D'Antoni encourages the Rockets shoot longer 3's

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Shyt's not sustainable in the playoffs.

BUT you gotta admit that D'Antoni is maximizing the talent on that roster. No way that squad should have a record as good as they have right now.

There's actually quite a lot of talent on that roster:

Harden
Anderson (the best shooting big man in the league)
Gordon (one of the premier SGs when healthy)
Ariza
Beverly
Dekker

It's probably the best collection of 3-pt shooters D'Antoni has had on one team.

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

Lou Williams and Nick Young would be amazing on that team

Harrell & Capela don't shootv 3s, we'll take them instead

 

[Kal El]

There's actually quite a lot of talent on that roster:

Anderson (the best shooting big man in the league)
Gordon (one of the premier SGs when healthy)
Ariza
Beverly
Dekker

It's probably the best collection of 3-pt shooters D'Antoni has had on one team.

None of those guys are a legitimate #2 option. None of them would even be a #3 option on a contender except for maybe Gordon, who can't stay healthy.

You basically just proved my point by listing a bunch of role players/bench guys. Dekker looked like a bust before D'Antoni arrived.

 

[Max Power]

Pringles is loving life right now.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

3 wins or less in a playoff series incoming

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

None of those guys are a legitimate #2 option. None of them would even be a #3 option on a contender except for maybe Gordon, who can't stay healthy.

You basically just proved my point by listing a bunch of role players/bench guys. Dekker looked like a bust before D'Antoni arrived.

I'm using it as evidence for why their record is what it is, I agree that it isn't sustainable in the playoffs but I'm not surprised they have the record they do when they can just overwhelm teams with their 3-pt shooting in regular season matchups.