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[BallAndOne] What on earth went wrong with the Houston Rockets?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Bamushake, Apr 9, 2016.

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  1. Bamushake

    Bamushake Member

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    Hi friends, this is basketball blog I recently started call BallAndOne. Being a 10+ year Rockets fan, my first post is analyzing why they have struggled so much this year.

    Any feedback would be much appreciated.
    Hope you enjoy the read! Thanks!

    http://www.ballandone.com/2016/04/09/houston-rockets-wrong/
     
    #1 Bamushake, Apr 9, 2016
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  2. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Great job. Well written, with nice analysis. Pretty comprehensive look at the season, and a balanced take on Harden.

    Unfortunately it's a topic that's been covered ad nauseum (here on Clutchfans anyway), but you look at it much more rationally than anyone at ESPN!
     
    #2 napalm06, Apr 9, 2016
  3. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Contributing Member
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    well, for one thing, you claim "Harden lifted the Kardashian curse . . . "

    I think you misunderstand the concept of a curse. Once you're cursed, you're cursed. Harden can't lift the curse. No one can. :grin:
     
    #3 Os Trigonum, Apr 9, 2016
  4. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Contributing Member

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    Really good stuff.

    One thing that remains under explored is the composition of our turnovers and how that affects our drtg.

    Yes we commit the same amount of turnovers overall but I'd like to see how many lead to transition buckets and difficult defensive situations compared to last year.
     
    #4 Mr. Clutch, Apr 9, 2016
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    dkoune Rookie

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    This not true, a curse can be lifted... You need to know the right people thats all
     
    #5 dkoune, Apr 9, 2016
  6. Os Trigonum

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    by the way, I really liked the blog post! good luck with it. :)
     
    #6 Os Trigonum, Apr 9, 2016
  7. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Contributing Member

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    Another thing, bad shots can lead to bad defense.

    I feel we have way more wtf possessions that lead to easy buckets the other way
     
    #7 Mr. Clutch, Apr 9, 2016
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    I literally blame JB and Corey Brewer
     
    #8 Rockets025, Apr 9, 2016
  9. Beardaholic13

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    ya this is a definite reason to how bad a defense we had, our shot selection and TOs lead to our transition D which i think was the worse in the league
     
    #9 Beardaholic13, Apr 9, 2016
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    No discipline on defense. Missed rotations and assignments.
     
    #10 shortfuse3, Apr 9, 2016
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    In that same light, bad defense leads to more made shots, which lead to fewer transition offense opportunities for us. Not only does our defense give the opponents easier buckets, but it keeps us from forcing teams to play to our tempo.
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    #11 topfive, Apr 9, 2016
  12. Mr. Clutch

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    For sure. Downward spiral
     
    #12 Mr. Clutch, Apr 9, 2016
  13. Bamushake

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    I thought about this too. It seems like lot more Harden's seem to be live ball which usually directly lead to baskets. But when I investigated, I found somewhat conflicting stats:

    Opponent Points off Turnovers:
    2014-15: 18.3
    2015-16: 19.5

    But interestingly, Opponent Fast Break Points declined:
    2014-15: 15.3
    2015-16: 14.3

    So more points off turnovers, but less fast break points? First one makes sense because even though overall turnovers are down, Rockets defense is worse, hence more chance of scoring anyway. Second is interesting, can't really think of a reason for it..

    Source: http://stats.nba.com/team/#!/161061...n=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular Season&Split=yoy
     
    #13 Bamushake, Apr 9, 2016
  14. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Contributing Member

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    I read somewhere that these stats are bad.

    I think heypartner shed light on it at some point
     
    #14 Mr. Clutch, Apr 9, 2016
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    Really great article! The defensive breakdowns are even worse with the random JB rotations. Would be interested in your take on JN
     
    #15 nnayak, Apr 9, 2016
  16. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Also wanted to chime in. That was a really great article! Thanks for sharing. Highlighting how poor/underprepared the Rockets were in small ball lineups and how poor they were defensively in guarding the 3pt line were key points. Coaching really exposed here. And clearly the roster needs massaging.
     
    #16 Deuce, Apr 9, 2016
  17. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    That was an excellent read.

    DD
     
    #17 DaDakota, Apr 9, 2016
  18. rocketsballin

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    if you analyze and do the math, everything stems from not mcfail or morlay or lesley cheaps, but jb. daddy's little boy got a free ride to the nba.
     
    #18 rocketsballin, Apr 9, 2016
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    Arrogance, entitlement, egos, hierarchy, no accountability.....
     
    #19 cheke64, Apr 9, 2016
  20. Hank McDowell

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    Pretty much nailed it. The roster and the "system" were never a match for each other and it just snowballed from there. Really well done!
     
    #20 Hank McDowell, Apr 9, 2016
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