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Mark my words. Reed’s minutes will disappear in the playoffs.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by WoodDavidWood, Apr 9, 2026.

  1. Stephen_A

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    A troll is one who intentionally posts inflammatory comments or remarks to provoke.

    A troll is not to be confused with free thought and analysis that differs from popular thought or group think. I simply state my views. You simply cannot accept them and resort to hate and disrespect since you are biased and emotionally invested in this one player for reasons known to you.

    Lol on your other crazy accusation about me never playing ball. Yet you can’t tell me one single thing the Rockets run out there or explain technically why you think udoka is terrible. Nothing but name calling and words like terrible and sucks and low IQ. This is very telling of who and what you are. Constant bi+ching and talking shi+ with nothing to back up with
     
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    Drop the inferiority act. Drop the victim mentality.

    I never said I haven’t seen “rhythm scoring”.

    I repeat myself again. I said it’s a theory and a misnomer especially when every player plays with rhythm. I also said some players are slower to get on rhythm. And I also said players are expected to make their shots at the end of the day.

    I challenged you on this term and theory and you responded poorly. Judged me then threw a temper tantrum. Then like DD accuse me of not watching or knowing basketball when I have explained in depth my observations of the team. So I don’t have to prove anything to you.

    The difference between me and you is your inability to have a discussion then made it personal. Lol i don’t understand why you and people like you always do this on this fan site. As i told @LosPollosHermanos it’s just a stupid fan site. Yet you and people like you are so emotionally tied and invested in who you like and who you hate and can’t accept other viewpoints for some reason. I accept all viewpoints I just don’t agree with some of them. And I certainly don’t agree with you
     
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    I love how me showing that I don't care enough and respect my time not wanting to reply to your posts is so offensive. This site functions on a marketplace of ideas structure, if you say stupid things people don't have to talk to you.

    Its nothing personal, ironically its because they don't take this seriously. Which you (seem to) definitely do..
     
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    Again, it's not a theory. Stop talking about basketball basics as if they're theoretical and being arrogant enough that you actually demand people waste their time to provide quotes to prove basketball basics everybody knows about. It's clear you don't watch basketball, so stop wasting everybody's time with all these rants, nobody cares to read your waffle when it's not grounded in reality.
     
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    He's that arrogant he thinks he can demand people use their time to "prove him wrong" on basic points every single person who actually watches the NBA knows are true. He treats it all as theory because he never watches the practical. And he's making that clearer and clearer with every post. It's funny how it's always dudes like him who act like experts but you never see them posting in the game threads live, he never references actual basketball games. He thinks it's a study he's performing, but he's not doing the basic bare minimum of actually watching basketball to be taken seriously.
     
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    That would assume you and the mob group think are knowledgeable, decent, intelligent people in the first place, which you are not.

    I don’t agree with your views or the mob here that think like you. I don’t think you are knowledgeable and I think you’re emotional and hyper reactionary. I expect you and your mob to respond poorly. To hate and attack and exclude thoughts and ideas different from you while you play victim.

    Question is why do i keep coming back here knowing you and those like you do nothing but argue, disrespect, hate? Great question!! Because I’m bored and sometimes I hope there’s good discussion but there aren’t many more often times than not.
     
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    that’s your opinion. That’s your mind. Your world. You’re entitled to it. And you obviously care because you keep responding.

    you’re feel inferior or talked down to because you are inferior and allow yourself to feel inferior in my opinion
     
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    https://www.nba.com/league-pass-purchase

    Here you go, there's your research. Give it a try

    Oh and because you're not intelligent enough to read between the lines: I don't think I'm inferior, I'm flat out stating that you are inferior to every single other person on this forum - they're not denying basketball basics, you are.
     
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    You’re in your feelings again. You and I both know that’s not true. But you’re inferior right now as we speak since you’re emotional and you let that dictate your thoughts and interaction with me.

    Btw every player plays with rhythm :D
     
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    yet you never talk about anything technical and speak in generalities and emotional based.
     
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    Point about RS that is apparently unknown, because unseen, is Ime’s on-court relationship with Pritchard, a valuable piece of the C’s picture.
    Ime buried PP in their year together. PP wanted a trade; instead coach got ‘caught’ and ousted.
    Mazzola brought PP back from the hoops-dead and into a very effective role.

    Déjà vu.

    assuming both are back, what next for young
    Mr Shep???
     
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    @Stephen_A just letting you know I've put you on ignore, you've wasted enough of my weekend.

    Follow the link below, when you've watched a couple of decades come back to me, I've not got time to teach you the basic knowledge you can attain for yourself.

    https://www.nba.com/league-pass-purchase
     
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    Over-intellectualizing final boss lmao no amount of word salad is going to make the universal truth that some basketball players rely on rhythm more than others untrue but by all means type some more paragraphs on it
     
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    He requested a trade in 2023 in the offseason after seeing Mazzula reduce his minutes to 13 a game with Brogdan playing more.

    https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba...-brad-stevens-trade-request-sixth-man/698665/
     
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    great! Thanks for letting me know.
     
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    Every player relies on rhythm. Some find it quicker than others. I already said this. I think the term is misunderstood and a misnomer. No coach tells players to force feed the ball to the player if he doesn’t have the shot or the defense isn’t giving that shot. And certainly it’s not as simple as benching these “rhythm” players after a couple missed shots like the fan said. No one is benching Klay Thompson for missing 4 in a row.

    And as I said Sheppard isn’t a first option or second or third. You just don’t force the ball to him. And he certainly had opportunities from screens and wide open shots but didn’t capitalize. All players are expected to perform whether slower in rhythm or not
     
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    He could save himself a lot of effort by just watching some basketball games instead of pretending everything's "theoretical" because he never actually put in the effort. It's not difficult at all, he's just ignorant af.
     
  18. Stephen_A

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    you could save yourself by stop getting over emotional and oddly confrontational and personal about Rockets basketball.

    I apologize i don’t believe in made up terms by the media.

    You’re also a liar. You said you blocked me. Yet here you are still talking about me. I’m in your head and you know this.

    “Rhythm scorers” is a fallacy. Every player relies on rhythm. Even your sorry ass. Those that need longer to get in rhythm are streaky. Theres streaky players and there’s players that can get in rhythm quickly. No player says I got to keep getting the ball to get in rhythm. And no owner, GM, or coach is saying hey we get the guy is slow to warm up so let’s pay him this money and keep force feeding him the ball so he can get in rhythm and score. It’s an excuse. Cop out. The expectation is you score, you perform period. Players look to improve their rhythm.
     
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    i never said I was an expert. You used that word. I don’t demand anything that’s your thoughts and feelings again. I ask questions or respond. Either you respond to them or not is your decision.

    Posting in live game threads isn’t a requirement for those that watch games. That’s another terrible assumption on your part. Besides i have posted multiple times in games.

    I have also talked about tactics and strategy and what they’re running and what i think is good or bad.

    From all my years here I think you and those like you can be summed up as hotheaded, confrontational, presumptive, disrespectful, and hateful and often playing victim while being the aggressor. Lots of assumptions and misinformation guide your comments
     
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