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Anyone else shocked at how bad Ariza has gotten?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bro2044, Jan 6, 2015.

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  1. bro2044

    bro2044 Member

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    has this been done? It needed to be.

    I cringe lately when he shoots... even more than Josh Smith. Thats pretty bad!

    :p I know, 5 star thread right? :p
     
  2. Junkyard_Dog

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    It is ridiculous. He gets sooooomany wide open shots
     
  3. Blurr#7

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    Defending the other teams best player and playing 40+ minutes a game will do that to you. It doesn't surprise me at all
     
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    Still not as bad as he was a few years ago.
     
  5. sTeKcOr22

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    Karma is a b****.
     
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    His defense has been steller though
     
  7. bro2044

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    ya know...if he was called on to do more on the offensive end then I would agree with this more (altho I definitely see your point). That being said... the dude mainly just takes wide open J's for the past month or two and barely hits anything.
     
  8. bro2044

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    I feel bad for him, I think he got kind've a bad rap after being called here to do more than he could really do. Its like we thought he'd come in and be a poor man's Tmac, and its just not the case.

    I love him being here now and think he's in the best position of his career to do something great... but the man has to start shooting better. Not just so we'll get off his back lol, but for the team. He HAS to for us to move forward, can't do it without him.
     
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    every time he shoots a three I pretty much have no confidence its going in. I hope he gets out of this slump soon
     
  10. PhiSlamma15

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    Bench Ariza for Brewer and the Rox will stop the bleeding loosing by 5-10 points on average per game. Then Ariza becomes a much bigger asset coming off the bench and his FG% doesn't hurt as much with Brewer giving more offensive fire power to start and end games imo
     
  11. Spoolxx

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    Fooled Morey twice. Don't trust contract year Ariza.
     
  12. Rockets FTW

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    Again, wait till playoffs or better yet a streak of 10 games. When he starts hitting his 3's, we are damn near unstoppable inside/out. Additionally, guy shows up in playoffs.

    Give the dude a break.
     
  13. nachbarFTW

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    His shooting has been way off for a couple months now, but his defense and driving ability are still above average.

    I don't think I've ever seen a player who plays the passing lanes better.
     
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    he just throws em up there with no confidence, at least with brewer you can see him trying to make it, by following through
     
  15. IzakDavid13

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    He needs to stick to playing D & spotting up in the corners until he gets his rhythm & shot back...right now it's painful to watch him on offence.
     
  16. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    He was bad the last time we got him and he is exactly the same player now...can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass.

    He can play defense, but why we keep going for one way players....is beyond me...

    Morey said good teams don't pay Parsons 15m, yeah, well....good teams don't pay Ariza 8m, and you could have had Parsons for under 1m.

    Two way players.....TWO WAY...stop settling for one way.

    If we are going to sign 3 and D players, at least make sure they can do both.

    DD
     
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  17. PeterKingX

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    I think Ariza already got used to his bad shooting touch.
     
  18. cheke64

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    There is no offense. Every player looks terrible here. Stop blaming each and every different player every game. Theres a bigger problem here. You guys have wool over your eyes.
     
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    Shut your whiny ass up DD. Give the man some slack would ya. He's guarding the best player on the other team. What else do you expect?
     
  20. pippendagimp

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    i also cringe every time he has the ball on the break. i've yet to see him make the correct the decision on when or who to pass off to.
     

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