ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Mavericks 10/15/2012 (PRESEASON)

[CisBuds4U]

I also think McHale might lose his mind this season, having made it known that he does not love to coach rooks and inexperienced players.

Maybe we should just spare him the inevitable conniption fit and go all in and put in Finch to coach, seeing that he is being groomed for the spot anyways. He likes the young guns (did it as Vipers coach) and Morey has all but coronated him the future coach..so why not let them grow together?

Does McHale REALLY want to coach a team of misfits for the next 3 years with little chance of going to the playoffs?

[roxxy]

Originally Posted by Alex L. Nothing yet.

He says that he hopes to not need surgery on his knee. Thinks ice & rest will help.

[Alex L.]

Originally Posted by roxxy He says that he hopes to not need surgery on his knee. Thinks ice & rest will help.

Oh thanks. Twitter world didn't explode so I thought he hadn't said anything yet.

[xclearscreen]

unforgivable defensive effort. you can have a team full of untalented bench warmers win 25+ games in this league just by playing solid defense. for a coach who preaches defense, i hope Mchale makes players accountable on that end of the court. everybody is responsible for playing defense. doesn't matter if you are a sharp shooter, a perpetrator, or a floor general, you are responsible for your man and helping out. this is why i don't like zone defense, people aren't accountable. start pulling guys for poor defense Mchale, and do this early so rookies learn.

[teebone21]

Originally Posted by Rip Van Rocket I think it will be fun. I expect the Rockets to be horrible at first. But, as the season goes on I expect the rookies to start figuring things out. I look forward to seeing which players breakout and become useful NBA players. I enjoyed watching Parsons last year, and I think we will have at least a couple rookies shine by the end of the season. We won't win many games, but that is expected with so many young players.

Losing wont be fun to the rockets but to you it will be

[apollo33]

Originally Posted by CisBuds4U I also think McHale might lose his mind this season, having made it known that he does not love to coach rooks and inexperienced players. Maybe we should just spare him the inevitable conniption fit and go all in and put in Finch to coach, seeing that he is being groomed for the spot anyways. He likes the young guns (did it as Vipers coach) and Morey has all but coronated him the future coach..so why not let them grow together? Does McHale REALLY want to coach a team of misfits for the next 3 years with little chance of going to the playoffs?

What gives him a right to pick and choose teams anyway. He's at most a mediocre coach..

[dayanm]

absolutely. Lamb and Machado need to be glued to bench for next 3 games. RW needs to be spanked. Dmo needs to be sent to a bootcamp for a month or two to beef up.

Originally Posted by xclearscreen unforgivable defensive effort. you can have a team full of untalented bench warmers win 25+ games in this league just by playing solid defense. for a coach who preaches defense, i hope Mchale makes players accountable on that end of the court. everybody is responsible for playing defense. doesn't matter if you are a sharp shooter, a perpetrator, or a floor general, you are responsible for your man and helping out. this is why i don't like zone defense, people aren't accountable. start pulling guys for poor defense Mchale, and do this early so rookies learn.

[ch0c0b0fr34k]

Good game. Keeps things in perspective for the Rockets fans out there that thought we'd make the playoffs. It's worth taking a preseason hit to get some peace and quiet around here.

[C1UTCH-C1TY]

Lamb- played terribly. He played slow motion, and made lazy passes. I don't understand why people said this years draft was deep? Marshon Brooks, whom alot of teams regret passing on now, was drafted in the 20s, in his rookie year had alot more skill than Lamb.

Royce- Looked absolutely lost out there. Had one nice pass that the other player couldn't finish on. Needs more play time before I say more about him. Disappointed in his first game though.

DMo- too soft. boy, if people call gasol soft, dmo is a LOT softer. He is getting boxed out by vince carter, and is getting shoved around the court. When Crawdor(or however you spell his name) drove in and made contact with Dmo, dmo got knocked back about 8 inches. needs to gain a ton of muscle.

[C1UTCH-C1TY]

Originally Posted by Rocket_Man_2.0 Montiejunas=Soft Royce White=Lost Lamb=Brick Machado=Not Ready Douglas=Bad Patterson=zzzzZZZZzzz Martin=Mid Season Form Asik=Amazing

to be honest, well said- this is spot on, besides asik being amazing. hes been great, but not amazing. smh rockets

[C1UTCH-C1TY]

Originally Posted by Rocket_Man_2.0 The problem is the terrible offense the rockets have been running. I wish we had Aldemen back. Having 4 different players handle the rock is just terrible! the starting lineup should be this! PG:Lin SG:Martin SF:Parsons PF:Jones C:Asik Bench: PG:White SG:Lamb SF:Morris,Delfino PF:Montiejunas C:Smith D-League:Machado Doghouse:Patterson, Douglas

im liking your posts dude....you actually make sense.

[racetrack]

It was back-to-back...the rooks were tired. They'll get better. Go Rockets!

[DonatasFanboy]

Donatas just looks inactive to me a lot of time. He keeps jogging around in half court in these little steps. He needs to display that quickness and energy he played with last year.

Maybe he's tired or burnt out or smth, idk. After all, it's a new country and thousands of miles from home, for months, unusual climate, competing for rotation minutes. That can burn you out. But either way, he needs to step up, he's far below what I expected right now. And I only expected a Jason Smith-type performance this year.

[C1UTCH-C1TY]

Originally Posted by DonatasFanboy Donatas just looks inactive to me a lot of time. He keeps jogging around in half court in these little steps. He needs to display that quickness and energy he played with last year. Maybe he's tired or burnt out or smth, idk. After all, it's a new country and thousands of miles from home, for months, unusual climate, competing for rotation minutes. That can burn you out. But either way, he needs to step up, he's far below what I expected right now. And I only expected a Jason Smith-type performance this year.

he's too soft. softer than gasol. i guess he's now learning how much stronger the nba guys are compared to the eruo guys.

[TC777JLIN168]

Originally Posted by CisBuds4U whats so great about Livingston anyways? Not very familiar with him other than injury history...what is anyone's hope for him in the league?

Been rooting for Shaun since first heard of his story here. #4 draft pick in 2004 By the Clippers. Showed signs of a breakout year in 2007 that was tragically cut short by the most freaking injury. A miracle to recover and still play. Been on the road back since then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Livingston

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DBp-J...%3DDBp-JuKBwuU

[delta69er]

Originally Posted by TC777JLIN168 Been rooting for Shaun since first heard of his story here. #4 draft pick in 2004 By the Clippers. Showed signs of a breakout year in 2007 that was tragically cut short by the most freaking injury. A miracle to recover and still play. Been on the road back since then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Livingston http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DBp-J...%3DDBp-JuKBwuU

Yeah I remember in the seasons around '05-'07 him always being a matchup nightmare for us as he possessed such pure point guard skills at 6'7.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he also possessed the ability to post up smaller guards pretty efficiently as well

[TC777JLIN168]

Originally Posted by delta69er Yeah I remember in the seasons around '05-'07 him always being a matchup nightmare for us as he possessed such pure point guard skills at 6'7. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he also possessed the ability to post up smaller guards pretty efficiently as well

Definitely beleve in Shaun. Hope to see more of this from Shaun and Delfino

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DBp-J...%3DDBp-JuKBwuU

[TC777JLIN168]

Originally Posted by TC777JLIN168 Definitely beleve in Shaun. Hope to see more of this from Shaun and Delfino http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DBp-J...%3DDBp-JuKBwuU

And Shaun is only 27.

[Spiegel]

Originally Posted by Linboy Houston, this team is athletic but very inexperienced. Without their floor general, they are lost like today. Asik has been awesome and Jones surprising. But the most important guy on this team is the PG and it's not an easy job with these group of newbies. I don't think even Tony Parker can pull it off with this group. Rally behind your floor general to give him your support. His is not an easy job. You have seen how bad it can get without Jlin today. Jlin will be an all star if he is with Spurs!!!

Houston first then the player. We dont tacke to kindly to people who put their faveriote players above our team. Learn that boy.

[umberto]

Originally Posted by delta69er Yeah I remember in the seasons around '05-'07 him always being a matchup nightmare for us as he possessed such pure point guard skills at 6'7. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he also possessed the ability to post up smaller guards pretty efficiently as well

You're right. He'd post up smaller guards and shot those mid-range jumpers at ease until the opponents' coach replace their guards. LOL. Not sure he still able to do the same or Mchale would use him the same way though.