The players just aren't good enough. They can't create and they can't defend. I would like to say the losing was mainly because of some major chemistry, effort, or non-personnel issue but then I would be lying.
What? Will Conroy, Mike Harris, Garret Temple, all got playing time last year, and Budinger missed games due to an ankle injury too, as did Lowry and Ariza... http://www.clutchfans.net/teams.cfm?Season=2010 The only difference this year is in the effort...as in lack thereof..... DD
The Rockets have no identity, no set rotation, and no chance of making the playoffs. Even worse, some of the players know they're probably not going to be back next season. The result is a team that looks distracted and soft. Winning changes everything. Players buying into their role changes everything.
DD, that's not even close and you know it. Stop playing dumb. You are smarter than this. Those guys played only a handful of games. Conroy only played 3 games. It was a miniscule blip in 82 games. Ishmael Smith has played more games than Brooks. Anytime, you substitute a scrub for your starter for most of the season, you will get crap most of the season.
Rockets '10-'11 with Ish Smith: 10-14 Rockets '10-'11 without Ish Smith: 10-11 Rockets '09-'10: 42-40 They were around 0.500 last year. Without Ish Smith, they were around 0.500, this year. It's hard to have chemistry with Brooks on the bench and the team is depending on Ishmael Smith.
Chemistry is overrated. Best example? Kobe and Shaq. What makes this example better than the rest is they are both the first/second options of their team, and Kobe has been known as a ballhog, yet they still got it together. The whole idea of chemistry is overrated, just like how people on this board thought we are overly talented. And for that matter, a healthy Yao Ming would not get us 56 wins. We were never that good, even with Yao. Chemistry doesn't mean a thing when your is full of one dimensional players that are not exactly the best at what they do either. The OP should know that.
The games are getting harder and harder to watch; I thought it was just me... We will get through this... just like we did in years past. Steve Francis / Moochie / Kato / Eddie Griffen Just give time time
I felt more hope back then, though. At least, you knew they were going to get a high draft pick and a good chance of winning the lottery and getting back to the playoffs in 2 years. This team's record is not bad enough to get another #1 pick or a top 5 pick.
I really think we took the good teams we had the past few years for granted.. Just look at the list of players we had. Landry Artest Wafer Even tmac healthy Yao Dikembe Ariza.. These are the guys i would want to go to battle with.. Artest changed the culture here he brought devensive attitude and he backed down from noone and he took us to the sEcond round. And we offered him squat.. All these players minus tmac sometimes played with fire and for eachother and they all brought intensity on the defensivE end.. I dont see that same fire in this team or the willingness to play for eachother
we won three in a row, lost a tough close game to memphis and then played our worst game of the year...everyone stop over reacting...we will make the playoffs...lets go!!!!
I don't think there's a sustained chemistry on this team this year.. more like a heightened biology for sporadic moments.
The thing that is hilarious about the "Morey treats people like numbers, so they're always looking over their shoulder" is....... that everyone, including those people who make that argument, understands that a trade is needed to jumpstart this team in whatever direction they choose to go in. If the players weren't as bad as they were, then there would be no need for trades. So if they're looking over their shoulders for trades and playing worse for it, then it's their own damn fault that they get traded. Artest has worse stats then Battier this year, and having him instead of Ariza would have changed diddly squat last year. Ariza was lolz last year. Yao and Dikembe are finished. Wafer and Landry were not good defenders, and the fact that people are now claiming McGrady had heart makes me wonder why I waste my time here. There are two differences between this year and last year. The first is Yao, as we now know that Yao's pretty much done, as opposed to last year when we hoped for a comeback. This has led to some degree to a failure of effort, which is annoying. The second is that last year's team was overrated. It was not taken seriously by opposing teams at the beginning of the year, and we won many games through that, only to lose when that stopped happening as the season went on. That is also a large part responsible to that stupid stat of Landry being some fourth quarter monster dude and thus his myth being a closer. When teams began to adjust to him, he was no longer that same monster - watch his games right before the trade deadline. This team is fundamentally built around a dominant low post player. The problem is that we don't have one, as he's done. That's really the simple truth and what it comes down to. Where we go from here is anyone's guess, but it's not due to some stupid crap like chemistry.
It is how you treat people, sure they may know it, but management is about handling the various egos and finding out the touchstones for each person to perform their best. It is not about reading a stat sheet and trying to ascertain through LCD screens which players work best together. I don't buy that at all, I think the team played harder last year, more focused, more together, especially on defense. DD
Are you kidding me? Chemistry overrated? Have you ever played organized basketball? Chemistry is the most important intangible in this sport. The reason Miami started 7-9 is because they lacked chemistry. If you don't know one of your teammates play it is going to affect they way you play. Miami developed chemistry throughout the season and look at their record now. This Rockets team has not gelled and I honestly do not think this roster assembled with ever gel due to each others ego. Brooks wants to get paid, and his attitude shows that. I think he is one of the main problems on this team. Daryl Morey needs to make a move, but it takes two to tango.
To be fair, Brooks wasn't even playing most of the season due to injury. He came back out of shape, after missing most of the season.
Chemistry on the court leads to better effort....don't get caught up in semantics. It is very clear that most people on this site have never played, coached or been around organized ball.... You nailed it.....chemistry on the floor is crucial.... DD
ok then...lets start with the experience factor on this board...who played, who has coached? etc i played a little small college and once coached in high school
