Ime Udoka on Rockets lack of effort, mistakes in Miami

Or if Sengun didn’t turn the ball over 3 times. Or if Sengun didn’t commit 6 fouls. Or if Sengun didn’t miss several defensive assignments. See how dumb this is? Why demonize one or two players while absolving others especially Sengun. It wasn’t Sengun’s fault and it wasn’t Green or smith’s fault. Fact is it’s a team game and to nitpick one or two players makes little sense and shows bias. Team game means everyone is accountable for wins and losses.

It’s easy to talk about missed shots and “if player x only made 2 more shots” but every player should ask himself what he didn’t do to win. did I switch well on defense? Did I communicate? Did I have the right energy and intensity? Did I attack that crease right or pass out that trap right? Did I do everything in my power to win or what could I have done better?

 

Just because it is a team game does not mean everyone played equally well. The players that sucked ass gets more blame for the loss than the players that didn’t suck ass - novel concept. When Sengun goes 5-23 next time don’t worry we will blame him too. It’s not bias or demonizing, it’s accountability.

 

Accountability means every single person. No one was perfect on that court and all the things did wrong compounded into a gigantic phenomenon called a loss. It all adds up. Every single action. Those players that have been demonized by fans made great plays as well so to say they “sucked ass” is inaccurate. And to say those who played well didn’t “suck ass” is not factual and highly biased. Sengun Tate and Cam missed several defensive assignments in that game leading to a lot of points for the Heat. Doesn’t mean they sucked. It means it’s the sum of all the bad that leads to a loss. Every man. Team.

 

I don't know you are trolling or not. Let's say you are serious:
Percentages:
Sengun: 60-50-75
Jalen: 20-25-83
Jabari : 23-20-100

Points-minutes:
Sengun : 22/32
Jalen : 11/31
Jabari : 10/32

Assists and Turnovers :
Sengun : 2-3
Jalen : 6-3
Jabari : 0-1

If you criticize Sengun for low assists number and high number of fouls, fair enough, we applaud you but if you get confronted due to Jalen&Jabari criticism no one will take you seriously. They just played bad, hope they will do better as Alp will make less fouls and more assists.

 

I think Jalen doesn't need anyone to demonize him at this point. He's demonizing himself enough with his embarrassing performances on the court on a nightly basis.

 

Dude that’s not my point. Not sure why you wrote all these numbers which are irrelevant. Please stop focusing on what you read in the first line. That’s not at all the main point to what I emphasized on. I talked about every player adding up with bad play all game culminating with a loss. Blaming one or 2 players is wrong. Team game. If you focus on anything focus on those 2 words. And read my previous posts on Cam, Smith, Sengun, Tate. This isn’t about defending anyone. Everyone is accountable.

 

Tried to explain as if "talking to Bilal".

I did not know whether you were trolling or not. Everybody explained you, you did not want to understand. I put figures to describe again. It seems that it did not reach to you also.

It was clear as daylight Jalen&Jabari did not have a good game. Accountability. These two boys never came from the bench since they joined to Rockets. Someone has tell them and to their supporters : "Behave". They had enough bad habits under Silus and Rox can not go same way. Time to wake-up call. The sooner the better.

 

Since we are going full accountability, let's also talk about Jalen Green being a weakling, and Jabari Smith having constant struggles with NBA-level physicality.

These are two fixable items that we have to live through right now. Guys are so damn young, playing against 30-year-olds.

 

Spoelstra has better players

 

You cannot say Spoelstra had better players than Boston last Playoffs.

He beats you with tactics and he beats you with more motivated role players.

 

I dont know who you responded to and im gonna keep it that way, but good post. I assume it was some Jalen nuthugger trying to justify his awful play. Cant make this stuff up.

 

I agree. Any team that makes extra passes against Houston is successful in breaking down our defense. We still have a ways to go. The absence of Dillon Brooks and Tari Eason is hurting the Rockets.

 

It’s more about know how and savvy. Like I said Morant, Trae, Fox aren’t big guys but they play bigger. Seeing a guy out of position at a bad angle you drive into their body. See a guy in the restricted area you come in strong. Using pump fakes and shoulder to bump them off when they jump or try to crowd you. Green needs to use these more.

Smith simply doesn’t have the ability to get to the rim effectively. His offense is very limited similar to Ariza. Doesn’t have lateral ability side stepping away from defenders or angling his body away from a stationary defender. Doesn’t have the ball control ability either. He tries to too much at times and that’s not his game. But like Jalen he needs to drive into defenders body. His spots are elbow pull ups, low and mid post hitting a pull up or turn around J, and 3 pt pull up or spot up.