D’antoni has overachieved with every roster he had: 1. Harden and friends made it to second round in 2017 2. Harden and CP3 dominated the league and were a hamstring away from beating the greatest team EVER ASSEMEBLED. 3. Harden and washed CP3 beat the utah jazz in 5 and then take the warriors to 6 4. Westbrick injured and harden vs a talented OKC in the bubble and still won . Dantoni has never been bounced in the first round, IME in his two years here: 1. Failed to make the play in 2. Bounced in the first round
The Rockets have about the same record this season as last season. So are they overachieving? The numbers don't really bear it out. But that was a strong indictment about Ime's win record when playing teams consecutively. That is worrying. The Rocket's issue this season, IMO, is their decision to pursure DFS rather than getting a backup PG. Most of the issues the Rockets are having is the inability to execute in crunch time. You know what fixes that? Having a competent PG. Last season the issue was that they couldn't score during crunch time. You know what fixes that? Getting KD. But they lost their starting PG and all their backup options havn't panned out. That isn't Ime's fault. If anything, that is Stone's fault. But it's sports. Ish happens. Oh, and to state the obvious ...and KD isn't a top 5 player. He's top 10 but he's no Jokic or SGA. But if you surround KD with the right parts and the team clicks, KD can pretend to be a top 5 player for a playoff series or two. But he doesn't have a capable PG. It is what it is. That's not Ime's fault.
You are expressing an opinion as fact. It is not a fact. Ime is a perfectly capable coach. He may yet get the team through a deep playoff run. Unless you are a fortune teller, you don't know what's going to happen in the future. It's a lazy and useless statement to declare "you have no aspirations of winning a championship."
If you can’t put your team in a position to get a shot with 3 pt game 1 possession, your ball, 3 seconds in the clock you are not an NBA coach period. Nevermind play, he doesn’t even employ the right personnel most of the players he had on the court are among the leagues worst in OPEN 3 pt shots The cover for Udoka just needs to end. He’s going to be here and this team is worse for it
i'm not gonna defend ime other than to say that he ain't the one turning the ball over and over and over and over... we are real hard to watch sometimes.
So let me get this straight... So you're saying the Washington Wizards have a better coach in Brian Keefe than Ime Udoka? Or the Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie is a better coach than Ime Udoka?
Agree. As a former allstar player commented on a previous halftime show that the problem for the Rockets is not having a PG. If the Udoka offense is to get the ball to the front court and hand it over to KD or Alpi, the answer to the Rockets' offensive woes is not a PG. The problem is the offensive philosophy, or lack thereof. Udoka, sadly, is the main problem, and his ineptness on the offensive side has been exposed when FVV was injured. It looks more and more like the reason for the baffling overuse of FVV was that Udoka relied on him to be the offensive coordinator while playing. Just my thoughts. Without FVV doing the job for him, Udoka is lost offensively.
Fvv had the brain smarts to realize Sengun in the post was our best offense. Now it's defaulted to 5 out with non-shooters.
Nobody is "covering for Udoka". This team became a winning team under Udoka. He took a rag tag team last season that many folks didn't think would make the playoffs, or play-in, and NOBODY picked them to finish 2nd in the West. They currently sit in 4th place and could easily finish 2nd (or 6th). So claiming the "team is worse" with him in place is odd. Keep things in context before declaring him the worst coach in the league. I'm not claiming he's the best, either. But it's hard with all the hyperbole. CONTEXT MATTERS. I know that's hard in the era of instant gratification and the "what have you done for me lately" crowd.
ah yes "rag-tag" team of ...checks notes... #2 2021 1st round NBA Draft Pick #16 2021 1st round NBA draft pick #3 2022 1st round NBA draft pick #17 2022 1st round NBA Draft Pick #4 2023 1st round NBA Draft Pick #3 2024 1st round NBA Draft Pick -2022 NBA All Star PG -2023 All NBA second defensive team SG truly rag-tag as it gets.
you are in denial this is such a ridiculous post i wouldnt know where to start. imagine the cornerstone of your argument being hes better than a coach hired to tank
Ime's a reset coach. He's who we should've had in the early years of the rebuild instead of Silas, and by this stage he should be moved away for somebody with actual coaching chops. Culture setter, great at tough love, makes players player hard or shut up. But he can't run the basic pick and roll most youth players run regardless of what country they're from (I know, I played youth basketball against other kids in the EU, we all did the same ****) and that's a massive problem in an NBA coach. If you can't run the basic, fundamentals of offense you're not going to compete with the real NBA coaches who can.
Ime's a good coach for instilling culture, perhaps for the previous phase.But, he's sorely lacking in what it takes to win it all. His bizarre substition patterns, lack of an offensive system, and antiquated/simple mentality are chief among his defencencies. (he's impeding Reed's progress too) Not the worst coach, but absolutely not the right coach for a contender. He can't get us there...even healthy. Dude's gotta go.
I dont know about that...I witnessed so many open 3s missed. We're getting looks, but our roster is made up of good defensive players who are not great offensive playmakers or shooters. Its made up of Udoka type, scrappy players who will get you only so far with effort. Talent for the most part always prevails over hard work - just my opinion
