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

No they don't they had a losing record wtihout Jimmy.

We got beat because our coach is stubborn and he is getting outcoached by a guy starting Gleague players at center.

Kerr is so much smarter and a better coach than Ime, it is disgraceful.

DD

 

Ant is way way way better than Jalen.

Not even close.

DD

 

You know who can? Holiday, Cam, and Reed if they played all year....they would have gotten through the lumps....instead we are stuck with poor offensive players.

Good offense will beat good defense 100 out of 100 times.

DD

 

Yep, these two guys the ball gets sticky, glad I'm not the only one that notices it.

Brooks is fine, he hits his shots, I never feel like Brooks holds the team back.

I feel like Fred does. He makes us play slower and he makes us play down to our weakness and he's not good enough for it to be worth it. If this was prime CP3 or Dwill, then yes, it would be worth it to slow things down let your PG control the pace...but its not. I think the Rockets should be moving on from him.

 

Yep, we have no shot at winning a championship, I know that much.

FVV is too big of an issue, these guys are still too young...

But I want to take these MFers down with us. I don't care if it takes 7 games, just end these guys. I know the next team will probably do it if we don't, but I'd like to end this little fairytale they have going that makes them think they are going to win another championship with their old ass players.

 

Ant has a way better coaching staff and a team that actually runs plays for him

JG shot 41% on catch and shoot 3s

imagine if he had a real PG getting him them shots consistently

The gap between him and Edward’s isn’t as big as you like to try and make it but go off…

 

Did Curry play all year? I thought he missed some time, figured GSW lost Klay, missed Curry a little, and retooled.

Kerr is a good coach, and makes better use of his players than Udoka does.

Curry is one of the most dangerous bball players ever, especially playoff activated.

I mean I get that they are a shadow of their former selves, but that doesn't mean they're scrubs. Pretty sure this team gives most playoff squads a run for their money. Not saying they're title contenders, but Rockets were always going to struggle against them, Jimmy or not.

 

Played it for years in college. Man your opinion differs from mine. I'm not trying to change the world. You keep rooting for the Rockets just like I will. Not here to argue with you or try to change your thinking. Have a good evening sir.

 

They've been doing it all year, Ime act like he’s scared to tell them something. But he’s benched Jalen and Sengun several times this year. It’s almost like it’s two rocket teams. Team A: Ime & his vets Team B: the young rockets(the future)

Team A gets to do whatever they want, they can even sabotage the team in an effort to win their way only. They can make rookie mistakes and still get praised for showing effort.

Team B: everything is their fault. If they make the same mistakes as the vets, they get benched. Even some of them will get their career sabotaged if they make the coach look dumb for benching them(Cam). Also if you haven’t noticed, Team B also gets blamed for Team As mistakes.

something has to change.

 

Believe me, I’m not defending his awful touch around the rim tonight - I’m just arguing that calling this offense Sengun-centric is ridiculous. There isn’t enough organization in our offense for it to be centric around anyone. The most consistent play is over dribbling by our guards and then passing a grenade to someone when there’s 2 seconds left on the clock.

 

jalen brother, you barely did anything in this game. smh

 

Yes please

 

Such a bad look. The inexperience is showing. Ime should try to give Whitmore and Reed some minutes.

 

They were blitzing not switching on pnr plays with Jalen. They also face guarded and denied hand offs to Jalen.

 

Regardless of scheme, systems or players, JG is nowhere near the player Ant is.

Ant will absolutely go get a bucket when you need one and is not afraid to be that guy regardless of who he’s playing.

I don’t think there’s anything JG is better at than Ant.

Swap Ant and JG and we win this series comfortably.

 

The Rockets were so timid driving to or scoring under the basket because of Draymond. It's crazy how one 6'5 guy controls the paint and players that much. Everyone in the Rockets is scared of him..

 

This 1000% man. Yeah, FVV is getting insane minutes as if he's Lebron, he has no leash at all, can jack up the wildest of shots and never gets pulled. He plays complete hero ball and Ime just accepts it but anyone else? Nah.

I feel like Ime is the Mark Jackson of this team. We'll have him for 2-3 years, just to get these players to buy in to a culture, only for him to be fired for a coach that is going to be less unbiased than Ime, because he certainly has his biases.

I guess Ime already was in that position with the Celtics. He's a great coach for a young team, clearly, he's gotten a bunch of NBA babies to buy in to team defense but I'm not sure he understands anything outside of setting up a culture. This is no Coach Spo. Spo sets the culture and gets his teams humming. This is no Popovic.

If I'm the owner if the offense doesn't look improved next season I'm moving on. Thanks for teaching these players discipline and toughness but they have to know how to actually play smart on both sides of the ball as well.

We're actually wasting Cam Whitmore, just completely wasted him. He's never played so bad to never get any minutes, yes he has bad games, but WTF does Fred do half of the time?

People are lying if they don't think Cam couldn't have helped tremendously in this series. Cam ain't smoking all these layups and being left open, yeah, he's not as defensively sound but newsflash, we're not scoring the ball either.

 

i hate sports. what a dumbass hobby. what are we even doing?

 

And the worst part is that he's probably going to be traded this offseason because he doesn't fit Ime's style.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Jabari and Cam are off this team within the next 3 seasons and making us look dumb for it.

We have an uber athletic strong wing that can shoot and handle...never plays.

We have 6'10 PF that can shoot and his teammates rarely pass him the ball.

Honestly, if trading him gets back a player that Ime will actually play then good I guess. I've given up as Cam as a Rocket because the team doesn't believe in him so they really should be moving off of him while he still has value.