ClutchFans Game Thread: Warriors @ Rockets 5/4/2025 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 7)

Jabari can fill a role. He has what you want in a role player. Someone who adds a skill. He won't go out and get us 20, but he can impact a game. He may never have ball handling in him, but that should be all he does all summer. Try to play 1 on 2 so that he is forced to develop some ball handling skills and at the same time learn to take his fadeaway for some free points. If can do neither to improve, he's still a solid role player. Like the rest of team, he's a kid, still trying to develop.

 

This did not feel good from the get go. We looked nervous, tight, even in transition did not look to push and there was some frustration where guys just wanted to do something by themselves where there were others wide open. FVV was the main culprit, but also Sengun and Brooks. Green was a complete non-factor today on offense. Adams inability to make a shot outside of a dunk was sad to see. Kerr adjusted his line-ups and it worked. Ime did nothing to counter. Jabari outside of that one three was a non-factor. Tari made some defensive plays, but also a non-factor on offense.

Amen turned it on in the 3rd, which I wonder if he’d done it earlier, how much difference it would've made. All in all, we did not play our game, played into their strengths, ran into a crowd instead of cutting and just shooting the 3 etc. Really disappointed in Brooks, he can be gone for all I care. A veteran that did not dare to shoot and was not defending all that well. We also did not adjust to their hot shooting. But that was already an issue when we allowed them to be way too comfortable, especially Green and Hield. It’s one thing to dare them to shoot, it’s another not to be physical.

The effort and lack of physicality, being nervous and not playing our game pissed me off. It never felt good, even with the comebacks. Just too many mistakes, wide open shots we gave up also inside, and just everyone besides Amen and to a degree FVV & Sengun shrunk like crazy. The FT shooting, abysmal. In the end though, this all could’ve been avoided - the embarrassment and perhaps even the loss - if we had a decent offense. It was all free wheeling, Jabari did not get his first proper shooting opportunity until the 2nd half for example. We did not get many looks that were actually generated off of a well executed play.

Much credit to Amen, boy was he playing like an MVP in that 3rd quarter. I will give Sengun credit too, he got fouled a lot and Green just does not get the same whistle. But again, you have to play through that. Didn’t like how he among others called for the whistle and then stopped going for a rebound or run back. They got way too many fastbreak points too and how many did we get, felt like many one by Amen going by himself.

Fast breaks were run terrible, particularly when FVV went for that 3 with 2 guys right there, Sengun calling for it and very frustrated by not getting the ball. Then Amen at the end of the 3rd going for that 3 where FVV looked visibly frustrated etc. Amen should’ve passed, but hey, he was the only reason we were in the game. He was our Cassell. If only Sengun were a bit stronger, quicker and less hell bent on attacking Green, then we might have even pulled it out.

Ime needs to look in the mirror, could’ve used a Jeff and Aaron to get some threes up, Green needs to give us some money back and we all need to wonder why it took the 3rd quarter to up the intensity on both sides, though that was mostly Amen! Their role players showed up, ours didn’t, that’s the story basically. Give me an offense next year and maybe some of our young guys traded for a star. FVV back in a bench role, Adams after a year under his belt might be even better next year so let’s see. Proud of the guys, but sad to see us underperform like this.

 

I didnt give a real response to this earlier because I was watching the game and also its ridiculous. But im up and have time now...

First only one of those guys was the top guy on a championship team. Not to belittle the greatness of Nash and Butler because they certainly had the talent to be championship level players.

Also Nash was the 15th pick and did not really become a full time starter until his 5th year in the league. But even as a younger player he was always a MUCH better shooter than Jalen.

Jimmy was the 30th pick and didnt start until year three.

Giannis was the 15th pick and didnt start fulltime until his second year.

Jalen was the 2nd overall pick and started from day 1. His development curve shouldnt be the same as a non-lottery pick who barely played when they got in the league. Those other guys had to actually go out and earn their status and werent just given it from day one.

But of course some players take longer to develop. Its also true that many more players just never develop to be what they were drafted to be.

Ill ask you this: If you were the fan of another team, would you be pleading for your Front Office to trade for Jalen Green because you thought he would become the next Nash, Butler or Giannis?

Whatever fanbase MB you were on would absolutely destroy that take.

 

Players like Jabari never develop good handles after entering the NBA when they had none before. He's made zero progress in his 3 years.

 

But better than what’s out on the floor

 

TNT said it in unison…we.don’t. have.shooters..period.

 

I mean WIDE OPEN! You call that defense ? Laughable.

 

We didn't show at all for a game 7 on our home floor. That's embarrassing. Ime has no clue how to make adjustments. How we let Biddy Hield go nuts is beyond me. Obviously we need shooters. Frustrating loss in a series we should have won. Going to be a long offseason

 

“Chewy, we’re home!”

 

Dribbling is overrated for a player his size any ways, bro is 6'10. He just has to get to his spots better and understand when he has Curry on him...do.not.put.the.ball.in.front.of.him.

Literally just jab step once or twice if you must, then just shoot it. All he has to do. His entire career could be just getting on the smaller guy and shooting over them.

If Jabari at 6'10 could dribble he'd be Durant. So yeah, no one should expect a 6'10 guy to have good handles at the NBA level, it's extremely rare. They should focus on him being taller Klay Thompson in that just trying to get him as many open shots as possible instead of hoping he suddenly becomes Durant. Because you're right, its not going to happen.

He should look at Tim Duncan's face up game actually. Duncan an inch taller than him, Duncan was not taking guys off the dribble. He'd face up, jab step just to get room to do that stupid bank shot he liked to do. If he continues to do it Bari can go from there, sometimes he can drive if they give him the angle, but if they put their arms out he can swing up through for an easy call.

Like this man can have a whole 20ppg career cheesing this because he's so tall he'll shoot over most defenders.

 

I dislike this matchup, kept you on your toes, glad it's over.

Kudos for Game 5 and 6.

 

Bummed that last nights loss is the end. The Rockets had a good season and a decent Game 5/6. Time to ignore the NBA until the fall.

 

BTW., now I know why I had this funny uncomfortable feeling, watching Curry annihilate French in the Olympic finals.

He had 14 Points in the 4th again? That is traumatizing.

 

Did this team over perform in the regular season (how?) or were the Warriors just a terrible match up for this roster? Because when I think about the other playoff teams, I see this team having the same issues but then I get stuck thinking about how well the Rockets did during the regular season and feel like they should’ve been able to beat any of the teams minus OKC in a best of 7.

 

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Curry is the opposite of players like Harden. That’s why they have won championships. They didn’t build around someone who consistently shrinks when the lights are bright.

Jalen Green should have played his last minutes here. If this organization is serious about winning it’s a foregone conclusion after this series. Not showing up for 6 out of 7 games is inexcusable and impossible to defend.

Amen scored more points than Jalen in every single game except game 2 and Amen doesn’t even have a functional jump shot yet………

 

Ha? Jalen Green is a$$ meaning he's terrible

 

The West won’t be as weak next year with the newly improved Spurs and the Lakers with the big three(Lebron, Doncic, Durant). Hearing it’s a lock that we’re spending all our capital on retaining FVV for 44.5 mm a year and will have to spend dearly to retain Adams. Welcome to Stone world where we think we have enough and just need the experience. Groundhog day over and over again. Had we made the move for Butler then we’d be the one’s excited to play and beatMinnesota. All it took was Andrew Wiggins??? Their GM won the series and ours lost it with zippo moves at the trade deadline. Not complex and nothing to be proud of as the same thing will occur again next year with no offseason moves.

 

If you had common sense which you don't, Ime Udoka is a Idiot not having Shooters with Jalen Green is idiotic and sabotage by Ime Udoka on purpose.

Aaron Holiday, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith, Jack McVeigh all Should've played with Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun to open the floor for drives for easy layups.

I have serious doubts on Ime Udoka, 80 points in unacceptable and he was laughing with Draymond after the game.

 

reg season it’s easier to get away with having zero offensive system whatsoever. postseason the opposition exposes this to the max and our guys end up wasting clock around the perimeter bewildered and rudderless