ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 3/31/2017

No....this is the appropriate response. You coolly make the ref very aware of what he just did. Harden wasn't a p***y. This vid gives you the complete replay of Harden's response. Pushing Green is like responding to a troll. You just take it to the ref. Hopefully the team lodges a fromal complaint.

Full video is in Clutch's blog post about it.
http://rockets.clutchfans.net/10286/draymond-green-cheap-shot-james-harden-wrist/

 

We're a lot easier to guard from three when we don't have Anderson to give us the spacing we need.

 

False.

If you explained as you had in your following posts, you'd be correct.

However at the time of your post, and the vagueness of it - it was to be taken that you were blanketing everyone's founded grievances under the one umbrella including people complaining about losing this game.

I agree with your following posts however.

 

MDA needs to man up tell the beard time to sit for you own sake brotha

 

Nothing worse than blowing a big lead. Oh wait, it is 10 times worse when it is the Warriors coming back and beating us. You know the feeling? All excited that we are finally going to beat our nemesis on their home court, cheering with our 13 pt lead. Then, our lead slowly starts slipping away, with Curry and Thompson smirking, their home crowd roaring, Green fouling, refs not calling, shots getting blocked, careless turnovers, sloppy ball handling, missed shots, and that sick feeling in your stomach as the excitement is slowly squeezed out of your body. Ugh!!!

I'm just so disappointed in us blowing a lead once again, losing 3 games in a row, and breaking our 100 pt streak. If Harden is shooting so poorly because his wrist is hurt then why keep aggravating it between now and the playoffs if we are going to lose anyway. He has been 28 of 83 in the last 4 games, and if the excuse is that his wrist is hurt then playing isn't helping it get better. We need a healthy Harden in the playoffs.

 

They actually did not play that defense tonight. They went the other way and sent aggressive help into the lane. Previous game they gave us the lane to cover the perimeter. I think Kerr purposefully switched it up this game to see the difference in the two defensive strategies. They didn't really need to win, so it makes sense to try both strategies....each is choosing a poison.

Anderson would have made a big difference tonight versus the defense GSW played last game. And last game Harden was 4-11 on shots at the rim, the wrist screwing our ability to beat that defense.

that said, I agree with @DaDakota ... nothing matters when we can't hold onto the ball, and have mental lapses that the Spurs and GSW just don't do/have.

 

Amazing defense, well done. Good call outs too! Classy.

 

How it was "to be taken" is not on me. I know my intent. I STATED what I wanted to say. It is the last line of the post. To "blanketing everyone's founded grievances under the one umbrella..." Hell I don't even know the umbrella being spoken of. And "EVERYONE'S" compared to my STATED 40% is a HUGE difference.

'Tis OK though. I am going back to writing for "breitbart" . At least if I get taken out of context there it'll be founded.

 

That was clever indeed. It is either clog the lane or spread out to the perimeter.

Or you can do both in spurts.

I really like the stroke the beard D by Steven Curry on the "Frauden".

That was unique.

 

Can't wait

 

Cool story bro

We're all so impressed we're actually putting in to send you a congratulatory card.

Where should we post it to?

Can I also have your signature?

 

I wouldn't call it clever. It's picking a poison. They just have the defenders to play both ways, and we need better protection of the ball and execution, maybe beyond our abilities against them.

But I don't think they can or try to do both in the same possession. I also don't think there is a silver bulllet defense, or they wouldn't roll out both strategies in consecutive games. They were testing out which one is better. They want video of both. Clever is the wrong word. Prudent is the better word, imo.

 

Not sure why all you folks are so over-reacting ... We played a tough, tough back to back and for majority of the game we outplayed them. At one stage we out scored them by 25 after they opened up a 12 point lead and we turned that into a 13 point lead eventhough Harden was clearly injured all game. We showed glimpses that with Anderson back and Harden healthy we can challenge them.

 

If it's hurting him so much, why is he still jacking them up?....I'll answer my own question, because like I've been saying since well before the all-star break, he has a shot selection issue.

With the drives, he has missed some he normally makes. You could say that's his wrist, but I say it is more because the refs are calling games in a "playoff style", thus, he isn't getting calls he usually gets. Also, certain playoff teams are defending him more intelligently.

For this game specifically, Draymond did an incredible job.

I know the wrist is hurting him, but IMO it is an exaggeration to say it is the main reason for his recent struggles.

 

Let us not delve into how to be articulate which may be your strong suit.

The thing is GSW can be defeated if they defeat themselves and by a mixture of no mistakes, elite execution, their own medicine 3s, great play by bigs, more transitional buckets like the ones by Montrez, and solid D.

We do not have the personnel. We hope we can stay with them and hope for their errors.
Don't get your hopes up it will win an entire series.

I may have been wrong about MDA before the season but to me he is too one dimensional.
This might work if you had Steve Nash and Allstars (and it did not). We do not have that.
He has to come up with a defensive plan.

I do not think GSW are where they are being dumb and not clever

 

Nope, he was finishing those drives with ease before the wrist injury with even more physical punishment.

 

That was closer to his elbow than his wrist, but I guess if it feeds the narrative. The closed fist was unnecessary and excessive, but I don't think he was going for his wrist.

 

He was getting to the line a lot more too. I wonder why that's not happening as much? Oh, surprise, it's playoff time! and he's been playing against playoff teams!

 

Yeah, that's what I said "maybe beyond our abilities against them." The word "clever" just rubs me wrong, because rolling out both strategies also can be indicative that they worry they can't stick to one method, as we will adjust. So, it is prudent to switch up....needed. And they can do it.

Anyhoot, screw the semantics. I consider it nice to get confirmation from a team like them that we are good enough to have them adjust their defense. They know there is no silver bullet, simple formula. I could see Kerr looking at last game video of how many easy buckets we missed (Harden 4-11 at the rim for starters), and thinking it wasn't wise to expect giving us the lane with no help defense was a winning strategy two games in a row.

Also, we are practice for Cleveland, as they launch a bunch of threes too, and can attack the lane, too. So, it's prudent to practice both against us in preparation for them.

 

The line getting to line is not the issue, the issue is majority of his shots on his jump shots and on his drives clearly look off after the injury happened. BTW, last night against the Blazers he got to the line 14 times I think.He got to the line 7 times tonight. That is an average of 10.5 on a back to back. That is plenty.

 

I agree that despite not being at our best we probably should have won and won easily.