Play hard - make shots

Rocket River · Apr 20, 2008

rhester said:

Play hard?

How about play DEFENSE!

The Rockets played soft on the defensive end, they let the Jazz push them around in the paint and they let them get in their sets without disruption, the Jazz shot 52%.

I don't care how many open looks the offense gets we aren't going to win another game letting the Jazz shoot over 50% from the field, they are too physical a team to beat when they aren't challenged defensively.

We simply played wimpy defense and unless our guys start pushing them out of the paint and disrupting their pick and rolls we are going to have a very hard time.

We won this year playing with ball movement, hitting 3's and playing hard nose defense.

I believe we have a chance to win every game we hold them below 45% shooting.
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I think this is where the NO HEART thing comes in
cause the Rockets are playing soft
and letting these guys just beat them up and mug them

Rocket River

poprocks · Apr 20, 2008

Rocket River said:

I think this is where the NO HEART thing comes in
cause the Rockets are playing soft
and letting these guys just beat them up and mug them

Rocket River
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Soft is where no contact begins. Time to get ugly with the thugs from Salt Lake.

Shroopy2 · Apr 21, 2008

Champ Caliber said:

We need somebody to deliver a flagrant foul, preferably on Harpring, Okur, or Boozer. And I'm not talking about a Robert Horry cheapshot. I mean a Bill Laimbeer style takedown. Or something that results in blood. But we don't have nobody capable of doing so. I'm not saying we're soft, but nobody on this team has that retaliation mentality. Nobody on the team is gonna send a message with a hard foul. Our best bet is Mutombo clears the way with some elbows, but they're never intentional.

Something like this would suffice. Thing about this also is that whole Duke team is about as hard as hot butter. We're an average team in terms of toughness.

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Not gonna get too detailed about this cuz I don't know if you're serious or not. Moves like that reek of desperation. Keep it basketball

tresimecgredi · Apr 21, 2008

madmonkey37 said:

Whats the adjustment for having significantly less talent?
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If I know I will be a coach

Zfan · Apr 21, 2008

Champ Caliber said:

We need somebody to deliver a flagrant foul, preferably on Harpring, Okur, or Boozer. And I'm not talking about a Robert Horry cheapshot. I mean a Bill Laimbeer style takedown. Or something that results in blood. But we don't have nobody capable of doing so. I'm not saying we're soft, but nobody on this team has that retaliation mentality. Nobody on the team is gonna send a message with a hard foul. Our best bet is Mutombo clears the way with some elbows, but they're never intentional.

Something like this would suffice. Thing about this also is that whole Duke team is about as hard as hot butter. We're an average team in terms of toughness.

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Rockets will sweep the Jass when Tmac and Novak deliver this kind of badazz foul.

leebigez · Apr 21, 2008

Just like with women, size matters. The rox are asmall team.

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