Build With Beard Official 2016 Rockets Offseason Thread

[DonKnock]

Kyle Wiltjer coming too

 

[The D-List Vet]

Update:

we finally got our self a NBA kid

 

[DonKnock]

we finally got our self a NBA kid

We tried to sign his dad in FA 20 years ago, now we got model 2.0

 

[DonKnock]

Like this guy's game too

 

[DonKnock]

Good article on GP2


His dad made sure he ain't a soft punk bytch

Hopefully this hardnose mentality rubs off on our other players

"He was soft. He was really soft [in high school]," Payton told SB Nation. "I told him, I just told my son straight up -- I don't like your game. I don't think you're good enough to play at the next level or any level. I don't have to waste my time coming here."

"I didn't know how to handle it with him in my ear," Payton II said. "It really got to me. Just playing in high school, he used to be there yelling and screaming. I broke down and really got off my game. I didn't want to play."

"Growing up it's kinda tough to follow in the footsteps of a legend," Payton II told SB Nation. "When your dad is a Hall of Famer, you know they expect you to be great instantly -- just pick up those genes and follow behind that. I kinda shaded away from that."

"When he got here [OSU] people said, 'He's a gamer,'" Tinkle said. "He's not going to give you all you want in practice but come game time he'll be ready to go. He's changed that now. He's bringing the energy and game-type intensity to practice every day."

"Gary II is every bit as competitive as his father. He just has a different personality."

Oregon State finished 17-14, which surprised even Tinkle himself. For the Paytons, there was no doubt bigger things were waiting this season. Bolstered by a strong recruiting class led by Tres Tinkle, son of the head coach, and Stephen Thompson Jr., son of an Oregon State assistant, Payton II knew reinforcements were on the way. Now he had to take his game to the next level.

To do that, Gary Payton took his son the place he knows best: Oakland.

"This was probably his hardest summer," Payton said. "I took him away from a lot of things. Gary usually wants to be around his friends in Vegas. I had him come here by himself. Just me and him."

Payton Sr. stressed the importance of individual workouts, rather than the friendly, group atmosphere many of today's players train under. When Payton II did go against other people, it wasn't his friends: his father helped recruit Oakland native Damian Lillard and Compton's DeMar DeRozan to show his son what the next level was going to be like.

"He's done it on his own and he's done it his own way," Payton said. "A lot of people are saying he's got big shoes to fill coming from the same school as his dad, but I told him at one point, make your own name. And that's what he's done. He's made Gary II his own thing.

"He's got his own style that a lot of people are recognizing. It's not what he can do like his father. Now it's what Gary II can do. And that's what I like."

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

I got a feeling that Harden will be starting at PG when the season starts. I'm not on board with that but the PG market outside of Conley is

 

[The D-List Vet]

Good article on GP2


His dad made sure he ain't a soft punk bytch

Hopefully this hardnose mentality rubs off on our other players

GP2 better become our starting PG i can see him avg 18pg 8a and 7rpg

 

[DonKnock]

GP2 better become our starting PG i can see him avg 18pg 8a and 7rpg

People are comparing his game to Westbrook lite

With better defense

He's already a little older being a 4 year guy so hopefully whether he starts or not, he contributes a good amount this year

He can get lane penetration and has good interior passing

 

[The D-List Vet]

People are comparing his game to Westbrook lite

With better defense

He's already a little older being a 4 year guy so hopefully whether he starts or not, he contributes a good amount this year

He can get lane penetration and has good interior passing

recently a few 4 year guys been good Mcollum and Lillard are both 4 year guys... even Green was a four year guy.. and from what i am reading GP2 is willing to put in work to improve his game plus his father is helping him... i hope the rockets keep him on the roster until he is ready... he might be the one dont fukk this up DM

 

[The D-List Vet]

if this happens GP2 or that other PG we picked up will have to start... we might just start Beasley or dekker and then we will go into the season with a center
GP2/PG
Harden/Brewer
Beasley/dekker
D-mo/Smith
Nerlens/Capela

throw terry in there somewhere and we have a decent roster @Tha_Mac @DonKnock

 

[Tha_Mac]

if this happens GP2 or that other PG we picked up will have to start... we might just start Beasley or dekker and then we will go into the season with a center
GP2/PG
Harden/Brewer
Beasley/dekker
D-mo/Smith
Nerlens/Capela

throw terry in there somewhere and we have a decent roster @Tha_Mac @DonKnock

It's decent but I'd like to add a consistent 3 point shooter to that line up you have in the quote.

 

[DonKnock]

It's decent but I'd like to add a consistent 3 point shooter to that line up you have in the quote.

Jared Dudley has expressed interest in coming.

Would be very pleased to sign him

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

So Durant ain't tryna to meet with us. Normally we start hearing smoke about which FA we're targeting around this time but I haven't seen anything. Wonder what the plan is.....

 

[DonKnock]

Strong Bazemore pitch was obviously trying to turn a double play for Horford

 

[DonKnock]

Also, insider from Clutch Fans is saying if Horford goes back to ATL, Paul Millsap might be able to be pried from ATL

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