I am making this thread in protest to all the Doom & Gloom threads that are taking over the GARM these days. Personally, I am of the opinion that although we are 11-11 (which is mediocre at its definition), we still have 60 games to figure things out....so why don't we let the players and coaches do that? It's fairly obvious that the Rockets have a lot of things to hash out, but why is nobody giving them the opportunity to at least try? Here are the facts at the moment, as I see them: 1) We have the toughest schedule in the NBA to date 2) We not only have a new coach, but we have a completely new system, which happens to be 180 degrees different from the previous coach's 3) We have an entirely new bench, which means an entirely new chemistry within the team 4) We have had a road-intensive schedule so far, which means not nearly enough practice time compared to the new sets the team is running 5) We have a schedule that favors us going on a run in the latter half, presumably once we have figured things out a little more I understand that things are not nearly as simplistic as I am making them out to be, but every one of the things that I have listed points to this team getting better as the season progresses. Adelman deserves a FAIR chance at coaching this team....he has proven that he knows how to win (at least as much as JVG), so instead of being a bunch of Chicken Little's, why don't we give the man some patience and let him do his job? The only thing that concerns me outside of the lackadaisacal play, is that our 2 supposed leaders are both too busy complaining to the media about their teammates, rather than focusing their energy on what they need to do to get this team on track. But, even that doesn't worry me too much. Winning fixes all problems, and once this team starts winning again, we'll go back to T-Mac saying "this is the deepest team I've ever been a part of." Can I please get some support from some of the more rational members of this board? Clutch, Jeff, Tinman, ANYBODY??? I can't be the only one doesn't think the Rockets world is ending.
How does the tough schedule explain losses to the Grizz, Heat, Kings, Raptors and 76ers. It is not just the loss, but the way we've lost. That is inexcusable. Face it, this team is just not very good. It is led by players who aren't very good, coached by a coach who isn't very good and managed by a GM and owner who aren't very good. If we are getting CRUSHED by teams like the Sixers, that tells you something. Period. We're able to make the Brandon Basses and Humpries of the NBA like mega-super stars.
Oh, I am about as optimistic as it gets and I'm definitely still holding out hope for the Rockets to turn this thing around. Like I said before in another thread, this team is too talented, too deep and has too good of a coach for them to be as bad as they look. But I don't think we can complain about the threads right now -- the fans have every right to vent their frustration. There are ugly things we're seeing now that we haven't seen for years. At least in the past we knew we had a chance to win every game, and we were never manhandled by mediocre/bad teams. The fans have the right to vent frustration when they watch their team get blown out by the very same Sixers team that the Rockets beat by 50 points last year. Heck, I wouldn't even blame the fans if they started chanting "We want Jeff" on Wednesday. All that said though, I'm holding out hope. This team is not as bad as it looks. It can't be. They will turn this ship around.
It is absolutely unquestionably without a doubt time to panic. Or just sit by and watch the ship sink. This isn't 04-05- we aren't about to bring in Sura, Wesley, and Barry and turn it around.
I'm on board with you. We've got good players who aren't playing well at the moment. It'll turn around. Then we'll have a whole bunch of people doing a lightening-fast about face.
Remember how we used to circle games on the calendar and say, "This is a trap game." All other teams in the league now circle their Rockets games and say, "This is a trap game. We should have no problem beating them; we just need to concentrate and they'll fall apart."
You also forgot to mention that they have had the most back-to-back games than anyone else in the league also. All that being said, I understand where you are coming from. My disappointment in the Rockets is not so much the record, as is the decisions being made by coaching and the lack of effort. If the Rockets were in all of there games and lost by just a couple of points, there would be reasons to try to figure out why, but not so much doom and gloom. If the coach and his staff were making better decisions, playing better lineups, showing more passion, and being more positive; then the fans would probably do so as well. Most of them at least. But this staff honestly seems to have no clue, or at least are not explaining the problems and their solutions well to the public and press. I am still hopeful that the Rockets can make a run and get to the post season where they can do some damage. I think the key is in changing the starting lineup, and then playing players at only one position; except when it can't be done due to injury or fouls. That will facilitate the players getting to know Adelman's schemes better. Trying to learn a new system at multiple positions makes the transition that much harder. Last but not least, we still need one more trade to position us for a run in the post season. I don't know at this time what's the best chance of a good trade right now, although I would like to get Artest in a trade and sign Webber as a back up center for Yao.
my sentiments exactly.... i'm not panicking quite yet, but the way we have lost - especially considering the teams we are losing them to - is alarming.
I will gladly do a bandwagon lightning face turn around. When we start playing like the 4th best team in the west and secure the home court for the first round I will be singing this teams praises. People get upset because they have a passion for the Rockets that goes back since the start of the franchise and it HURTS to see the team taking steps backward. I don't think changing the team to step backwards was or is the right plan. We need to be contending with the top teams not looking like we're lost.
That's nonsense. Other teams in the NBA probably think the following: A. The Rockets are a very dangerous team, but have proved to be very inconsistent thus far. B. They aren't playing well at the moment, but clearly have the ability to beat anyone on any given day.
That's fine. To each his own, but I think it's pretty funny when people will one day talk about how "X player," is a piece of garbage, and then the when that person plays well, they start singing a different tune. It pisses me off too when we play like garbage. But I think it's a little early in the season to start talking about the lottery and all that, like some people already have.
It may not be time to panic but it is a time for a trade. This team has not improved it is going backwards and the only way to get out of it is to bring some new pieces.
When Yao himself admits the team is soft,then there is a reason for extreme concern. The guys have to show some pride and try to do the best they can. There is no other way out.
I know it's tough because the team is playing bad BUT... I believe! You guys should too. It's not like the frustration does anything but make people more mad. Just sit back and see where the season takes us. I hope no one thought we were going to be good right away, I kind of wish we didn't have that 6-1 start to mislead everyone (including me) about how the team is this season. By All-Star break, you will see what this team is made of. Then, and only then, should panic kick in if we are still sucking. Book it!
Here are my only questions: 1. what have you seen of this completely new system other than lazy defense? 2. when did Tinman get crowned as a rational poster like Jeff or Clutch??
A. The Rockets were a very dangerous team, but now they have trouble doing anything right. We need to step on them right away because they have no heart. B. They aren't playing well at the moment, but could if we let them. Crush their spirit with a good quarter and they're done.
6. We don't play transition defense 7. No one can shoot 8. Tracy is a big gaping vagina 9. Yao has plateued into all he ever will be 10. The "floor general" thay gives us a chance to win shoots 22% from 3. 11. We suck . . . . . DOOM AND GLOOM
Answers: 1. Well, my sentiments regarding this are "give it time." I think we're seeing more of Adelman's system than we think...especially in the first half of games. It's in the second half, once teams have made their adjustments, when things really go down hill for us. Outside of the PHX game at home, we've been pretty competitive in every first half. Now, I'm not attributing that solely on Adelman's system, but I think part of it is that we come into games with a set gameplan....it's in the second half that things kinda get hairy. 2. Fair enough. I was just trying to think of some of fellow elder statesman here, and my mind kinda went blank, and I could only think of those 3. Looking back now, I really don't know what I was thinking.
