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Get senguin off the 3

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by LosPollosHermanos, Jan 28, 2026.

  1. LosPollosHermanos

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    Offense was moving fluid the first half when he was in the low post


    For some reason we decided to move him up to catch a pass at the 3pt line and then burn 18 seconds off the shot clock every play

    Looking back to the 3rd Q this is when the collapse started. Insane to keep trying this when we had such good ball movement initially.
     
  2. chadyang

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    Yes the spacing was so much better in that period. Wtf did they get away from that
     
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    Ask our offensive genius Ime.
     
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    Based off all the losses we have recently, Ime tends to change things up when things are working. I feel like he wants to prove a point that his plays work even when they don't. I imagine that his staff asks him to move away from that specific play and he humors them by letting it run for the first few quarters
     
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    maybe it’s all dreams fault. every other center (centerpiece) in this franchise does the same stuff, except yao, soft AF but a deadly touch
     
  6. ThatBoyNick

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    Spurs stopped guarding Amen in the 2nd half, Wemby was doubling everything
     
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    even when keldon johnson and castle were guarding him, he couldn't do anything anyway
     
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    it’s literally that simple. this team has no personel. i would do the same thing let amen shoot the WHOLE game because this coaching system is terrible
     
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    didn't help that amen got scared and stop taking the mid range around the FT line area

    he was looking for KD and sengun whenever spurs don't guard him
     
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    Yeah, but if Amen stands outside the 3 pt line, Wemby can't camp the paint.

    So id Alpy then gets low block against a smaller defender he should be able to score...
     
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    He was looking over his shoulders waiting for the Wemby help. Which came and swatted everything.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    It's a coach's job to adjust to the other team's adjustments. Ime is plain clueless.
     
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    our young players defer to KD too much, i saw numerous plays when Amen just dribbles the ball to find KD, Reed and Shengun also do that, and this usually ends in a bad shot or turnover, they need to learn to just play their game and let the game flow as it should, basketball is really not that complicated, if u see a lane, make a hard drive, if u have space take the shot, u gotta be able to attract 2 defenders and then dish out, if u try to force the ball to a certain player, it is much easier for the defenders to defend, our teams just lack this personnel which is supposed to be a guard.
     
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    You're not aware of the illegal defence rule?
     
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    Again this poor coaching cuz the coach is supposed to run plays and tell everyone not rely on KD.
     
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    they put Castle on Sengun with Wemby as help. We didn't have an answer after that.
     
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    Brother all he has to do is step in and out of the paint…it’s not that hard
     
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    Sagging off Amen Thompson has nothing to do with poor coaching by Udoka or personnel issues. It’s on Amen for being a poor shooter, and he needs be locked in a gym with a shooting coach until he can first knock down open 10-15 footers and then three-point shots. Amen needs to take pride in his game and fix this weakness.

    The Rockets start Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason next to Amen. All three space the floor. The problem is you can’t have two non three-point shooters in a lineup and have a good offense in today’s NBA. Sengun or Thompson have to be a threat to take and make open threes, or they are going to be a clunky fit on offense.
     

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