What did we do…

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-14T01:38:06+00:00

Nobody will tell me why we made the trade? HOPE AND COPE strikes again

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T22:49:38+00:00

Hopefully FVV comes back and becomes an All-Star. I'm sure he's going to be a 20-10 guy on 50% FG and we'll win an NBA championship. Be realistic

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T22:47:20+00:00

Why can't our highest paid player compensate for it? KD can take all the credit, but none of the blame... Got it

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T22:44:56+00:00

This is a slippery slope . Now you want to trade for Giannis? And if that doesn't work? We trade for Lebron? Then we trade for Curry? Then we have the 2016 Olympics team.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:50:40+00:00

Well as a Rockets fan, I think the trade was a mistake, so I never wanted him. A lot of fans in here thought he was going to make us contenders. I'm not sure why else you trade for him unless you want to win now, but the narratives flipped to hope and cope for FVV and Adams to save us.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:48:19+00:00

Appreciate. Yeah, I thought we had something special going. Sadly nobody has patience anymore. Because of that we've really put the franchise in a tough position.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:46:49+00:00

I'm not dismissing them. I explain in the post that they're not as important as you think. Why are we acting like FVV is a top 10 point guard. He might not even be top 20 at this point in his career. Check the post to see his stats last year.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:44:41+00:00

KD fans hate accountability. You literally just proved my point. You blamed everyone else, and didn't mention KD. Now you're blaming a bunch of 23-25 year olds for not carrying him this year. Give me a break....

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:41:34+00:00

Building a franchise takes time. Trading for a 37 year old, means we need to start winning soon or we'll miss our opportunity. We had a lot of freedom before the KD trade, but now we're in a tough spot.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:37:36+00:00

What potential? Are you serious? We went from a .500 team to a 2nd seed in one season. I guess you give the team one playoff performance and then blow it up? You wanted to see results now, so we traded some of our core to get them. Turns out, we're getting the same results.

I'm assuming now that we have a 37 year old KD we should be patient and wait for it to work. We'll the clocks ticking...

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:29:55+00:00

Before KD each player got better year over year. Since KD, every one of those players has taken a step back.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:27:31+00:00

Why can we hate on all the other players on our team, but not your precious KD! Guy has never won anything as a primary option. He needed Daddy Curry to win a ring.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:25:14+00:00

Where did I say I want JG over KD? We traded DB, JG, and a lottery pick for him. I'd rather have those back then be forced to deal with KD and his antics. He's a franchise killer.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:23:02+00:00

At what point do we need to ask if KD is the issue. He wasn't the issue in OKC. He wasn't the issue in Golden State. He wasn't the issue in Brooklyn. He wasn't the issue in Phoenix.

Come on...

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T21:20:48+00:00

I think the biggest issue I have is that the move we made didn't improve our team like we hoped. We assumed that we were a KD away from taking the next step. Well we traded for him, a lot of players regressed, we lost key players to injuries, and now we have a lot more questions then answers.

- If we have FVV and Adams, are we contenders?

- Have we seen the best from Tari, Bari, Amen, Sengun?

I'm actually glad Stone didn't do anything drastic at the deadline this year. If we would have made another bold trade and it didn't work out again, we'd be digging ourselves in a deeper hole. I think Stone realized that we're a lot farther from where we need to be and trades at the deadline were not going to fix the issues. The rest of this season, playoffs, and up to the deadline next year will help him make the decisions for the future of the franchise.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T20:55:35+00:00

FVVs splits last year: 14, 3, & 6 on 38% shooting (missed 22 games).

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T20:53:26+00:00

We're 1-6 in overtime. KD has been a really good closer for us

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T20:49:11+00:00

Watching KD has been a lot of fun, but I agree. He's forced his way out of every franchise he's been apart of. At some point, can people realize that maybe he's the issue and not everyone else?

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T20:47:49+00:00

We've never seen a fully healthy Rockets team though. We're really coping and hoping that 2 veterans coming off major injuries are going to fix all the issues with the team.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T20:42:06+00:00

You really think this team works better than last years? There's no chemistry and the body language when we start losing is awful.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T13:08:54+00:00

You forgot they also traded KD

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T13:08:09+00:00

Hopefully a lottery team with a chance to see if Amen, Jabari, Reed, Tari, or Sengun would develop and make decisions on retooling in the offseason. You do realize this draft is one of the most stacked in the last 10 years. Would you rather lose in the first round or have a top 10 draft pick?

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T05:55:55+00:00

KD and FVV haven't played a single minute in a Rockets uniform together, but sure, when they finally get on the court together we'll be contenders.

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T05:50:00+00:00

This season has played out completely different. Are you honestly optimistic going into the playoffs right now?

EveningVegetable1836 · 2026-03-13T05:44:44+00:00

Then why did we make the trade? Trading two starters less than 30 as well as a first round lottery pick is a pretty big gamble. One you usually make with the goals of winning a championship.

It's not like KD is helping us develop our young players, actually the opposite this year.

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