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Player's-Only Huddle on defense: "Enough is Enough"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by heypartner, Nov 2, 2018.

  1. heypartner

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    deserves its own thread
     
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    We need McHale back to clap at the players
     
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    CP3 for defensive coordinator.
     
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    hopefully this is the start of the turnaround.
     
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    I think we can only allow one defensive liability on the court at a time. That means Harden and Melo can never play together unless its a straight up stomp.

    Harden + Gordon + Ennis + Tucker + Capela
    Cp3 + Melo + Clark + MCW + A back up center in which we don't have.

    I didn't spend a lot of time thinking of the line ups, but what I listed should serve as an example.
     
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    Corner turned?
     
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    Awful teammate. This team would be 7-0 if Rondo was on it.
     
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    They figured out basketball.
     
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    CP3 playing 4-D chess calling a player's only meeting during a timeout.
     
  11. Carl Herrera

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    So, the key to defense is...


    playing harder?
     
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    With your hair on fire.
     
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    It's the Nets guys. Stay calm.
     
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    It could be the Washington Generals at this point, I'll take it.
     
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    And they were going blow to blow on those 3 pointers late in the 4th, I will take the players staying energetic and hold out the win.

    Who cares if it was the Nets, we had less digits in the W column before the game started.
     
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    question is... are they a liability by inability - or lack of desire?

    i mean, I've sen james play good defense... he played at least decent defense pretty much all year last year...

    previous years, it was all about how 'James had to carry such a load on offense bc he was our only real playmaker... and he cant be expected to do so much on offense - and still be expected to play defense...'

    Well we added CP3 to take some of the load... EGo can create his own shot... GG has no prob firin it up... I presume we brought Melo in for offense - not defense...

    whats the story now?

    Have we decided Harden is a superstar and doesnt have to play d if he doesnt want to?

    Before I get b****ed at for ragging on Harden... I'm saying the dude can play good d - i've seen it... I think he has the ability... Melo idk - could be laziness or could be old and bad footwork... idk...
     
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    Understand. But the defense.......Has a long way to go.
     
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    Me too.
     
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    and nets are a very solid team... they have a better shot selection than rockets...straight up only 3s(good looks) and layups.... a lot of drives ... cuts ....they insist on going for the layups more so than rockets, who shoot a lot of difficult 3 s rather than trying to drive to the rim perhaps because rockets dont have personnel to do so...
     
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    I agree with you that it is about the desire. But I also agree that the harder you play on defense the harder it is for your to play on offense. There are some players who are machines that can give 100% on both ends and Harden isn't one of those players, and that is ok.
     
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