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Poll: if we're going to tank?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by TimDuncanDonaut, Aug 11, 2020.

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If tanking

  1. Give Clemons all the shots, let him get a career high.

    3 vote(s)
    7.5%
  2. Play the bench more minutes, not tank per se, but for the fans to see them play more.

    11 vote(s)
    27.5%
  3. Only take threes, set a record for three point attempts.

    6 vote(s)
    15.0%
  4. No tanking. None at all

    20 vote(s)
    50.0%
  1. ApacheWarrior

    ApacheWarrior Member

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    People have looked like deer in the headlights for two games and then snap out of it and become productive.

    The alternative was less rotation players being used and exhaustion bouncing us. Neither good possibly; but
    young House getting battle proven pays bigger dividends down the line. House vs Warriors goes a long way for his
    esteem.
     
  2. YOLO

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    House didn't. There was no alternative bc the depth absolutely sucked
     
  3. ApacheWarrior

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    House was the player you play.

    I’ve seen vets play like they are deer in the headlights.....some adapt by halftime some take longer. Coaches also
    can be clueless for a half or complete series.

    We agree that we disagree. I can bring up House numbers as a starter during the season and the first round vs Utah.
    They were good. Your opinion is he was bad in two games vs the Champs. Laid an egg.

    What’s to say House performed admirably this regular season and lay an egg again......because it’s the playoffs.

    Coaches need to instruct and tell a player like House to slow things down (last season vs the champs).....now
    we need to go thru that stage again. It’s called coaching.
     
  4. YOLO

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    i definitely disagree. minutes ain't given. they're earned. especially for a player like him

    house looking the way he did did nothing to earn more time. he was given the opportunity and looked like trash in all of it
     
  5. meh

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    If we had played the Warriors last year in the WCFs the season couldve gone a lot different.

    Clippers are relying on one star with a long term health condition and another one prone to injuries. The later you play them the more likely they're not at full health
     
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    He was a plus 3 in game one.

    Durant/Warriors got more rebounds per game with House sitting than when he was there. Only played 5 minutes in game
    two.

    Every player needs minutes in the playoffs to improve. Even the great M J had to learn to trust his teammates and LeBron had to learn to be more selfish

    The sooner they experience it the better. Sitting House got us bounced easier vs the Warriors.
     
  7. YOLO

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    what's funny is the less minutes he got and the more the rockets played shumpert the better the rockets played. That tells you all you need to do how well house was contributing

    sitting house gave houston a better chance. he made houston worse by playing
     
  8. ApacheWarrior

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    Game 1 Durant 19.2 pts
    Game 2 Durant 18.1 pts
    Game 3 Durant 34.6 pts
    Game 4 Durant 25.3 pts
    Game 5 Durant 11.7 pts......Rockets exhausted and done for by this time.

    Yeah let’s blame House in games 4 & 5 ...He didn’t play in those games dummy. You want to keep
    looking dumb. I can do this all day.
     
    #28 ApacheWarrior, Aug 12, 2020
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  9. ApacheWarrior

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    cont’d

    Shumpert was the reason we played better.....only we didn’t.
     
  10. YOLO

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    why is durant's name even being mentioned. he has nothing to do with this.

    might want to relax with the name calling. I didn't get personal but you seriously don't want to go that route
     
  11. YOLO

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    oh. so the rockets didn't win game 3 and 4 when shump played ~20 min in each and house played exactly 0. cool

    anyone that actually watched the series knows shump contributed in big moments for the rockets to win
     

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