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Ime Udoka benches starters, criticizes lack of competitiveness in loss to Warriors 2/13/2025

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Feb 13, 2025.

  1. dmoneybangbang

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    The wizards again…..Yeesh.

    You are just recycling your same arguments you had when FVV was in the lineup during his shooting slump.

    We aren’t that good dude….
     
  2. Terror-Trips

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    This "running the type of offense he wants to run" is nonsensical. D'Antoni has proven success with many versions of offense. I'm certain he is more than a proven offensive mind who could maximize the offense that Ime is currently running.
     
  3. Terror-Trips

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    I could not agree more but he + his wife loved the city and were very involved in Houston community so we can hope his recent visits to Rockets games may have be an attempt to heal that relationship.
     
  4. Terror-Trips

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    I'm certain MDA would adapt offense to emphasize + maximize a post talent like Jokic, Embiid or Sengun.

    I recall that he made David Lee an offensive hub + All Star with Knicks before Lee was traded to GSW.
     
  5. xtruroyaltyx

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    No he hasnt. But good luck with that either way.
     
  6. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    You can call it recycling to charge it up, but I'm just remaining consistent and keeping a realistic expectation. Better than the Wizards is the easy way to communicate to some monkeys because otherwise they will get all dramatic as though you asked Ime to make a big radical change (the no superstar excuse).

    Disagree we are not that good obviously and on top of that I dare you to go ask any other fan base including the Wizards if they agree with that hyper-negative assessment. Literally saying "nope can only be the worst" while even the coach who has the worst talent will say "with a little effort and creativity, maybe we can finish one spot better than our talent?"

    Not you guys though, you take the cake. You're literally saying "it's ridiculous to expect us to be better than the worst" > loser mentality, sit back and say it can't be done although nothing was tried and every injury miraculously turned up the offense.

    It's not even a logical position for a fan of the 29th least offensively talented roster. Teams finish above and below their talent all the time. Not even a Hornets or Wizards fan doesn't believe they can improve a little.

    I've been through this last season with the same people, and it ended up we won 11 straight against bad teams and had our best month. The team that "no way could improve" got better without its best starter. So I know you guys are just intensely negative conformists and are willing to go all in then look crazy then act like it didn't happen.
     
  7. Nook

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    He didn’t want to go to Houston if San Antonio wanted him.

    His first choice was to play with Wemby - and that is why he is in a Spurs jersey.
     
  8. ROXTXIA

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    And wifey is from San Antonio.

    And as they say, "If she ain't happy, YOU ain't happy."
     
  9. dmoneybangbang

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    Yes, you’ve been consistent in overrating our current roster and making a very simple comparison of offense between the rockets and the wizards.

    Our best offensive run coincided with us just making three pointers at a better clip.
     
  10. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Yes I'm so crazy overrating our 27th place TS% roster so much, no one ever finishes above or below their talent level, I'm sure you're right.
     
  11. dmoneybangbang

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    … 27th TS equals 12th rank offensively https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced
     
  12. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Wow, when did you learn that? Did they teach you why we have both and didn't just get rid of TS%?
     
  13. dmoneybangbang

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    Well you keep bringing up TS… repeatedly….and the Wizards. Funny how are those offensives are actually ranked
     
  14. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Oh my god you actually don't know the difference between the two do you?

    What's the difference between them?
     
  15. dmoneybangbang

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    Wizards are 30th in offensive rating and the Rockets are 12th.

    Why do you keep bringing the Wizards up?
     
  16. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    I'm so, so, SO happy to leave it here for people to decide.

    You can carry on being weirdly paranoid about my secret evil plan to distract a whole basketball board about the existence of offensive rating.
     
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  17. dmoneybangbang

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    Oof….. Just adding some additional context to your constant wizard/TS% rhetoric.

    Is it possible you just narrowly focus on things?
     
  18. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Listen, it's not a good look to get an awkward word in to someone who just said bye to you. This is where you get the last word and try to go as hard as possible attacking me since I won't reply. Take your best shot. Make your closing statement - which no one will care about because it's obvious you don't know the difference between those two things - and f*ck off. Thanks.

    P.S. a piece of advice: google the difference between the two so that when you reply it looks authentic and that way at least you will feel good about yourself instead of spending your time being paranoid about....

    MY SECRET PLAN TO MAKE EVERYONE FORGET OFFENSIVE RATING EXISTS MWAHAHAHAHA
     
  19. dmoneybangbang

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    Yeesh… you are becoming hysterical because someone called out your repeated claims about 27th TS and the Wizards.
     
  20. dmoneybangbang

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    This is the way to win where we are right now
     

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