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N/P - Other NBA News Preseason Thread
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:49 pm
I thought we might keep a lot of NBA news together here in one place.
I think a lot of Houston fans thought they could contend this year, so I wonder if the rockets try to make a deal to acquire somebody serviceable.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. I think a lot of Houston fans thought they could contend this year, so I wonder if the rockets try to make a deal to acquire somebody serviceable.
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Posted on 9/22/25 at 5:33 pm to GOP_Tiger
my body is not ready for another disappointing season
Posted on 9/22/25 at 8:20 pm to Champs
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my body is not ready for another disappointing season
What!? Come on its the best..
The thing that made the Saints superbowl win so great was the fact that, for 90% of the franchise existence, the team might as well have forfeited the season
Would you rather be the Grizzlies who have hovered around success but never actually achieved it? Like two magnets that cant quite get together...
Nah. We got our turd team that will almost certainly fall arse backwards into a trophy because every professional sports league is smart enough to know that New Orleans - with all of its flaws - is a got damn fantastic place to host important games
Posted on 9/22/25 at 8:43 pm to GOP_Tiger
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I think a lot of Houston fans thought they could contend this year, so I wonder if the rockets try to make a deal to acquire somebody serviceable.
They will have to start Thompson and Reed at the guards right now, with pretty poor depth. Thompson has tremendous upside, but he's better suited as a big wing. Reed is super unproven and a question mark at this point. It's a weak backcourt. I actually think the Rockets take a big step back now. They really don't have the ammo to add an impact PG or lead guard. Bummer for them. But good news for us..
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:56 pm to brmark70816
"good news for us"
We aren't in the Rockets stratosphere. They could lose 2-3 more rotation players to injury and they would still be better than us at full health.
We aren't in the Rockets stratosphere. They could lose 2-3 more rotation players to injury and they would still be better than us at full health.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 2:56 am to 3PieceSpicy
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We aren't in the Rockets stratosphere. They could lose 2-3 more rotation players to injury and they would still be better than us at full health.
No way. They are not a deep team, especially now. They gambled huge on Durant, who is super old. When Durant misses time, which he will, they are going to be pretty average..
Posted on 9/23/25 at 8:08 am to brmark70816
Sengun, Amen, Durant is a hell of a big 3
They also have Capela and Steven Adams as backup bigs
They have Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr as quality forwards
They have former 3rd pick Reed Sheppard that will probably take a leap.
I'm probably forgetting 4 other guys right now. That team is very good and has top 5 title odds. We aren't competing with them.
They also have Capela and Steven Adams as backup bigs
They have Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr as quality forwards
They have former 3rd pick Reed Sheppard that will probably take a leap.
I'm probably forgetting 4 other guys right now. That team is very good and has top 5 title odds. We aren't competing with them.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:18 am to jmcwhrter
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Would you rather be the Grizzlies who have hovered around success but never actually achieved it? Like two magnets that cant quite get together...
100% yes. I mean I hate the the Grizzlies so I'm not saying I'd rather be a Grizzlies fan, but I certainly would rather their success. They have made the playoffs 11 times out of the past 15 years. We have made them five.
It's not even that they have had a ton of playoff success (only getting to the conference finals once), it's that you would have a hell of a lot more fun as a fan because your team is competitive almost every year and it's a better ran franchise. Though that city sucks bad.
As much as I love the Pelicans and they have the lovable losers tag, but being 10 games under .500 after two months of the season gets old when you're bad as often as we are. Games aren't quite as fun/enjoyable to watch when you know you have no shot at the playoffs.
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:43 am to 3PieceSpicy
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I'm probably forgetting 4 other guys right now. That team is very good and has top 5 title odds. We aren't competing with them.
They added DFS and have Holiday too. It's a huge team with insane length. But they have no guards anymore. Unless Thompson turns into Kawhi, he's going to lose effectiveness chasing small guards while taking on a larger scoring burden. They lost their whole backcourt from last year, that's not even including Brooks who played a lot of SG.
We'll see how they adapt. But it's a forward dominant team with limited shooting, outside of Durant. I mean Durant is 37 and has a spotty injury record. They need him to play 60+, then be fresh for the playoffs to have a hope at contention. I don't see it. I think they struggle a bit and don't get to 50 wins (as projected)..
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:10 pm to GOP_Tiger
Houston is only 1.2 million below the hard cap, so their only option is to make a cost cutting move.
I could see them trying to shed a little bit of money and signing Westbrook
I could see them trying to shed a little bit of money and signing Westbrook
Posted on 10/12/25 at 2:14 pm to GOP_Tiger
Posted on 10/12/25 at 8:25 pm to brmark70816
quote:They have Thompson, Sengun, and Durant. They don’t need a traditional point guard, honestly. Sengun is an incredible distributor, so is Thompson. And obviously Durant is a guy you can get the ball to and he can make things happen on his own. With those guys, they’ll be fine and the ball will keep moving.
They added DFS and have Holiday too. It's a huge team with insane length. But they have no guards anymore. Unless Thompson turns into Kawhi, he's going to lose effectiveness chasing small guards while taking on a larger scoring burden. They lost their whole backcourt from last year, that's not even including Brooks who played a lot of SG.
We'll see how they adapt. But it's a forward dominant team with limited shooting, outside of Durant. I mean Durant is 37 and has a spotty injury record. They need him to play 60+, then be fresh for the playoffs to have a hope at contention. I don't see it. I think they struggle a bit and don't get to 50 wins (as projected)..
“They lost their whole backcourt”, as if losing Jalen Green is a bad thing.
And one thing you’re not taking into account is improvement. Sengun looks even better coming into this season. Looks like he’s improved his shot a great deal. Jabari Smith looks confident and his shot is becoming more reliable. Reed Sheppard may take the next step. Amen Thompson is only getting better.
Would I like to have VanVleet out there? Of course. He’s a good player. But if you think the Rockets will regress because he went down, you’re going to be disappointed.
Posted on 10/12/25 at 11:23 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 10/12/25 at 11:35 pm to TigerBait2008
Why you laughing at a dude that actually knows some ball and just schooled you clowns? We don't have to be low IQ just because our team is bad. Houston is an elite team.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 3:42 am to PrimeTime Money
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But if you think the Rockets will regress because he went down, you’re going to be disappointed.
So it won't have any impact at all?
The Rockets exchanged 3 starters for one. That one guy is 37 years old and has played over 65 games once in the past 6 years. Plus they need him to play on the wing, which he hasn't done primarily in years. We'll see how long that lasts.
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They have Thompson, Sengun, and Durant. They don’t need a traditional point guard, honestly
I think you need "guards" generally speaking, just for defensive balance. I can't think of any teams that have been super successful without them.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 4:12 am to brmark70816
Before the FVV injury, I actually thought that the Rockets could challenge OKC in the West. Now, I still think they're a playoff team, but they aren't going to take home a title this season. That's the difference.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:49 am to GOP_Tiger
I've said it like 100 times. Trading for a 35+ year old player almost never works out.
It failed miserably in Phoenix and pretty much in Brooklyn. Durant is older so it's going to work now?
Nope.
It failed miserably in Phoenix and pretty much in Brooklyn. Durant is older so it's going to work now?
Nope.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 9:08 am to ghost2most
I think they are good as long as they manage to stay relatively healthy. The problem is that they lost a good amount of depth in the process. If they get some injuries from anyone in that starting lineup, they won't be able to sustain like they were able to last season.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 3:41 pm to supe12sta12z
quote:How do you figure that? The main moves they made were basically:
The problem is that they lost a good amount of depth in the process.
Add:
Kevin Durant
Dorian Finney-Smith
Subtract:
Jalen Green
Dillon Brooks
Cam Whitmore
Cam Whitmore barely played. So they basically swapped Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks for Kevin Durant and Dorian Finney-Smith
Obviously losing FVV hurts depth, but he missed a decent chunk of last season as well, and there was a decent part of last season where he was absolute arse cheeks and was hurting the team. As Pelicans fans you probably didn’t know that.
Jalen Green would have helped the team if he just didn’t play at all. It would have been addition by subtraction. But then on top if that replacing him with Kevin Durant? That is a gigantic two-fold upgrade.
And as I mentioned, these young players are only getting better. If anyone thinks the Rockets are going anywhere because they will be without VanVleet, you really just don’t know much about the team to be honest.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 5:02 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Jalen Green would have helped the team if he just didn’t play at all. It would have been addition by subtraction. But then on top if that replacing him with Kevin Durant? That is a gigantic two-fold upgrade.
Yeah, I can't take anything seriously after that statement. Green is a chucker, but he played
/started 82 games and scored over 20ppg (35+% 3pt). He's not a negative and he produced. To negate all his contributions is petty.
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If anyone thinks the Rockets are going anywhere because they will be without VanVleet, you really just don’t know much about the team to be honest.
Well there you go. Why are you hear to debate it if no one else knows what they are talking about?
I just watch basketball, can do math, and understand probabilities. But that can't match your deep knowledge of your teams construction and their ability too defy logic and statistical norms.
But let's have some fun with this. How many Suns games did you watch last year? How are you so well versed on Durant and his impact if you weren't a Suns fan and really paid attention to them? See how that logic kind of falls to shite whe you think about it..
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