ClutchFans Game Thread: Thunder @ Rockets 1/15/2026

There's a good shot that Jalen Green is going to look great in Phx too, I mean in that one game he looked amazing...but that's Jalen for you...if he consistently looks great I think the organization might have to actually consider that the coach is actually holding some of our players back.

 

Can we just FF until after the All-Star break?

Not sure I can take watching this style of bball anymore right now

 

This is blatantly false.

Do you need a history lesson? Stern suspended half the suns team for getting off the bench when Horry hip checked Nash (they haven't done that since). The suns were all but a lock that year

The rockets played the most talented team of all time and they almost won if CP doesn't go down. Both years was a sacrificial lamb in the east

For Adelman, Donaghy came out and admitted they screwed Sac in 02'

This ****ing stupid ass **** equating a HOF coach with that against a dude whose team literally got better after he left is insane

 

It's honestly not talked about enough.

In fact this is the first comment I've seen on this topic apart from my own.

Udoka is literally hamstringing his greatest defensive weapon.

It must be hilarious for other team's fans watching this Rockets team actively playing to their weaknesses on so, so many fronts.

 

Sengun kept leaving the driving lane open on defence

 

but…. He was here before Kevin lol. Out of all the issues, you’re focusing on… Jeff Green. Lord have mercy

 

Yeah, I don't think the team is this bad. They've had a very odd schedule on the road, they have good team stats that say they'll probably end up in the top 4 in the conference, if they split and beat Minny tomorrow then no one would really be mad at a split.

I think we all just know this isn't going to work in the end. This is a 2nd round exit AT best, and that would have been fine with Jalen and Dillon, we could still say 'oh we're building!' but with KD that is obviously a disappointment.

I do think the team is just broken offensively and I'm not sure Ime has a clue how to fix it.

 

wow unreal LOL the rich get richer

 

rockets getting to the playoffs they were already ahead of schedule. KD tricks ANOTHER franchise.

 

if this young core was really all that, then a 37 y/o KD would be like a luxury piece or a guy that’s like the final piece to put us over the top

but it’s not, and he isn’t

this team is a 1st round exit

 

yea it will be interesting. I was surprised to hear the announcer say that we have the second best net rating in the league after OKC. If that’s true, we’re not as bad as we think lol

 

Obviously this team goes nowhere.

I am lucky that I did not watch the game.

 

Yup, and all the players growth appear to have been stunted... Amen, Sengun, Tari even sorry ass Jabari all got worse....

 

I was only barely paying attention in the 2nd half and I still envy you

It is so hard to watch them play. Its ****ing ugly, grating and cringeworthy all game

They got PJ Tuckers running up and down the court

 

and Reed lately

 

i didn’t say last year’s offense didn’t suck. I said its personnel. Sengun Amen doesn’t work.

Ex: Instead of 4 guys on the perimeter when ball swings weakside you have Amen a non shooter taking a corner 3

When sengun or kd drives and kicks its one less player to stretch defenses.

When teams play zone he can’t hurt them with the 3.

he has no pullup midrange 15-18 ft shot. Again limiting your offense.

Amen is awesome we love him but he limits the offense and its a fact. Wesrbrook and dwade were nonshooters but they had a 15 ft pullup.

 

you can look at our good net rating as us not being as bad as we look, or that we’re falling back down to earth as a mediocre team

because with that net rating, we should be looking like the Pistons: a high 50 win team

 

yep. Exactly. We lost our identity.

They swung for the fences but forgot the guard spot is important lol