I think we need to get back to ugly ball (JVG Style)

Given that JVG's entire offensive repetoire was "Let's throw the ball to prime Tracy and let him do his thing" I don't think that would work.

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We don't have the roster to play that type of game anymore.

 

Chemistry

 

God please no. There were few scenarios where, despite winning, I still wanted to pour sand in my eyes and stick a rusty wire down my ear canal. And to hear JVG's raspy voice in every postgame interview saying, "We need to play harder defense" regardless of the outcome...what kind of existence is that? When there is no solace even in winning, and only the cold hard taste of death is your payment for a lifetime of labor? The entire world suffers a little when JVG the coach speaks on the air.

 

So you want to be a defensive team with Aaron brooks and Kevin Martin as your backcourt?

 

the thing is, JVG would still make this team a top 5-7 defensive team. i think he's vastly underrated.

 

Yes, Rick Adelman will throw in the towel on his proven system and resort to the previous coach's game plan.

 

To this day I miss JVG. People here blamed him for far too many things going wrong. I loved the fact our teams were always prepared, even when we had nothing but scrubs playing for us. We overachieved continuously. I still think they should have given him at least one more year.

 

exactly. JVG had the least talented rosters since the tmac-yao era and his teams always over-achieved.

adelman has to get back to getting this team to play hard. right now, i'm seeing a bunch of guys who enjoy jacking up shots but don't want to do anything else.

 

And when JVG was here, we b****ed and moaned about his lack of creativity on offense.

I am not a RA fan but give the guy a break. It's not like he has a roster of all-stars. I'd like to see how Phil Jackson and his Zen power would do with this team of scrubs.

 

I have to give this post its props. I don't necessarily agree with it, but dang it was funny.

 

What was the Rockets record under JVG when neither Yao or McGrady played?

As I recall, it wasn't pretty.

 

completely agree. when you don't have a good team, the only way to keep you in the game is defense. most time defense relies on your mentality and desire.

 

There is no JVG style without Mutombo, Yao Ming or Ewing.

It's not the same with Hayes, Andersen, Armstrong and Hill.

 

Yes it would did you consider the time machine Morey might trade on draft night for? Oh no I said too much

 

Chuck less, drive more.

 

You want to run a half court style with a team with no inside pressence on offense, defense, and rebounding. Not a very good idea. The reason we run Adelman's system is because none of the players on this roster can create by themselves on a consistent basis.

 

I think scientific over analysis of a game combined with a coach who stands on the sideline looking like a professor is working swimmingly.

we should be well out of the playoff picture by sunday