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What is this team's greatest individual basketball skills deficiency?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by basketballholic, Dec 8, 2014.

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What is this team's greatest individual basketball skills deficiency?

  1. 3-point shooting accuracy

    7 vote(s)
    5.1%
  2. Free-throw shooting accuracy

    37 vote(s)
    27.0%
  3. Post-up offense

    7 vote(s)
    5.1%
  4. Finishing at the rim

    5 vote(s)
    3.6%
  5. Offensive rebounding

    3 vote(s)
    2.2%
  6. Defensive rebounding

    3 vote(s)
    2.2%
  7. Rim Protection/Shot blocking

    5 vote(s)
    3.6%
  8. Ball handling

    14 vote(s)
    10.2%
  9. Passing/playmaking

    54 vote(s)
    39.4%
  10. Individual man-to-man defense/defender

    2 vote(s)
    1.5%
  1. basketballholic

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    What individual basketball skill is the most lacking on this team and needs to be shored up the most for this team to be solidified as a better championship contender?
     
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  2. hardenisaboss

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    Turnovers easily, most of our players' assist to turnover ratios are terrible
     
  3. Aleron

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    i feel like a playmaker, but more of a high post than point guard variety

    id sell my soul for Horford
     
  4. Baba Booey

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    Turnovers.
     
  5. CisBuds4U

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    FTs, turnovers, passing in the post
     
  6. BigMaloe

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    Finishing at the rim, we suck theis year and have no slasher or penetrator outside of harden
     
  7. chievous minniefield

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    Blake Griffin/Zach Randolph/Lamarcus Aldridge/Serge Ibaka/Dirk Nowitzki defender.
     
  8. TheWhopper

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    finishing at the rim - whether it be missed dunks by howard or dorsey, weak attempts by black, or rushed shots by d-mo, i think this is the area that is head-scratching.

    i thought it was difficult to pinpoint the weakest skill-set, though. i'm very pleased overall.
     
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    Playmaking for sure, as a team. Harden is great at it, but then who? Terry? K-Pap?
     
  10. RocketsJumer

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    For me, it has to be playmaking and rim protection.

    We cannot and should not rely on James to be our only playmaker. Terry has been good recently, and Canaan and Pap have shown some flashes but a real secondary perimeter option is lacking in the team.

    Secondly, rim protection. I don't know how we are beat teams with little real rim protection. But height is really lacking on this team.

    If we can shore up those two spots, I'll feel very confident in our chances.
     
  11. Spacemoth

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    Scoring off the bench. Jamal Crawford on this team + health = championship.
     
  12. fallenphoenix

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    turnovers for sure, but considering how many new and young players we have this isn't surprising. as chemistry develops this will become less of a problem.
     
  13. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    That we only have one playmaker.
     
  14. IvanLCPM

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    Turnovers!!!
     
  15. Plowman

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    We need a real good playmaker,who can also D up .... out top.
     
  16. Aleron

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    Don't think Chris Paul is on the market
     
  17. robbie380

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    Turnovers but since that's not a specific skill I said 3pt accuracy
     
  18. Ghost_of_Akeem

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    Front court shooting is the weakest part of our team, both FT's and spot shooting. None of our frontcourt players can effectively score unless they are standing right next to the rim and other than D-Mo who shoots a meager 64% from the line, none of them can hit a FT to save their life.

    Turnovers are mostly an issue because of our spotty lineup right now. We will get better at not turning the ball over once we get some lineup continuity, if we get healthy.
     
  19. K-Low_4_Prez

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    the stats say finishing at the rim but we have had a slim frontcourt... that and playmaking need to improve
     
  20. Da34Box

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    Even though not an option, turnovers.
    Then I would say playmaking/ball movement and freethrow making.
     

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