ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 4/26/2025 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

false - since they blitz JG , Alpi gets open in middle and he either hits the shot put jumper or drives

and he missed a dunk, a bunch of layups (for and 1s) and a bunch of FTs

 

YES, Kerr is making adjustments and changing up his lineup, Ime needs to learn and do the same. He kept playing players that played like trash

 

i love Alpi... but he sucked a** tonight! Ive never seen a professional miss so many easy nothing shots... smdh

 

One more, slightly more optimistic take—this was our guys’ first away playoff games, and a lot of the easy misses might be jitters. Next game will be the most important game of the series. We pull out a win there? We’re back in this thing!

 

We still lost to broken Warriors.

What a bad loss to swallow for Rox fans...

Sign

 

I’m talking about this series. I will always watch basketball.

 

He gets not calls at rim, that’s the issue, if he not getting the call at rim, instead of driving and getting a TO or bad shot he makes the right read and kicks it out

 

I know people think the Rockets don't have an offensive scheme and they just go out there and wing it, but that's not true.

They have a lot of sets that they run. The thing is, your sets are only going to be as good as the players you have running them.

Players ability and decision making is always going to be the main thing that makes an offense function.

I don't blame Ime for the offensive design. Could it be better? Sure. But this is more about personnel. And some of that is on Ime for just not utilizing his roster fully. He relies waaaay to much on certain players no matter how they play.

 

The greatest shooter of all time?

Having constant plays and motions and screens and off ball actions plays being ran for him all game long?

That guy did better then the 23yo in his 1st playoff series without any offensive sets being ran for him?

Color me fuucking shocked.

 

When rockets signed freddy, they thought they were getting a jrue holiday LOL


But freddy is just a rafer Alston in disguise.

 

I wish Jimmy could play.

At least we wont be embarrassed like this.

 

FTs are complete BS. I saw that crap and knew we lost in the 2Q with how we pissed away that 13 point lead. Jalen b1tching out, just make him the PG so we get an actual game from him every night with nowhere to hide and you start Jabari again. I count FVV's half court 3s as TOs and he has 3 assists because he doesn't do anything. Brodie is a good comparison. FVV needs no more than 5 shots because he can't shoot for ****. The difference is Brodie played his ass off, streaked down the court and actually had an impact on the game. I keep hearing about FVVs great D and he gets fried extra crispy. What a joke. Ime may be fine for defense but the Rockets need someone who can coach offense and we will need shooters on this team.

 

So if we lose the series are we gonna spin it optimistically by saying that was these guys first elimination game in the playoffs? Let’s get em next year! The Houston motto.

 

He drove 4x and didn’t get no whistle that’s not how fault, hell they showed 2 plays where Draymond fouled Alpi but it wasn’t called and Draymond was created as a block

 

Yes he was disappointing and shook tonight. Very disappointing. and then on top of that 1-6 free throws LOL. mannnnnnn

 

Why couldnt Alpi carry us to a win against gsw without butler?

 

Missed shots in the paint and missed free throws. Can’t do one or both of those and expect to win. So frustrating. Maybe the moment is too big for most of the team. We’re still young so they’ll have to learn from this experience big time to work harder and improve.

 

I’m not saying that’s how you need to feel, I’m just giving a slightly more optimistic take. There’s no “we” in this, that post was literally just my opinion…

 

This roster is not good enough to be shortened to eight guys. Need to be 9 or 10 guys

 

Infuriating. I forgot about the damn missed dunk. Common man, that was early in the game too, not like you were tired. Step up All Star, you have 6 foot 6 and below players guarding you. MAN UP