ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Knicks 11/14/2013

The Harden three is a foul though. You have to give the shooter space to land, you can't just run recklessly at them like that when closing out. That's how Harden got hurt in the preseason game exactly that way.

The other continuation, he fouled him when he caught the ball. One view (the view that is Gif'd...) does not show this, but he did. The foul on the arm when he was shooting was the second foul. I think people would be upset too if that was us though

 

very very close. could be either way. it depends on how refs interpreted.

 

guys time to vote for our Rockets for the all star game, lessgo

 

Dwight and Howard are locks for the game. Lin might get voted in but I don't think he'll deserve it this year. The west is just so stacked.

 

Let's see:
Lin comes in, 2 quick dims to Harden, everbody gets +4. Then Harden checks out, in comes SamFisher. Fisher can't guard a tree trunk, no to mention the J.R's or Carmelo's. 10 seconds later the team gives up 6 points. So Lin gets a -2 because of SamFisher's inability (of understanding 1st grade arithmetics) while in the meantime Harden keeps the +4 from Lin.

 

Forgot to CC mandate nowadays:
I hereby declare I'm no LOF

 

Phew, dodged a bullet there :grin:

 

Lin has a higher turnover rate, at 22%, than Harden, which is around 17%. If Lin handled the ball as much as Harden, he would average more turnovers. It's normal for guys that handle the ball a lot to have high turnovers.

Lin cutting his turnovers down in the NY game is encouraging.

 

I think his turnover will contiously fluchuate throughout the season. I don't see that coming down anytime soon.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>James Harden has taken 64 3-point att., most in NBA. He's shooting 28.1% - ranks 51st of 62 players who have taken at least 30 3s. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a></p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401477665288245248">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Of the 62 players who have taken at least 30 3-point attempts, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a>' Chandler Parsons ranks 56th in % at .244 (10-of-41)</p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401477845483929600">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Of 76 players with more than 25 FTA, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a>' Howard is 75th in FT% at 49.0 (ahead of DeAndre Jordan's 40.8). Chris Paul No. 1 at 96.7.</p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401478713516122113">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Most turnovers in NBA this year: 1. James Harden 41, 2. Jeremy Lin 38, T5. Dwight Howard 33. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a></p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401479043142262784">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a>' Dwight Howard has committed four fouls in seven straight games - tied for longest such stretch in his career.</p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401482299906064384">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets&amp;src=hash">#Rockets</a>' Chandler Parsons has scored at least 16 points in five straight games, one shy of his career-high six-game stretch from March.</p>&mdash; Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Mathews/statuses/401484976195006464">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Thanks JR for depressing me and destroying all the fuzzy feels I had due to SFBatKid

 

i thought it was a foul but just not a very good one. he shoulda done a more obvious foul and just wrapped him arms around melo

 

mchale mic'ed during knicks game..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6pGoYd1wA0

and people wonder why we look clueless out there at times AFTER timeouts...

 

Uh, I think that's cheerleading not coaching...

 

All the insidetrax are like that though. No insight whatsoever

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7">@JLin7</a> Rockets vs Knicks,oh no! <a href="http://t.co/gV6U4TBsDT">pic.twitter.com/gV6U4TBsDT</a></p>&mdash; Penny Lee (@penny10654) <a href="https://twitter.com/penny10654/statuses/401219765345058816">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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This pic is awesome because 1. MWP 2. James Dolan bottom right.

 

Ultimately, the Knicks became another team that didn't realize what it had. Dolan's face says it all.

 

Lin would be the only player in the NBA, whose fans still dont defend him fully after improving his game vastly and scoring 31, 34 & 12 with efficiency with all NBA level stats in efficiency, shooting, drives OFF THE BENCH. Really, is it that hard to give him props?? Smh

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7">@JLin7</a> Go Houston Rockets!!! Rockets vs Knicks <a href="http://t.co/3ZppyDIpEl">pic.twitter.com/3ZppyDIpEl</a></p>&mdash; Librafree (@Librafree) <a href="https://twitter.com/Librafree/statuses/401242835858382848">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7">@JLin7</a> Go Houston Rockets!!!Rockets vs Knicks <a href="http://t.co/Ly7Bse4ALV">pic.twitter.com/Ly7Bse4ALV</a></p>&mdash; Librafree (@Librafree) <a href="https://twitter.com/Librafree/statuses/401242759052283904">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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