they suck... This is going to be a major problem come playoff time against the better teams Ok. That’s too harsh.. they have their specialties and are much better defensively at that position then in years past. Just far too often there’s such limited productionoitnof the 3/4 spots.
Ariza, Mbah, Tucker do their job man. Not sure who you are referring to. But yes Rhyno and Joe Johnson suck
We can't expect any change now. If Ariza starts playing better, i.e getting 12/4-5 boards plus good defense, I will be satisfied with him. Luc and PJ will be fine on D, they will score around 9-10 points a game. GG might get 12 a game at best with good energy. Anderson and Joe are the weakest links. Ryan needs to step up in the last 4 games, and get a rhythm going. If this doesn't happen, we will lose.
Well they are what they are is what you’re saying. I’m just pointing out that with all the the chatter about how much is on Harden offensively, well it’s still there. Hardens going to need to have monster game after monster game even with CP3 playing well.
Ummm there is something called a salary cap. Can't have all stars at all positions esp with Rhyno eating up a large chunk of cap space For a combined 18 or so million, you'd be hard pressed to find 3 forwards like Ariza, Tucker and Moute who can guard positions 1-4 by playing solid defense, can rebound and can knock down the 3. Not to mention the veteran leadership and presence they bring to the team The issue is not them but Ryan Anderson eating up $20million to do practically NOTHING
Ariza already averages 12 per game with 4.5 rebounds while playing good defense, so I don't know what you are talking about.
PJ Tucker has proved me wrong the second half. The dude is amazing playing out of position and holding his own. The Rockets at forward will be fine if PJ can keep this up in the playoffs. Ryno as a backup 4 is fine. Just not as a 5. I’m fine with the 4 big lineup Capela/PJ and Nene/Ryno. If everyone’s healthy our forward spots won’t be an issue.
Ariza , Luc and Tucker are solid players .... Ariza has shot the lights out all season , Luc is a swiss army knife and Tucker can defend 5 positions. Joe Johnson sucks .... I said I didn't like the signing and didn't think he'd help do anything but take Green's minutes and took heat. Ryno doesn't suck .... He's just vastly overpaid. He's a rotation piece on damn near every team in the league , just not at $20m per. If he were making Ariza / Tucker money we'd be singing a different tune. When he's got it going this offense is impossible to defend , he just doesn't have it going often enough for $20m bones.
gerald green definitely bolsters our forward rotation. hopefully ryno can not completely suck in the playoffs
No team has perfect lineup either. So it's up to MDA to take advantage of their weakness while hiding ours.
Hes doesnt even have it going to be paid as much as lmm and green Hes that bad right now. Zero on offense and zero on defense. Thats why he can even be trusted with consistent minutes.
Our forwards don't suck. It's time to respect what they have done to get us this far. We are #1 in the league. As for Ryan, people seem to forget he has the best 3 pt percentage on the team, so is a good outside threat. We just have to hope he doesn't hesitate, and takes those shots when he is open. That will open up the paint for James and Clint to do their magic. Ryan is 6 of 17 in his last shots from behind the arc in his last 6 games, which is far better than 6 of 40 when Harden was in his funk. 34 missed 3's is a lot of missed opportunities for scoring. All our guys have gone through slumps, but someone always brings it when we need it, and he is one more guy who has that ability to do just that. Do I want to see him coming in for Clint? Absolutely not. Coach needs to put Nene in for Clint.
Man, you guys find anything to b**** about huh. Even through our best season. Life must be miserable for y'all.
I think their defensive abilities do complement our two PGs. The thing is when Chris is injured, and Harden's shot is off, there is virtually only go to Capela.
