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For those saying Ime is a problem….

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rvo384, Apr 26, 2025.

  1. DaDakota

    DaDakota Rockets forever!
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    Well in the playoffs things you need to work on are magnified.

    Lots of lessons being handed out - even for IME if he will take em.

    Kerr is coaching circles around Ime.

    DD
     
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    Brother you been high on Cam all season and we have seen what he looks like when hes on the floor. Dude is a turnover machine who is lackadaisical on defense. Its broad as daylight my man even if you want to deny it. If he gave any effort on defense he would be in the rotation.

    Are you seriously talking about Jock being a spacing big????
     
  3. LosPollosHermanos

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    in the regular season when he's getting open layups on his athleticism, he has no game in the playoffs

    Give me one good offensive posession these last 3 games

    Its not that he had a bad game, he just doesn't have anything he can offer. What other player that can't shoot worth a dime became good? Please tell me in the modern NBA
     
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  4. Rvo384

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    This team isn’t deep
     
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    100% no.
     
  6. roslolian

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    The first 8 guys in the rotation can all be starters on different teams.
     
  7. Rvo384

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    Yep. Not if you can’t get a jumper
     
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    Its our first year in the playoffs and I would rather our core players get playoff experience anyways. This isn't a championship team get that through your head. We don't have Hakeem or James Harden. No generational talent on our roster.

    Jabari not playing more is a fair question but the rest of it is just nit picking.
     
  9. Rvo384

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    Who?????????
     
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    Adams, Jabari and Tari.
     
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    Not really did Amen deserve 36 mins tonight over Tari?
     
  12. DaDakota

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    Yeah, Jock was a decent 3pt shooting big, I am not saying he is the answer, but the Warriors played POST a Gleague undrafted center.....

    We have shooters, we are unbalanced - I would have 100% played Holiday - and maybe sprinkled in Cam or Reed......but my point on them is they should have been playing all year so they were more ready - but Ime wasted their year and now that we need their abilities they probably aren't ready.

    This is an IME failure too short sighted, doesn't make adjustments when needed.

    His Press conferences are.....we just missed shots....clap clap play harder.

    Meanwhile Kerr is whiping up the floor with his Ime image towel.

    DD
     
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    we didn’t even need a fox we should have got anfernee Simmons or Collin sexton… cam
    Johnson maybe kennard … or Jordan Clarkson or jerimiah grant

    plenty of players. We have way too many assets and good young players not to mention expiring contracts that we could’ve made a deal happen. There’s no doubt in my mind
     
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    100% true, we need to balance out our roster with some guys that can shoot.

    DD
     
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    Ime's unwillingness to use other players besides his precious 8 is definitely a problem.


    The Warriors are without Jimmy and they are still playing 9 guys. One of this teams biggest advantages is quality depth and Ime is failing to tap into it and instead letting the same guys sink us.
     
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    Jaden Mcdaniels. Anthony Edwards was shooting .329 from three his rookie season. Draymond Green. Jimmy butler was shooting .182 from three his first year and sub .250 in multiple other years. Ja Morant. Tons of NBA players who are not good shooters who are nba allstars. You don't necessarily have to become a superstar
     
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    Did Jalen deserve 39 minutes? 9 points? Less than Amen?

    Ime trusts his starters. Amen was on Curry all night. What does Jalen do if he isn't scoring?
     
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    I've been preaching for a Jordan Clarkson/Simons type all year. We needed bench scoring and we could have gotten them for relatively cheap. We have zero shooting, our backup PG position is terrible, 0 bench and our starting lineup isn't even that great. Out of all the moves you could have made, Stone thought it was a priority to get Cody Zeller and Jaden Springer to acquire garbage picks. This is our GM.
     
  19. DaDakota

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    Not to mention our guys were gassed in the 4th, Ime is a problem in this series, he is not helping.

    DD
     
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    We have enough to win this game. Obviously the defensive scheme against Curry wasn't working. Udoka did nothing to adjust. He didn't even go with Jabari at center.
     

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