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This is what the Rockets look like when they had chemistry.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Valen, Feb 11, 2016.

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  1. Valen

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    Remember when they were our Big 3 and Parsons were our glue guy? Even though they were a young team, they play with heart and had good chemistry. I think it was a mistake when we brought Howard to Houston and Asik in my opinion was a better fit. Our team chemistry started deteriorating when we treated Omar Asik like yesterday's trash. From them on... everyone felt uneasy.

    Omar's face here sums up perfectly the tragedy that befalls the houston rockets.

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    #1 Valen, Feb 11, 2016
  2. Mr. Clutch

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    Clearly, it all went downhill when we traded Asik and Lin.

    Their teams are dominating now
     
    #2 Mr. Clutch, Feb 11, 2016
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    Don't ever want to see Asik's sulking face on the bench

    He brought it for one season and that was it and his poison pill contract did not help
     
    #3 daywalker02, Feb 11, 2016
  4. Nook

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    I am glad Lin and Parsons are gone. They were a HORRIBLE defensive duo. They had a very low defensive IQ, often unnecessarily switching, getting caught out of position and playing with the brights of a turnip.
     
    #4 Nook, Feb 11, 2016
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    Yes are record was so great Thar year.... and it is not like you could have used last year as an example when we did play well.
     
    #5 arno_ed, Feb 11, 2016
  6. Haymitch

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    A LOF returns

     
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  7. Valen

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    Each individual piece don't represent the strength of a team. It's about team chemistry, most teams don't have it. But when a special team has it, you don't break them up. You let it mature. Losing Parsons imo hurt us the most. I also miss some of the bench we used to have like Delfino and Garcia.
     
    #7 Valen, Feb 11, 2016
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  9. Ekiu

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    OP can't be serious...

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    This team went farther and gave us the best playoff memories since the 90s!
    (Arguably with 2009 team)
     
    #9 Ekiu, Feb 11, 2016
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    Look at Harden. He was much skinnier and his muscles were much more defined back then.
     
    #10 TheRealist137, Feb 11, 2016
  11. rocketsballin

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    asik now a 15mpg center on a starting center's salary
    lin a rotation player on a hobbled and barely 500 playoff team
    fyi
     
    #11 rocketsballin, Feb 11, 2016
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    Yes, our current defensive woes would certainly benefit by bringing back perennial defensive stalwarts Lin and Parsons.
     
    #12 ima_drummer2k, Feb 11, 2016
  13. Ekiu

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    Delfino/Garcia out of the league... but, but why did you stop?

    What about Parsons!?! ;)
     
    #13 Ekiu, Feb 11, 2016
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    Don't really need to go back to the Lin/Parsons years. The Rockets had chemistry last year.
     
    #14 J Sizzle, Feb 11, 2016
  15. Snow Villiers

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    This is chemistry.

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    #15 Snow Villiers, Feb 11, 2016
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    Lin has pretty much stayed the same... inconsistent, whereas Asik has turned into a terrible contract that Pellies can't even dump.
     
    #16 RocketsFido, Feb 11, 2016
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    its true that rockets with harden, lin, parsons had better winning percentage than rockets this season as of today.

    so i guess the chemistry is better back then?
     
    #17 KDZ, Feb 11, 2016
  18. YOLO

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    that's interesting because that team wasn't this pathetic defensively
     
    #18 YOLO, Feb 11, 2016
  19. Von Rafer

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    He was so much more explosive back then as well.
     
    #19 Von Rafer, Feb 11, 2016
  20. OpenLayup-Why3?

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    That's when Harden wasn't full of himself.
     
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