Wrong he was fired because his press conferences were not upbeat and the owner wanted a faster paced "Phoenix like" offense. Because the Suns have won so many rings.
Awesome. A player shoots 50+% against single coverage. And you think think taking away that single coverage will be an effective form of defense.
You are an idiot. I have said numerous times that you don't double off of Curry, yet you just want to argue. Piss off. DD
Well MAYBE with hindsight he would have wondered about the what if's of double teaming him. But hey it was a pretty tight game all throghout. If he doubled it would have opened up shooters. They excel at creating offensive opportunities in GS. it could have swung the momentum of the game. I'm no expert but I can't blame him for encouraging higher defensive intensity and team defense instead of doubling aka closing driving lanes and sticking to your man. if the team responded, which they usually do, then there probably would have been a different result. It's a trade off decision. Do you change it up or go with something that has consistently worked for you? Do you trust proven veterans to pick it up or do you go to the bench? Trust and experience works out better in the long run. It may be hard to watch sometimes but that's why his the head coach and we're the fans. And for those that think he should play the young guys. He has proven to give oppertunities to them at the right time with trust. And it has worked out for most the them. All I'm saying is that, contrary to some of the comments here, RA decisions on the floor MAKE SENSE. And have the RIGHT idea.. It's based on trust, experience and the overall good. It's why I think he is a players coach and excels mid late in the season. These are virtues of a good NBA coach. I'd take patience and consistency over risky gambling. There are more positives over the latter.
It was clear very early shane wasnt going to be able to play ellis. Tell you the truth, he shouldnt have to either. Thats martin's man, let him guard him and if you double, double off wright. It goes back to what i've said before, you have to be able to defend your position. On a side note, trevor wouldve helped also.
Agreed. That's two games in a row (Ariza was our best Kobe-defender last year) where having him would have helped. He was better than people gave him credit for.
I agree that Ariza would have helped. I always think the rockets should have traded Battier away, instead Ariza.
a few of you have mentioned tayshaun prince and its crazy but i was thinking the same thing prior to the season starting. tayshaun would be a GREAT defensive addition. do any of you seriouosly think he would not have been able to slow down monta last night with his long wing span? dont get me wrong i love battier and what he's done/ is doing for our club but he seems to be on the decline since the injuries started. tayshaun has had a few injuries however his lack of performance 9i think) has more to do with his recent squad as a whole as opposed to him. i think adding him to a good team would bring back flashes of prince during their championship run. LASTLY ADELMAN WAKE UP!!!! play our guys and learn to adjust to what the other team is doing. someone said that sometimes you look like you;re just sitting there staring lost in translastion. im in complete agreeance. either learn to adjust or morey needs to find a replacement asap....
As I said as soon as you want to talk about the thread, we can talk, as long as you continually ignore the point and make up your own just to argue, we are done. Trevor has awful lateral quickness, he can not stay in front of quicker players. The GS guards are a nightmare matchup, you need to mix it up, run a little zone, double on the catch, take them out of their comfort level... The Rockets did none of that. DD
I agree, Ariza would have helped defensively however he would have also gone 2 for 12 with 6 turnovers and probably choked out AB in the 3rd quarter.
And he can't shoot FTs either. Sorry, Ariza is gone, people need to move on from that guy, he is no longer a Rocket.... We should focus on what we can do now to fix the issues. DD
The issue of the defensive weakness in the Rockets' back court is not a new one. This has been a concern since Brooks was the starting pg, and was enhanced when Martin was traded to the team. This defensive weakness has been exploited by opposing teams since late last season so we should not be surprised at all with the results in these first two games. DD, certainly, has a point about the lack of adjustment to stop the hot shooting Ellis. I believe though that part of the dilemma which faced Adelman was that his starting backcourt was too weak defensively to execute a more exacting double teaming scheme. Their big men were not exactly making stops either. The coaching staff is very much aware of this problem and they may very well have decided to choose the lesser evil of not doubling. Which leads to my next point. If anybody watched the Warriors vs. Lakers in their preseason game, one would not be surprised by Ellis' prolific scoring. He single handedly torched the Lakers and almost pulled off a win by himself without the help of the injured Curry. It is a well known fact in the league that the combination of a healthy Ellis and Curry was very explosive offensively. It showed last night especially now that Smart is the coach and he has smartly, no pun intended, designed a role for his two guards, unlike coach Nelson, who created friction between Ellis and Curry. So there, no surprises in this loss. The Rockets' defensive weakness in their backcourt will surely be exploited more and more by most teams in the NBA unless the whole Rockets brain thrust makes a decision to make a major change in its current make up. I will leave the solution to this dilemma to our smart posters in another thread.
DD I agree with you 100%. Some Rocket fans simply don't get it because they live in a fantasy world. We had a great defensive minded coach in Gundy who could not coach offence and now we have a good offensive minded coach who can not teach defense. He is also blindly loyal to certain players -- Shane and Chuckster comes to mind -- and is incapable of making strategic changes/adjustment during the game. What is the point in having a very deep bench if you are afraid to play and give a chance to other players to show what they can do?? Particularly, when what you have on the floor is not working? To win a championship you need a championship caliber coach and Adelman is not. kp
