Grimmetal
Well-Known Member
Haven't seen a focused thread on this yet, most of the discussion has been individually sprinkled throughout the forum. So, what've we got? Rockets are about to be back to full strength with Mbah a Moute coming back. We're heading in with no Rubio and short rest.
Obviously, team defense is going to be key for keeping us competitive, but I think we're going to need something special each night to hope for a win. Mitchell and Ingles will have to pick up the Rubio slack and I think Neto or Burks are going to have to be very good and consistent coming off the bench.
Exum? I've lost confidence in him. Maybe he'll find the secret sauce in this series, but his offensive troubles affect the whole team. But I think this series is going to be more about who wants to perform when the pressure is on. So far, Royce has shown up more often than not and now I'd say Burks has outperformed Dante in certain areas. Hoping Neto can come in and run the backup point for some minutes.
We're not winning any shootouts. Defense and making open shots if we have a prayer. OKC tried playing 5 out (and no, it didn't go well) but we countered well in Game 3.
I still have Rockets in 6 probably. Depends on how hot their shooting is/our defense is.
Obviously, team defense is going to be key for keeping us competitive, but I think we're going to need something special each night to hope for a win. Mitchell and Ingles will have to pick up the Rubio slack and I think Neto or Burks are going to have to be very good and consistent coming off the bench.
Exum? I've lost confidence in him. Maybe he'll find the secret sauce in this series, but his offensive troubles affect the whole team. But I think this series is going to be more about who wants to perform when the pressure is on. So far, Royce has shown up more often than not and now I'd say Burks has outperformed Dante in certain areas. Hoping Neto can come in and run the backup point for some minutes.
We're not winning any shootouts. Defense and making open shots if we have a prayer. OKC tried playing 5 out (and no, it didn't go well) but we countered well in Game 3.
I still have Rockets in 6 probably. Depends on how hot their shooting is/our defense is.