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Is it just me or is Stone building a team to beat the Lakers?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rockets13champs, Nov 24, 2020.

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  1. hakeemthagreat

    hakeemthagreat Member

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    What i like is Stone understands we need to win multiple ways. That smallball lineup w/ PJ at center was trash. Morey was stubborn and needed to go
     
    #61 hakeemthagreat, Nov 25, 2020
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    I'm optimistic about Stoney.
    I don't think Morey was really a small believer. But he had damaged goods w/Capela & flipped him for a perfect small ball PF in RoCo. D'Antoni said i got this. Just didn't work. Maybe if coach didn't run our previous teams into the ground with short rotations the franchise would have achieved more. Let's move forward. With a center.
     
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    photojoe Member

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    I bet Stone hasn't thought about beating a team that's better than the Lakers yet! Quick- someone message him this!
     
    #63 photojoe, Nov 25, 2020
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    The real question is, can this team make playoffs next season?
     
    #64 caneks, Nov 25, 2020
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    I never want to underestimate Harden's ability to make chicken salad out of chicken **** but this might top 2016 in terms of daunting carry jobs to the playoffs.
     
    #65 Pandaemonaeon, Nov 25, 2020
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    Thanx for the laugh.
     
    #66 malakas, Nov 26, 2020
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  7. CarlosGM

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    Caboclo is Lebron light
     
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    I think Morey knew he wasn't going to be around much longer and just took a swing given the lack of shooting between Westbrook & Capela. I don't think last year's team was exactly what Morey had in mind after 10+ years at the organization.
     
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    Light would mean they are not alike at all.

    Day and night.
     
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    I think tillman wanted to get under the tax
     
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  11. rockets13champs

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    Malakas lol
     
    #71 rockets13champs, Nov 26, 2020
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    Bro... Harden can drag 4 bums to the 8th or 7th seed with ease.
     
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    Seems more like the desperate lakers are trying to catch up with us

    They'll need to try harder
     
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    I'm not saying this team is a championship contender currently, but it's utterly mind-boggling that someone can look at a team with James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Christian Wood, DeMarcus Cousins, PJ Tucker, and Danuel House and think, "Meh....I think that's a 9 seed." Like.... even if you're the biggest hater out there, you have to know that this team is OBVIOUSLY a playoff team.
     
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    Well if he knew he was leaving, he sure left us in a bad position. He did Stone absolutely no favors
     
    #75 hakeemthagreat, Nov 26, 2020
  16. SamFisher

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    Folks, now that we have stone and wood, we need to acquire iron ore to acquire metalworking, advance up the technology tree and build a barracks.

    Not sure what Harold Miner is up to these days but it might be time to finally bring him to Houston.
     
    #76 SamFisher, Nov 26, 2020
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    ^ concrete statement.

    Rockets of iron will, will test their metal. Instead of bronze, going for gold.
     
    #77 TimDuncanDonaut, Nov 26, 2020
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    Morey's been experimenting with smallball since Joey Dorset. He's definitely one of the original smallball believers
     
    #79 hakeemthagreat, Nov 26, 2020
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    Once again building to support Harden . .. . .
    Last year we tried support Westbrook . .. ..
    We thought Harden would adapt. . .he did a bit
    but
    Now Westbrook has to adapt.
    won't do that again

    Rocket River
     
    #80 Rocket River, Nov 26, 2020
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