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Blog post - Inside Houston's lockdown defense, and how OKC have adjusted so far

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by foggy94, Aug 22, 2020.

  1. foggy94

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    #1 foggy94, Aug 22, 2020
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    I really like your breakdowns dude.

    could it simply come down to just depth? Seems like the Rockets come at the Thunder in waves. Not sure what else Donovan can throw out there to help both ways. He's straddled with 3 OR D guys.
     
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    Thanks. Yeah it is as simple as that. You need two way guys in the playoffs, and they have a ton of non-shooters. I was looking at the Thunder subreddit and they were all freaking out about how Donovan didn't play Lu Dort down the stretch. But they hadn't scored all quarter and they needed to try to get offense to even attempt a comeback, that isn't happening with Dort out there. Donovan doesn't have much of a chance with this roster.
     
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    Great stuff per usual Foggy!

    Rockets switch and rotation recognition and communication have been damn near telepathic.

    And their isolation defense so far this series has been elite.
     
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    If only they got two more Dorts who could also score.... the personnel

    He is electrifying though like a WB on D only.
     
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    Keep 'em coming, @foggy94. Your breakdowns are awesome.
     
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    Defensive mentality is so critical in entire roster.

    Whole team is committed.

    Even our weakest defenders are locked in.

     
    #7 D-rock, Aug 23, 2020
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    That was a major problem last game ... we need to change the mantra to it doesn't matter if we score , they dont score ... because we allowed a lot of scores after scores
     
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    The whole team getting into foul trouble in the 1st half made the Rockets less aggressive defensively.

    It's natural.
     
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