Team Stay Ready thoughts:
- It’s painfully obvious why Whitmore hasn’t been playing more. The guy doesn’t play team defense or offense. When his shot isn’t falling, his only elite skill is crashing the boards and dunking junk around the basket. His ball handling isn’t above average so I question his ability to be prolific driver. I think he’s talked/played his way out of attractive trade bait. I’d love to get a conditional first for him, but that’s not happening. Maybe he’s a piece we can package in the next big move.
- As I mentioned above, Reed looked good. I think the team is encouraging him to work on his floater and it for sure needs work. I think he has good instincts on when to shoot. Always in rhythm, nothing awkward. He also looked good on defense. Really active hands, forced some steals.
- Holiday should be playing more. He had a really nice game. I know he’s a good shooter, but he did some interesting things going to the rim. If FVV continues to slump… Holiday could bail us out in the playoffs with some timely threes.
- Dante looked really athletic but raw as hell. I’d continue to roster him and play him a ton in the G League. Poor man’s Adams down the road? The guy is really strong and just big/broad.
- Uncle Jeff as always gave the Rockets good minutes. He’d be in the 8 deep on every WC team other than the Thunder.
- While I like Jock, he’s very limited on defense. Tries hard, but any half assed center is going to eat him alive. He’s in exactly the right role for the Rockets. Really need to resign Adams.
- I’d probably cut Nate Williams. The guy is a George Constanza level chucker. Just has no idea how to play team offense, and he did some really stupid shit on defense.
- Roddy probably couldn’t make a team in Turkey. Whose nephew is he?
Tari played 27 minutes and looked good. I think the Rockets played him so much so he could work on his offensive game. Jalen played because of some dumb ass game played streak?
Harden had one those rare high efficiency games. Zubac dropped a triple double. Kawhi had a double double. We were never going to win, but we made it interesting. I think the Stay Ready Crew has some nice scorers, but they are quite limited on defense.
The Clippers shouldn’t scare anybody, but they’re taking any series 6 games.