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[Reddit] Ariza, Culture Setter

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by kennysmith, Apr 14, 2026.

  1. kennysmith

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    I bet @Codman can attest to this too.

     
  2. JW86

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    Great to hear, if only he had made a freaking 3 in game 7 of the 2018 play-offs series vs GS!!! Tongue in cheek, but it would've cemented his legacy for sure.
     
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    "I love it when you call me Big Papa" Dude seems like a good guy to have on your side.
     
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    The fact that he took #1 right after Tmac here is sickening. Thank God for Amen everyday#1
     
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    Trevor 'I want it that way' Ariza.
     
  6. BamBam

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    "Footprints" .... It's always good to hear positive ones!

    Kostas genuinely looks/sounds appreciative of Trevor's kind gesture.

    It's an utter waste of a life if when it's all said and done no one has anything good to say about you....

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  7. Bo6

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    one of the reasons we were ass in 2018/19 was tossing Ariza and having to rely on Danual House and Gary Clark..
     
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    I bet Alperen will be singing praises of KDs leadership and charisma on a podcast 20 years from now
     
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    Dumbest person to let walk in recent memory

    Tillman destroyed this franchise when he took over

    CP also made him look like a moron after his finals appearance and work with OKC
     
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    One thing I found Rockets fans never truly criticized about the Harden/Morey era was how cheap the owners were, especially Les. The two times the Rockets went to the WCFs. First time they were 14th in the NBA in salary in 2015 against the Warriors 5th in NBA salary. The 2018 series against the Warriors, the Rockets were 11th while the Warriors were 2nd. The Rockets may have had a tile in the Harden era if they actually spent like a team that is all-in. Instead of dancing around the luxury tax every year.
     
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    That's dope. He was also a defensive floor general in a way very few guys are. The true glue guy.
     
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    Yeah all I hear is this hindsight Les was awesome nonsense. **** that, if only he had been more willing, we could’ve had a better shot at the trophy for sure. Fertitta is a piece of ****, but at least he’s trying.
     
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    This can't possibly be stressed enough. When you're on the verge of actual greatness, it's not time to get cheap and risk upsetting the three C's: culture, chemistry, community. The FO really f$#cked us over on that one.
     

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