October 25, 20196 yr This game is exemplary of why D'Antoni was rightfully not extended. Blowing a 16 point lead at home and not adjusting to 3 point shots not falling is not new. I lost track after about 6-7 times Harden let his man score on him while he watched. To top it off, the Rockets let Brook Lopez kill them after Greek Freak fouled out.
October 25, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, YChang said: Didn’t watch the game, what happened? Last timeI checked, they had a semi-comfortable lead at halftime. Bad shooting from the 3 main scorers and D'Antoni decided it was smart to put guards on Lopez and he went off.
October 25, 20196 yr Just now, UDontKnow said: This game is exemplary of why D'Antoni was rightfully not extended. Blowing a 16 point lead at home and not adjusting to 3 point shots not falling is not new. I lost track after about 6-7 times Harden let his man score on him while he watched. To top it off, the Rockets let Brook Lopez kill them after Greek Freak fouled out. Yep. D'Antoni with just awful coaching in the 2nd half, as usual.
October 25, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, elfenix said: fuck sports. Especially Houston sports right now. Starting from the football game against Kansas it has been a rough week for me.
October 25, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, UDontKnow said: Especially Houston sports right now. Starting from the football game against Kansas it has been a rough week for me. Except for that sporadic glimmer or moment of greatness... it’s a constant diet of bitter disappointment for Houston fans.
October 25, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, NowThis said: I doubt Houston wins 50, especially with Green out and old men at the Bigs. Green is a double edged sword, so I don't think he has much of an impact on win shares. I was impressed with Tyson Chandler's impact. He got shafted by the refs but otherwise was good for the Rockets. If D'Antoni had half a basketball brain, he would have played Chandler more against the Lopez twins especially with the lead dwindling. I do agree that it would be nice to get some youth among the bigs.
October 25, 20196 yr Western conference is stacked this year. If we get off to a slow start this year like we did last year not sure we’ll be able to claw our way back into contention. At least no Melo this time
October 25, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, UDontKnow said: Green is a double edged sword, so I don't think he has much of an impact on win shares. I was impressed with Tyson Chandler's impact. He got shafted by the refs but otherwise was good for the Rockets. If D'Antoni had half a basketball brain, he would have played Chandler more against the Lopez twins especially with the lead dwindling. I do agree that it would be nice to get some youth among the bigs. i have a much higher view of Green, he's maturing and I suppose it's the D regarding the double edge? When he's hot, it takes them to unbeatable levels. Chandler was a good player, much respect to his 2011 contribution but he's going to wear down fast over the season. They really needed to sign Faried for some inside punch. This team has zero ability inside the line and not a dunk. Worst ever 2% in NBA history if you exclude dunks or Harden driving layups. also revising the wins to a 46 win tops. Edited October 25, 20196 yr by NowThis
October 25, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, NowThis said: i have a much higher view of Green, he's maturing and I suppose it's the D regarding the double edge? When he's hot, it takes them to unbeatable levels. Chandler was a good player, much respect to his 2011 contribution but he's going to wear down fast over the season. They really needed to sign Faried for some inside punch. This team has zero ability inside the line and not a dunk. Worst ever 2% in NBA history if you exclude dunks or Harden driving layups. also revising the wins to a 46 win tops. Green is about to be 34 in a few months and is a significant defensive liability. The Rockets can't count on him to get hot from beyond the arc night in and night out. It is laughable that Faried is not on the roster when Nene is, given that Faried is an every game player and Nene isn't.
October 25, 20196 yr Rockets win if Harden was decent and Gordon wasn’t putrid. Westbrook seemed to have a big impact on the boards and fast break points.
October 25, 20196 yr Spurs fan here. Y'all are going to be a top 2 seed in the West. Harden and Westbrook will figure it out. They're too good not to (I mean... I would hope so. Westbrook kind of fucked up the Durant pairing). Gordon was terrible tonight. He won't be that bad every game. Tucker won't shoot that well every game either but it will balance out. Bucks will be one of the 5 best teams in the league. Y'all are easy favorites for the division title and this is the year for Harden to go get his chip. Just don't fuck it up like the Clippers did in 2015. Edit (lol): @UDontKnow - D'Antoni is a good coach and a very smart basketball mind. I wouldn't judge his rotations based on the first game. Edited October 25, 20196 yr by ztejas
October 25, 20196 yr yeah it was annoying that the blew the big lead, but i didn't see anything last night to change my opinion that they are going to be very good in the regular season. i'll predict 58-24.
October 25, 20196 yr Westbrook is an upgrade from Paul. That may mean nothing in the playoffs but it’s true. Like Rusty pushing the pace and looking for teammates. Hopefully his intensity rubs off
October 25, 20196 yr not sure why capela wasn't in late in the 4th when it simply became a size game for milwaukee.
October 25, 20196 yr 35 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said: not sure why capela wasn't in late in the 4th when it simply became a size game for milwaukee. You know why.
October 25, 20196 yr Lots of over reactions. Did someone reference Gerald Green as a difference maker? Jesus. Some of you need to move your basketball posts over to Clutchfans. Despite off nights from Harden and Gordon this game was there for the taking. Milwaukee was hitting everything. We went cold in the 4th. Missed a lot of open 3s. It's going to happen. I was encouraged by McLemore and Chandler. Sefolosha will be a good defensive addition. I like House starting and bringing EG off the bench.
October 25, 20196 yr that second half suuuuuuuucked last night also if using the 'beer me' app, it takes about 45 mins to get your beer
October 25, 20196 yr 11 hours ago, HoustonFrog said: Getting tired of Gordon. He was the kindling that ignited the dumpster conflagration last night.... -22 in 28 minutes.
October 26, 20196 yr Lol I just saw we got Ryan Anderson back??? Gonna compete with Gordon for those way downtown 3 balls huh
October 26, 20196 yr We don't have much length with our starting lineup and Harden generally doesn't try on defense. Last year, I think Paul helped keep Harden working hard and this year he doesn't really have a guy on the team to play that role. This means the Rockets are going to give up too many easy buckets (layups or put-backs or just shooting over-the-top). I really think for the Rockets to contend they need a PF and have Tucker rotate in at both forward spots. In other words, the Rockets need a guy who can play help defense and clean the boards when Harden or others get beat off the dribble. Even though he is a small forward, I think Iguodala would be a good addition for the Rockets as he can play D and hit spot up 3s. PFs who can clean the boards and hit spot up 3s are going to be too expensive. The problem won't be the stars on the team. The problem is that the team is incomplete. I am pretty sure that the GM knows this and will make some sort of trade mid-season.
October 27, 20196 yr WOO HOO! First win of the year! I'll take it. Didn't need to make it that tough, though, y'all.
October 27, 20196 yr Pelicans missing their 2 best players and the Rockets can barely take them out. When does D'Antonio get fired?
October 27, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Pelicans missing their 2 best players and the Rockets can barely take them out. When does D'Antonio get fired? I believe this is the last season of his contract, so maybe after the season is over unless the Rockets somehow miraculously make it to the Finals.
October 27, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, 52-80 said: https://streamable.com/xqaa1 Harden season in a nutshell that shit's hilarious.
October 28, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, NowThis said: CP3 in Houston tonight Pretty funny how badly they destroyed the Warriors but it was Dennis Schroder off the bench stealing the show. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=27945398 Edited October 28, 20196 yr by Pimphand
October 29, 20196 yr This game is borderline unwatchable and D'Antoni just seems content as ever to let the opponent pile up massive leads and save all the timeouts for the grave
October 29, 20196 yr If our offense isn't clicking, our defense isn't good enough to keep us in games.
October 29, 20196 yr Author Any streams? Looks line NBAstreams isn't open any more and grandma isn't up (or I'm searching wrong)
October 29, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, Snacks said: Any streams? Looks line NBAstreams isn't open any more and grandma isn't up (or I'm searching wrong) http://nbastreams.xyz/live/5/
October 29, 20196 yr 22 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Good start to the third Followed by equally abysmal start to the 4th. Of course D'Antoni waits till the lead drops to 4 to call a timeout. I don't understand why stopping the bleeding and managing the bench is so difficult.....
October 29, 20196 yr Still really like what we are seeing from Westbrook. Was our best post offense tonight. his speed on the break and just getting up court is a good change up from deliberate harden (and Paul last season) Will take the win
October 29, 20196 yr Incredible, 3 games into the season and the bench is already shrunk to 7 players.
October 29, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, HtownHorn said: Incredible, 3 games into the season and the bench is already shrunk to 7 players. You hate to see it.
October 29, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, HtownHorn said: Incredible, 3 games into the season and the bench is already shrunk to 7 players. Yeah it is gonna be another bust playoff season where our guys wear down while the smart coaches run reasonable rotations.
October 29, 20196 yr Lol 3 games in and you guys are analyzing rotations. 10 players have played in all 3 games. Relax. I imagine when there is a chance to play the bench guys extended minutes, it will happen. Last night, who would you have preferred to get more minutes?
October 29, 20196 yr 15 minutes ago, Tylerocks said: Lol 3 games in and you guys are analyzing rotations. 10 players have played in all 3 games. Relax. I imagine when there is a chance to play the bench guys extended minutes, it will happen. Last night, who would you have preferred to get more minutes? I would have given Lauren Summer 16 minutes.
October 29, 20196 yr 34 minutes ago, Tylerocks said: Lol 3 games in and you guys are analyzing rotations. 10 players have played in all 3 games. Relax. I imagine when there is a chance to play the bench guys extended minutes, it will happen. Last night, who would you have preferred to get more minutes? This isn't a reaction to 3 games. It's the continuing trend from the past 4 seasons. Gordon was abysmal last night and got 37 minutes. There isn't another guard on the entire roster that could maybe make 2-6 on 3's, because that would have been a marked improvement over the bricklayer.
October 29, 20196 yr Why did we sign ben mclemore and he barely played last night? Usually we don't see this tight of a rotation till mid season.
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