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Lean into what works? (Our starters doing well - still a small sample size, but promising)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by AroundTheWorld, Nov 5, 2023.

  1. carl_herrera

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    The starters have had some three point luck on both ends, but they're thriving because they have a theory of offense. Actually they have multiple: Sengun post-ups, FVV PnR into pull up 3's, Jabari or Dillon attacking mismatches, Jalen-Sengun two man game.

    The bench unit has no theory of offense, even with Amen and Tari healthy. Amen doesn't get to play with a PnR partner and has zero spacing so he has no chance of playing downhill, and the next best option in the halfcourt is Tate drives to his left-hand. Strangely none of our lineups are playing in transition either (30th in the league).

    I understand why Udoka and his staff this summer prioritized building a equal opportunity philosophy around a competent starting 5, given where this team was at, and the bench ecosystem around Amen as a hub was an afterthought.

    Hopefully we see an acquisition to help the bench unit, because staggering the starters to boost the bench as they've been doing the last couple games is unsustainable.
     
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