ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Timberwolves 12/26/2012

Great road win, 2nd nite of a b2b. So glad Mchale won against his old team and that it came over our old coach - Rick and his overrated love/rubio, and oh how I hate Jj Barrea.

 

Lin just never got going.... he wasnt awful...those turnovers werent really on him

 

Any team highlights?

 

Gotta love these wins, you can tell from the hugs from McHale to the players after the game and the smiles on everyone's faces that games like these mean the team is taking a huge step in the right direction. Hats off the McHale for the great coaching and substitutions, resting the starters and bringing them in to play together to close it out.

 

That's just his range. Take it easy bro.

 

Just watched Harden 4th quarter highlights. I have never been more impressed by Harden. He got most of his points in the flow of the offense - not hero ball at all. Amazed!

Also LOL @ Barea dribbling the ball of his own face... never seen that before.

 

Dirk has an high arc step-back post move jumper.

 

Solid Contributing Member. Every time.

 

That's because those aren't actually threes.

 

Good to get the bad game out of the way and still come away with the win. We have two tough games coming up back to back. Get the clunker out of the way.

 

Of those passes to Asik, one was probably Asik's fauly, the other was just a bad pass for someone like asik (it'd have been ok if it was Greg Smith, but you know what you've got with Asik)

That Barea one was a push off by Lin

That Shved one, I've never seen a jump ball called when reaching over the back of someone, was complete BS that one.

 

I noticed the Wolves have 2 good floppers in Rubio and Barea. Rubio should get a warning if the ref bide into that fake fall....that's ridiculous. Parsons wasn't even pushing him much and he act like someone plow into him.

 

He looked a bit tired out there offensively but defensively he was just a MONSTER.

 

Agreed. Lin should be more selfish.

 

Seems like I missed a nail biter. My friend (Wolves fan) was at the game and even he admitted the officiating was pretty one sided. Were the refs really that bad?

On a bright note, even with Lin having a bad night and our other starters aside from Harden were fairly quiet, the team still managed to grind out a win. Says a lot about their potential imo.

 

Yes they were really that bad, especially in the first half.

 

Ping-Pong!!! Its all hand/eye coordination. He could work with Dream...who could probably beat Forrest Gump at Ping-Pong. Soccer drills for footwork too. Secret Recipe to Big Man Success.

 

Asik should just play against Morey :grin: I hear Morey is pretty great at ping pong.

 

I hear Stern is the best...CRAZY how he can manipulate those balls.

 

Was at the game, sloppy to watch from both teams but very entertaining. Rox looked really sluggish, Mchale did a great job with the rotations. Minny just beat OKC on their home floor recently and looked good doing it, but Love & co. were off. Only Shved and Barea showed up.

Harden in person is a joy to watch. He is so fundamentally sound with his jumper. His jumper is consistent due to the way he sets his feet and he always uses his legs to shoot. Since you have to respect his j, his driving ability is hard to stop. he beats you to the spot via eurostep or his quickness and uses leverage for fouls/buckets. He also stays very low, hard for defenders to poke at the ball. He is the next superstar.

Asik is a monster in person. This guy packs the paint and is a game-changer. There's a reason Rox have been playing better D, and it starts with Asik. On Off., he does fumble a lot, it makes me nervous when a pass goes his way.

Lin looked tired and sloppy, not sure he's handling back-to-backs very well(maybe knee still weak). Mchale gave him a long breather, brought him back in late and he played much better.

Parsons looked good but also tired, good thing these guys are young. His knee looked to be slowing him down a tad, he got blocked on some fast breaks which usually doesn't happen.

The rest of the team played well, kept it close for Harden to takeover in the 4th. Looking forward to when the Rox come back to Minny.