1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Should the Rockets rest players against New Orleans

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Old Man Rock, Apr 15, 2014.

Tags:
Page 1 of 6
  1. Old Man Rock

    Old Man Rock Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 1999
    Messages:
    7,157
    Likes Received:
    518
    Here is the situation, if the Rockets beat New Orleans they are guaranteed Home Court in the finals if Indiana loses it's last game. The Rockets split with both Miami and Indiana so the next tiebreaker is your record against the opposing conference. Since the Rockets played better against the east than both Indiana and Miami played against the west they win HCA in the finals.

    If the pacers lose their last game we get HCA but even if the Pacers win if Miami makes it to the finals we still get HCA if we win. So my question is should we rest the starters or play to win vs New Orleans?

    I'm not sure but maybe leaning rest but play hard and do everything we can to win without the starters.
     
    #1 Old Man Rock, Apr 15, 2014
  2. Bo6

    Bo6 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 1, 2010
    Messages:
    4,352
    Likes Received:
    6,867
    yes


    .
    .
     
    #2 Bo6, Apr 15, 2014
  3. meh

    meh Member

    Joined:
    Jun 16, 2002
    Messages:
    16,161
    Likes Received:
    3,361
    Anything less than a DNP-Insert Injury for Harden and Parsons should be a fireable offense for McHale. Everyone else can play limited minutes if they want to keep the rust off.
     
    #3 meh, Apr 15, 2014
  4. Juxtaposed Jolt

    Juxtaposed Jolt Member

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2010
    Messages:
    20,827
    Likes Received:
    16,639
    Against NOP without Davis, I honestly think we can win while resting Harden, Parsons and Howard. Maybe we can rest Jones...idk.
     
    #4 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 15, 2014
  5. arjun

    arjun Member

    Joined:
    May 2, 2006
    Messages:
    4,214
    Likes Received:
    280
    It's not worth james harden rolling his ankle and throwing our season away for 1 meaningless game.
     
    #5 arjun, Apr 15, 2014
  6. arjun

    arjun Member

    Joined:
    May 2, 2006
    Messages:
    4,214
    Likes Received:
    280
    We should rest our whole playoff rotation.
     
    #6 arjun, Apr 15, 2014
  7. Hakeemtheking

    Hakeemtheking Member

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2009
    Messages:
    9,413
    Likes Received:
    6,581
    Play to win, but rest the starters, which means our scrubs will have to play out of their minds. Anything is possible.
     
    #7 Hakeemtheking, Apr 15, 2014
  8. flamingdts

    flamingdts Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2008
    Messages:
    11,630
    Likes Received:
    4,729
    I want to see the Viper squad in action.

    That would be an exciting game to watch.
     
    #8 flamingdts, Apr 15, 2014
  9. Old Man Rock

    Old Man Rock Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 1999
    Messages:
    7,157
    Likes Received:
    518
    It's not exactly meaningless. But I mostly agree. Can't think about the finals now. Think about what will help get us out of the first round. And rest seems to be the way to go.

    The only reason I even brought it up is because I do see a path to the West finals. If we beat Portland and then face the Spurs we have a chance to make it. Once we make it to the west finals anything can happen.

    Still I agree rest is best. At least for Harden and Parsons and Bev. Howard could use some minutes just to get in shape a little. Everyone else play to win.
     
    #9 Old Man Rock, Apr 15, 2014
  10. TesseracT

    TesseracT Member

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2008
    Messages:
    6,304
    Likes Received:
    1,325
    imo no b/c of the recent injuries. I think they should play together this game to get back into the flow before the injuries.
     
    #10 TesseracT, Apr 15, 2014
  11. Invisible Fan

    Invisible Fan Member

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2001
    Messages:
    45,954
    Likes Received:
    28,046
    Let's pretend it's the JVG days and throw away a higher pick for Brandon Roy so that we can chalk up a moral victory.
     
    #11 Invisible Fan, Apr 15, 2014
  12. ItsMyFault

    ItsMyFault Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2009
    Messages:
    15,646
    Likes Received:
    978
    Rest them. Definitely more important to have them healthy now and not to risk anything. They get 4 or 5 days off before game 1 of the playoffs which will be really helpful for some of these guys.
     
    #12 ItsMyFault, Apr 15, 2014
  13. Tom Bombadillo

    Tom Bombadillo Member

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2006
    Messages:
    29,091
    Likes Received:
    23,991
    Beverly, Harden, Parsons and Dwight need to rest.
     
    #13 Tom Bombadillo, Apr 15, 2014
  14. khanhdum

    khanhdum Member

    Joined:
    Nov 12, 2007
    Messages:
    4,397
    Likes Received:
    2,411
    yup i want to see 50+ 3 point attempts!
     
    #14 khanhdum, Apr 15, 2014
  15. Omnipotence

    Omnipotence Member

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2013
    Messages:
    211
    Likes Received:
    1
    rest the starters
     
    #15 Omnipotence, Apr 15, 2014
  16. Carl Herrera

    Carl Herrera Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2007
    Messages:
    45,153
    Likes Received:
    21,575
    If guys play, it's likely to help the team re-establish chemistry a little bit after Dwight and Pat's been out until recently. My guess is that the regulars still play, but you won't see more than, say, 25 or so minutes from the regulars. Kind of like how Popovich used Duncan and Parker tonight.

    If anyone sits out the entire game, it'd be Harden. He's been carrying a heavy load of late and hasn't had a break. He also kind of looks worn out in some recent games.
     
    #16 Carl Herrera, Apr 15, 2014
  17. Bezzle

    Bezzle Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2012
    Messages:
    216
    Likes Received:
    13
    ^ Agreed. Play the starters for the first half so they can get their chemistry back in order. Then it would be nice to let the bench, especially the Vipers trio with Jordan Ham, have at it. It's good to see we're able to squeeze out wins without the 3-ball lately.
     
    #17 Bezzle, Apr 15, 2014
  18. apollo33

    apollo33 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2009
    Messages:
    20,786
    Likes Received:
    17,333
    Let Dwert and Bev get some more warm up time before playoffs

    no heavy minutes for anyone, rest Harden and Parsons completely

    Lin
    Bev
    Garcia
    Jones
    Dwert
     
    #18 apollo33, Apr 15, 2014
  19. LosPollosHermanos

    LosPollosHermanos BOL BOL
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2009
    Messages:
    29,952
    Likes Received:
    13,965
    rest in the 2nd half , this team really needs to get its chemistry back.
     
    #19 LosPollosHermanos, Apr 15, 2014
  20. Nanisteru

    Nanisteru Rookie

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 2013
    Messages:
    850
    Likes Received:
    38
    Let the starters warm up a little bit then bench em.
     
    #20 Nanisteru, Apr 15, 2014
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 6

Share This Page