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Per @TheCat Ben DuBose: Rockets wouldn’t have made KD trade if they knew FVV would be out for year

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaBeard, Feb 13, 2026.

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  1. DaBeard

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    #1 DaBeard, Feb 13, 2026
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    In other words: "It this just not our year?" redux backdated to FVV's injury.
     
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    Duh...obviously.
     
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    @J.R. I need the FVV Key to a Championship formula meme.
     
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    well... sure... u dont bring in KD if u dont have a starting pg... i just wish they had done something at the deadline and not just elected to kick the can... wasn't looking to mortgage the future - but maybe a stopgap for this year...
     
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    KD is a playoff +. Dillon & Green .... Nope! Need to play Reed as a starter. Let him sink or swim.
     
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    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Yeah, whatever....I mean this screams of a leak from the FO to cover their ass.

    DD
     
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    I guess Fred really is the franchise player.
     
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    If true Ime and Stone should just have Fred's babies and get it over with.
     
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    Yes, and if Ime has a brain he’d be a great coach.
     
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    More excuses, not shocked.
     
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    The delusion is crazy. Fred isn’t what’s preventing you from a title.
     
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    I love Fred, but let's be honest. Even with Fred this isn't a championship team. This team is going as far as the young core will take us, and I'm still not convinced that any of Stone's draft picks thus far are franchise cornerstones.
     
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    If Fred was a single point of failure for one of the biggest trades the Rockets have made in team history, why wouldn’t you have a viable backup plan? I’m sorry. Fred missed 22 games last season and had one of his worst seasons. You can’t bet the farm on Fred without a viable backup plan. But I get why the front office wants to escape accountability.
     
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    Of course. Our season ended as soon and Fred’s knee left the chat.
     
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    You mean why wasn’t Stone acting like a competent GM?

    I mean, do we really need to ask?
     
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    Hate it when they give animals human names.
     
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    Nothing matters. Narratives are just opiods and copiods to numb your disappointment.






    At least I learned something. That Ime Udoka is not as good as I thought he is.
     
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    Jalen Green was the best player on the team. He was just used wrongly. We gave up on him too soon.
     
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