2018-19 Houston Rockets Thread of running it back (mainly)

[HtownHorn 14788]

11 minutes ago, Horns RD Standard said:

Rockets sending Gary Clark to the G league. Are they trying to make room to add someone? If so, any ideas who?


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I believe it's too late to add anyone that can be eligible for the playoffs. Most likely it allows Terrence Jones to get some run. House is not eligible for the playoffs either.

[BigOrange1 6472]

42 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I believe it's too late to add anyone that can be eligible for the playoffs. Most likely it allows Terrence Jones to get some run. House is not eligible for the playoffs either.

pretty sure you are wrong about that one.

also, they can still add playoff eligible players.  but for buy out guys, they had to have been bought out by march 1st. 

[HtownHorn 14788]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

pretty sure you are wrong about that one.

also, they can still add playoff eligible players.  but for buy out guys, they had to have been bought out by march 1st. 

Yeah, he can rejoin the Rockets after March 24 when the G League season is over, but would ineligible for the playoffs unless his contract gets converted. Not sure if there is a cut-off date to convert him. There is no cut-off date to convert him, other than end of the season. My guess is that he gets brought back up, but likely doesn't get any playing time unless Shumpert is going to stay injured.

 

But with a potential playoff rotation of

Paul, Harden, Tucker, Faried, Capela, Gordon, Green, Shumpert, Rivers, and Nene

not sure there would be room for him right now.

Edited March 6, 2019 by HtownHorn

[HtownHorn 14788]

No Embiid or Faried tonight.

[BigOrange1 6472]

i'll take that trade off.

[Zavala 1384]

Eric Gordon shooting with a guy hanging off him doesn't get the call. Guess they wanna keep this bullshit close

[Zavala 1384]

Harden looks like hes just at warm ups lol

[ChickenSandwich 9855]

The big fella!!

[Rockethorn1978 6108]

Harden please be ok..

[Rockethorn1978 6108]

He was moving it around so he’s probably done for tonight and possibly a few games if it’s sprained.

[Zavala 1384]

5 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

He was moving it around so he’s probably done for tonight and possibly a few games if it’s sprained.

Damn I wish they would shut him down but the man is on a fucking mission this year. Fuck the warriors. 

[The Earl of Texas 3161]

Wasn’t it Embiid who had some jive ass shit to say after the last time we played

[NowThis 931]

Ennis and Shumpert are in the game. Can they be traded for each other afterwards? please. 

[Zavala 1384]

8 minutes ago, NowThis said:

Ennis and Shumpert are in the game. Can they be traded for each other afterwards? please. 

We allready got rid of Ennis 

[ChiTownDoc 21175]

48 minutes ago, The Earl of Texas said:

Wasn’t it Embiid who had some jive ass shit to say after the last time we played

Embiid has jive ass shit to say after he plays everyone.  

[NowThis 931]

1 minute ago, Zavala said:

We allready got rid of Ennis 

yes, we know that. 

[HtownHorn 14788]

Ennis -14

Shumpert +9

 

I like it when the bench actually scores points, of course, Paul being healthy really helps.

[Zavala 1384]

Maybe he just needs to get rid of that cursed ariza number

[ChickenSandwich 9855]

Love seeing Terrance Jones on the bench. Dont care if he doesn’t log a minute 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Love seeing Terrance Jones on the bench. Dont care if he doesn’t log a minute 

Welp, just logged some points

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Morey looks like he’s been gaining a little weight lol

[billfromlaketravis 11541]

So Shumphert sucks right? He's firing passes out there like he's Jeff George. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

We had 3 wins this week against 3 of the Eastern conference’s top 5 teams. 2 on the road. That’s a pretty good fucking week of basketball.

[NowThis 931]

32 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Ennis -14

Shumpert +9

 

I like it when the bench actually scores points, of course, Paul being healthy really helps.

maybe b/c Philly was losing badly , didn't have The Process, and basically didn't give a shit about this game. 

[BigOrange1 6472]

could be a really good night for the rockets if the nuggets and thunder lose.

[LebongJames 1815]

This team is really coming together. Take down Boston, Toronto and Philly in one week.

 

 

[Crusher 127]

Nice!!!

[BigOrange1 6472]

great night for the rockets!

[Dutchrudder 11154]

could be a really good night for the rockets if the nuggets and thunder lose.

You left off Utah, but I forgive you. All of them lost, and we are 3 games back of Denver.

[HtownHorn 14788]

Staying in the 2/3 match up is tantamount to making the WCF. Though and OKC vs. GS 2nd round would be really fun to watch.

[UDontKnow 10450]

12 hours ago, LebongJames said:

This team is really coming together. Take down Boston, Toronto and Philly in one week.

 

 

How Surly Rockets fans feel right now

[Dutchrudder 11154]

I wish someone would make a really dumb face while cartoonishly gnawing on their mouthguard at Curry when he does that shit.

[Pimphand 5931]

Yeah ideal playoff seeding in the west is basically

1. Golden State (I don't see making up a 5 game deficit with only 17 to play)
2. Houston (would prefer home court but think it won't matter)
3. Denver (see above)
4. Portland (I still can't root for OKC plus Portland is 2-2 vs GS this year too)
5. OKC (I think they can give GSW a fight as can Portlandia)
6. Utah (who doesn't want to beat Utah?)
7. San Antonio (who doesn't want to beat SAS?)
8. Los Angeles (don't think the Clippers can do much vs GSW but I think they would fare better than Utah/SAS)

[Rockethorn1978 6108]

We definitely wanna be the 2 seed, and only way we catch GS is basically winning 99% of remaining games. Even that it’s hard seeing Gs losing 6 games to end the year.

[HoustonFrog 368]

Probably an unpopular take, but I want the 4 seed so that we get GSW in 2nd round. Think we have a better chance there and less time for Paul to get hurt.


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[Zavala 1384]

1 hour ago, HoustonFrog said:

Probably an unpopular take, but I want the 4 seed so that we get GSW in 2nd round. Think we have a better chance there and less time for Paul to get hurt.


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The refs ain't gonna let Golden State lose in round 2

[HtownHorn 14788]

30 minutes ago, Zavala said:

The refs ain't gonna let Golden State lose in round 2

Yep, somehow Scott Foster will officiate 4 games in that series.

[BigOrange1 6472]

if the rockets are gonna get to the 2 seed, these next two against non-playoff teams are absolute must wins.  

[GHOSTUSER 361]

PJ Tucker wearing burnt orange UT sneakers in tonight’s game. My favorite Horn currently in the pros. Need to lock this game down. Harden hasn’t been very good and neither has our 3 point shooting. Defense has been legit 

[GHOSTUSER 361]

CP3 with a block at the buzzer to win the game! What a day of basketball!

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Nice block by CP3 to seal the W

[NowThis 931]

so Brunson was burned by CP3?

[UDontKnow 10450]

That was ugly. But a win is a win. Clint really screwed up his defense on those last two Mavs dunks. Hopefully the refs don't call stupid fouls on Harden tomorrow night.

Glad to send Dirk off with a loss. Fuck that guy.

[NowThis 931]

PJ Tucker is damn legit, gives 110% every night against the toughest assignments in the league. Super clutch. Reminds me of Mario Elie with the # and the hustle. A perfect complement to a championship team. 

[BigOrange1 6472]

ugly ass game, but all that matters is that they won.  

beat charlotte tomorrow and get ready for a big one against golden state on wednesday.

Edited March 11, 2019 by BigOrange1

[HtownHorn 14788]

Shit, Golden State lost to Phoenix. Glad the Rockets didn't fall prey to the playing a shitty team trap game.

Rockets need to replace Shumpert with House.

Edited March 11, 2019 by HtownHorn

[Pimphand 5931]

Holy living fuck how did the Dubs lose at home to the Suns?

Still don't think catching the Dubs is feasible this year but it's now way more possible than it was before tonight.

[UDontKnow 10450]

The Rockets should not look past tonight's game. Exterminate the Hornets, Steph's daddy's team.

 

[Dutchrudder 11154]

Rockets are 3-0 against the Warriors this season, so it would be amazing to finish the sweep of those assholes at home.

[Chapo 104]

I also have an unpopular opinion, I hate this MVP push by Harden.  At times he is forcing it to the detriment of the team.  Take last night for example, Harden was struggling and coughing up the ball repeatedly against double teams (almost cost us the game).  Gordon was playing and shooting well, I would rather have the ball in his hand the last few possessions.