Houston Rockets 2025 Thread - Mercenary Season

[who_better_than_me]

They’re having literally the worst 3 point shooting stretch over any 5 game span in NBA history.

Time will tell if they can stabilize this or was the early season 3pt efficiency outside of KD/Reed was fools gold. Answer prob somewhere in between

Jabari will figure it out. I feel like he always goes through one of these dry shooting spells ever year. I didn’t think Okogie shooting was sustainable. But the 3pt shooting was kinda misleading because yeah we shooting good but the volume was low. The offense overall is a bigger issue. It’s too dependent on KD. Passes are telegraphed and stolen. W don’t put enough pressure on the defense. We’re older and slower so we don’t get out and run like previous years. The half court offense is slow and predictable. Kd doesn’t cut for shyt. It’s easy to guard gameplan for our offense. Kd isn’t cutting or playing off ball so teams will jsut make the entry pass hard for him and pressure him on the perimeter to try to force the ball away. Sengun gets the ball on the perimter and then start his iso for the 3 point line which is slow processing. Adams is useless on offense. The team doesn’t utilize his screens like OKC and Memphis did. It was 2 point game in the 4th and Adams got the ball 12 ft from basket wide open and looked around anxiously for somewhere to pass the ball. Thats should’ve been a push shot or floater.

Still turning the ball over at bad times and usually onthe open floor.


We should’ve went after Trae. His defense might pose a problem but it can’t be any worse than Reeds or Holiday. Holiday got Sengun psoterize by Monk. Reed is an and-1 giver. Like at least Trae will make up for it with his offense

 

[chkmeout]

We should’ve went after Trae. His defense might pose a problem but it can’t be any worse than Reeds or Holiday.

No

 

[who_better_than_me]

No

Man we could’ve got Trae for FVV and Reed. Reed ain’t shyt and FVV career is over

 

[kornholio]

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Good rebound game but they need to string multiple wins in a row. Gotta funny get out that play in nonsense. Didn’t like the high minutes for Amen and KD but I did like them giving JD a look. 9 points in 25 minutes and 7 boards, I’m fine with that.

 

[who_better_than_me]

Yeah the Davidson minutes were a good adjustment . The likes the way he rebound. He looked like Stevie Franchise goes up for them boards. Not better than Reed but he plays much more confidently than Reed. Reed just looks unsure of himself. Then again feels like the whole team be playing on eggshell. I miss the crash out rockets who played with an edge.


I think Adams is hitting a wall. He has no lift and is stiff out there. We miss Tari badly .

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Read a stat that best Jabari was 1-25 from 3 before those two clutch 3s he hit late

 

[Stone]

Yeah Houston just employs one too many players that can’t shoot.

One more guard that can create a shot and health on the wings and I think they’d be golden.

 

[Stone]

Finna Miss is locked in on D since he’s been playing but I swear the guy has made less than 5 buckets since the Lakers game.

Broken record at this point but rockets just gonna have to get it out the mud on offense this year, hopefully not having to bang with guys down low ( ) can keep Durant healthy.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Pretty annoying they’re even have a deficit vs a Wolves team without Edwards. I get they have other good players but Edwards of their engine. So much effort was taken to win this game including 40 minutes on a back to back for a 37 year old.

 

[Stone]

Jabari/Reed pretty much determine what happens night to night. If they’re on Houston probably a top 2-3 team in the league. If they’re off they can lose to any team

Also, Udoka gotta stop parking Amen in the corner. Teams are never gonna guard him over there

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Good comeback win after they were in the dirt for a lot of this game. KD had Wemby in hell. I don’t know how a guy that height misses that many shots.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

A nasty game to lose when you were down at the half, up by like 7 with 5 minutes left, and gifted a non-goal tend call that forced over time. Sengun is so soft as baby shyt sometimes, he caught the ball under the rim and instead of going up strong immediately, dude pump faked and got stuffed. Such an annoying game to lose. These dudes also missed 12 FTs. Shameful.

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

We lost cuz Jabari went 1-10 from 3. That nikka either needs to learn how consistently shoot 3s or jam on nikkas. Really tired of this more cold than hot nikka

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

Great win by the Rockets. Looking better and Durant crossed some of them nikkas to Mexico
Cunningham looked like dog shyt