one positive thing i can say is that harden looked real rusty out there tonight. He will definitely play better the rest of the series. Hopefully it will be enough
Wait, why is everyone saying we lost Bev? Can everyone calm down? Pray for him so he'll be okay and the sprain he has right now is absolutely nothing.
I didn't post that fishing for sympathy. I'm trying to calm down, but it's really difficult when trolls like you keep baiting. I'd love to meet someone who has never been disappointed or has never lost their composure ever. My weakness is losing, I can't deal with it. So keep on baiting bro.
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Harden was playing out of his character tonight. He's not playing like he used to such as attacking the basket...i dont' know why the f he does that....settling for 3 and just playing stupid when all you need is a 2 to break the tied. He hardly drive the basket like we normally see him do. The fact that they don't have Aldridge and Lopez in the middle...why the f he didn't realize this beyond me?? And why the f the coach are so stupid and not saying anything. If they failed this series...they need to fire McFail...he sucks at strategy.
i'm not worry about Harden offense, he had a terrible shooting night , but i'm sure he'll bounce back next game , but people kept telling me he's been saving his energy and will step up his defense in the playoff , i guess not.
Yeah, he looked off. He was settling a lot. He'll play better I think. They're playing him well though, preventing him from driving left. The strategy of going at him with Mathews was smart too. They know he likes to rest on defense.
Some people get more vested in sports than others. I felt sad when the South Korean ferry capsized and probably killed like 300 people. I feel like I got my heart ripped out after this rockets loss. Does that mean I value a game over people's lives? No, but I have more of a connection to the Rockets than I do to random people on the ferry and one of the two will affect me more. My brain and heart don't coincide in this moment.
I can stomach Harden having a bad night shooting, but not his half-assed Defence. In this game, Harden played "regular season" D, and his regular season D has been lazy and sub par, as known throughout the NBA. I actually expected him to up his D intensity in the playoff, effective or otherwise, at least put more effort in it, alas, I was wrong. Just in the first quarter, i knew we were having the same old Haren! As Chris Webber put it crisply: "Harden is the go to guy defensively" - opponent will just go right at him, and make him look bad. Sorry Coach, you are partly to blame on this. You dont discipline your player , make him accountable for D in the regular games, you get the same "90%-energy-on-O and 10%-energy-on-D" type of player in the playoff. His 40 pts a game can compensate the no D, but surely not his off night on 8/28.
On the contrary, Hardens singular defensive matchup against LMA was spectacular. Kept his ground mostly, harassed the ball, and prevented LMA from spinning past him. One play, but still.
Excellent PF Boozer/Aldridge who we can't stop and a top 5 point guard Dwill/Lillard. Excellent 3 and D players in Batum and Matthews/Korver, Harpring and AK 47... Brewer was good then too Old PGs - DFish and Mo Williams Serviceable centers - Okur and Lopez pretty similar
Your opinion means nothing on this board anymore after saying you give up on the rockets. Your reputation should be back to 0 on this board. Your attitude towards the team is disgusting like many others on this board
i dont expect harden to pull this **** again. he didnt come prepared, i full expect him to do that from now on. i dunno wtf he was thinking before the series... as long as the refs can come to the game with their heads out of their asses, dwight shouldnt be in foul trouble every game. some games yeah. dwight stepped up, harden should do the same on wedsneday.
I'm wondering if people type **** or if it is automatically filled in when people swear. Am I game to try? **** hehehe
You're right it is similar. We didn't have a great PG or PF back then either and when it matches up with their strongest positions that is hard to beat. "Yeah, but we have 3 other positions that are stronger" So what? The margin isn't as big. There is a huge difference at PG and PF and it is hard to stop.
