ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 12/25/2017

Yeah, absolutely, he was probably our best player overall but man that last shot was absolutely on another level of stupidity

 

Does LeBron stand there? Does Kobe, MJ, Durant? Nope. Not in that situation with the score and time.

 

OKC is not terrible though, just not efficient enough.

Clips team is on the downway spiral, Fakers got nice young talent.

 

facts

this loss is meaningless and not even a big deal, but cue up the typical overreactions on here

 

no he couldn't.

he was getting denied from getting the ball on the perimeter and taking a lot of rushed shots.

 

Thunder are starting to figure out how to win while this team is quickly forgetting.

CP3 for MVP, I guess.

 

Harden made great decisions passing. We just needed more playmakers

 

he went to the line a lot, which obviously pads his stats

the problem is this strategy rarely works in late game situations, where the refs usually swallow the whistle

that's why Harden is so awful during clutch. take away his free throws, and his effectiveness is nowhere close to his average statline

You can also see that Harden is visibly getting frustrated because refs are not giving him cheap fouls anymore

 

Any team that shoots 54% FG and 44% 3PT FG deserves to win. We need boring games like earlier in the year.

 

Without cp3 we still have the same problem we’ve had for years which is an offense that lacks playmakers.

Too many guys that can’t dribble. Even with cp3 we aren’t he most talented team in the league but we definitely can’t afford to be without him.

Great perimeter defense is always going to hurt us because we don’t have a way to keep defenses moving. Too easy for them to set and trap the ball.

 

he makes me physically sick...never seen a bigger 6'10" candy arse. Straight path to the basket and he wants to pass off. He looks planted on the 3 pt. line (like the spike holding my Santa in place on the lawn)....only my Santa actually has something in his bag.

 

Not really. It’s an 82 game season, slumps happen, especially when you have 2nd best player and 2nd or 3rd best defender out. Just need a couple key guys to pick it up, playing sloppy lately.

 

OKC made a ton of contested jump shots today..that normally doesn't happen, which is why their big 3 are all shooting career lows. OKC simply does not play well enough offensively to be a threat to the top 3 teams in the west.

The Rockets aren't playing well right now, even considering injuries, but these things happen over an 82 game season. Some of you dudes really need to chill.

 

the only problem was that he didn't drive more

 

OKC played well this game, they can easily be 4/5 seed. We are probably locked in 2/3 seed.

 

Just go back to Jenny Lin site troll. He was hitting threes left and right in the third and attacking the basket. What was that? Moron he leads the league in made threes but that’s no skill either

 

The thing is we have spots available and we aren’t using them. Webber is no answer while we wait for Cp3. Like he hustles but can’t shoot at all.

Every game he has been in he hasn’t really look for a shot. We only have ego. And Ryan is a no show again. Tucker making a ton of mistakes. Bad fouls and not grabbing rebound when he had them.

We made a bunch of turn overs. No offensive rebounds or even worse no blocking people out. They got a lot of offensive rebounds.

Harden playing with no heart again. I guess he is in hibernation mode or something. And I’ve always defended harden. It is frustrating watching him play when he is getting defended very closely or when his shots aren’t going in.

Capela being soft as always. And he needs to know his limits. No more hook shots or trying to dribble in. Always always loses the ball or gets block. Same thing with Anderson he always hesitates from 3 dribbles and a turnover happens. Erick he dribbles and loses the ball.

 

We have to see how they finish but 4th seed for now.

 

Eric Gordon? Where are you? I dont know this guy
Anderson ? Smh. You are 6 ft 10 11 grab a rebound with some authority. He is totally useless when his shot is not falling.

MDA? Why in the hell are u playing that dreadlock looking G leaguer who cant shoot, cant dribble, and needs at least 100 lbs on that boney frame

Harden? Predictable as rambo...easy to scout. Change it up a little, geeez

Cp3? Why suit up if u are not gonna play? Too injury prone, but mda got carried away with his mins.

Again, that boney dreadlocked dude has no bizness in the game. Let him cheerlead all season long and give bbrown some burn. He can shoot can't he ?

Merry Christmas y'all

 

If Cap is 50% from charity especially late in the game--- might as well have Deandre Jordan. Stupid Capela