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ClutchFans Game Thread: Bucks @ Rockets 10/24/2019

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Oct 22, 2019.

  1. Adam Silver

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    But Westbrook celebrates like he won a championship because he dunked the basketball for a 4 point lead with like 4-5 minutes to go. Then his team gives up a 10-0 run. You need your point guard to stay calm and lead his team to victory but he just can't. Houston will win games this season but a title is out of the question. Deep down, all Rockets fans hate Westbrook and know this won't work. Doesn't really matter though. Barring injury, the Clips are winning it all this season.
     
  2. Mr. Space City

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    Go small against one of the longest teams in the NBA.

    Coach Bud saw how small the Rockets went and threw his entire offense in the trash to force the ball to Lopez. That's what coaching and adjustments are.

    Can't wait to see Anthony Davis hitting floaters over PJ Tucker in the playoffs.
     
  3. amaru

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    Serious question:

    Can anybody think of a series Mike D'Antoni has coached in where you could sit back and say.....damn his gameplan was stellar. Not even trying to be funny.
     
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    Mclemore’s defense left a lot to be desired. His man was able to blow by him multiple times in the second half.
     
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  5. Roomba

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    I'm usually not one to complain about coaching, ever, but D'antoni shouldn't have gone to the super small-ball lineup to close out the game. Lopez is no scrub, nor is Ilyasova.

    Mickey D still has to prove to us that he's the right coach for this team. His minute-to-minute adjustments definitely have to be crisper for us to beat teams like Milwaukee.

    That said, Russ impressed the hell out of me this game. JH needs to play more assertively, especially to close out a game. I get that he had a crapton of assists, but everything else was pretty bad.

    The Bucks have had our number the last few years, but they're nowhere near the juggernaut that GS was/is and I have confidence that we'll figure them out.
     
  6. Denovo

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    D’Antoni lost that game. I can live with Harden’s poor shooting as his playmaking was elite tonight.

    Gordon is useless when his shot is off so I don’t know why Dantoni was insistent on leaving him on the court.

    That small ball lineup was the worst coaching decision I’ve seen in a long time. Both times he went to it it looked terrible on both ends.

    why would you let Lopez post up guards all quarter instead of just playing Capela smh.

    On a positive note I like what I saw from Westbrook. His energy alone is gonna save us a lot of Ws as it almost did tonight. The increased pace had our offense in overdrive. I like the addition a lot.
     
  7. JayGoogle

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    Yeah...he got the team a 4 point lead after making several insane hustle plays...and then the Coach sat him.

    Mclemore drains two threes...coach sits him.

    Coach has to know the flow of the game and make adjustments in real time.
     
  8. malakas

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    I don't think that Rhyno can defend Brolo in the post.

    Lopez was a specialised POST GAME player. He isn't one of those seven footer with no skills who just know how to dunk. Just because he doesn't use it that much anymore it doesn't mean he doesn't have it.

    That's why it was mindblogging how MDA decided to defend him.
     
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    I doubt it during playoffs.
    We’ve seen that before.
     
  10. Roomba

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    Deep down, most Rockets fans root for all of our players to succeed. Don't speak for all of us, please.
     
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    Will MDA be able to finish the season as the coach or will he replaced by January if the team is struggling?
     
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  12. BasketMAD

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    You're not winning a championship with MDA as your coach. I don't know how many complaints and questionable decisions the team has to go through for some of you to realize that.
     
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    Well, speak for yourself.

    Adam Silver is a fking clown by the way.
     
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    Now you did it. Haha
     
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    Lopez outscored and outclutched harden in the 4th. Smh. We were putting midgets on him!
     
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    Yeah, i mean, he has never been a good defender, and unlike Gerald he doesn't have the x-factor that gets hot and makes like four crazy 3s in a row so, i don't think taking him out of the roation in favour of a guy like Clark would be a risk, i think we would have potentially much more to gain from the swap.
     
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    Hopefully. He's absolute garbage. He's always been more of a cheerleader than an actual coach who can do X's and O's.
     
  18. YOLO

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    you're also not winning when you best players are shooting 30% and with a horrible defense
     
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  19. Andre0087

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    We'll be aight...
     
  20. Denovo

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    I forgot to mention the most important takeaway.... REBOUNDING. We outrebounded the much bigger Bucks by 4.
     
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