Free Rider wrote:The simple fact is we’re just not winning a chip this year if this is our roster going into the playoffs. Westbrook is only part of the problem right now. The larger issue is that we traded away our best perimeter defenders to get him and now we can’t defend any decent wing players. We’re gonna be slaughtered by players like Curry, Booker, Dame, Morant, Mitchell, SGA, etc., throughout the season. We’ve lost our defensive identity and it ain’t coming back with this group. Giving up Caruso was a colossal mistake and the idea that THT or Ariza are gonna come to rescue is just laughable.
the defense has been showing up in stretches, and been improving since the beginning of the season. first half defense was pretty good in the game until the final few minutes. second half was pretty bad and the fourth quarter i thought was awful sans a few possessions.
but you're right, how on earth is Ariza or THT going to fix it.
and if people forget. Ariza was a brick bro for the rockets (him and j smith) but his defense was damn good.
please note: that is a name he was given on clutchfans (not by me either) because the rockets were competitive during the golden state era where you had the splash bros in klay and steph.
