No Killer instincts and extra gear

Poster in game thread suggested Ime has players exhausted by the 4th quarter, ala Thibodeau.

When you include all the other questionable decisions from Coach, Rockets are destined to fail 4th Q.

Like.... down 3, no Reed.

KD's clutch resumé is not extensive either.

Rockets might still have majority team who've never won a playoff series by season's end.

 

Well timed Runs.

 

They aren't a tough team anymore. Soft and complacent and content to defer to Durant. They needed a change at the deadline and chose to do absolutely nothing. If they keep this group as it is, then what you see is what you're probably going to get. It's just not good enough.

 

So Udoka's opinion that people criticize him for is actually correct - No toughness no fire

So the 2 free agents in '24 that people trashed, are what's needed. Brooks & VanVleet set that proper approach. And without them, Rockets don't have it

People said without that big stiff Stephen Adams, the offense would get better. That hasn't happened.

Either it's Udoka doesn't know how to adjust. Or the roster construction isnt right. But it was undervaluing those older slow generic boring vets.

 

That play at the end of the game when Tari had the ball in transition and pulled up at the perimter and just held the ball even after Sengun flashed in the paint is the epitome of this season. No killer instinct or drive to go take the game. Jsut wait to pull the ball back out for Kd. Tari of the last three years would’ve had us holding our breathes cuz you know he would’ve did one of his tunnel vision drives and crazy layup attempts or pushed the tempo for some type of pass . Ime and staff has neutered him for the benefit of trying to get the ball to Durant which will
Result In a turnover because the defense will overplay it

 

a la McHale, they're not logging tall timbers out there