Of course they did. But T-Will looked great, so there is reason to be optimistic going forward, after this loss. We have other games to be played...
Yeah, but now that Budinger is out of his slump, how can he play? Do we bench Courtney Lee? Brooks? Its a numbers game, unfortunately. Williams needs to just stay ready and perform well when he gets these opportunities. At some point, Adelman will put him into a real game situation and he can build trust that way. But people will be disappointed if they're expecting Adelman to overhaul his rotation because Williams made some nice passes in garbage time.
I'd start running T-Will as a point forward and use Brooks more like Jason Terry. Things like T-Will/Brooks/Lee or T-Will/Lee/Bud, etc. I'm almost certain now that a trade is coming. Not sure how we can find playing time for all of these wing players. My guess is Budinger will surely be gone. Maybe Brooks also (especially since T-Will can run the floor as a point forward).
We should let Brooks recover until he is 100%. There is no point in letting him play when he is not fully recovered. He is just taking minutes away from the people that deserve it. Lowry/Lee/Smith Martin/Williams Battier/Budinger Scola/Patterson/Jeffries Hill/Miller
I'd swap Lee and Williams on offense and have Lee defending the 1 and Williams the 2 like you have it. I don't trust Lee playing point at all.
The best lineup the Rockets could play right now is Williams,Lee,Battier,scola, Patterson. That is a defensive lineup. Off the bench with a 5 man rotation, Lowry,Brooks,Budinger, Hill,Miller.
Even with Budinger out his slump, Terrence Williams brings more to the table than Chase does. It's probably going to have to be an in-game situation where our wings get in foul trouble and TWill gets the call and excels. I didn't see the game, but I was pretty impressed by his highlights. We NEED a guy like that.. I don't know how much longer you can sit him for Budinger. This team needs to make a trade.
I think Brooks is fully recovered, I'd say that he's still trying to catch his wind though, having been away from NBA games for a while
Why not? Having Williams in the starting line-up with Martin could only mean more points and trips to the line for Martin. Not to mention more scoring opportunities for Williams as well.
I wanna see the starting line-up of Brooks(the one from last season), Kmart, Twill, Scola and __________x[7ft shot blocking & rebounding center that we should have].
This game shows you can't win with Adelman coaching. He refuses to make in-game adjustments and you can't win if you can adapt.
