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2025 Round 1 playoff Game 2 Adjustments

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rocket River, Apr 21, 2025.

  1. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    This is imaginary stuff, MDA wouldn't make the roster better offensively than Ime Udoka of all people? lol

    Give me a break. Brad Stevens coached the same Celtics roster to 5th offense where Udoka could only achieve 9th. The following season, Mazzula also eclipsed him by shipping out guys Udoka deemed critical to winning. And you're telling us MIKE D'ANTONI wouldn't know how to improve the offense when Udoka is not even better than Brad Stevens? MDA would also have this team running and he would f*ck you up if you took stupid shots like this roster constantly takes. He would have our athletic team RUNNING against the old team.

    If you want to say he wouldn't improve the team that's at least a sane argument. But to say MDA wouldn't know what to do offensively is ridiculous. The guy who has been whooping Udoka's a$$ in playoff series' was a student of MDA's offensive genius. MDA brought KD/Curry/Klay/Draymond/Kerr Warriors to their knees with just James Harden and Chris Paul - the Warriors being a team that had way more talent and wiped the floor with Lebron's Cavs. How come Udoka couldn't beat Kerr with the better-shooting team, more superstars and well experienced team in the Finals? Lost in 6 with HCA.

    This is just such an absurd statement. Stephen Silas had roughly the same TS% as Udoka's team with no veterans and no stars and all these kids much younger and rawer. You're comparing Udoka to Mike D'f*ckin'Antoni?

    You've really jumped the shark.
     
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  2. pippsux

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    Roles are undefined!
    Amen is not a playmaker! Stop playmaking!
    Defend Curry and play the lanes!
    FVV if you are injured, and you look it, sit yo ass down and heal, cause your jump shot and movement look pained
    Hey coach,
    Don’t be afraid to play your bench, it’s ok
    Jalen Green needs to continue to attack the rim, Nick Young on Gil’s Arena called it, he playing scared
    Hey Brooks,
    You the enforcer, lay a hard foul on Butler let him know!
     
  3. Germanturk

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    We had a very bad first game but the Problem what i see is not that Fred shots bad. In my opinion Jalen Green is the main Problem. The reason is, that he cant play big games and he is not intelligent. He is a very atheltic and in no pressure Situations a Spectacular player but you will not win a championship with Jalen Green. I like to watch him play but he isnt a winner. If i where Ime i let any other player start for him. I know that a lot of Jalen Fans will attack me but they must give Sheppard much more minutes next season and how can Whitmore play 0 minutes in a game where the Rockets score 85 Points?!!
    Ime must take some player more into the Rotation. Holiday is a very good 3 Pointer maybe the best after Brooks but he get also 0 Minutes. I hope they player start to hit there shots in the second game. Its a very important game. If we lose the Series will be 90% over. We will see what the pressure does with the player.
     
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  4. Bo6

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    Play more than 8 guys.
     
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  5. DrNuegebauer

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    1. Make fast break layups

    2. ???

    3. Profit
     
  6. ElvinHayes2025

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    My starting lineup:

    Amen
    Fred
    Brooks
    Bari
    Sengun
     
  7. pippsux

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    the only problem I see is spacing
    Sengun has no space to work cause
    Fred and amen bari and brooks have poor spacing and streaky at best 3pt shooting
     
  8. Hemingway

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    I don’t see Ime making adjustments this late in the year. He rarely makes adjustments that aren’t injury related. Like it or not FVV and Jalen have to hit shots or we are done. In the case of Jalen, he needs to get back at hitting the open man like he started to do before the foolish resting the last 3 games of the season. Having Green playing solo those 3 games was asinine.
     
  9. pippsux

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    Agreed
    85 points is crazy in a league where teams are putting up 100 for fun

    Holiday, Reed and Cam combined can get 30 points in reasonable minutes
     
  10. SamFisher

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    "Play harder"
    - Kevin McHale
     
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  11. pm713

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    Offensively we need to play with confidence and stop being so timid, hesitant, and indecisive. One person who definitely doesn’t have that problem on offense is Cam. He should get some minutes tonight for a scoring punch off the bench.
     
  12. Rocket River

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    I think we hit all those points

    Rocket River
     

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