DonKnock Presents: Circumstances Advancing The 2nd Chance For This, Beloved [HOU v. GS] WCSF Thread

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

Now that the Rockets have been eliminated in the way they have, I hope analytics starts to die a slow but preferably quick death. Teams are going away from common sense and sticking to dumb ass game plans sometimes because analytics tells them to. Dantoni has got to go after the way this series went down. Morey will not be sleeping this summer knowing he gave CP3 that contract and Harden might request a trade before his contract is up.

 

[Ohene]

ppl really once told me its durants team
wow

 

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

Honestly, the Warriors are just more talented than the Rockets.

The Warriors got two of the best shooters ever, with a DPOY PF and one of the best perimeter defenders and Olympian and then they added one of the best scorers ever.

And the Rockets are supposed to be beat them with James Harden and CP3 and some rag tag guys.

D'Antoni's offensive system is fine and maximizes the talent. They had the number 1 offense this year with Chris Paul being out and no real guards that can create their own shot beside James Harden

The defense is fine and was the number 1 defense this year after the all star break.

The Rockets just not better than them no matter how you slice it and really shouldn't even be a contest but the Warriors struggle with them due to the Rockets defensive and offensive scheme.
There's nothing the Rockets could realistically do besides praying that KD leaves so it can be a little more fair.

You can't adjust for somebody that is just better than you.

Nah breh if the Rockets had some backbone and if they had a better adjustor than Dantoni, they would have had a shot. This is the only series in NBA history decided by 6 points or fewer. This shows you every game with the exception of a game or 2 could have went either way. The Warriors are simply a better coached and mentally tougher team.

 

[Ohene]

LMAO

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Now that the Rockets have been eliminated in the way they have, I hope analytics starts to die a slow but preferably quick death. Teams are going away from common sense and sticking to dumb ass game plans sometimes because analytics tells them to. Dantoni has got to go after the way this series went down. Morey will not be sleeping this summer knowing he gave CP3 that contract and Harden might request a trade before his contract is up.

It's less to do with "analytics" (well, because every team uses analytics) and more to do with the Rockets style of play/personnel. The Bucks are arguably the most analytic-driven team in the league and they won more games than any team this season, and have looked the best team in the postseason.

 

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

It's less to do with "analytics" (well, because every team uses analytics) and more to do with the Rockets style of play/personnel. The Bucks are arguably the most analytic-driven team in the league and they won more games than any team this season, and have looked the best team in the postseason.

I know every team uses analytics but the Rockets have an unhealthy obsession with it leading directly to their style. I see way more variety from the Bucks offense than I do the very predictable Rockets offense. As a result of the Rockets' blind adherence to analytics, they don't make common sense plays on offense at times and stick to the script no matter what.

 

[Ohene]

i hate ths rockets team
like they are not this good to be hanging with the warriors
but they always do

smh

Nah breh, this Rockets team is THAT GOOD. Warriors don't have any big man defenders like the Rockets do

Ummmm they are that good. You are delusional.

i told yall they aint shyt

 

[Primetime21]

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Why do y'all nikkas blame "analytics" for everything that goes wrong?

Because if you watched the series, which is a very big if for you , you can see Houston passing up wide open drives and mid range shots for 3s.

Basketball is a tried and true game. Kicking out to guys like Gerald Green and PJ Tucker will always work in the first half or when games don’t matter, but in the clutch they’ll miss those the majority of the time. That’s why they’re role players.

All of that “Harden made the right play” is garbage. PJ Tucker shooting a contested 3 is NOT as good of a shot as Harden attacking and probably getting fouled. Houston has an analytic system, and the system has been proven to not work when it matters for 4 years now.

 

[Don Homer]

So were including all them garbage time free throws in the last minute when the game was already in hand? What was that, 8-10 points of his 23 in the quarter?

Your problem is I DID watch the game Tryna sneak that shyt by :Usurekid:

I give him credit for coming through clutch but my point still stands. Theres like 4 guys that get the gameball before Steph.

in all fairness, Rockets hit some very important 3s in the last 30 secs

Stephs free throws were very clutch
if Iggy actually decided to not suck ass at FTs, they would have been considered also

The game was damn sure not "in hand" when they kept sending steph to the line

 

[kdslittlebro]

We saw what Jokic been doing to Kanter’s shoulder


Not calling for it just sounds like Boogie got a little too much dip on his chip tryna get his credit for the ring

 

[Flawdaboi]

Rockets fans currently:

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Because if you watched the series, which is a very big if for you , you can see Houston passing up wide open drives and mid range shots for 3s.

Basketball is a tried and true game. Kicking out to guys like Gerald Green and PJ Tucker will always work in the first half or when games don’t matter, but in the clutch they’ll miss those the majority of the time. That’s why they’re role players.

All of that “Harden made the right play” is garbage. PJ Tucker shooting a contested 3 is NOT as good of a shot as Harden attacking and probably getting fouled. Houston has an analytic system, and the system has been proven to not work when it matters for 4 years now.

I don't think you could've been more dishonest and full of shyt with this post if you tried.



i) Rockets weren't passing up "wide open" drives and mid-range shots for 3s - the Warriors focussed on limiting Harden and CP3 (particularly over the "clutch") because they're responsible for creating the entire Rockets offense, which led to role players having open shots - that doesn't have shyt to do with "analytics", that has more to do with their ISO-centric offense (you know the type of offense y'all old heads fawn over).
ii) CP3 and Harden were a combined 2-6 (one of those shots given up because they were defending the 3) and 3 or 4 turnovers when the game was within reach down the stretch - all this talk about the role players not hitting shots during the clutch is, once again, YOU making up bullshyt to layer a narrative. It was CP3 and Harden who were coming up short - not the role players, who had minimal possessions down the stretch.

You really out here hyping "Harden attacking and probably getting fouled" when he turned the ball over THREE times in the clutch.

 

[Versa]

No KD, and Steph Curry spent the first half and some change looking like Jamal Tinsley.

Zero chance Portland, Denver, Toronto, Milwaukee and probably even Philly lose this game.

There's just something off brand about this Rockets team. Anyone can see it. They're like highly efficient problem solving robots that malfunction at the worst time every. single. year.

Hopefully KD is resting up and rehabbing. His squad came through for him heavy, but they will 100% need him for Milwaukee or Toronto, and probably Denver too.

Klay Thompson showed again that he's a true real one last night. Always comes through when the going gets tough, and Steph reminded nikkas of who he is to seal the deal. Incredible.

Despite greatly disliking Chris Paul and hating James Harden's theatrics, part of me honestly feels bad for them as an empath. This was a legacy game for both of them, a career defining kind of moment and they didn't pull through. Awful. They said it would be different if they had Chris, but it wasn't. They actually lost in one less game.

And don't even get me started on Clint Capella. Yikes.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Faried played well and with high energy this year, son couldn't get a minute?