ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 11/7/2013

it was out of a timeout.

 

Have you heard of sarcasm?

 

Ya it sucks, but we signed up for it. Can't do anything about it. He sucks at free throws, and he's not going to get better. We can't dwell on ifs and buts regarding his free throw shooting.

It's like signing a short guy and getting pissed off when you realize you want a tall guy

 

Nice to see so many people bashing Lin now. So wonderful and high quality forum

 

Dwight sucked. Parsons sucked. Bev sucked. Asik sucked... but yeah let's blame our 6th man who singlehandedly made up our deficit

 

Last season chemistry was great - is it a pattern that anywhere Howard goes to is poisoned chemistry wise?

 

AMEN - and BTW - DMo is as tall as Asik if not taller, it is about chemistry and fit, DMo and Howard work well together, Asik and Howard do not.

DD

 

what a terrible drawn up play at the end of the game by mchale...WTF was harden doing on that play..

 

Howard: 5-16 FT = no trophy.

 

seriously, a while back people used to say they would trade Yao for D12.

No way. D12 hasn't impressed me at all.

 

Yup, the Lin high five left hanging by Parsons. Parsons open on the perimeter ignored by Lin. Harden going ISO with Lin wide open on the perimeter. The chemistry of the trio is gone.

 

Wrong thread. You need to find the LOF knee-jerk FIRE McFAIL thread.

 

Dude, most people Howards height and bigger are terrible at FT in general. You're comparing him to Yao who was also one of the better FT shooters at the time in the entire league!? Yao shot our Techs remember!

 

I get that same impression - chemistry seems worse than last year. It is what it is - hopefully it doesn't get worse.

 

That's how good coaches break down opponents defense. -- It was xx's man. One screen and you are done.

This last setup by D'Atoni was lethal because even if Blake didn't make his three. Gasol was under the hoop ready to put back.

 

He would have been screened off by Nash anyway. I think he was anticipating a three and wanted to cut across instead of fighting through the nash screen. Blake would have gotten off a 3 pt shot anyway if Bev did not switch off.

 

to many iso by the rockets, got out coach.

 

You do realize during Linsanity he was a scoring point guard right? That's the epitome of an ISO player, not a team one. Lin isn't a pass first point guard, he and Harrden have a really similar game, but Harden is far more effective at it.

 

If you watch the replay, Lin really want to run at Steve Blake but was grab and hold by Steve Nash...that should be a foul on Nash. Too bad refs are stupid.

 

don't believe kenny or calvin those guys no nothing! let pgs play the pg psssh please.


on a serious note, our Guards suck at rotating but we're expecting them to rotate on a damn well executed non iso play? that looked like a play ran by the fuhrer. Hack a dwight doomed us. The way lin has been shooting a shame that he isn't encouraged more to shoot. That's a little on him, he should never hand the ball off so someone else can 'run' the offense. demand the ball.

Mchale has created a monster with the steviefrancis style. We all know kevin wants the ball to move...