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

[Dutchrudder 11,243]

Yikes. Is that why Orlando went on a 16-2 run to end the game?  That would explain a lot. I can't watch the local games because ATT Sportsnet is dumb. 

[Scraps 13,800]

Ummm so Harden is good at scoring

[UDontKnow 10,572]

Capela out 4-6 weeks. Ouch.

Harden just scored over half of the team's points. Ugh.

Gotta make some moves Morey. No way Harden can continue like this.

[HtownHorn 15,236]

4 games away from the 30 point record held by Wilt, who had 30 straight.

[Dutchrudder 11,243]

First game without Capela and Harden has 57 points with 2 assists lol

[BigOrange1 6,611]

On 1/8/2019 at 1:18 PM, BigOrange1 said:

gordon is going to be out around another week.  2-3 more weeks for cp3.

posted a week ago.  hopefully gordon is back for the lakers this weekend.  then another couple of weeks for cp3.  help is on the way.

[kopp0e 1,135]

Throwback of the day:

 

[CurlyDumps 4,659]

Anyone catch PJ on Van Pelt's show last night? Shit was great. 

[Rockethorn1978 6,205]

So we just lost House because we couldn’t reach an agreement so he’s going back to the G league. Not sure how you can’t reach an agreement for a guy we’ve needed to start because the other guys off the bench you have contracts with suck. 

[BigOrange1 6,611]

yeah i'm a bit perplexed how they couldn't get a deal done with house.

supposedly they're gonna sign a wing to a 10 day contract tomorrow.  no idea who that'll be.

[Rockethorn1978 6,205]

Me either but morey has shown the ability to plug and play guys within this system. Hope he finds a 3 and D wing. 

[BigOrange1 6,611]

his name was thrown around a bit this summer.  supposed to be a solid 3 and d guy:

also, eric gordon might be back tonight.

[BigOrange1 6,611]

gordon is, in fact, back tonight.

[BigOrange1 6,611]

were down 34-19, harden goes to the bench and they go on an 11-0 run to end the quarter down only 4.  

just like you draw it up.

[BigOrange1 6,611]

bench is now on a 17-2 run and the game is tied.  

Edited January 17, 2019 by BigOrange1

[BigOrange1 6,611]

36 for harden through 3 and the rockets are up 94-85.

[TonyTexas 10,772]

gordon is, in fact, back tonight.

Hurt his knee in the 3rd quarter. Furk

[BigOrange1 6,611]

another 50 point game for the mvp

[BigOrange1 6,611]

big 3 for the new guy!

[BigOrange1 6,611]

pj with a bigger 3!

[perfectchaos007 6,780]

Damn we really fucked that up

[BigOrange1 6,611]

my god dinwiddie is unconscious. 

[perfectchaos007 6,780]

Nunnally!!

[BigOrange1 6,611]

new guy with another big 3!

[perfectchaos007 6,780]

The last minute of the 4th and last minute of OT have been the Dinwiddie show

[BigOrange1 6,611]

holy fuck they're gonna blow it twice.

[perfectchaos007 6,780]

Tough loss. This stretch without Capela is going to be brutal

[HtownHorn 15,236]

awful loss. Need to get a big.

[BigOrange1 6,611]

they had the thing won with a minute to go in both regulation and overtime and somehow lost the game.  i'm stunned.

[UDontKnow 10,572]

[Roofle 310]

 

Edited January 17, 2019 by Roofle

[Machinator 32,103]

2 minutes ago, Roofle said:

https://twitter.com/espnstatsinfo/status/1085746149192097792

 

[Blotto 24,021]

 

kind of amazing, really

[NowThis 931]

reminds me of Jordan's first years when he had nothing, although the current Rox are not that desperate. 

btw, wtf is the G league rule regarding House? Damn, feel so sorry for that guy, what a shitastic deal for him. 

[APMP 688]

Four firsts and whatever else to match salary for Brow.

 

 

[BigOrange1 6,611]

9 hours ago, NowThis said:

reminds me of Jordan's first years when he had nothing, although the current Rox are not that desperate. 

btw, wtf is the G league rule regarding House? Damn, feel so sorry for that guy, what a shitastic deal for him. 

i THINK this is the deal: after 45 days on an nba roster, the rockets had to offer him a contract.  they offered him a 3 year guaranteed minimum deal.  he thinks he can do better than that so he rejected it.  so he is out of nba days until he signs an nba contract.  they can still negotiate and he can still come back this season if they come to an agreement.  in the summer, the rockets can give him a qualifying offer -- probably the minimum.  he will likely reject that and become a restricted free agent.

more likely than not, his time with the rockets is not over.

[HtownHorn 15,236]

House's agent is playing games, much like Motiejunas's did. House wants to be a FA after the season, due to his current play which 100% should be attributed to Harden and the Rockets system. The Rockets offered a 3 year fully guaranteed contract, House rejected it. Fuck him.

[Tylerocks 2,603]

10 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

House's agent is playing games, much like Motiejunas's did. House wants to be a FA after the season, due to his current play which 100% should be attributed to Harden and the Rockets system. The Rockets offered a 3 year fully guaranteed contract, House rejected it. Fuck him.

This.

 

His agent overplayed his hand.  Can't say I blame him.  He's proved himself a better player/fit than Gary Clark.  But keep in mind this dude wasn't in the league at the start of Dec. 

Look, I like him as a player for the Rockets.  I hope we work out a deal, but in the landscape of the NBA, he's a fringe player. 

 

LikeHtown said---He's not going to shoot 40% from 3 on any other team in the league.  

[BigOrange1 6,611]

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

 The Rockets offered a 3 year fully guaranteed contract, House rejected it. Fuck him.

meh, he thinks he's worth more than the minimum over the next 3 seasons.  i'm not gonna get all upset at him for that.

[Dutchrudder 11,243]

 

[BigOrange1 6,611]

 

[BigOrange1 6,611]

 

[Machinator 32,103]

Woj dropping bombs on live television.

[HtownHorn 15,236]

Really like this pickup. In his limited minutes this season, Faried still has a PER over 20. If he gets 30+ minutes a night, he will be a double-double guy for the Rockets.

[BigOrange1 6,611]

i like him as a stop gap starter while capela is out and then depth when capela returns.  IF this team could ever get 100% healthy, they have some quality depth:

harden, cp3, capela, pj, rivers, gordon, ennis, faried, green

that's a pretty solid 9 man rotation.  if they can turn brandon knight's contract into one more above average 3 & d wing,  they'll have a very deep and versatile lineup. 

[Dutchrudder 11,243]

That's a good get. He's a good rebounder and may be Capela-lite with the alley oop dunks. 

[UDontKnow 10,572]

8 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Really like this pickup. In his limited minutes this season, Faried still has a PER over 20. If he gets 30+ minutes a night, he will be a double-double guy for the Rockets.

What exactly happened to Faried? I understand that Denver went in a different direction and traded him to the Nets, but he is too good to have fallen completely out of the Nets rotation.

EDIT: Happy that he is getting picked up. He'll be good doing the dirty work inside grabbing boards and getting put backs.

Edited January 19, 2019 by UDontKnow

[TexArcher 39,072]

Like the Faried move a lot.

[Rockethorn1978 6,205]

Love the faried move if it happens.

regarding House it is similar to D-Mo and holy shit what happened to that guy? From starting to a ghost. Crazy how fast the nba guys come and go sometimes.

[Patrick Bateman 3,980]

Congrats on Faried.  He doesn't play much defense but I love him as an energy guy off the bench.  Not sure why teams soured on him but think it's a great risk for the minimum.