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Tari Eason says he wants to start

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Snow Villiers, Dec 25, 2025.

  1. JayGoogle

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    The Bulls did want Tari though I'm guessing if the Rockets really wanted they could have made it happen as most teams do...

    But Coby wants a contract too, he's a bit overrated (which is why the Bulls were shopping him) , and it would be bad to be paying Coby and FVV on this team all while having a guard with the potential of Reed watching them both from the bench.

    At the end of the day...I think the FO punted on this season once Fred went out. They really better hope Fred is going to come back and be everything this team needs.

    Moving Tari next offseason is what I want to see, not because he's a bad player, he's bad right now, but I think the role he has now is too big for him. He's at his best being a bench guy, coming in playing defense against a team that's rotated players out, causing chaos, then getting his butt back on the bench.

    The fact we have him handling the ball as much as he does when it should be 0 is hilariously a bad decision. Tari is as bad a decision maker as Durant is but with none of the shot making ability, so it feels like it is either a TO or a brick if he's asked to create anything.
     
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    the last 7 games he is shooting 0% from 3.

    Just shows you that under Ime you can start no matter how terrible you are at offense. We literally starting 3 guys that shoot under 30% from 3 right now and wondering why we're struggling.
     
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    Zero and I mean zero accountability. You can go 0-30 for threes (and have low iq) and still have a secure starting job over the third overall pick in the draft on a Udoka coached team. Udoka knows he’s got a guaranteed 6 more years ludicrous contract from awful Stone so he makes no attempt to appease the fans and will accept losing with Tari.
     
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    Tari Eason's next contract is down to 6.50 an hour.
     
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    Why some people think he a good coach is beyond me. We’re almost 70 games into the season and the team is regressing! How tf do you let that happen
     
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    Because one of the worst PG’s in the league and a 15 min a game backup center got hurt. Get with the program hater.
     
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    Just wanted to update the numbers for Tari, Reed, and Josh since 2/10 when Tari's slump began.

    Tari - 52-158, 32.9%; 11-68, 16.2%
    Reed - 96-220, 44.1%; 57-140, 40.5%
    Josh - 18-44, 40.9%; 12-26, 46.2%

    Josh actually improved his 3-point percentage after going 1-2 last night. Ime is now starting a guy who's hitting 3's at a clip THIRTY PERCENT BELOW someone he used to trust as a starter.

    I'll also throw in that the minutes distribution last night was 31 for Tari, 27 for Reed, and only 13 for Josh.

    And the team is now 19-13 in games Tari has started and that includes 9-9 when Ime's beloved starting five of Alpi, Jabari, Amen, Tari, and KD are out there.

    Yes, Ime has for nearly a quarter's worth of the season now settled on a starting unit that's playing .500 ball. And he absolutely refuses to go away from that as they continue to fall in the standings.
     
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    yeah but that 15 min a game backup center is the Key to a Championship Formula™
     
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    Switch it up! Figure it out as a head coach. Even if those players were healthy, rockets were still predictable with their offense. Adam’s is just there to clean things up
     
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    To be fair, Adams played 23 minutes, not 15 minutes, per game when he was healthy.
     
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