Cincinnati
96	Metta World Peace	SF	6-6	260	November 13, 1979	us	9	St. John's University

[UDontKnow 10442]

39 minutes ago, NowThis said:

what an awesome lineup 2008-2009, effectively Yao's last year.  Won 53 games. 

No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
12	Rafer Alston	PG	6-2	171	July 24, 1976	us	9	California State University, Fresno
17	Brent Barry	SG	6-6	185	December 31, 1971	us	13	Oregon State University
31	Shane Battier	SG	6-8	220	September 9, 1978	us	7	Duke University
0	Aaron Brooks	PG	6-0	161	January 14, 1985	us	1	University of Oregon
43	Brian Cook	PF	6-9	234	December 4, 1980	us	5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15	Joey Dorsey	PF	6-8	268	December 16, 1983	us	R	University of Memphis
44	Chuck Hayes	C	6-6	240	June 11, 1983	us	3	University of Kentucky
2	Luther Head	PG	6-3	185	November 26, 1982	us	3	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14	Carl Landry	PF	6-9	248	September 19, 1983	us	1	Purdue University
7	Kyle Lowry	PG	6-1	196	March 25, 1986	us	2	Villanova University
1	Tracy McGrady	SG	6-8	210	May 24, 1979	us	11
11	Yao Ming	C	7-6	310	September 12, 1980	cn	6
55	Dikembe Mutombo	C	7-2	245	June 25, 1966	cd	17	Georgetown University
4	Luis Scola	PF	6-9	240	April 30, 1980	ar	1
13	Von Wafer	SG	6-5	210	July 21, 1985	us	3	Florida State University
8	James White	SF	6-7	200	October 21, 1982	us	1	University of Florida, University of Cincinnati
96	Metta World Peace	SF	6-6	260	November 13, 1979	us	9	St. John's University

Had Yao not gotten hurt versus the Lakers, I think the Rockets could have come out of the West and beat the Magic for that title. That playoffs San Antonio shit the bed against Dallas who in turn stood no chance against Denver who made it to the conference finals losing to the Lakers. It was the farthest Carmelo Anthony ever got in the playoffs.

The top 6 Western Conference teams all won at least 50 games that regular season.