Houston Rockets 2017 Preseason Thread - Spurs MyPlayers Take Over

:pimp: :pimp: :pimp: what is defense

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man, i hope we don't crumble trying to force this style into the playoffs. we have the ability to play various ways and will likely need to call on that once we're playing playoff caliber teams in 7 game series.
 
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:pimp: :pimp: :pimp: what is defense

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man, i hope we don't crumble trying to force this style into the playoffs. we have the ability to play various ways and will likely need to call on that once we're playing playoff caliber teams in 7 game series.

Same here. There's been a lot of games where we put up a ton of points, but win by making key stops on defense. Need to make that happen even more during the playoff run. Really hope those two roster spots are rebounding/defense related.
 
Report: Former Texas PG Taylor signs deal with Houston Rockets

After a successful first year in the D-League, former Texas point guard Isaiah Taylor is getting closer to the NBA.

The Houston Rockets signed Taylor to a three-year, non-guaranteed contract on Monday, according to multiple reports. He will stay with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets D-League affiliate, but will be placed on Houston's roster.

Rockets sign Vipers G Isaiah Taylor to 3-year, non-guaranteed contract, per source. The Texas ex will stay with RGV, but on Rockets roster.

— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) February 27, 2017
Taylor, who went undrafted after forgoing his season season, signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Rockets this past summer but was released during the preseason. He has been with the Vipers since, averaging a team-high 21.1 points per game and 6.1 assists a contest. However, he has only played in 12 contests after working through a leg injury for much of the season.

Taylor will be a part of Houston's roster as a developmental player.
 
The Rockets' plan for beating the Warriors might not work, but it's going to be so much fun to watch

The Rockets aren’t ashamed of who they are. They’re going to shoot a bunch of 3s, attack the rim like madmen and if there is time to play some defense, they’ll think about it.

That’s why it should not have come as a surprise when this team that was begging for a defensive coach went the other way and hired Mike D’Antoni. Or when they traded away one of their few good defensive players (Corey Brewer) for a chucker like Lou Williams. Houston isn’t interested in improving its apparent weakness. It wants to strengthen its strengths, which, according to Rockets GM Daryl Morey, is how the team will attempt to take down the mighty Warriors.

“We want to win the title, and obviously that’s probably going through the Warriors at some point,” Morey told SiriusXM NBA radio, via CBSSports.com. “And we absolutely figured the only way we’re gonna beat ‘em is with a barrage of 3-pointers and it’s probably going to be a 124-120 affair if we’re going to get past them.”

“We wanted to make sure our spacing was clean throughout the whole game, that we always had shooters in the game. And Lou gives us that. So now in our rotation, every player on the floor except for obviously the 5 is able to shoot the 3-point shot well and attack the basket well.”

Somewhere, Charles Barkley is shaking his head furiously muttering “tur’ble” under his breath over and over again. But this is exactly the approach the Rockets have to take. They aren’t going to transform into a defensive juggernaut, capable of stopping the likes of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson from getting endless buckets, with one or two deadline moves.

Golden State is going to score a lot of points; they’re just too skilled to slow down for 48 minutes four times over the course of seven games. Houston has to outshoot them to have a chance, and Brewer or some other defensive stopper is not going to help it do that.

You beat the superior team by playing a high-variance strategy. You might get blown out, but the chances of winning are increased compared to playing a team straight-up. That’s why underdog teams that press and jack up 3s at an insane rate in the NCAA tournament tend to give higher-seeded team more trouble.

Houston doesn’t do much better than Golden State, but it can shoot with the defending West champs. By turning a series into one big 3-point contest, the Rockets would diminish the advantages the Warriors have when it comes to, say, interior defense or passing or interior scoring. If you were playing Shaq one-on-one, you wouldn’t bang down low with him. You send him to the line every time he touched the ball.

Even if it doesn’t work (it probably won’t) this strategy of jacking up 3s is going to be fun for us fans. Who doesn’t want to see two highly skilled teams try to outscore one another for two weeks? I’ll sign up for a Houston-Golden State conference finals right now.

[H/T to CBS Sports and SiriusXM Radio]

 
Same here. There's been a lot of games where we put up a ton of points, but win by making key stops on defense. Need to make that happen even more during the playoff run. Really hope those two roster spots are rebounding/defense related.

ha, well Zay took up one of those. Hook'em, but eh (as it relates to rebounding/defense)
 
Yeah If the Rockets face the Warriors it's probably gonna be the craziest shootout you'll ever see in a series.
 
Yeah If the Rockets face the Warriors it's probably gonna be the craziest shootout you'll ever see in a series.


If they meet, I really hope both teams scoring 130+. I remember when the kings and mavericks played in the playoffs and van excel was getting 40 off the bench. We need that type of shoot out for the culture
 
got damn man, i wish we could be more fluid with our chucking. :lol: up by 16, can we try to run a play? Boys launching with 3 secs off the clock.
 
I guess I gotta put an ad on Craigslist for big men who rebound.

we *** ourselves with the rebounding too though. Hard to stay on the glass when you're already thin in the paint and everybody encourages quick twitch shooting. Need some time/progression to find a man to box out sometimes. then quick twitch when they're sleeping defensively.
 
Calvin Watkins
@calvinwatkins
Rockets had four rebounds the entire second quarter. Four. Pacers with seven offensive rebounds for the quarter and 17 total.


Embarrassing
 
Calvin Watkins
@calvinwatkins
Rockets had four rebounds the entire second quarter. Four. Pacers with seven offensive rebounds for the quarter and 17 total.


Embarrassing


Don't see how they can fix either. We have 2 dudes who rebound above average and they're guards
 
Teague PPG - 15.5, last night - 25
Stuckey PPG - 9.1, last night - 17
Christmas PPG - 2.6, last night - 10
Monta Ellis PPG - 8.4, last night - 12
Allen PPG - 2.8, last night - 4

Why does this **** always happen? And this isn't just an anomaly for this year, this has gone on as far back as the Martin/Scola/Lee years. If you get beat by teams, it should be cause the star player has willed their team, not because reserves torch you
 
Might get real ugly on Wednesday. I'm expecting Deandre Chamberlain to get 40 rebounds and a career high for Felton or Rivers
 
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