Rockets are 0-3

First game was a train wreck.

But the last two games showed a baseline competence in defense that just didn't exist last season.

 

I dunno about anything else, but having the game threads be so active has been fun.

If Clutchfans was a player our numbers would be way up to start the season

Now THAT’S improvement

 

Sorry Champ I beat you to it

Mods merge pls

https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/official-losing-streak-count-thread.321300/

 

Hahaha have been neurolyzed......

But I have that image somewhere in my head of 4th Quarter choking.....

 

I haven't seen an improvement in a damn thing that will contribute to consistent wins .. And I'm one of the optimistic ones on here..

 

Maybe they win more if we stop watching some of the games.

 

Honestly that's absurd. The amount of ball disruption this team does at the point of attack defense and on switches is just on multiple levels higher than last season. It's the Warriors. A 1 minute lapse in your off ball switches can end the game. But overall yes there is a significant baseline improvement on defense that will carry over for the rest of the season.

 

Last year the third quarter was where things would always fall apart, now it’s the fourth. Maybe soon things just won’t fall apart anymore.

 

Thread title needs a (Calm Down) in it

 

The things we need to improve on can fill up the Library of Congress. If I had to pick just 5 right now though, they would be the following:

• Box out for rebounds. I feel like I been screaming this at the TV for the last 4 years at least.
• Stop playing Green over Whitmore, like seriously... 21 minutes from Uncle Green? WTF?!
• Run a couple of elbow curls for Bari early to try and get him confident. He rides confidence waves way harder than I thought he would.
• Have JG4 take more middies or scheme plays for him where he could. His shot seems a lot better after he gets in rhythm after hitting some.
• No more complaining to refs. You complain to a ref, you get fined $100.

 

The bar is set so low that if they stay close, it's a step in the right direction.. I'm looking at teams that were just as bad as us , record wise, get Ws and play good basketball through the whole game. Not just in spurts.. But that's absurd?

 

Your concern is reasonable, stay the course.

 

At least Wemby is getting destroyed by the Clippers and Russ.

 

Champ they're actually quite similar champ

Champ

 

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And I'm watching the games.

 

My thoughts on the game tonight against GSW :

1. Dillion Brooks is a very good and smart player, he plays hard and also smart, yes he had a bad rep and some of those calls actually are bullcraps, but he creates more chances for his teamates when he was on the floor than our other 130 mils FA, he is worth every pennies we paid him.

2. No. 1 and No. 4, their games are very similar, and very exposive, sooner or later, the Rockets will need to make a choice to keep one only.

3. Sengun played very hard and very efficient, but no, he is not a franchise player, you can't build around him to win a championship.

4. Do NOT play Jeff Green, its waste of time and we should give more chance to our young players.

5. Cut Bullock, such a wasted spot in the roster.

6. FVV, if he can not turn it around and play much better, our season is done.

7. J Smith Jr is a bust, the team should just move on to develop other yound talents.

8. Trade Tate for a bag of chips if you can find an offer, he is not our future.

 

On the bright side, they are on pace for having a shot at yet another top 5 pick. Maybe they can finally hit on one.

 

Which teams are you talking about? Orlando and OKC have their own superstar and we don't. Pistons and Hornets are in the Eastern conference, they don't face contenders almost every match. Spurs have the one win against us in OT and currently are getting blown out just like we did.

The bolder part doesn't make any sense, it's all subjective. What makes "good basketball"? It's absurd since you just see what you want to see.

Golden State is a contender. They have 5 possible all stars or former all stars on that team Curry, Klay, Draymond, Cp3 and Wiggins. To only lose by 11 pts is a sign of playing good basketball otherwise they would have been blown out.

Apart from Orlando which was horrible the Rockets have actually been playing well. Too bad they lost an overtime game and they face contenders the next 20 games or something. Deal with it.