Western Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

[ojandpizza]

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Lol JJ and Rivers combine for 56


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[ojandpizza]

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If Doc wins it all this year how bad of a GM is he?


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[vtcha]

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Damn Rivers is averaging 17 PPG on 55% shooting aha

[23]

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I'm only messaging with ya because I know you can't stand him lol. I don't really take issue with the guys game, he's just 'whatever' to me.

On a serious note, the Rockets in trouble.

Lol JJ and Rivers combine for 56

Exactly what im saying...

Doubt you'd ever see this against the Warriors or anybody else for that matter


I wonder if analytics told Morey about this

[inkcil]

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Might as well give the trophy to the Clippers. No one can hang with them. I don't want to see them win, but no one can match up with them.

LOL...funny T. But as you would agree, Houston just has no heart. Terry has some pride, but that's about it.

[JODYE]

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Can we also just accept the fact that Kevin McHale really isn't that good of a coach?

[Vni]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

Can we also just accept the fact that Kevin McHale really isn't that good of a coach?

It's been accepted for a while now.

[Vni]

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Proof is that you never hear about Rocket's playbook being stolen.

[23]

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Proof is that you never hear about Rocket's playbook being stolen.

Thats because its all numbers

[Vni]

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$$$ you mean ?

[23]

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$$$ you mean ?

I mean + and -

[Smallville102001]

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Huston go home lol

[23]

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Can we also just accept the fact that Kevin McHale really isn't that good of a coach?

To be fair to McHale

Hes running the kind of offense management is stoic about. 3s and layups... with midrange being looked at as inefficient.

[dubcity]

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I wonder if analytics told Morey about this

Not unless there's an equation for intangibles and good coaching. Or for Blake Griffin being a beast.

[Fiasco West]

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To be fair to McHale

Hes running the kind of offense management is stoic about. 3s and layups... with midrange being looked at as inefficient.

You always say that man but Morey was also the GM of a Rick Adelman (who he hired) coached team as well. There really is 0 proof that Morey forces his strategy on the coaches. The idea that if the Rockets acquire say LMA they won't let him shoot Mid-range shots is just wrong though, Harden has taken plenty of those shots all year.

This still doesn't excuse how dependent the offense is on Harden. People will trash Harden but the Rockets come and go as he does because the offense is basically James Harden at the top of the key. Slash inside for a layup or kick out for a 3. That's basically the offense. Either that or post up Dmo or Dwight. The emergency option is the Brewer fast break.

The Rockets use the least amount of screens of all NBA teams which says all you need to know about how they are being coached or how they are failing to execute a NBA offense.

Even if their priority is on 3s (It is, mostly because of it being Harden dependent) they would not be the first team to do so but have the ugliest way of actually getting 3 point shots. Spurs, Nash Suns, Mavs also take a lot of 3s but how they get them is not just some ISO slash and kick.

That's been the Mchale offense for YEARS. When we had Lin and Parsons with Harden they would all just take turns slashing and kicking out. Lowry and Dragic was the same way.

Morey's failure is not analytics (since most of the league uses it, especially the spurs.) it's the hiring and extending of Mchale.