I'll play along... Offense No wasted possessions. IMO, this is what killed the Rockets against the Warriors and nearly killed them against the Clippers last season during the playoffs. Every single possession matters during the playoffs. Josh Smith and Corey Brewer do not understand this. Therefore, they CANNOT be on the court outside of spot minutes and with a short leash. Ariza, Bev, and Jet have to hit open shots when they're presented. Dwight has to be deliberate and decisive if and when he receives the ball down low. No holding the ball before going into a move. Low post turnovers cannot happen. They will spark a Warriors scoring run every single time. Harden has to protect the ball and not be careless. Harden has to protect the ball and not be careless. Harden has to protect the ball and not be careless. Harden has to protect the ball and not be careless. Harden has to protect the ball and not be careless. Coach has to trust the players with the hot hand and avoid foolish rotations. JBB cannot haphazardly insert players like Brewer into the lineup just because. JBB cannot haphazardly insert players like Brewer into the lineup just because. JBB cannot haphazardly insert players like Brewer into the lineup just because. Defense The Rockets cannot stop the Warriors' offense. They just can't. So just sell out on every defensive possession. 100% effort from everyone 100% of the time. Create offensive opportunities with their defense and hope for some lucky breaks. Do not leave Klay and Steph wide open. Do not leave Klay and Steph wide open. Do not leave Klay and Steph wide open.Do not leave Klay and Steph wide open.Do not leave Klay and Steph wide open.
Stop being scared to take your open midrange shots!!!! GSW is gonna crowd the 3pt line fall back into paint on any drive attempts like they did last time Rockets faced them.
Admittedly, it WOULD be interesting to see Beverley and KJ on Curry/Klay, rather than Prigioni/Terry. I think we should constantly rotate Ariza and KJ to smother Klay as much as possible.
people that want KJ to play are delusional. it will be brewer and only brewer. maybe in game 4 when it's obvious that brewer is getting destroyed KJ will get 5 min.
...using 3 scrub bench players to start fights with Curry, Green, and Thompson to get them all tossed and suspended for the series.
Your argument contradicts itself. If they can't stop them why bother giving 100%? Frankly, even 50% is probably too much. Rockets should go for the steal off on the inbounds pass and concede all 2 point shots, or play 4 on 5 defense with a cherry picker (probably Brewer since he is so fast) stationed around half court line. As the great Sam Hinkie said, you've gotta zag when they want you to zig.
Harden has to keep his turnovers low & no ball watching on D he just at least needs to try keep a body on someone in his area, we can't leave klay wide open
No it doesn't. The may not be able to stop them, but they can slow them down for stretches. This isn't a novel concept.
Warriors have 3 Hack-a-ble big men. D'Andre Bogut, Fester Ezekiel, and Anderson Varechal. if they go small Landry Iguadola is only 60%. Rockets have a lot of players with 6 fouls to burn. BURN EM & Kill the hack a dead in the offeseaons.
You guys are over analyzing this. Its simple and I've taken this strategy from Clyde Drexler's book: Basketball for Dummies. To beat the Warriors we have to score more points than them 4 times.
Slow down the pace as much as possible. Switch everything, don't help off of shooters... make Draymond/Klay/Harry B beat you on postups or Steph on isos. Offensively, limit live ball turnovers and let Harden control everything.
