ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Sixers 11/13/2013

Mchale doesn't think like that. He's not a very creative coach. He doesn't know how to use guys to their strengths among a bunch of other things he sucks at. He's right up there with kubiak as ****ty head coaches that need to be fired.

 

The Rockets had 10 fast break points and Philly had 27... The Rockets gave up 17 points off of turnovers _ they only gave up 11... Even with Howard _ without Harden, Philly was the better team. Anderson isn't even their best player (although he was tonight).

 

this year is not a bad year to miss the playoffs, but thats neither here nor their

 

Lin the Beard. It's ok, he took the turnover share of Harden too.

 

I concur. I'd also say he needs to recognize when the defense is packing the paint and not trying to drive in there hoping to get the call.

 

WE MUST HAVE A SCAPEGOAT! Harden out tonight so you can't blame him! Can't blame the loss on twin towers. So now we'll blame the coach! When in doubt, just blame the coach. When they win, it's obviously all on the players and they deserve the credit. They're obviously winning in spite of the coaches. When they lose, it's obviously coach's fault.

 

yea Lin and Brewer makes more sense than Lin and Beverly...

 

Is Wroten a scrub or future all star?

 

Jeremy Lin made Tony Wroten look like Tony Floatin.

 

He won't go deep into the bench. McHale doesn't trust any of them, and it's hurting the team.

 

Yeah he does this a lot. Its a weakness of his. He didn't do that a lot last year. But then again he wasn't driving as much last year. You take the good with the bad.

 

I think there's a lot of tightness on this team due to their own expectations and the urge to pounce on the league right off the bat. It just doesn't happen overnight like that. You can see it in their shots and in their turnovers.

Lots and lots of problems on the offensive end are coming from lack of cohesion and also injuries to Parsons and Harden have thrown off the timing. Just because they are playing doesn't mean they're all out there.

I'm super frustrated watching these games because of how I expect them to play, I can only imagine what they're going through. It will work out, we're not even 10 games in yet.

 

Is the inverse true as well?

In all seriousness I can live with the high turnovers when you are the offense (which Lin had to be tonight) but getting torched by a bench player, coupled with the turnovers makes it hard to swallow. Hopefully it alerts people to the fact that the Rockets entire perimeter defense sucks... Harden, Lin, Parsons, Brooks and Beverley. You simply cannot give up open looks and expect to win.

 

Lin does need to work on the turnovers.

You are right though, if you take away a couple where he was fouled, and the passes that teammates couldn't catch ( which I consider their fault for the most part if it hits them in the hands), then you're back to 4 or 5 which isn't a bad rate with 12 assist.

 

Bro just stop. The Sixers outplayed us at almost every position.

Hawes, Wroten and Anderson all came through big. By your logic, then the loss is on Dwight, Bev and Lin.

 

Our bench are playing like D-leaguers now thats why we lost....

 

That was Beverley's man.

 

+1

Anyone placing the whole blame on Lin is just hatin.

 

Game shouldn't have even been close in the final minutes. Mchale is an awful coach.

 

It will be about 8-10 points. Other teams will play defense on him.