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Pacers and OKC are using 10-11 man rotation in playoffs

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Arnel, May 23, 2025.

  1. rockets1995

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    No common sense with Ime Udoka.

    The more players you play, the fresher they are late in the 4th quarter.

    Rockets looked tired and worn out at 22-23 year olds while 35-37 olds look fresh in Game 7. Steve Kerr constantly playing 9 guys or 11 guys. Ime Udoka playing 7 guys is not smart. Costed Game 7.
     
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  2. Williamson

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    Ime came in 3rd place for Coach of the Year and yet I show up here and half of the board knows better than him. It's pretty wild.
     
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    Awards don’t mean sh*t. Most people voting don’t even watch the Rockets on any kind of frequent basis. Same thing goes for MVP which is often rewarded because it’s someone’s turn. Ime was the right coach to change our culture and get us to the playoffs. The question now is if he can get better at offense and rotations. Hopefully, anyone can recognize that you can’t be ranked 24th in TS% and win a championship. In fact, you can’t be that bad on offense and get out of the first round of the playoffs. Ime needs to improve on that side of the ball to be a championship coach, hopefully he does.
     
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    Dillon Brooks had a bottom 15 FG% among qualified players this season, I trust Jabari over Brooks.
     
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    Ime is the Josh Christopher of coaches
     
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    JSJ has size, rebounding, midrange shooting and posting up. Most importantly Jabari is a big part of the rebuilding process and part of our franchise’s future. Smith is the reason why we are doing what we do, vs a finished emotionally streaky player that is a solid productive 2 way rotation worthy role player. Smith in an offense system with a well defined roles is a second option for a championship caliber team. To compare the two, most take JSJ very time no matter the situation.
     
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    Brooks is a bad rebounder and shot blocker. He can't play help defense inside and doesn't help in crashing the board. He is a perimeter 3&D guy. Other than ball handling, Bari is more versatile.
     
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    The biggest difference isn’t the bench. Both teams have legitimate go to players. The Rockets don’t. They don’t have a guy to go and score points when they need it the most. They lack a star and it shows.
     
  9. rockets1995

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    Ime Udoka is a Complete Fraud.

    Can't run plays out of Timeouts, doesn't make adjustments during the game, doesn't know anything about Xs and Os,
    All Iso Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun.

    Terrible use of Coaches Challenge.

    Ime Udoka needs to be replaced by a Offensive Coach in the Future especially in 2 seasons Reed Sheppard, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jalen Green running the Offense, 7 seconds or less Offense is needed.
     
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    Only third place? Absolute scrub compared to Doc Rivers. The Rockets clearly made a mistake in their hire
     
  11. AlperenSengun

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    Yes but it is also much easier to make the correct calls after seeing what actually happened. So we might know better than ime, not the one after the games have been played but the one before the games.
     
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    I think there's a reason why no one outside Houston has the same type of concern about Ime and the state of the Rockets, it's being overblown. This is literally our first season back in competition for the playoffs with one of the youngest rosters in the league.

    There's just a contingent of fans who created a different Rockets reality and are unable to accept we are still early in the rebuild.
     
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    You can't grow a beautiful garden if you keep watering the same 2 flowers and 3 weeds over and over.
     
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    None?
     
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    Pacers & Thunder are #1 & #3 in team assist

    Rockets are #28

    Maybe we need a point guard who can actually penetrate the paint and shooters around them Move Amen to point and get shooters around him like Jabari and KD?
     
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    Pacers already 10 deep and it’s only second quarter lol.
     
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    The Pacers are a typical run team.......they might even win it all but might not play that well in the regular season.
     
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    how Thibs still has a job is beyond me. After D-rose I thought it would be clear
     
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    You won't see it from Udoka outside of an injury or significant foul trouble.

    Udoka didn't go 11 deep during the regular season, presumably because of Sheppard's defense. He's not changing in the playoffs.
     
  20. LosPollosHermanos

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    Regular season wins should be apparent looking at the post-season. Teams just don't kick it into the extra gear that Ime has trouble breaking through
     

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