Just so you all know -- 360degrees wrote several asinine posts at the top of this thread, including a sarcastic reference to "the son of god." That's what I was responding to when I called him a jackass and asked him whether he was finished embarrassing himself. He then deleted all of his posts except one, which he completely changed in order to distort the context of my replies. I'm leaving my replies as they are because unlike him, I think it's immoral to deceive the rest of you by erasing and changing what I wrote in order to misrepresent subsequent comments by other posters. I recommend that you all ignore anything 360degrees writes in the future, since he has demonstrated that he is a maliciously dishonest person.
Caveman, does that mean if they use the same ole dump it in offense everyone hates so much, and win 10 games in a row, you won't be happy? Rocketman: Even with the " ", after it, that is a very good question. If the ROckets win 10 games in a row with the dump-in system, I will consider it a complete failure. I would rather lose, while trying out the new offense, than win with the old one.
cabbagepatch, What if we won the championship this year then? What would your opinion be? I agree that the offense should be changed for the newcomers, since that is the why we got the players we did. However, I don't want to abandon what works for our two hall of famers either (even though they should be willing to change as well). I really want a good mix. About 65-35 in favor of more motion and running. However, the post-up can still be very effective. Anyway, if we win by wearing mini-skirts instead of pajamas, I'm happy.
Rocketman95 You must be crazy to even to think Rockets could win 10 in a roll with dump-it-to-Hak system. May be 5 years ago, but not now, not in the future, and not against Mavs, clippers and Grizz, etc ------------------ Rockets' biggest problem is not player talent levels, it is the coach's ineptitude.
Rocketman95, 65-35 running/post-ups seems like a good ratio to me. As long as it is surprising for the opponent, more than for the players on our own team.
OK, this sounds good to me. I have one request though, Will. We'll have to develop some sort of hand gesture-- like a gang sign, sort of-- that signifies we are members of the Incrementalists (or the INC Posse, as I like to think of it). Also, once we have decided upon an appropriate gesture, I would like you to promise to make the gesture the next time you're on C-SPAN. Black beret and sunglasses optional.... Seriously, this makes a lot of sense. The desire for radical change represents a lack of understanding of the importance of team chemistry and stability. Imploring the Rockets to fix the problems engendered through an off-season of changes by making more changes is desperation, pure and simple. Yes, this team has almost certainly squandered its chance to finish among the West's elites. Yes, our chance at home-court advantage in any round of the playoffs is next to nil. The appropriate response is to accept those facts, readjust our goals, and concentrate on improving the team to the point that it can be competitive in the playoffs. The best way to encourage such improvement is...accepting incremental progress. Just because we didn't see any in the fourth quarter last night doesn't mean this approach is any less efficacious. INC Posse out.
