ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Grizzlies 11/9/2012

well I'm done commiserating over the rox's loss tonight.

As a Lin fan, the jury is still out on him as a player. I was losing my faith in him until the fourth but he has been way too passive this season nonetheless.

See you all tomorrow night.

 

I really don't think the 10lbs is hurting him, he looks visibly leaner, especially his face.
Should make him faster.

Knee surgery does funny things to your motor skills and nervous system
It will take some time for his nervous system to stop "holding back"

I remeber when I sprained my ankle bad, tore up ligaments, from testing my jump and landing on a BBall... for a 1+year later my body would always freak out whenever I tried to do a conscious jump, and would hold back from full effort.
Only when I do it without thinking did it no bother me so much...

 

Lin only fans showing their true cloures. Bash harden to propup lin.

 

tks for this one and previous ones, indeed put the game in perspective for me. I was kind of disappointed at first. I don't want to have false hope and build my faith in Lin on illusions, though Im not going to abandon Lin and the team. So, tks for your input, helps a lot.

 

Someones speakes the truth

 

Offensive boards and TOs cost our game. While our Big 3 have 14 of the 20 TOs, I found it hard to blame them. I don't think they expect to play 40 mins every game right out of the gate (I bet is the highest in the league), they just lost energy/concentration at times and led to TOs. PP is not getting enough rebounds as a PF, I agree TJ should be given a chance.

Ball movement better than last game but still look awkward, our bigs just not setting the screens properly. Positive thing is we lost 3 close games - keep hustling, young team will continue to learn.

 

He might be faster...but just a lil...you still need more muscles to finish with body contacts near the rims.

 

I just feel sad for Harden. Why would I feel angry at the best thing to happen to the Rockets since Hakeem ? He must feel the humiliation of going from a contending team to playing with a bunch of scrubs. Clutch, you said that you worry the team will be forced to make a trade that is not good. The problem is, the superstar players can not be had for a while. I'm talking about players like Aldridge or Love, whom we can not sign for at least 2 more years due to their contract situations ? How longer can you watch the current misery? We are just one competent post scorer away from being a top 5 team in the West. We won't compete, but we'll still be able to use that player in a trade should we decide to go after Aldridge or Love in a couple of years.

 

Harden seems to have tunnel vision at times. especially when he goes into ISO mode. McGrady atleast attempted to make those kickout passes when he was in ISO attacking the basket. Harden just goes straight bucket without looking at anything or anyone else.

 

Some frontcourt scoring who can also do a great pick for HarLin.

 

Assuming Lin stuck with Sparta, he would have lost 10 pounds of mostly fat, not muscle. I would imagine they trained him to keep his strength and stability, while losing some fat. That's possible, it's not like he lost 30 pounds.

It's all a combination of his knee not being 100%, teams are coming at him stronger and more well informed, and he doesn't have a shooter and finisher. That last one may be the biggest reason though. Good shots aren't being made.

He's leaping strong, with confidence, and sprinting without any hitches...his knee is probably almost at 100%.

 

welp, it's time to go to bed.

 

stop it, just stop it.

U don't care about the team, u don't care about win or lose, u don't care about any player of out team except one. U have nothing to do with this place whatsoever.

Stop it!

 

Lin makes $5 million this year and $5 million next year.

Still can't dribble the basketball though, fking scares me.

 

first of all it's LOHs AND some of the LOFs bashing Lin due to his lack of performance and then some other LOFs were fighting back then Spiegel showed up and said LOFs bash Harden to blah blah blah.

 

Just blame all our other players for his poor play. He probably chose to come here because he wanted to be the "man." That was probably what sold him to choose leaving OKC and coming to the Rockets. Now he's being paid a lot so the pressure is on.

 

It seems he cares about the LOFs ONLY. LOL

 

Lin's making $5 million this year and $5 million next year you dumb fuq.
But you're right what kind of point guard can't dribble the ball.

 

Harden is terrible right now, but use him as an excuse for lins terrible play is a copout.