ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 4/23/2014 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

Give the veteran J. Powell a shot him to. But we have to do than just that, hard double team from different defensive sets can and will neutralize LaMarcus. imo

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The mood at Rockets practice today was positive. They are hungry, determined and anxious to get to the next game.</p>&mdash; Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/statuses/459408292930785280">April 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;I’ve been here before so (I) just have to make sure that these young guys understand it’s the first team to four.&quot; -- Dwight Howard</p>&mdash; Dave Zangaro (@DZangaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaro/statuses/459409000652873728">April 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dwight Howard on how to get LaMarcus Aldridge out of his zone: &quot;Give him some bad food.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Blazers&amp;src=hash">#Blazers</a></p>&mdash; Dave Zangaro (@DZangaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaro/statuses/459409492191760384">April 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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all talk

i wanna see results

 

Not sure where to put this but did Portland ever get it's own CSN debacle resolved? If not, it's kind of ironic that two cities who aren't "widely" available in their home cities are playing each other.

 

Would they tell us if the mood at practice wasn't positive?

 

Hack-a-thomasrobinson?

 

yes, if harden was pouting and people were pointing fingers and there was tension..then yes.

 

Probably. But I'm concerned with what kind of positive energy we're talking about here. Positive as in they still believe they can win? Positive as in they don't have a care in the world? Wasn't there some NBA player years ago who went into the locker room after their team was either eliminated from playoff contention or in a playoff series and shouted out "Jamaica" or some other tropical destination? I hope it's not that kind of positive vibe.

 

A little negativity--in the sense of motivating anger--isn't necessarily bad.

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Nick the Quick. Cancun. As a result, traded in the off-season.

 

Bingo...all this is the typical talk you will want to hear. They can say we are a trash team for all I care as long as when they step on the court they do their job and put this team away.

 

"Cancun"....Nick Van Exel.

 

Harden. Where are thou?

 

Harden put down the beer and liquor and start jumping rope

 

We are so immature. Even our leaders, they're great players. But have hardly any experience and aren't very mature. We need to go out and get someone who's an established. Someone who can tell harden what he's doing wrong and what he needs to be doing.

Rondo!

 

some manu sausage

 

ummmm what?

 

thats what i want to hear. lets hope it translates to the game

 

The only thing I want to hear is guys getting on each other, I don't want to hear another hopeful nonsense like they believe again, they want to win, blablabla..I want anger, emotion, guys telling each other like it is, somebody to step up like Maxwell and stop the p***y talk.