They are not disciplined with the ball, and when they have the proper matchup, a good sized guard that can slow Harden a bit, we sort of don't have option B. DD
They fall in love with the 3 and get lazy with the ball. When the 3 doesn't fall they are slow to adjust
I blame Harden the most. He is the leader. The way he plays when the Rockets have the lead frustrates me. This is beyond looking lazy.. it is lazy. It infects the whole team.
We could easily have the 2nd seed right now. We could easily be making a move at the Warriors for the first if we didn't blow a 20 point lead every time we had it. On one hand I expected us to be a 4-6 seed going in, so I can't complain too much. But its a damn shame this team has this big of a glaring hole when they are doing so well...
There is no urgency in his gait when they are up.. now that they are down you can tell the difference. He is running up the court.
There are so many games where we have large leads. I'm not talking 5 or 10 point lead. I'm talking about 15-20 point leads where the opposition come charging back a possession or two away, or even take the lead, and then we retaliate with a run to win. It's happened so many games.
I posted this in the game thread. I'll tell you why: 1-8 three point shooting on WIDE OPEN threes? But the court spacing! I've defended him, but Anderson needs to get his **** together and in a hurry. Being in a slump for 75% of the season is pathetic. Combine that with Harden becoming lazy as **** with the basketball when we get leads and the team's overall lackadaisical play and it's no wonder we choke so often. We have a bad habit of not playing defense and jacking up 3's. When we don't hit them we are in big trouble. In addition, Beverley and Ariza have temporarily reverted to the Brick Brothers of old. These are massive problems and we will get bounced in the playoffs if we don't fix it. The only reasons it's not a bigger concern is because for some odd reason the Rockets have such a horrible schedule. We've played more games than most teams. So many b2b's and such little rest. Also, it's very clear we need Capela back as well as another competent wing player off the bench. Just annoying as hell right now.
