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Is Mchale's lack of in-game adjustments going to cost us this series?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by GoRox2013, Apr 21, 2014.

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  1. GoRox2013

    GoRox2013 Member

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    This has been Mchale's biggest flaw as a coach here, and last night everybody's fear manifested itself.

    -Parsons is SCORCHING hot and Mchale takes him out, then throws him back in when the game is on the line

    -LMA is killing TJones and we're getting destroyed on the boards, yet he leaves Jones in on the last play of regulation resulting in a tip in rebound (over Jones:rolleyes:) that tied the game up.

    -Closing seconds of the game, Harden struggling, Rockets have absolutely no movement on offense. Mchale chooses not to run any plays resulting in Harden shooting contested 3's when we're only down 1?

    (I'm sure theres alot more)

    What exactly is going on here? How can you expect to win a playoff series but not have any back up plan for certain situations? Though he's not the only reason we lost, his lack of X & O's played a part in us losing. Maybe Daryl Morey's style of controlling how the team plays doesn't fair well in the postseason. Maybe Mchale doesn't have as much power in certain situations. Either way he was grossly outcoached last night. How long will this continue until we start looking for a more seasoned coach? If he continues to coach like he did last night, we have zero chance of winning
     
    #1 GoRox2013, Apr 21, 2014
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  2. Realjad

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    He kept putting Lin in too. Lin made some big shots but he gave up more with his poor defense. Letting people blow by him for layups time and time again gets old. Also you cant have him in when the games on the line because of his disability of dribbling it in the paint and picking it up leading to a bad pass and turnover. He is only going to get his buckets when the blazers switch o double harden
     
    #2 Realjad, Apr 21, 2014
  3. Blake

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    Excellent play calling post-clutch timeouts. Well done!

    With the amount of weapons we have, perhaps something other than a Harden ISO play would be effective...

    However, this is just one game...
     
    #3 Blake, Apr 21, 2014
  4. archinkent

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    But...but he's a great player's coach ;)

    But seriously, if we do win this series, it will be due to the talent on this team and not Mchale's coaching.
     
    #4 archinkent, Apr 21, 2014
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    Morey's unrealistic computer philosophy. Looks nice on stats but lacks variety which makes it predictable in real life.

    Ive prepared you all along
     
    #5 cheke64, Apr 21, 2014
  6. Play07

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    We'll get use to him being in the game, he will play even more mins next game, and I appreciate his effort last night, Lillard is going to get his, you just don't stop guys like lillard bev can't even do it all the time, Lin blew by Lillard a number of times also
     
    #6 Play07, Apr 21, 2014
  7. count_dough-ku

    count_dough-ku Contributing Member

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    But the problems that cost the Rockets Game 1 are not a one-time thing. The mediocre defense has been an issue all season long. The lack of playcalling and resorting to ISO offense has been going on since November. The insistence of using Cisco off the bench and ignoring other guys has been happening all year(except not surprisingly when the Rockets were rolling through January and February). And most importantly, the inability to make in-game adjustments has plagued this team and it cost them dearly last night.

    These things aren't going to magically go away or fix themselves by Wednesday. It may not doom them in this series, but if they win, it'll be in spite of McHale's shortcomings as a coach.
     
    #7 count_dough-ku, Apr 21, 2014
  8. makio9

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    Complain about Harden's ISO all you want but if you had the balls to throw it over to Lin, Beverly, Jones, Howard, Parsons for the last shot with 2 second to go instead then you don't deserve to win.

    At the end of the day, the team just isn't that good at shooting.
     
    #8 makio9, Apr 21, 2014
  9. GoRox2013

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    Lillard got his mostly on high screen against Bev. He did get that and1 against Bev late, but that's when Bev was clearly hurting. The times he beat is man off the dribble were win Lin was guarding him
     
    #9 GoRox2013, Apr 21, 2014
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    If the rockets can't get out of the first round, then this will be the end of Mchale in Houston. He is straight up trash.

    Never once did they adjust on lma. Game rockets will double team Aldridge once he takes a dribble in the post. Force him to pick up his dribble, pass it out to someone else, then rotate. Make someone else beat us.

    Mchale left jones on an island guarding Aldridge. Only thing positive that can come out of a first round exit is Mchale being let go...
     
    #10 mario_v, Apr 21, 2014
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    This can be said of almost every game ever won in any sport.
     
    #11 justtxyank, Apr 21, 2014
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    why not do that 1/2 Pick & Roll ALL NIGHT...that thing is great
     
    #12 jonstarks, Apr 21, 2014
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    I really didn't think Lin's defense was too terrible last night. Granted he's not going to do as good a job on Lillard as Beverley, but he held his own especially against Mo Williams and locked him up multiple times (a-la-Beverley style). Lin did have some very crucial turnovers per usual though... needs to not get stuck in the paint with no dribble or up in the air.

    As for McHale's lack of adjustments, the answer is yes... All the best coaches make adjustments based on how the game is going. It only makes sense if your original game plan is not going well to change something. The leaving T-Jones in to guard LMA imo was the worst decision. At least put in someone with a little more size. No Asik or DMo for some reason (although they may have done a hack-a-Asik as well). Let's hope the Rockets really study their film and make adjustments/come out with more intensity in the first half. I can't imagine Harden shooting as bad as he did in that first game again.
     
    #13 ekingjames12, Apr 21, 2014
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    Really, are you saying that good coaching has nothing do with any wins? Phil Jackson? Popovich?
     
    #14 archinkent, Apr 21, 2014
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    Playing only 8 is what I don't understand. You have to utilize the roster. DMo, Casspi, Hamilton, Powell, Daniels all saw no minutes.
     
    #15 rocketsmetalspd, Apr 21, 2014
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    Is Mchale's lack of in-game adjustments going to cost us this series?

    HE ALREADY DID
     
    #16 AvgJoe, Apr 21, 2014
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    ok so exactly who was gonna play besides LIN? Garcia who couldn't hit a shot? who was on the bench and a better option with the other 4 people on the floor? waiting for your answer..
     
    #17 benchmoochie, Apr 21, 2014
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    other than Daniels those others offer no value. dmo had been cold winding down the season.
     
    #18 benchmoochie, Apr 21, 2014
  19. yummyhawtsauce

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    I can't tell if you're serious or not but I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I only remember 2 distinct plays where Lillard got his on Lin, the and 1 3 pter and the baseline drive. Other that his d was rock solid, oh and Lin single handedly almost won the game in overtime.
     
    #19 yummyhawtsauce, Apr 21, 2014
  20. justtxyank

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    I'm saying that very rarely does a less talented team beat a more talented team because of the coach getting them over the top.

    What team did Phil Jackson win a ring with where he had the less talented team in the series?
     
    #20 justtxyank, Apr 21, 2014
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