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What's the game plan when the 3's aren't falling?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bleedroxred79, Feb 22, 2020.

  1. Jturbofuel

    Jturbofuel Member

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    Keep tossing up bricks like they have done the past 10yrs.
     
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  2. J Sizzle

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    There is no game plan. They have no counter. Harden is entirely dependent on one shot at this point.
     
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    hahahahahaha, imagine thinking Rockets under Morey has a backup plan.

    The backup plan was to go even more all-in so I guess next year we'll only be taking 3 pointers, no mo layups around here!
     
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    DARK ARTS
     
  5. davidxhz

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    Missing 3 is fine, the problem is our super star harden, get rid of harden and rebuild, we are going no where with a super star who do not have heart
     
  6. xtruroyaltyx

    xtruroyaltyx Member

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    Moar threes. Fukumean?
     
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    Sign Ryan Broekhoff
     
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    Shoot MORE threes. Jesus guys did yall not take AP Statistics in high school. Its called the law of averages. The more volume you have the closer you will get to your average. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT.
     
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    SWTsig Contributing Member

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    this post aged well.

    Three ain’t fallin? Keep chuckin and if that don’t work sulk and stand around outside the arch.
    - James Harden
     
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    Surfguy Contributing Member

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    Take two Aspirin and I’ll see you in the morning.
     
  12. Bo6

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    back up plan is happy hour at landrys
     
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    Harden will just hang his head, Westbrook will become more determined.
     
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  14. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    The game plan is math. Always has been. The numbers say the players will shot their averages so that means we will lose the games we shoot below our average.

    Morey will never say it but he probably thinks that's ok. He probably thinks shooting 0-27 is an anomaly and not a sign to find alternatives. That's what nerds do, they trust the numbers above all else.
     
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  15. Rocketman7

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    Doesn’t matter what we say
    Dumb Rockets won’t do it anyway.
    But just for fun...

    Get to the basket

    Backdoor cuts

    Get the ball out of slow walking Hardens hands to save some clock and get more possessions

    Get Russ the ball earlier so he can attack quickly and not against half court D

    Give more guys opportunities to create(Rivers)

    Tell Harden to stop having our stretch 5 wide open and not pass him the ball

    Bench Gordon for Carroll or Sefolosha

    Right now....
    Plan A...shoot threes and hopefully make threes

    Plan B....miss threes , lose, then go home.
     
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    Current plan is to go even smaller and put in shooters. I'd like to see them focus on the defensive side and get Russ the ball to get some confidence and momentum going.

    Carrol, Seflosha, and Chandler is the best deep bench we've had, and needs to be utilized to play smarter and tougher when nothing else is working.

    Harden shouldn't take a step back 3 unless he made his last shot.
     
  17. Russjr2

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    Can we begin by getting D House Jr out of the starting lineup! Heck, put J Green in there and slide PJ over to PF. House Jr is not the answer at 3 for us. He does NOTHING out there. Every now and then he gets some run outs for dunks, but in half court he is garbage. Bring him off the bench.
     
  18. SoupTent3

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    Go back to big ball system, or head for the hills.
     
  19. BigBum

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    Make 2 of first 35 from the three?

    I am not surprised bc they are Clippers.
     
  20. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    It's like professional poker. You don't let results from small sample size change the approach and doing the right thing. In other words, you don't stop betting big on a high flush just because someone beat you with a straight flush.
     
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