ClutchFans Game Thread: Pelicans @ Rockets 4/4/2021

chris paul gonna put his foot in our ass

 

realistically, in a best case scenario Porter would be a 6th man and Wood would be like a 4th option on a real contending team.

I think we need to curb our expectations a bit with these guys.

 

Don’t speak reason in here. This is like that spaceship movie with Samuel Jackson where physics has no dominion over reality.

 

I thought we might win, but I was never sure of it. It's sad to see the Rockets in such a state of unhappiness. The tanking continues to be successful. I hope that we will be rewarded with a top 4 pick. We have suffered too much.

 

DEAR REPORTERS - Do Not Ask Coach Silas about any injured players
HE DOES NOT FRICKING KNOW!!! EVER!!!

Rocket River

 

No reason to play C.Wood to further injury and if they want to win this season, he needs to be shelved. And let the soon to be ex-Rockets (Kelly O) play. 20 FTs, only making 50% of them. Since coming back, most of his REB, AST, BLK, POINTS and other significant stats are down.

 

I will make this quick

Once again like the other game I am drunk again so here comes my second post being drunk

It's kind of random it has nothing to do with the game but here it goes I now have a fetish for Corey krispert

Stone need to figure out a way to Come Away with this draft with Mobley and Krispy krispert and I will be a happy man ( or wowan depends on my mood)

I saw highlights of Krispy today..scary..just scary .like a machine from 3 pt land..just scary

I want him to be a rocket plus he will put women's butts in the seats cuz he looks like a damn model

Good night

 

breaking news: kenyon martin jr is good at dunking.

 

Wood is what he is to me, but if Porter can reach solid starter on a playoff team, I’d be fine with that outcome

 

Rockets guarding the other teams center:

 

here's cayleigh and calvin in pink to cheer everybody up

 

right now KPJr reminds me of D’angelo Russell if he had a below average shot and more athleticism

 

Kelly Olynyk reminds me of James Harden but if he moved off ball.

 

Is that Juzang kid coming out in the draft?

He would look pretty good in Rockets Red. I mean Blue Dammit Tilman.

 

Porter seems to be still very raw. Shows flashes of brilliance at times. When he switched to SG, he seemed to play much better rather than facilitating at PG. Wood is definitely not the 4th option. He will excel when there is a pass-first type PG and who has the ability to pass better inside. Wood attempted only 11 shots tonight out of which 6 were at the 3pt line. That is simply coach's poor use of the player's strengths. He has been consistent for the most part so I am not sure what has changed for you by watching this one game that has tank strategy written all over it.

 

He does need to be more aggressive.

 

Tired of this excuse. Even when Wood was played with Harden, KPJ, DJ, Wall, Dipo as PG's this season. None are able to consistently get him "touches"/shots. There's a reason for that and that's on Wood.

Here's the Strengths/flaws I see in Wood's game that's becoming more and more apparent.

Strength,
-ability to finish in the paint. Once Wood gets into the pain either by a pass or by a drive, he has a really nice touch and some go-to moves that usually end up being a foul or basket
-Can shoot some open 3's if needed, a bit streaky due to his form.

Weakness
-Does not know how to set picks, he has one mode on PnR, he will only slip and dive to the rim. This puts a lot of pressure on the ball handler to make a difficult pass above defenders. This is also easily countered by the other teams because they just body Wood up and there's no pass.
-Does not read the defense, especially in the high post. If you watch Kelly and Wood in the post, it's honestly night and day. Kelly is always looking for someone to hit on cuts. If nothing works he will look to attack. Wood rarely surveys the floor correctly, he usually has his mind set already to attack, and will only throw the ball out last second when he sees a bunch of people in the paint.
-Easily bullied out of positions. This is one of the main reasons he gets so few shot attempts a game. He can't hold his position on offense to receive the ball. I don't know how many times he starts in the low post trying to get position, and then end up receiving the pass with a foot on the 3 point line.

Wood is a very interesting case. In a vaccum he is a very talented offensive player with all the length and tools. His stats look great too because he is has an exceptional touch around the rim and he usually doesn't take bad shots. But so many things stick out when you actually watch him play, and it's obvious why he's not yet an all star. It's the very basic things like positioning, pick setting, bad dribble handoffs, bad passes etc.

 

Start olynyk at the 4, move either house or brown to the bench.

it ain’t really rocket science.