Official Houston Rockets 2013 Offseason Thread: Welcome D12 to Houston!

#PopIt4Parsons
#GetIt4Garcia
#Bussit4Beverly
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Look at Parsons mayne...:lol:
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really like the way beverly plays. i believe he should be the starter moving forward. not sure how long brooks can be a solid backup for though, but it might be in our best interest to try and get rid of Lin this summer. that 3rd year money is going to be painful for the way he performs.
 
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really like the way beverly plays. i believe he should be the starter moving forward. not sure how long brooks can be a solid backup for though, but it might be in our best interest to try and get rid of Lin this summer. that 3rd year money is going to be painful for the way he performs.
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Agreed. Beverly plays with more heart and is a waaaaay better defender. Lets make room for CP3 
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So proud of this team, man. Just when I thought we were dead we scratch and claw our way to a game 6, possibly a 7th game. Got my game 6 tickets! I'm ready!! :pimp:
 
Damn I wish I didn't have finals, or 'd be at that game on Friday

Win or lose, I've been happy with the way this series has turned out. I didn't think they'd get swept, but if they do the impossible and win :wow:smokin

I hope Delfino is able to go Friday, we need as many defenders to throw at Durant as possible.
 
I guess Royce ain't got nothing better to do than Tweet for drama\attention and knock up baby mama's...
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[h1] [/h1][h1]Houston Rockets' Royce White Takes Twitter Jab at Kevin Durant and OKC Thunder[/h1]
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...s-twitter-jab-at-kevin-durant-and-okc-thunder

Royce White appears to be a sucker for controversy.

Following the Houston Rockets' 107-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to force a Game 6, White decided to do what he hasn't done all season and support his team. Only his backing came at the expense of Kevin Durant.

Are you kidding me?

Not only has White failed to appear in an actual NBA game all season, but he has spent the better part of the year lobbying for some respect from the league and the Rockets. Now here he is taking shots at one of the most valuable players in the league. Who's ignorant now?

Other tweets immediately followed as White attempted to defend himself against the notion of "at least Durant played:"
"At least he's playing..." Y'all are funny, Lol. They lost, I'm just saying they looked a LIL SHAAAKYY BAAABYY.Relax, #BeWell#RedNation
— Royce White (@Highway_30) May 2, 2013
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It's ironic that White was telling his followers to relax, because that's the same advice I would have offered to him.

White isn't playing, isn't a part of Houston's comeback and hasn't given any indication that he is actually, or even wanted to be, a part of the team all season. It's not his place to ridicule the Thunder.

Apparently, it wasn't the social-media sphere's place to respond to White's comments either. He made it perfectly clear that he could do whatever he wanted:
Do ppl ACTUALLY think if they tweet enough I'm going to change? "Never change when you're winning." Say what I want...#FreedomOfSpeech
— Royce White (@Highway_30) May 2, 2013
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White does have a point, though.. He can do or say whatever he pleases. He also had a another point—he's a "spectator." Not an active member of his team or their potential to make history. A spectator. And he'd be wise to remember his current place, away from the team, off the court.

Reinforcing this reality wouldn't likely do much, though. He's not going to change. Or at least, that's what he said:
Do ppl ACTUALLY think if they tweet enough I'm going to change? "Never change when you're winning." Say what I want...#FreedomOfSpeech
— Royce White (@Highway_30) May 2, 2013
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White doesn't have to change. That's his right. But he should be showing more respect to Durant and the Thunder, the team that put the Rockets in a 3-0 hole in the first place. There's no reason for him to be taking proverbial jabs at Oklahoma City or its best player. That's a right he hasn't earned.

He doesn't need to stand idly by if he wants to support "his team," but not like this. Why take a shot directly at Durant? What does that show besides idiocy?

You don't attack the second-best player in the game who is doing everything he can to help lead his suddenly shorthanded team to a win. I know that might be a foreign concept to White, but if we're expected to accept and honor his stance on mental health in the NBA workplace, he should at least prove that he's someone worth listening to.

Playing the part of a misguided child on Twitter won't do that.

Then again, perhaps we should go easy on White. After all, this is the most "playing" he's done all season.
 
Glad Asik was making his free throws. Reminded me of when Yao led the team in FT % that one season. :pimp: |I

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Something to Remember: Rockets stun Thunder in Game 5 by Clutch

(http://rockets.clutchfans.net/3809/something-to-remember-rockets-stun-thunder-game-5/)

After Game 3, the Houston Rockets were cooked. Toast. Absolutely done.

Today, they’re halfway to history.

No team has ever come back from down 3-0 to win a series, but it’s suddenly being discussed as a possibility after the 8th-seeded Rockets stunned top-seeded Oklahoma City 107-100 Wednesday night in Game 5 before a soldout crowd at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, cutting the Thunder’s series lead to 3-2.

James Harden went berzerk, hitting his first seven three-pointers en route to 31 points and 8 boards on the night, while Omer Asik made the Thunder pay for intentionally fouling him over a four minute stretch late in the fourth quarter, knocking down 8-12 free throws.

I made the drive up this morning to Oklahoma City and am thankful I did — it was en exhilarating experience to be here live. I’ve been to numerous Rocket games in my life that have been just tremendous to witness in person, but there’s something uniquely thrilling about watching your favorite team on the road in front of 18K+ fans that want to rip them to shreds. Because of that atmosphere and the do-or-die stakes, that had to be one of the best experiences I’ve ever had watching the Rockets live.

Notes
  • How fortunate are we that Kevin Durant did not successfully get off and make that three at the end of Game 4, completing a sweep and setting up the “Durant is a superstar and Harden is not” narrative? James has had a rough series, but getting to Game 5 gave him the opportunity to squeeze in this gem of a performance against his former team. After going 4-25 from beyond the arc in the first four games combined, Harden hit his first seven three-pointers.
        He stepped up tonight. Big time.
  • Kevin Martin: Scored 3 points after missing his first 9 shots from the field. Harden: 31 points, hit 7-9 from three. Not a bad trade.
  • Kevin McHale called it “Hack-a-Turk”. Durant called it “Hack-a-… whatever his name is.” But the Thunder strategy to intentionally foul Asik — six straight times in the mid-to-late fourth quarter — backfired. Asik made 8-12 free throws during that stretch and an 8-point Rocket lead became a 9-point Rocket lead, with precious minutes having elapsed. (See: Asik postgame interview)
  • Patrick Beverley is all-out, all the time. Gutsy, energetic, battle-tested… this guy is not playing like any rookie I know. I thought he played very well despite a chorus of boos every time he touched the ball. He logged 39 minutes, finishing with 14 points and 8 boards, and knocked down a couple of big threes. I think Jason Friedman of Rockets.com made a great point when he tweeted, “With teams like Utah, Dallas and others so desperate for a point guard all year, the Rockets signed a readily available Beverley.” There are a number of teams with lousy backup point guards (and a few starting point guards) and the Rockets scooped one up from Russia who has stepped right in to start and is playing well enough to be a podium invite after playoff games. This is a major credit to Daryl Morey and staff… and it’s worth another reminder that he’s signed for two more years at a bargain price.
  • Francisco Garcia becoming the X-Factor in this matchup is probably one of the biggest surprises of any playoff series so far. Keep in mind, this is a guy who played 18 minutes combined in the first two games of the series, and most of that was garbage time in a Game 1 blowout. He was brilliant in the first half, popping off for 14 points on 4-8 from beyond the arc, and he hit the dagger three that sent the OKC faithful to the exits. Pesky defense and long range accuracy — Garcia is providing both.
  • Loved the minutes from Aaron Brooks tonight… great to see him as a solid contributor once again. He did not have his stroke from beyond the arc (0-3), but he had a few nice drives and tough shots in traffic. The Rockets wanted an insurance policy for a guy who played all 82 games this year. You don’t think you need it… until you need it. It is paying dividends.
  • In the first four games against the Thunder this year, the Rockets gave up 120.8 points a night on average. In their last four, the Rockets have held them to 103.0. Russell Westbrook’s injury plays a role here, but this is the primary reason Houston is back in the series.
  • The locker room scene after the game was terrific. There were a lot of smiles and fist bumps — the Rockets really are confident in one another. Assistant coaches confessed that they felt strongly that these guys were going to respond, and they did. There’s no talk of a series win … only the next game.
  • The Rockets shot 27.8% on the long ball in their first three games of the series — all losses. They’ve connected on 41.9% in their last two — both wins. Hitting threes is mandatory for the success of this offense. If the Rockets are knocking down triples, they are tough to beat.
  • Going down the elevator after the game, a Thunder fan says to me, “That was a really painful loss, huh?” After a long pause, I realized I didn’t have the heart to explain I was a Rocket fan. “Yes. Yes it was.”
  • I tip my hat to the Thunder and whatever magic they have bottled up here at this arena. It’s absolutely like a college game atmosphere — these fans get it. They are in their seats at tip off — all of them — standing and clapping in unison to the music like they were trained by some Cold War general. It’s intimidating and I can see how an opponent winning here, beyond just facing the talent of the Thunder, would be very difficult.
  • “We’ve always believed,” said Chandler Parsons, who scored 10 points after his outstanding Game 4, but was 0-5 from deep. “That’s on you guys. You guys are the ones that didn’t believe.”
Nothing’s “done” here. The Rockets are a long ways away from winning this series as they are still pretty big underdogs, but they’ve made real progress on a big stage here, and for a young team like this, that’s everything. After Game 3, there wasn’t much to build on, especially with how the series had gone for Harden and the injured Jeremy Lin. No one wanted to say it, but a sweep would have been a waste, a lost opportunity. Now we’ve got something: A superstar effort from Parsons. Another from Harden. Role players are making key contributions. There are notches on their belt now, valuable experience being gained.

They can see it, we can see it and, more importantly, Dwight Howard and other free agents can see it. There’s a lot of fight left in the Rockets still, but it was never about this season — it’s about the future — and right now, that is being set up quite nicely.
 
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Good looks on those articles throughout the season Flip.

Oh, so glad we got Project Pat for at least 2 more seasons (signed a 3 year deal when Morey bought his contract out from I think Russia). Morey just needs to hook Parsons up in the offseason and get to work on potential FAs.

But in the moment right now, let's get this win at home and force a game 7 :pimp:
 
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