Scola should have made that but if McDumbass would have put a center in the game to stop the layup line the Rocks probably don't need Scola to make that shot. DD
Me too. I knew when they fired Adelman and hired this idiot we'd made a mistake. And to think people on here actually thought Mchale was a better option. GTFOH
Morey will forever escape critcism on clutchfans. Criticizing Morey on here is asking for a deathwish
My theory is that McFail lost this game on purpose because he feels bad for screwing Minnesota out of their draft pick this year (traded it away a few years ago for Marco Jaric). Utah's schedule is a cakewalk the rest of the way and if they get in, that pick will be conveyed to Minnesota. So this was a nice makeup gesture. There is no other possible explanation for his stupidity tonight.
So can anyone atleast try and explain this move? I still dont see how you play Patterson and Scola down low after they keep getting beat and still does not give Dally a single try in the 4th... Normally I dont question these moves because shoot, they get paid millions of dollars to handle these situations while I pay to see the situations.... But this one just has me puzzled.... Is there any reason why this move made any sense???
Nice theory, but you are underestimating George Karl. He was either going to force Dalem to sit or move him out of the lane to cover Gallinari. Even still, the 4th quarter was even the whole way. It was the 3rd Q that we gave up the lead...yet again,,,with our center. We didn't get beat by mismatches...it is just that the mismatches explains why Dalembert sat. It was an even game all the way through the 4th Q and you know that...or have you not watched it on DVR yet? Quite reinventing history like Denver destroyed us with a mismatch.
You can put Dalembert on Harrington. Harrington's meniscus problems have slowed him down. He is a knock down shooter but Dalembert can stop him with his length. Dalembert would have destroyed the offensive glass against that Denver lineup as well.
Nice theory, but you too are underestimating Karl's flexibility with this team. Which PF Dalembert guards...none of this matters when Karl fields 2 nba starter-quality PGs. Both Harrington and Gallinari can go high and face the basket. And the guards attack around them. I live in the Denver area...I've watched this team as much as the Rockets. Karl is going to open the lane. trust me. This is what he does with this team. You leave Dalembert in there...he will get him out high and open the lane. And I'm not making this up...McHale said that. But I guess since you are all questioning McHale you want listen to my reason, either. Continue the theories...but they are just theories.
HP, all that mismatch and stuff are fine. But there is one thing you have to address. When the other team scored on layups 3 possessions in a roll, you call a time out and adjust. The mismatch stuff is just theory. When something actually happens on the court, you know your original theory is not working, you do something about it. If as you say, Karl is a master of mismatch, that means he's not the typical opponent. So to counter him, you just use your usual strategy? What is the logic? Yours are theories too. They didn't happen because Dalembert wasn't on the court. So you are just guessing what would have happened. Theory.
show me where I defended McHale. You guys are stuck in an argument, so much so that you assume anyone who does not chime in with agreement must be arguing with you. I'm just talking basketball. Do you not find it challenging to try to figure out what each coach was doing? Or do you just yell at the TV? If you are going to attack Coach, at least acknowledge George Karl.
I know. its not even Mc Hales fault. Its Moreys for building this team and hiring Mc Hale in the first place. Even if Mc Hale is not a good coach Morey hired him.
This isn't about how Karl can take your roster or anyone's roster and out mismatch you. Karl designs his team for this. This Denver team is designed to support mismatches. It's not like he knows something magical; it is about how he creates teams of talent like this to support mismatches. Recall Hollinger predicted Denver would be the #2 seed this year. A lot of that was about their depth. No, it is not theories. First off, Clutch's tweet of interviewing McHale explains it. And it is backed by me watching Karl multiple times this year clear the lane with that lineup. Easy, I live here in the Denver area. I watch this team and have Nuggets season-ticketholders friends to talk ball with. y'all are talking from a position of ignorance to my knowledge of the Nuggets. Don't prop up your theories by claiming my facts cannot be proven to you. Oh, and just ignore McHale interview with Clutch. I'm sure he was making excuses, too.
sorry, we still lost. Strategy failed. Is it too much to ask McHale to try something different even for just 2 minutes to stop Lawson driving in the lane? Gallo was not shooting well at all. Instead it was Brewer and Lawson who killed us.
You are not answering my charge. McHale gave HIS THEORY. That's not fact because he did not put Dalembert in there to PROVE that it wouldn't have worked. Knowing his reason does not make that reason right. You are not answering the facts. The FACTS are that we got burned inside. Now, I am not saying that Dalembert would have certainly saved the day. What I am saying is, when your original strategy is clearly not working, you make adjustment and hope that it works. We did NOT make any adjustment AT ALL. No theory or hypothetical reasons or even "I watched them all year long" can answer that because it was FACT that actually happened. Not "if this then that".
I'm not defending a strategy. I'm just explaining it. This is like how people argue with BimaThug when a trade goes bad and he's just trying to explain the dynamics of it. sigh
Coach's statement is more fact than any other theory here. He's got an entire freaking coaching staff and scouts and video guys presenting proof on how to prepare for an EXTREMELY important back to back against someone trying to take our playoff spot. Your thoughts are mere theories to our coaching staff. And exactly how many times have you watched Denver this year versus me. This is not theory...this is WHAT DENVER DOES! But go ahead people...use a game to make your point, although this game was not lost in the 4th without a center....it AGAIN was lost in the 3rd with our center.
meant to quote this...the original strategy was to play Dalembert. He got 7 blocks. However, we got burned in the 3rd Q again. McHale changed his strategy, then it was a dogfight all through the 4th. I honestly do not see this "Denver destroyed us in the 4th" like this thread is implying....at all. So, they scored with their driving dual PG lineup with spreading 4s (very much of which was in uptempo transition), and we counter with their inability to mark Parsons and Lee, and Scola almost hit that shot. The game was nearly tied to start the 4th right. When did Denver make this big run that needed to be countered? I thought it was in the 3rd quarter when Dalembert was playing. backseat coaches
Been a Rockets fan for 15+ years... and I am out raged today. Why the heck did McFail not continue to play Sammy D?! I want to cry right now and slap McFail in the face. I've always had some hope that maybe McFail would get it together soon since the season began with his subbing decisions, but after last night, I'm furious and I might just be done with the Rockets this year. I can NOT believe he would just sit Sammy D like that. We could have won the game! And what's up with Lowry? HE SUCKS. With him back, our offense has been ripped and Dragic isn't playing his best anymore/able to control the team as he used to when Lowry was out. If I am wrong with my above^ words, please someone correct me.... but I don't know what to say anymore. I'm so sad/frustrated/pissed.
