ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 4/26/2025 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

And he's not even good at that. (3/9)

 

McFail at least had the stones to bench Harden when he was suckin a** in that series... i mean sure, it cost him his job... but at least he did the right thing as a coach who's trying to win...
The part that pisses me off is that Ime could prob bench anybody who is having a bad night and get away with it (unlike Harden vs McFail) - but he doesnt. Just flat out stubbornness... Same with the limited rotation - stubborn same as MDA was on the point... i canrt believe these coaches get paid what they do - and do their job so crappy... smdh

 

Brent Price could shoot he is/was a better PG than FVV.

DD

 

I'm game for the first two. I don't see where Landale would help at all. Alpi should be able to handle 33 mins easily.

 

Though the double big lineup has been good at times I want us to roll out a small ball lineup and go 5 out to create some driving lanes.

 

So......about Kevin Durant.

 

Warriors too good for double big lineup - Kerr has been ready for it - He sits Looney and Draymond, brings in Post Heild and Payton Jr and spreads us out when we switch on Curry and they get wide open 3 after 3 on top of Curry cooking

 

Was thinking about that a lot before the game but was trying to be optimistic...

 

It was working for 3.5 quarters. Only bench players I would entertain playing are Holliday and Tate. Tate’s injured though.

what baffles me is Udoka gave the ball to Fred. And once again they lose. You can’t keep putting the ball in freds hands instead of Jalen. This isn’t a winning recipe. They played completely different tha how they played game 2. Baffling

 

offseason moves:

-re-sign Fred to a 3 year 60M deal. this one is guaranteed. Ime is going to force it

-draft some dude who won't even play for us who can actually help the team

-Stone preaching about continuity and building internally because he has no idea how to actually build a team on his own

-get embarrassed in the playoffs

rinse and repeat

 

It's been great. In both games 1 and 3..as soon as Udoka took out Adams, the Warriors were able to break the tie and extend their lead. Both times 6-7 minutes left in the 4th quarter, it was a 1 or 2 possession game before he took him out.

 

Brent price would shoot MUCH better than Fred, don't disrespect Brent like that

 

I'm hoping that this series doesn't make Stone trade for KD out of desperation. We aren't one KD away from the finals, so let's just keep drafting players and looking for moves that fit our timeline.

 

Our max guy is FVV. Their max guy is Curry. That’s the difference folks.

 

We can't beat a GSW without Jimmy Buttler, come on that is just unbelievable. The rockets are playing against a warriors B team but getting outcoached by Kerr.

 

That's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see how that works out for em lol

 

I am not sure why these blokes thought they could win a playoff game without the fire that they brought in G2

Where were the screens? Where was the scrapping on the boards? They weren't even helping their teammates up off the floor quickly.

I hope these young fellas learn quick, especially Sengun. Going up weak doesn't fukcing work!

 

hahaah yes that's what makes it like 10 times more frustrating... I'm just tired of these assholes man lol they can't keep getting awayyyyy with itttttttt LOL

 

When we got matched up with the Warriors it was guaranteed to be an automatic series loss (with a few more games left to play). They have our number, just like the old days when Seattle had our number. Its a matter of waiting out the Steph-Dray Warriors and stepping up when it's our turn. Hopefully we will be positioned to do so when that time comes.

 

3 things killed us

-defensive mistakes
-too many Fred touches and not Green or Amen
-missed FT’s

unfortunate because we played steph tough. The last half of the 4th was just terrible