Sorry, I should've qualified - viable options, Ime's not capable of running the offense you're describing (I think we're curse to always have rivals who play nice basketball whilst we get one dude dribbling the clock away or "turn defense into offense")
This. For whatever reason posters think you can just run a Spurs / GSW motion type offense with whatever pieces you have on hand. OR posters just got stuck on an idea and they don't notice when players cut or move around. If anything Ime wants to run a more read and react type of offense where players are deciding when to pass, shoot, or drive. Or at least that's what I've noticed from his Celtics days.
exactly! Turnovers are already a problem... and we are not a good passing team... but folks want us to pass more? give more opportunities for guys to jump the passing lanes for steals? That'd be like running an offense predicated on 3pt attempts when u have mediocre shooters.... (mda) but really, its an agenda based argument... its really a veiled attempt to get Reed Sheppard more open looks - even though he aint hitting the ones he's getting now... but Ime and KD are holding Reed back from being the true champion that he is... lol!
Agreed its agenda based.... but I feel it's anti Ime agenda at the heart of it. I don't think Ime is some automatic top 10 coach based on his record, but this is a lack talent and bad injury luck issue currently.
Because you don't win **** if you are mostly defense.....good offense will always beat good defense, especially the way the game is called these days.....got to be able to create shots and hit FTs....and you should shoot a ton of 3s.....to win in the NBA at any significant level. Our roster doesn't have that, we should blow a lot of it up......we have too many flawed defensive first players. Tari and DFS are redundant only need 1 of them Bari isn't good enough at 3s Adam is a joke at the FT line We need to lean into Sengun, Reed, KD, Amen and we should think of everyone else as trade bait to bring in better offensive players. DD
KD has killed this team's culture, we don't play hard on defense, we no longer cut or move on offense. it is disgusting watching these bums. When is the LAST time this team took a charge???? I can't recall 1 this year. Our defense at the rim sucks, Adams hardly ever contests at the rim, we are just not good. DD
Rockets are now WORSE than the suns in the standings. Could it be that a career loser that provides nothing but a pretty shooting split isnt enough?
Problem is we are somewhat competing when KD is on the floor but blown out when he is off the floor. If KD was the issue we would be somewhat competent without KD out but looks like we can’t even hang with the worse teams. Without KD we would average league worst offense, defense wise we getting killed in the paint and so far KD lead this team in opponent field goal % while Alpi and Adam getting schooled by everyone
I can agree with a lot you say, but our defense has stunk because Alpi has stunk. There is no way around that. His defense has taken a major dip from last year. KD has had his moments where his old has shown, but the schemes are not matching up. Especially when we play zone. Alpis instinct is to protect the paint and people get those wide open 3s in the corner and then when they put us in the pick and roll Alpis drop coverage has been bad. KDs lenght alone bothers the people he guards.
I actually think you were right the first time. That the Ime offense philosophy sucks. And even with slightly lesser defense, need balance of both good offense + defense The Rockets defense in January is actually at lower FG% than last year's defense. Meaning even with Durant, Adams, & 'shrimp Sheppard' lapses, the overall D is holding up relatively on par Which is exactly why you pull the trigger on a Durant move, and let offensive shooters work it out. But the offense is not working it out, way worse than defense. While the players gotta take some blame, its not all their fault
We play slow and unatletic with Durant and Adams and Alpi, we should be pushing the ball up the court with our youth, but instead we let other teams lock in and they put more athletes on the floor to out hustle our old guys causing us to suffer as a team. This team is broken and it starts with Adams and KD. DD
Reed and JSJ are struggling with their shots. Have whatever narrative you want, but the Rockets are getting destroyed with him off the court, lately, as he's the only person on the team making shots that aren't at the rim. I'd like him to play less for his health, but the Rockets just don't have many shooters. Even when Reed and JSJ are back to making shots at their levels, the Rockets will still generally be short on shooters. He may be holding back development of younger players*, but he's not close to being a main reason the Rockets have been losing. *I'd think the Rockets should be able to find a balance with KD and young players on the floor, though. Reed is really the only young Rocket getting the short end of the stick on development, but I think playing two non-shooters with him almost always is more of a problem than playing with KD for his development.
Look it is quite simple, you want to win? STOP PLAYING KD at the FT line, put him in the corner, run Reed, Amen and Alpi in the PnR and use KD as a 3pt shooter at the end of the play. All we are doing now is giving KD his stats and ****ing the rest of the team by having them stand around..... KD is clogging up this team - no one is touching the ball but him, no one is getting rhythm it is killing our young players, who need touches. KD and how he is being used is killing this team......also Adams should NEVER see a minute unless it is a matchup we need him for.....we need a CENTER who will roll and finish...Alpi and Capella ....or maybe Jabari when we go small - as we should. DD
