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ClutchFans Game Thread: Heat @ Rockets 1/22/2018

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 21, 2018.

  1. Vindicator

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    1. no I was not
    2. no I was not

    why are you tired? i can do this all day all night long baby. wanna go for it?
     
  2. don grahamleone

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    Are you really happy when Harden's drives cause your processor to overheat from having to remodel the MVP equations you're using to "prove" he's not the best player in the NBA?
     
  3. Vindicator

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    lol, my post on clutchfans is gonna have impact on Harden's MVP chances? R U SERIOUS?
     
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    "Harden's drive is also mostly straight line, which makes it much easier to get blocked. "

    did you specifically talk about harden's drives, post-ups, or put-backs?
     
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    I'm your huckleberry. And you're my Sloth. (Hint: goonies)
     
  6. Vindicator

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    which is true. I also linked Harden's blocked shots stats, and he does get stuffed a lot.

    But that was when responding to Drogba. After that, all I talked about was general finishing ability at the rim. Just check your IQ
     
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    thanks for admitting that you were specifically talking about harden's drives- not his post-ups nor put backs

    talking about drives, harden is the best scorer and producer off drives
     
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    Harden is the best player in the league at put backs.

    No he's not.

    Good point. Want to go back to the original discussion on drives and quit pretending that the original discussion was about all buckets around the rim?

    Okay.
     
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  9. Vindicator

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    only when responding to Drogba, because he was focusing on drives. I didn't.
     
  10. don grahamleone

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    Check your ego. You're about a third as smart as you think you are. No one here is impressed by you.
     
  11. Vindicator

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    [​IMG]


    even if Harden is the best 'driver' in the league (arguable, but probably not), his general shooting % around the basket is below average. why do think that is?
     
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    well I did that's why I kept saying 11.2 points off "DRIVES"

    and you did too.. you always mentioned harden's scores 3 more points than lebron off "DRIVES"

    its was mostly about drives specifically until you decided to bring up post-ups and put backs which didn't make sense if you were comparing steph & kyrie
     
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    he is. he scores and produces most points off drives.
     
  14. Vindicator

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    because drives are part of 'finishing at the rim', so for a while we talked about that. It's a part of the discussion, so why not talk about it?

    But later I also mentioned there are other forms of scoring around the basket, and Harden's general shooting % at the rim isn't that great.
     
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    I am talking about this one game, which actually is what I alluded to initially.

    That was by far the worst defense I have ever seen anyone play.

    Now you will be able to search my posts and see I actually believe Harden is a good defender in instances, and no way as bad as people make him out to be.

    That still doesn't take away from this one game.
     
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    last game? as a whole considering both his defensive contributions and mistakes?

    he was leading the team in deflections 6

    and was 3rd behind tucker & capela with 8 contested shots

    the effort was there

    his opponent made 9 shots off him
    cp3 & tuckers made 8 shots each

    his defensive rating was 90 2nd best to luc

    but I agree sometimes harden's individual defensive mistakes look so bad that people tend to generalize him for whole games or whole seasons
     
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    Durant is prolly pissed that this game ended with a capela dunk
     
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    great photo
     
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    LOL CAPELA is having a space in his head rent free
     
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