We're Cookin Now! Back to the 'Offs with O'Antoni! 2016 Rockets Season Thread

[kingofnyc]

why y'all hated on dwight

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Dwight Howard > the Rockets franchise.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

why y'all hated on dwight

Why didn't he do any of that last year ....

Anyway, sorry ass chumps, horrible loss. That's an everybody on the trading block other than Harden loss.

 

[DonKnock]

Brewer

No minutes for Trezl


No minutes for KJ

Ariza playing like shyt, probably cause he's exhausted

 

[DonKnock]

http://www.woelfelspressbox.com/blog-entry/91/larry-sanders-could-be-back-in-the-nba-soon

Larry Sanders could be back in the NBA soon

It’s Larry Sanders intentions to play for an NBA team yet this season.

It’s highly unlikely the team will be the Milwaukee Bucks.

Sanders, the former Bucks’ starting center who decided to walk away from the game in February of 2015, recently announced plans to resume his NBA career. Sanders’ agent, Joel Bell, said several teams have shown interest in his client but not the only NBA team he’s ever played for.

“I haven’t heard from the Bucks,’’ Bell said in a telephone interview.

Sanders, who is now 28, appeared to be one of the game’s up-and-coming centers after nearly compiling a double-double of 9.8 points and 9.5 rebounds for the 2012-2013 season. The 6-foot-11 Sanders also emerged then as one of the NBA’s best rim protectors, averaging 2.8 blocked shots a game.

His productive play and potential prompted Bucks general manager John Hammond to give Sanders a fully-guaranteed four-year, $44 million contract. But after a series of off-the-court and on-court issues and playing just 27 games the following season, Sanders stunned the basketball world by quitting.

Sanders agreed to a financial settlement with the Bucks, who used the then “stretch provision’’ clause to pay him approximately $1.9 mllion annually through the 2021-2022 campaign.

Bell said Sanders, who lives in Los Angeles, has been diligently working out with a trainer in Florida and added Sanders’ decision to resume his basketball career wasn’t a rash one or motivated by money since he’ll continue to collect yearly payments from the Bucks regardless of whether he signs a new contract with another team.

“He’s been training for about six months now,’’ Bell said. “Physically, he’s almost there. Mentally and spiritually, he is there.

“He doesn’t need to come back; he wants to come back to the NBA. Sometimes you don’t miss something until you don’t have it.’’

Bell said interest in Sanders, whom the Bucks made the 15thoverall selection in the 2010 draft, has increased since he publicly disclosed his desire to play again.

“My phone has been ringing very frequently,’’ Bell said.

Two NBA officials contacted Thursday both said some team will likely sign Sanders to a pro-rated salary for somewhere around $300,000 for the rest of the season. Asked which teams could be potential landing spots for Sanders, the officials mentioned Dallas, Houston, Boston, New Orleans and Minnesota.

League sources said several teams have also contacted some Bucks employees in recent weeks, seeking additional information about Sanders.

Interested parties will have the opportunity to see Sanders up-close and personal next week in Miami. Bell said Sanders will be available for workouts and interviews with NBA officials.

“By the end of next week, we should have a reasonably good handle on where this is going,’’ Bell said.

 

[Faneto4]

Dwight Howard a Bytch

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

I was disgusted by last night's loss. Pathetic

 

[kingofnyc]

Why didn't he do any of that last year ....

Anyway, sorry ass chumps, horrible loss. That's an everybody on the trading block other than Harden loss.

u gonna act like harden wasnt like 20lb overweight & not focus cause he was fukking khloe kardashain

 

[DonKnock]

u gonna act like harden wasnt like 20lb overweight & not focus cause he was fukking khloe kardashain

Howard refused to play PnR the majority of the time he was here, then would get frustrated with his low shot totals

Seems like Bud has gotten through to him though.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

The bad thing about rat ball is that your opponent is never out of the game

 

[Playaz Eyez]

u gonna act like harden wasnt like 20lb overweight & not focus cause he was fukking khloe kardashain

While he did come in out of shape, he still put up good stats. But what does Harden being out of shape have to do with Howard bricking FTs, turning the ball over at a rapid rate with some of the most predictable "post moves", going up soft, and constantly committing stupid fouls to get him off the court?

The bad thing about rat ball is that your opponent is never out of the game

Unfortunately. Earlier in the season though, they were actually closing these games, but now they're losing. It's weird. They had everything set up for them to win with maybe 7-8 minutes left, then completely choked. They got sloppy and lazy, and gave ATL all types of confidence.

dont know what exactly happen between howard & harden - harden just refused to pass the ball to him last year
it was dwight lowest FG attempts of his career

its a shame
cause, them 2 with had so much potential together - image if HOU would have added a tall/long guard that could shoot from the outside while defend the perimeter which there are a bunch of and add a PF like ibaka (let james play the point)

WELP

This is not at all what happened. Y'all dudes have to stop letting Charles Barkely dictate your thoughts.

 

[kingofnyc]

Howard refused to play PnR the majority of the time he was here, then would get frustrated with his low shot totals

Seems like Bud has gotten through to him though.

dont know what exactly happen between howard & harden - harden just refused to pass the ball to him last year
it was dwight lowest FG attempts of his career

its a shame
cause, them 2 had so much potential together - imagined if HOU would have added a tall/long guard that could shoot from the outside while defend the perimeter which there are a bunch of players that could fill that role and add a PF like ibaka shotblocker who can shoot 3's (let james play the point)

WELP

 

[kingofnyc]

While he did come in out of shape, he still put up good stats. But what does Harden being out of shape have to do with Howard bricking FTs, turning the ball over at a rapid rate with some of the most predictable "post moves", going up soft, and constantly committing stupid fouls to get him off the court?




.

as i just said - howard harden relationship fell apart

dwight is just like every big - if u dont get them touches they go thru the motions especially someone like D12 who plays tremendous defense while his teammates didn't
well except ariza

 

[who_better_than_me]

we need another playmaker or t the very lest somebody with good handle(like an iggy) i cringe at by body who put the all on the floor not named harden l, Beverley or Gordon. Only Gordon or Harden can create their own shots.

Warrirora have have Steph, Dray, Iggy, KD, and Livingston who can all create and facilitate.

The same problem LEGm complaining about is the same problem we have. No backup pg or facilitator.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

as i just said - howard harden relationship fell apart

dwight is just like every big - if u dont get them touches they go thru the motions especially someone like D12 who plays tremendous defense while his teammates didn't
well except ariza

Again, what does Harden slumping early in the season have to do with all I listed? Was Harden supposed to make sure Dwight didn't turn it over? Was Harden supposed to help Dwight not miss dunks? I mean, I'm not sure what else I could tell a person who probably never watched many Rockets games during Howard's run here. Everything ends up sounding the same.