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@  pharmag : (07 May 2013 - 10:17 PM) @2016, that is too true!  Of course it helps that South Beach, LA, and NYC teams have their cap room tied up for forseeable future (barring a D12 or CP3 bailing)
@  2016Champions : (07 May 2013 - 02:59 PM) I feel like we're becoming one of the most desired destinations now too, our organization is moving on up!
@  feelingsuper... : (07 May 2013 - 01:09 PM) That is a good sign when other organizations cherry pick your staff. I think the culture and system that the Rockets have put in place and begun to develop in the end will be far more important than any coach.
@  blakecouey : (07 May 2013 - 03:10 AM) Going to miss Sampson.  Everything Ive heard/read/seen say hes a great coach.
@  RollingWave : (07 May 2013 - 02:54 AM) Our D, at least in half court, was very sound, the transition part though... eeek.
@  2016Champions : (07 May 2013 - 02:50 AM) Sampson was the mastermind behind our underrated defense.
@  Richards : (07 May 2013 - 02:30 AM) We all knew Morey put together the team and McHale/Sampson coached the players. Sampson was a mastermind behind coaching.
@  feelingsuper... : (07 May 2013 - 02:08 AM) You got a right to your opinion but seems like Morey is the brains to me, thought that was obvious with the offensive scheme and all that. Rockets coaching is about leadership at this point which McHale possesses in spades.
@  Richards : (07 May 2013 - 02:04 AM) Well, by reading what players said throughout the season, Sampson seems to be the brain behind Rockets basketball.
@  feelingsuper... : (07 May 2013 - 01:52 AM) Of course he stays, what do you mean by that question? It is a strange question since what assistants do would never effect a head coach that way.
@  Richards : (07 May 2013 - 12:51 AM) Will McHale stay if Sampson got coaching job at another team?
@  RollingWave : (05 May 2013 - 09:37 AM) Irving still need to work on a few things (most notably defense), his performance considering his age is great.
@  Dan G : (04 May 2013 - 06:50 AM) Damn..who knew tonight was gonna be close out the series night? Four Games 6s and four closeouts.
@  feelingsuper... : (04 May 2013 - 06:28 AM) Whatever comes the next few seasons (barring injuries) it will be hard to match the unadulterated excitement we had watching these young Rockets this past year, it was definitely some kind of roller coaster ride...
@  thenit : (04 May 2013 - 04:36 AM) Irving will be nasty good when LBJ will return to Cleveland as the lost son
@  thenit : (04 May 2013 - 04:36 AM) good night everyone, have a great summer and I won't be posting until july 1st. Still a proud rocket
@  LMAOwais : (04 May 2013 - 04:35 AM) i really do hate the prospect of mulling over every little piece of FA news this summer, but life of  fan I guess.
@  2016Champions : (04 May 2013 - 04:35 AM) Watch out for Irving though, that kid is shockingly good for someone who just turned 21. I wonder who will be the better player in 2 years.
@  thenit : (04 May 2013 - 04:34 AM) so small margins
@  thenit : (04 May 2013 - 04:34 AM) Overall a good season though didn't expect to get this far, but its always hard when you get your hopes up, imagine if that ball KD shot in game 3 didn't fall

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#1 Red94

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    Posted 22 April 2013 - 03:03 AM

    New post: Houston Rockets @ OKlahoma City Thunder, Game 1: First Half Observations
    By: rahat huq


    • I don't even know whether to be disappointed or relieved right now.  When the Rockets tied it after that 13-2 run, I got greedy thinking we had it.  But OKC just blew this thing open, relatively speaking.

    • At the start, it was looking like this would be a 40 point blowout.  The good guys somehow managed to weather the initial storm.

    • Patrick Beverley at one point was a +11 and has pretty much been the main factor keeping the Rockets in the game.  With his 8 points, he already has 2 steals and 2 rebounds.  I'm thinking right now that Beverley needs to get 35+ minutes a game in this series.  He has so far saved/created at least 5 or 6 possessions with his activity.

    • Westbrook was 3-9 after the 1st quarter; Kevin Durant was 1-3.  Westbrook did tons of damage in transition, but in the halfcourt, he's so far taken some absolutely atrocious shots.  The Rockets' strategy needs to be luring Westbrook into as many shots as possible.

    • The game turned, in my opinion, when Omer Asik sat leaving Greg Smith as the sole big.  Smith, a -27 right now, has been a total nonfactor so far and completely lost Ibaka on ensuing possessions.  The dilemma for Kevin McHale right now is that Omer Asik simply does not have the stamina to play huge minutes.  But without him, the Rockets are atrocious inside.

    • Greg Smith has been so bad that I might even consider starting Terrence Jones in the second half just to give someone else a shot.  If Parsons didn't have 3 fouls, I'd go smallball the whole way.

    • Jeremy Lin has been atrocious so far with 3 turnovers already.  All 3 of them were some extremely poor decisions.


     

     

     

     




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