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The Rockets have lost 4 of their last 6 games. What gives?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by CrashTheBoards, Dec 29, 2014.

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What's the problem?

  1. Poor FT shooting

    31 vote(s)
    12.5%

  2. Howard’s post ups

    27 vote(s)
    10.9%

  3. We shoot too many threes

    13 vote(s)
    5.2%

  4. Nobody looks to get the ball from Harden, only give it to him

    8 vote(s)
    3.2%

  5. Josh Smith

    37 vote(s)
    14.9%

  6. McHale

    49 vote(s)
    19.8%

  7. We don’t flop enough

    12 vote(s)
    4.8%

  8. We shoot too many threes

    9 vote(s)
    3.6%

  9. Not enough D-Mo post ups

    33 vote(s)
    13.3%

  10. Our role players (Ariza and Beverley) are too inconsistent

    29 vote(s)
    11.7%
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  1. Mr. J

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    Fact = poor defense
     
    #21 Mr. J, Dec 29, 2014
  2. jimmyv281

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    James Harden looks tired.
     
    #22 jimmyv281, Dec 29, 2014
  3. dobro1229

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    Team chemistry is one of those weird volatile things in basketball. The Rockets are doing what I would probably do with the new lineups (except for playing Terry so many damn minutes), but its just one of those risky things when you swap out 3 or 4 players, and play with entirely new rotations. This team needs a long break to practice and get back to the drawing board.

    Oh.... and they need to stop playing Jason Terry so much. He's looking more like Boston/Brooklyn/Sac Terry now. He's completely worthless on the defensive end.
     
    #23 dobro1229, Dec 29, 2014
  4. CrashTheBoards

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    It used to be we could not score when our bench was in, but now we go on these scoring droughts when our starters are in. Always in the second half where we cant score for 5-6 minute stretches.
     
    #24 CrashTheBoards, Dec 29, 2014
  5. CrashTheBoards

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    Oh man, I put we shoot too many threes twice on accident. I meant to put sticky offense or something else like we defer to harden too much. My mistake.
     
    #25 CrashTheBoards, Dec 29, 2014
  6. dmenacela

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    On the contrary, Dorsey sucks. He is cancer to this team. :mad:
     
    #26 dmenacela, Dec 29, 2014
  7. Mr. Clutch

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    Yep. People calling for this or that move to get more scoring are missing the point.
     
    #27 Mr. Clutch, Dec 29, 2014
  8. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Dwight came back and decided to occupy the lane and not play defense.

    DD
     
    #28 DaDakota, Dec 29, 2014
  9. anchel

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    Harden is nos defending.
    Schedule its been really tough.
    Logical chemistry issues. No only the new guys, also the guys returning from injuries.
    Questionable coaching decisions.
     
    #29 anchel, Dec 29, 2014
  10. SpEnCeR

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    I don't think we've dropped off that much. The competition is just better.

    Howard has to be way better if the Rockets are going to win big.
     
    #30 SpEnCeR, Dec 29, 2014
  11. Ming The King

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    Rockets start to lazy every game
     
    #31 Ming The King, Dec 29, 2014
  12. anchel

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    Dwight didn't look well tonight, but that sentence is not fair. Harden regularly does not look well. Ariza didn't look well defensively tonight. DMo didn't look well defensively at San Antonio........
     
    #32 anchel, Dec 29, 2014
  13. Rocket_Man_2.0

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    3 more years of Mchale..oh boy!:(:eek:
     
    #33 Rocket_Man_2.0, Dec 29, 2014
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    DMo was playing his 1st game after loosing his starting job that game
     
    #34 Exiled, Dec 29, 2014
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    Seems like the team played extra hard when Dwight was hurt to pick up the slack, and once he came back they felt relieved and relaxed and gave less effort.
     
    #35 bmd, Dec 29, 2014
  16. CrashTheBoards

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    Without looking at the box score, our rebounding was good. We got out on the break and we limited their transition opportunities.

    The killer is turnovers and poor FT shooting. FT shooting has nothing to do with chemistry, but turnovers do.
     
    #36 CrashTheBoards, Dec 29, 2014
  17. Amiga

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    premature extension
     
    #37 Amiga, Dec 29, 2014
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    3 more years of Mchale. 3 more years of 1st round losses.
     
    #38 peter1989212, Dec 29, 2014
  19. Rocket_Man_2.0

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    Not playing Canaan...:rolleyes:
     
    #39 Rocket_Man_2.0, Dec 29, 2014
  20. Htownballer38

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    Come on OP you know exactly what the problem is.
     
    #40 Htownballer38, Dec 29, 2014
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