Should the Rockets rest players against New Orleans

Just want to point out that the next game they play will be either Saturday or Sunday...that's a LONG layoff if they don't play on Wednesday.

 

This is like a fresh-out-of-the-oven Vipers starting lineup. Even DMo has played considerable minutes with the Vipers last year.

All other players on the roster except TJones have not played for the Vipers.

It would be great to see how just these Vipers play two entire quarters in the insignificant Pelicans game, while we rest all our starters plus Lin and Asik.

 

they can beat the pelicans with covington, canaan, and daniels...those 3 guys alone can beat the 2nd team of the pelicans.

 

Casspi...Casspi...Casspi...

This is the only time you will hear me chant that.

 

*whispers* This is my honest, gut answer.

 

Not even a question...you do it..

If the Rockets make it to the finals they wouldn't need HCA,

because that would mean they've won round 2 and 3 without HCA.

Not like they will make it to the finals anyway though....(being realistic here)

 

A simple answer, the Rockets will not make to the finals this year, so we have to rest the starters to have a fresh start in the playoff.

 

I say you go for the win, but don't play the starters any more than 30-35 minutes. It would suck to somehow end up in the Finals and think that we could have had homecourt if only we had tried against New Orleans. The players will have Thursday and Friday off anyway. We have ONE game left to secure homecourt against Miami. Let's do it!

 

I agree. This is why clever substitution management is so important.

Resting our starters but still win the game against a losing team. A test for McHale.

 

Make the game interesting and start the vipers with bench Rox players.
It's a meaningless game. Why risk injury to the best players?
I'm only going to tune in to watch these players start:
Canaan
Daniels
Hamilton
Covington
D-Mo

 

It's a meaningless game.
We have HCA.
cause we are facing Raptors in the final.

 

First lets worry about making out of the first round! With that goal set, playing starters for a limited amount of good minutes in that game seems to be a good strategy for getting ready. I do no want to risk our starters with the death squad of the Pelican. No disrespect, those guys are desperate to keep their jobs, and self-proving hungry.

 

Let Powell play

 

Anything about 30 min is unacceptable. Otherwise get chemistry going and practice executing in game like Spurs starters.

 

If Miami and Pacers both resting starters with no.1 position still up for grabs why arent. I would make a public announcement like all the other teams... Oh I forgot, we got a lame coach that let's the players run the show.

 

Finally. Some sense.

 

Give the starters the rest and let the bench stretch out its legs.

 

Harden and Parsons will not want to play limited minutes to hurt their numbers.

They should sit Harden, Parsons, Dwight, and Beverly. Just no real reason to play them. Bev and Dwight looked fine in the last game, so rust doesn't appear to be a problem.

 

Bev, Lin, Jones, and Dwight should play the first half. Parson and Harden DNP's. Then let's see what the vipers can do in the 2nd half. Maybe we'll see Covington's sweet jumper in an NBA game. And in 20 minutes I want atleast 10 3PA's from Daniels.