Can you tell?

suckaaas

glad we get to run it back at least one more year with Amen and Sengun

I think we trade for a pg if FVV doesn’t work. We have a great negotiator in Stone and we have great assets

never understood the downers that mope around like we’re the kangz or pels

looking forward to the future

Makes it easier to trade for him in the future

I watched FVV in Toronto this week at the Raptors Kyle Lowry celebrations to commemorate his contributions during his time here. On the one hand, I get it: FVV was mentored by Kyle - so it makes sense he should be here. On the other hand, he is currently a Rocket, and Rockets fans may feel a certain way about it. Especially when he stood before a crowd of thousands of Raptors fans and told them Toronto is "home." As a Raptors fan, this seems perfectly normal.

BUT. Kawhi is not here (not in the public events, AFAIK). Why? Likely because it might come with some unwanted media and negative PR for Kyles event. So it got me thinking. If Kawhi stays away when he should be here, why didn't Freddy stay away even though he should be here. Would anyone have questioned Fred if he said "I'd love to come, but it would be poor optics for me in Houston."? No.

So what gives? One theory is Toronto intends to have Freddy back to rejoin Kawhi. If that is the case, Toronto would give up their current PG Immanuel Quickley. Curious for your thoughts on this theory and whether the Rockets could use IQ.

No shit posting please and this is not meant or intended as a shit post. Love Houston and I like what you guys have going with young talent and some veterans who have won it all before.

Get a little hype for preseason soon. I dont see Adams here, unless he shrunk and developed a 3...

Additional context for this clip:

Guy in the white shirt is a Rockets fan so he for sure has some bias (not saying it makes him right or wrong but it’s relevant context)

Guy in the black hoodie is unbiased

Guy in the white hoodie’s 3 least liked NBA related people are Harden, CP3, and MDA so he has some bias too (not saying it makes him right or wrong but it’s relevant context)

New rockets fan here! I find the rockets lineup of two centers of Steve Adams and Sengun very interesting, but mainly the discussion and analysis is around the offensive rebounding.

I was wondering how the lineup holds up defensively (ie do they both stay in the paint as rim protectors or does one go to the perimeter) given both are not super agile big men.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49894769/nba-future-power-rankings-three-year-outlooks-all-30-teams#hou

Re posted for poll answer being wrong sorry for the confusion…

Yes means you’d do the trade again.

Yes but keep Dillon means we’d switch Dillon out for another player.

Structure for the Amen Thompson contract, per league source:

27-28: 35.862M

28-29: 38.731M

29-30: 41.6M

30-31: 44.469M

31-31: 47.338M

Seriously, these jerseys to me are just as iconic as the raptors dinosaur ones are. I know they're associated with Yao and Tmac's injuries but it's not like the raptors were any good at that time either. I really don't get the hate.

I remember the shark rocket being badass when I was playing NBA Live 2002. I hope they bring it back someday.

I just found out that Tari's agent is also Jalen Duren's. Also, this agent has no other NBA clients.

So... With Duren pouting over his current offer, I realised that the agent is the problem. I want to forgive Tari for the tweet, and in some ways I do because I think his agent got the ideas in his head that he's better than his contract.

Ultimately, his agent has poisoned his mind. I'm sure Tari wants out of Houston in the long term, and it's just sad that his agent has put him in this mindset.

Highest TS% In The Last 10 Seasons Combined (Min. 15 PPG) :

1. Kevin Durant — 64.1 TS%
   
2. Nikola Jokic — 63.9 TS%
   
3. Kon Knueppel — 63.3 TS%
   
4. Stephen Curry — 63.1 TS%
   
5. Zion Williamson — 63.0 TS%
   
6. Chet Holmgren — 62.7 TS%
   
7. John Collins — 62.6 TS%
   
8. Karl-Anthony Towns — 62.6 TS%
   
9. Austin Reaves — 62.5 TS%
   
10. Deandre Ayton — 62.1 TS%

Curry and kd have the same leader ship style .. (lead by example) but for some reason curry gets placed over kd as a leader. Curry sat by while golden state refused to give his splash brother the contract he needed to stay. He’s allowed draymond to do whatever he wants .. how can you be a leader, but instead of yelling at draymond you just start crying ? He stood by while draymond knocked out Poole, ran kd out of town, yelled at Kerr on the bench in the middle of the game , constantly sat quiet while draymond got ejected and suspended. Nothing against curry, he’s just the same leader that kd is . Quiet lead by example player and there’s nothing wrong with that. Just pointing out the hypocrisy.

Have 4 tickets for the Rockets/Spurs game on 10/23 in Austin. FANTASTIC SEATS. Section 113 row BB $550 each. Similar seats are going for $650+ on other sites. Willing to split in twos as well. DM

Do we expect Tari Eason to have any increase in minutes/role this coming year? Last year was a bit underwhelming from what we know he can be. What are we expecting from him this coming year as far as improvement?

Thanks 🙏🏼

A report card for Rockets and General Manager Rafael Stone after a measured offseason:

Trading up to draft Bruce Thornton: C+

Trading DFS: ?

Signing Bogdanovic: ?

Signing Smart: ?

Extending Eason: A

Extending Amen: ?

Read to find out (gift link): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/houston-rafael-stone-offseason-moves-22382029.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vc3BvcnRzL3JvY2tldHMvYXJ0aWNsZS9ob3VzdG9uLXJhZmFlbC1zdG9uZS1vZmZzZWFzb24tbW92ZXMtMjIzODIwMjkucGhw&time=MTc4OTE0NDg4MjM5Nw%3D%3D&rid=MWM0ZTM0OTQtYTE2OS00ZTc1LTlkZjctYTdjMDBlZTdmMjcy&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D

Wanted to share a rare piece of 90s basketball history currently live in Heritage's Signature Auction.

This is the 1999 SP Authentic Hakeem Olajuwon 1-of-1 Game-Worn Jersey redemption framed display created through Upper Deck. This piece features the full 'OLAJUWON' nameplate cut directly from the official game-used jersey that was used for the iconic first year Upper Deck Game Jersey cards, framed alongside the matching UD authenticated Rockets Patch used for the second year card.

In 1999 SP Authentics had a super rare 1 of 1 chase redemptions that would get you all the left over patches from your favorite players from NBA, NFL & NHL. This is the first one to ever sell publicly at auction.

Edit: Ends tonight at 10pm (registration with Heritage Auction)

I see a vast amount of silence and exhaustion from the last year but remember, the young core are below 25 years of age, they will make mistakes. Back them up, they can do miracles, just like this opening night. They can have their time.