Shifting into gear, getting back to playing team/Championship level Hoops

shumpert has not looked good as a rocket. and was a big part of our 2nd Q scoring drought last nite. we still need house.

 

To rephrase xikily, 'the team w/more points WINS; the team w/fewer points LOSES.'

I feel the need for the Rox to W more than they L in the p/o. That'll end like Harden floater? Floating in the Parade!

 

I’ll buy that

 

His post game interviews he made some comments how he is not being utilized correctly. You can also watch his body language when Kerr benched him.

I already said it before Cousins wants to be an integral part of the offense he wants to make the max next year and nobody is gonna pay him that if he doesn't average 20+ pts a night.

 

Only one team has won a title while outside the top 10 on defense, and two outside the top 10 on offense.

When you lower it to the top eight, only 3 championship teams miss the cutoff on defense, and two for offense.

Its BOTH.

 

Yeah Shump is a massive disappointment so far I can buy the bad offense since he is inured or w/e but his defense is also so-so. The only silver lining is we can probably keep him next season, as nobody will offer him more than vet min if he keeps playing like this.

Morey is still playing hardball with House so you probably wont see him until last game of the season but I hope he signs another GLeague player who can actually play. My recommendation is Anthony Bennett, he was an analytics monster in college and he has developed some range playing in the GLeague all this years.

 

Chris Paul when healthy is the Rockets best player.

He proved it against the Jazz in the elimination game.

He proved it in game 4 and 5 against the Warriors in the WCF.

This team is championship caliber when Chris gets to dominate the ball more. Better ball movement, less turnovers, and his teammates get involved when Chris is the 1a on the court.

James needs to play more off ball and attack the rim at will in the playoffs when he does get the ball.

 

44 percent from 3 in the G league on almost 5 attempts per game. I would take a flyer on him.

 

I do believe that now that this stupid 30+ points run is over (he would NEVER beat Wilt anyway) Harden will focus back on winning games instead of inflating stats.

I mean. I love Harden, but last night when his streak was at the line, he started hero balling when the game wasn´t won.
So he actually isn´t so "team wins first" kinda guy.

If we want to become close to the same TEAM that almost beat GSW last year, they need to start building chemistry AS A TEAM, NOW!