Depends on the series. Clutch City - random people stepped up when we needed them. We need that again.
Yes, but as we’ve learned through the years with our championship runs, there must be contributions from others in key moments. The answer to OP’s question is, we will need everyone in the rotation to have shining moments here and there for a deep run.
I feel like Capela is very valuable as well, but we tend to overwhelm teams with our bench. Most teams can't deal with CP3 and Gordon on that 2nd unit and when you add Ryno (on the road of course) it gets ugly for the opposition.
Harden just can't let the lack of calls during playoffs get to him. When he gets frustrated it changes his game. As long as he just plays ball, takes the shots he is capable of making, and doesn't try too hard to draw fouls, then he should lead us all the way to the top.
Quite simply, GSW has 4 all stars. The Rockets have 2 all stars. Rockets need 2 more players to RAISE their game to match GSW's level. Gordon & Capela are the players that have the highest ceiling. Rockets need them to play at close to an All Star level to beat the Warriors in a 7 game series.
Honestly, it's so difficult to answer this question. Ryno: We need his ability to spread the defense. Gordon: We need his scoring and his ability to spread the defense like Ryno. Capela: We need his agile defense and his ability to PnR to the basket, allowing CP3 and Harden to penetrate with less resistance LMAM/Ariza: We need their ability to hit 3s and their great wing defense Tucker: We need his versatility on defense, capable of defending both guards and forwards. Johnson: We need him not to suck. So, the answer...is we need all of them.
Gordon is shaky as hell lately, so I tend to agree with this. Most other players are playing consistently, but Gordon... not so much. I suppose the same could be said for Anderson and I'd agree with that too.
Not so much lately - otther than the SA game he's been on a really very pretty good run. He's shot at or above his 3 point percentage every night except SA since he came back from injury on 2/28. That's pretty consistent....consistently good! https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gordoer01/gamelog/2018 Gordon is a conscience-less deep 3 shooter, he's always gonna bounce around between good and bad. He was amazing vs. Dallas and awful vs. SA - in a make or miss league a 6-11 night gonna make you great, while an 0-6 night is going to make you look bad. His most troublesome defender is always the guy who wears the jersey with "VARIANCE" on the back of it. I think he might be a euro-stash guy or something.
Green is streaky too though, but when he's hot he is hot. Teams would have no chance against us if Gordon, RYNO, and Green got hot when it counted.
We have many 3point shooters. one of them will be hot. But we need a reliable CApela on both offense and defense.
Gordon is soooooo streaky. When he is on, it is something to watch. When he is off, his shots don't even come close to hitting.
I picked gordon due to the fact I dont really consider Clint a "role" player. But he is prob the most important not named harden/cp3
Joe Johnson, he can't be that bad for a borderline All-Star player. He is bound to change in the playoffs.
