Comments on: Rockets Assisting Rockets http://www.red94.net/houston-rockets-assisting/1024/ Red94 | a Houston Rockets blog Sat, 22 May 2010 05:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Easy http://www.red94.net/houston-rockets-assisting/1024/comment-page-1/#comment-1798 Easy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:43:47 +0000 http://www.red94.net/?p=1024#comment-1798 Good analysis. If indeed the Brooks-Landry and Lowry-Scola pairs are better togther, then maybe starting Landry is a good idea after all.<br>Just a couple more observations:<br>1. Hayes is the best passer among the bigs. (Or maybe the most willing because of his limitation in scoring himself?)<br>2. Budinger and Andersen seem to feed off each other pretty well.<br>3. The fact that Scola is better at the running game than Landry just shows that running is more about mentality than about athleticism. Most people assume that faster players run better than slower ones. That's just not necessarily true. Good analysis. If indeed the Brooks-Landry and Lowry-Scola pairs are better togther, then maybe starting Landry is a good idea after all.
Just a couple more observations:
1. Hayes is the best passer among the bigs. (Or maybe the most willing because of his limitation in scoring himself?)
2. Budinger and Andersen seem to feed off each other pretty well.
3. The fact that Scola is better at the running game than Landry just shows that running is more about mentality than about athleticism. Most people assume that faster players run better than slower ones. That's just not necessarily true.

]]> By: rahat_huq http://www.red94.net/houston-rockets-assisting/1024/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 rahat_huq Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:54:29 +0000 http://www.red94.net/?p=1024#comment-1799 i completely agree with your analysis of the data. scola struggles scoring inside off the catch. i guess since he's a slow leaper, he has trouble gathering himself and going up in traffic. now that i think about it, i remember his rookie year, he was always getting blocked. he is also far better in the open court than is landry (which is weird.)<br><br>and of course, with the pg's, lowry struggles with penetration in the halfcourt due to his lack of a shot. i completely agree with your analysis of the data. scola struggles scoring inside off the catch. i guess since he's a slow leaper, he has trouble gathering himself and going up in traffic. now that i think about it, i remember his rookie year, he was always getting blocked. he is also far better in the open court than is landry (which is weird.)

and of course, with the pg's, lowry struggles with penetration in the halfcourt due to his lack of a shot.

]]> By: Easy http://www.red94.net/houston-rockets-assisting/1024/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Easy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:43:47 +0000 http://www.red94.net/?p=1024#comment-792 Good analysis. If indeed the Brooks-Landry and Lowry-Scola pairs are better togther, then maybe starting Landry is a good idea after all.<br>Just a couple more observations:<br>1. Hayes is the best passer among the bigs. (Or maybe the most willing because of his limitation in scoring himself?)<br>2. Budinger and Andersen seem to feed off each other pretty well.<br>3. The fact that Scola is better at the running game than Landry just shows that running is more about mentality than about athleticism. Most people assume that faster players run better than slower ones. That's just not necessarily true. Good analysis. If indeed the Brooks-Landry and Lowry-Scola pairs are better togther, then maybe starting Landry is a good idea after all.
Just a couple more observations:
1. Hayes is the best passer among the bigs. (Or maybe the most willing because of his limitation in scoring himself?)
2. Budinger and Andersen seem to feed off each other pretty well.
3. The fact that Scola is better at the running game than Landry just shows that running is more about mentality than about athleticism. Most people assume that faster players run better than slower ones. That's just not necessarily true.

]]> By: rahat_huq http://www.red94.net/houston-rockets-assisting/1024/comment-page-1/#comment-791 rahat_huq Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:54:29 +0000 http://www.red94.net/?p=1024#comment-791 i completely agree with your analysis of the data. scola struggles scoring inside off the catch. i guess since he's a slow leaper, he has trouble gathering himself and going up in traffic. now that i think about it, i remember his rookie year, he was always getting blocked. he is also far better in the open court than is landry (which is weird.)<br><br>and of course, with the pg's, lowry struggles with penetration in the halfcourt due to his lack of a shot. i completely agree with your analysis of the data. scola struggles scoring inside off the catch. i guess since he's a slow leaper, he has trouble gathering himself and going up in traffic. now that i think about it, i remember his rookie year, he was always getting blocked. he is also far better in the open court than is landry (which is weird.)

and of course, with the pg's, lowry struggles with penetration in the halfcourt due to his lack of a shot.

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