The Largest Statistical Difference Between HOU and ATL/GS: AST RATIO

The only player besides Harden whom I am confident in when he has the ball is DMo. He will quickly rotate the ball around the perimeter or set himself up in the post. Every other player doesn't seem to have good instincts and the ball gets "sticky" when they get it.

Sadly, Papanikolau also worked very well in the offense and would always make a quick pass or drive and kick. It sucks that he's not getting minutes. I kinda wish we had developed him more instead of getting Josh Smith..though I understand with the injuries of Dwight and Jones we desperately needed a big.

 

lf you want to shoot that many 3's per game you have to go out and get the guys who can consistently hit the shot. Harden gets guys wide open looks routinely, he probably misses out on 2 assists per night on dudes just bricking.

Alot of new faces that are getting used to one another will probably contribute to a TO problem. What this team may lack in sexy stats I think it makes up for in 50/50 balls and hustle plays. When the game is on the line the only thing that matters is which team has the assassin on their side. We got one.

 

Actually you bring up a good point. Such a high percentage of our shots are 3 pointers that they will affect the number of made baskets which in turn will lower the number of assists. I wonder what the total "points from assists" is for us and how that compares to other teams.

 

Add Kevin McHale to that list as well OP

 

i think Melvin Hunt is a better coach than McFail and I also think we have one of the worse coaching staffs for a winning team. I think the Pop tree of coaches are better at assembling a coaching staff and implementing their strategy than McFail and his cohorts.

Sad but true.

 

Triple threat.

 

Maybe but it stops the possession.
That possession might have lead to an assist . . .not all free throws are on shots

Rocket River

 

I expected the Rockets 3 point % to take a nose dive with the addition of Smith & Brewer but it didn't really change that much. I suspect this style of play will produce mediocre shooting no matter the players.

 

2 years ago we were 1st in attempts and 8th in percentage.

It's not the style it's the shooters.

 

Not true at all - Harden is an elite distributor, he opts to draw contact instead of passing off for a possible assist. It would have earned an assist (or at least a chance at one, had he opted to draw the foul instead.

Furhter, the Rockets foul-drawing style also puts them in the Penalty earlier which means you can't get assists at all, and necessarily lowers your assist ratio.

 

Give it up Sammy.

It is all McFails fault.

The current Rockets could easily be 73-9 with a strong leader like Steve Kerr.

Fat slob Harden is a ball hog w**** and McHale doesn't call set plays. Indeed, there are 4-5 players on the Rockets bench that could shoot 55% from 3 if McFAIL would only play them.

 

All that said and done, those shots HAVE to start falling sooner than later. We are in the later parts of the season, a drastic change in the philosphy of our offense is something I don't see coach McHale doing anytime soon this year.

 

How are people like you allowed in garms?

 

Indeed.

 

Out of our top 7 in 3PAs, 5 are shooting above their career averages.

ARiza .333(.344 career)
Harden..374(.370)
PatBev .350(.358)
Terry .381(.379)
Brewer .309(.293)
Smith .313(.281)
Donatas .371(.313)

That hardly seems like any sort of evidence.

 

Lol I mean a strong leader like Kerr..what has Steve Kerr done to be given that reputation as a head coach?? 70 plus wins in today's western conference? James Harden is a fat slob? Lol fam.....go get laid.

 

Go on .........

 

It will never come together in Houston. Not winning another title, ever.

 

Hey.....dont you have a thread for this?