ClutchFans Game Thread: Hornets @ Rockets 10/23/2024

This team is physically weak without Brooks, and Amen on the court and Adams not being available compounded our inferior physicality. The Rockets got man handled in the second half. They were pushed off their spot and bullied for rebounds in said second half. It's a running theme for this team. They need some dogs out there on the floor. Adams will instantly change the soft narrative of this squad after he steps on the court as a Rocket.

 

Yes please

 

They might need more, send them Jabroni as well.

 

yeah this is basically what I saw. The only thing I’d add is that I think Ime was a step behind the Hornets coach making adjustments.

I was really disappointed Bari basically disappeared. I’m starting to worry he just doesn’t have the killer instinct. I already know he can’t create. If he’s not gonna shoot it at a high level, what are we doing? Jalen’s defensive effort was great but he still looks like a bad shooter. I hate that we are tethered to him for 3 more years at $36 mil that he doesn’t close to deserve. I get annoyed with Dillon’s tunnel vision hero ball. Yeah Fred didn’t shoot well, but I doubt anyone is really concerned with Fred. I’m not. Sengun made mistakes but he does look like he’s on his way to the all star game this year. Amen was great; he needs to play at least 36 min a game. I’m gonna be patient with Tari and Reed.

I’ll say it. I don’t like our starting 5 and I don’t think they fit together well. I thought that going back to last year.

also stating the obvious: we still can’t shoot

 

Harden would feed Amen to be an all star player.

 

I do believe strongly that Reed will shoot better but to name him the Messiah.....ain't right.

One guy who is a rookie to save all the young veterans?

 

And Sengun, and Jalen (see Maxey.) Imagine Amen as a lob-threat for Beard? Hell, imagine Amen, Jalen and Cam in general as lob threats for Beard?

 

Capela knows the lob threats from Beard.

 

What happened tonight was that the rockets players, like the fans on this board, got super hype during the 1st half thinking the team was hot sh*t. Then they stopped executing, guys like Jalen started to heat check and then they were flat rest of the way. I'm not super concerned.

 

Ime mentioned we’d pick up the pace this year, but it feels like we’re still playing at the same slow tempo as last season. It’s frustrating because we’re clearly better when we push the ball and keep it moving quickly

 

I totally agree with this. I was screaming at the TV as Alpi was being hacked virtually every time he was in scoring position. If this was LeBron or any other "superstar" he would have been on the free throw line all evening.

 

Thank you!

 

Choke city

 

If you want Uptempo Offense, No Clogging the Paint by Alperen Sengun. The Balance needs to be better.

4th Quarter
PG Reed Sheppard
SG Jalen Green
SF Amen Thompson
PF Cam Whitmore
C Jabari Smith/ Tari Eason

 

There were also points in the game where the players looked exhausted and Ime left them out there to keep jacking shots.

 

Not sure why its Jabari fault people dont pass him the ball.

 

I'm still pissed about the L

 

I agree we are the deepest team in the L look at the mpg stil played the main guys iver 30 mins.

 

Empty stats against a scrub team (Remember that was the excuse in our 10 game winning streak for Jalen last year). When it counted Sengun was unreliable & out muscled by a 6'6 small forward. THIS is our best player?

 

It’s just one game and the loss is on Ime’s rotations. As I feared, Ime just can’t help himself when it comes to Fred and Dillon. Fred is going to be fine, but it was obvious he was off with his shot. Dillon getting 31 mins to Amen’s 22 is ridiculous, especially since Amen is the ideal guy to guard LaMelo. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait half a season or for an injury for Ime to wake up and use meritocracy instead of seniority to get the rotations going. Stone should have saved Ime from himself and gotten rid of Dillon in the off-season.