1st Round LA vs Hou: Who is starting in this series?

So start a new coach?

 

There is only problem with your assumption. The coach doesn't look at real time stats so he wouldn't have an idea if someone is shooting 50% unless he catches it with eye test.

 

I think it will be Amen, Okogie, Durant, The r****d, and Sengun. Reed and Tari first off the bench. Capela as needed. Probably not many minutes for anyone else.

 

Most important question is who guards Lebron. The most suitable is actually DFS. So even if he sucked most of the year we may have no choice but to start him to wear down Lebron. This series will come down to containing a 41 year old Lebron, you make it a grind for him then it's an easy peasy for us, if not then it will be a grind. And if it goes past 5 game and Luka comes back then its game over Houston.

 

It's not one guy; it should be a rotation of a lot of guys. Also don't double at all. Just play Lebron straight up. Even if Lebron is able to score 40-50 points a few times, he is not going to do it 4-5 times during a single series. The key to this series is not letting any of the other lakers gaining any confidence especially from 3 pt, keeping them off the offensive glass, and limiting the offensive turnovers. Plus giving Luka no reason to force the issue and try to come back quicker.

Even the 2 games versus the Lakers where the Rockets lost and played horrible, they barely lost.

 

I'd go with Okogie. He's useless off the bench but important with the starters.

 

Reed plays the 5 ala Magic in the 1981 finals. Bank it.

 

It should be Reed. Who do we have to worry about defensively without Luka and Reaves?

 

On twitter someone posted the Drtg and Ortg of the line ups. The Eason and Okogie ones were 113 &114. It will be one of those.

 

Should be jaesean tate