1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

  2. ROCKETS GAMEDAY
    We get another Amen Thompson vs. Tyler Herro matchup as the Rockets take on the Heat in Miami Saturday. Come join Dave and Ben with Paulo Alves as they recap the game.

    LIVE! ClutchFans on YouTube

Ime is not a championship coach

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by H. Christopher, Jan 15, 2026.

  1. illwil29

    illwil29 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2009
    Messages:
    573
    Likes Received:
    449
    I agree, I'm just saying we as fans gripe about coaching, and sometimes I think we don' t have the right personnel. Golden States board is filled with a bunch of Steve Kerr is the Warrior's reason to their struggles. Toronto got rid of Dewayne Casey after 1st round failures with Rozen and Lowry. He was coach of the year one of those seasons as well. Udoka deserves a lot of criticism and I dont really know whats going on with the team. Lack of focus, no leader, not enough high iq. They need to start playing for each other, and not playing for themselves.
     
  2. Joe Rocket

    Joe Rocket Member

    Joined:
    Dec 11, 2020
    Messages:
    6,949
    Likes Received:
    9,736
    "A two aint gonna kill ya" Almost made me cry lol These guys needed a bucket really bad and was just running for end to end chucking 3's. Steph and Lebron really killed this game. All the player movement and overdependence on threes is not entertaining at all.
     
  3. Easy

    Easy Boban Only Fan
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jul 23, 2002
    Messages:
    40,114
    Likes Received:
    32,970
    I was thinking about that during the rising star game. But then I thought, "Well, Melo would probably teach the guys to do his signature step back long midrange shot." LOL.
     
    LosPollosHermanos likes this.
  4. chef0010

    chef0010 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2012
    Messages:
    897
    Likes Received:
    616
    He is better than YOU
     
  5. LosPollosHermanos

    LosPollosHermanos Clutch Crew
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2009
    Messages:
    33,961
    Likes Received:
    18,987
    Absolutely incorrect, “one mistake” here is a deliberate and calculated move to sneak out with a team members wife knowing full well it could sabotage the team. He didn’t keep it a secret and go behind everyone’s back because it was a mistake…it was premeditated…it’s a severe case of bad judgement. To simplify it , he thought with his dick knowing full well it could sabotage the team. You might as well pull out the “1 mistake” for every transgression


    We don’t grade people on seeding. Seeding is used to position yourself for maximum post season success. The 07 mavs were a failure. The rockets last year were a failure. There is no planet where we end the season and pretend it was great because we got “x” seed. The pinnacle of said post season success is actually winning a ring…which the team Udoka was on coincidentally pushed towards right after giving him the boot. Interestingly a low seed with a ring actually gets you more props since the path is actually harder.

    you’re centered on some pretty illogical assumptions here .
     
  6. Stephen_A

    Stephen_A Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2016
    Messages:
    7,206
    Likes Received:
    5,789

    I know you’re not being honest. And I know you have made several mistakes in your life and that there were people who gave you grace and another chance. Let’s stop the ridiculously high expectations that we can’t honor or fulfill ourselves. Many men were terrible husbands or fathers but were still good at what they did for a living including Einstein.

    What are you talking about? Mazzula didn’t win a ring the next season. Did you not read what I wrote? He was a higher seed (2nd) than Udoka’s finals team and lost to a 7th seed heat team in the conference finals and didn’t even make it to the finals with the same exact team. The Celtics retooled and they brought in Jrue and Porzingis in 23-24 and that brought them the championship which I have no doubt Udoka would win it if he were coach that year with that roster. No doubt.
     
  7. LosPollosHermanos

    LosPollosHermanos Clutch Crew
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2009
    Messages:
    33,961
    Likes Received:
    18,987
    You phrased the first part well ngl, and Udoka should have people like you in his corner. That being said I see him as a narcissist as others have pointed out. Otherwise the grace part you mentioned is true.

    so we will have to agree to disagree
     
    cml750, Stephen_A and astros123 like this.
  8. ThatBoyNick

    ThatBoyNick Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2011
    Messages:
    32,888
    Likes Received:
    51,749
  9. Shroopy2

    Shroopy2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2003
    Messages:
    16,622
    Likes Received:
    2,518
    Plenty people say Durant is correct, that the team is mentally weak, dumb, soft not tough. (Even saying that Durant's correctness might as well make him "the GM")

    Though that's the same things that Udoka already criticizes of the team. Meaning, you cant credit & elevate Durant for his callouts, but then bash Udoka who says the same things.

    This Durant saga actually shows that NBA head coaching is a tough job in managing all the king size egos & weirdos & dumdums.

    Udoka does not have the X's & O's, the in-game offensive strategies. But he got professional buy-in from villian Dillon Brooks & teammate dry jumper, baby mama drama Jalen Green who played every game that Udoka coached him. While Durant is acting like he's slumming it with the peasants, undermining everyone
     
  10. chef0010

    chef0010 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2012
    Messages:
    897
    Likes Received:
    616
    And tn proves it
     
  11. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2013
    Messages:
    58,770
    Likes Received:
    70,426
  12. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2013
    Messages:
    58,770
    Likes Received:
    70,426
  13. Hemingway

    Hemingway Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2016
    Messages:
    13,423
    Likes Received:
    17,626
    It’s all the players’ fault.
     
  14. xtruroyaltyx

    xtruroyaltyx Member

    Joined:
    Jul 1, 2011
    Messages:
    13,510
    Likes Received:
    18,120
    More stuff showing even when they had Fred this was still an issue. People have short memories.
     
    Imanimal likes this.
  15. a time to chill

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2012
    Messages:
    3,497
    Likes Received:
    6,545
    I do put most of the blame on the players for last night's loss when you have that many turnovers. Also, Knicks have two bucket getters in Brunson and KAT. We just have KD. And the young guys aren't mentally strong enough to keep it together in the 4th quarter which is why FVV and Brooks were sol crucial to our success last year.
     
  16. Hemingway

    Hemingway Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2016
    Messages:
    13,423
    Likes Received:
    17,626
    We averaged 26.8 pts in the fourth quarter with 3.78 Turnovers in 2024/2025. This year so far we are averaging 27.5 pts and 3.5 TOV’s. So not sure where FVV and Brooks were so crucial offensively. Net differential in 4th quarters in 2024/2025 was -.56 points in 2025/2026 it is -.218. Looks like defense is better as well. What it comes down is that Ime sucks in 4th quarters whether he has FVV or not.
     
  17. daywalker02

    daywalker02 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2006
    Messages:
    104,817
    Likes Received:
    52,970
    Ime is the most boring coach since Silas........ just a coach that cusses and scowls.

     
  18. Hemingway

    Hemingway Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2016
    Messages:
    13,423
    Likes Received:
    17,626
    Silas was a horrible coach and then Ime gets handed two Vets to run the show and set some standards and produces a .500 season and a 52-win 2nd seed (fool’s gold), gets a 6 year extension and goes full tard. Maybe Durant just mis-typed. It was probably Patrick that forced the Durant trade and the Ime extension. I don’t think Stone has the balls to do either one of his own volition. Tito needs to find another hobby for his son and fire Stone/Ime.
     
    MystikArkitect likes this.
  19. MystikArkitect

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2006
    Messages:
    15,950
    Likes Received:
    26,103
    He's become bizarro Silas. Just an angry overweight taller version.
     
    daywalker02 likes this.
  20. MystikArkitect

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2006
    Messages:
    15,950
    Likes Received:
    26,103
    Patty Ferntits runs the Rockets like Joffrey ran the Seven Kingdoms.
     

Share This Page