Spoiler: Rant Coming All off-season long, all year long. We want the Warriors. We want the Warriors. We were built to beat the Warriors. Capella was crying like a baby after the loss last year and cried about wanting more money. Well he got the money and his no free throw shooting ass wanted the Warriors. Yet, all of a sudden can't play basketball. We would have won last year if CP3 was healthy. CP3 is healthy, Warriors not as good as they were last year and he is playing like crap. Get rid of his ass if you can't do it this year and go spend that $40 mil on a younger stud. We had Ryan Anderson and a broken Mbah. Austin Rivers is playing his ass off. He's guarding Curry better than any I've seen this year and playing better than both Rhino and Mbah combined last year in the playoffs.Yet he's on the bench at the oddest times. He basically brought them back from the dead in game two and coach takes him out. I don't get it. We don't have depth, we don't have depth. We have players the coach refuse to play for whatever the hell reason. Ne Ne on Curry in the clutch. Coach, You deserved to lose that one. We're cheated by the Refs, they don't like us. Blah Blah Blah!! And stop freakin blaming Harden already. This team would be lottery bound without him. The Others (as Shaq calls them) need to step up every once in a while. People blame Harden if he shoots and scores 100. People blame Harden if he doesn't shoot but has 15 assists. People blame Harden for the popcorn vendors and everything else. MY GOODNESS!! Bottom line...GSW without KD. That brings GSW back to Rocket's level and you could argue a smidgen below or above. If they can't win this series, blow it up all ready. You just can't beat them. Build a freakin team that can win a championship. Not get their asses handed to them every year by the same team you are calling out. And if D'Antoni can't figure out how to play guys with the depth he has this year, get rid of him too. Rockets have a chance to shut the critics up. And the funny part is, they don't even have to win a championship to do it. They just need to beat the freakin Warriors. I think everyone would be happy as hell if they just win this series. They can get swept next series and no one will really blame them. Yeah we want a championship, but for them to end the Warriors' run would be so so damn sweet and they would be treated like champions even if they don't get the hardware. It's time for them to Put Up or STHU.
Blowup the team to what extent? I get that it's frustrating, but I will repeat what I stated in other threads. We are trying to beat one of, if not the most stacked team in NBA history. Even when Golden State loses 2 of its starters, they still have enough to win a chip, think about that. There are not many teams out there that can even challenge Golden State in a 7 game series, but the Rockets have managed to stay in there, so I believe the team deserves more credit than they are getting credit for. The situation that the Rockets are facing is just a unique place in NBA history. For better or worse, the Rockets are in it and they have to find a way to deal with it. Also, it's time to start taking a hard look at the staff rather than blame the players. Maybe MDA and his methods are just not good enough to win.
If we lose to the Warriors this series, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that we trade everyone that isn't Harden, Tucker and one of Gordon/Capela. Harden is young enough for one more quick restructure, and we need one desperately.
I can't even describe how strongly I disagree with this. Beating the warriors and getting swept by the nuggets would be ultimate humiliation.
The reason he says swept in next round is to simply illustrate how important it is to finally defeat the worriers. He is right. Now or never. 4th time in five years if they eliminate us. No one seriously believes we would get swept by blazers/ nugs. Come on now.
If we can’t beat the warriors now without KD it’s time for changes. No more running it back. There is no point to waste more of Hardens prime. Cp3s contract can’t be traded. This is the reality and we need to live with this. He will still be a solid player and a fighter so leave it at that. Clint Capela and EG are our only tradeable assets with some actual value. Throw in some picks try get another star or at least flip Capela for a guy that can shoot and has length. Honestly we could’ve gotten this kinda production from a center like McGee in this series... There is no excuses now I’m sorry GS needs to play their 4 best players 40+mins now plus they need to insert more non shooters like Looney or Livingston in the starting lineup. Literally no bench. The one quarter thing can happen when they get hot and we weren’t prepared for a scenario without KD. But if we play them properly and trap Curry we have no excuses. If we can’t it’s time for some changes.
I'm not to sure about that, but then again I guess anything could happen. I just believe some people are looking at this the wrong way.
We can not possibly build a title team with two guys (Clint, CP3) that are essentially non-factors in the playoffs taking up 60mil in cap space.
If we don't win, blow up the team. Trade Harden for some non-fat guys, non-lazy guys who have not partied too much. See Steph Curry that nice young man who has two back to back MVP's which Harden will never have. Steph is slim and have you seen him on defense?, he moves like crazy. Granted, the wily Harden gets by him with ease, but look at Steph's apparent effort that is indeed impressive. If I am not mistaken Steph was raised with wealth and has better manners and his daughter is cute, too. As Steve Kerr says we have a bunch of linebackers on our team, how crude and the NBA should a stop to that.
this series was handed to us last game and we couldn't take advantage of it.. truly pathetic if Rockets don't pull this W out especially with KD being out the rest of the series. If Warriors retain all their guys this off-season, it's truly time to blow it up since we're falling behind even the Bucks now. Even this season, I don't think we'll have an easy time getting past the Bucks, they are a legit team.
I’m just sorry we didn’t offer Clint and EG and maybe picks for Paul George. We could’ve retained him and get role players on the minimum and have Harden and PG dominate for years. Cp3 could’ve been the third wheel. I’m sure it was doable just Morey didn’t have balls because everyone thought he’d go to the Lakers. How many first rounders did we offer for Butler? PG would be so perfect here. With the way Harden can get his shot over anyone and blow by everyone we don’t need a center with only skill catch lobs and block a shot occasionally. Certainly not pay him 16-17M per year. We could've lived with a stretch small ball 5 and a minimum contract center to jump in sometimes.
its a small sample size you dont dismantle a team on 2 games sample size especially since the score of the series should be 3-2 rockets lead right now (remember that rig job in game 1?) having said that rox have a great opportunity to beat the worriers, they are on ropes
Desperately? Every game has been decided by 5 points or less against the greatest team ever assembled
