ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 3/17/2019

How do you know this ? We've never tried !!

Look at what just happened tonight with Paul after he got a game off ... fresh legs and wet jumper . No , it doesn't happen like that everytime , but , it can't hurt .

Your argument for letting harden play through injury is "he's always done it " .... wel that's extraordinary , but it doesn't mean that we should continue to rely on it , his superhuman durability and toughness .

If you're basing your argument off of history , just look at 2 years ago when we couldn't get past SA because harden broke down .

Last year , MDA did better to manage his minutes and James held up.

Why is chasing seeding more important than insuring Hardens health in the playoffs ?

If you can't see the difference between harden right now and harden during the streak then I don't know what to say ... they are physically different players . The streak harden was a step or two faster . This current harden looks tentative and injured .

There's no reason for you to play James right now when you have a fully capable reserve in Rivers .

 

Perhaps best stat tonight ...

Harden and Paul combined for 20 assists 4 turnovers.


Rockets shot .420 3PT%, so that helps too.

Great job protecting the ball.

 

In hindsight, James should have sat today as CP played well and we could have probably have gotten more production out of House had James rested.

 

Faried needs to play every game now onwards health permitting.

 

youve never tried? every single year its harden should be resting. every single year he doesn't. where's the logic of how do I know this? umm maybe because he never does. that sounds about right. this is the same guy who's in the game up 20 with like 2-3 mins left and all of this has been that way like i mentioned previously since hes gotten to houston

oh boy. cp3 played like this bc he got a game off ok. so why did cp3 go off on GS without harden. was it bc he got a game off? or is it hes still that great of a player and he still has this in him

are you understanding correctly. my "argument" isn't saying let harden play through injury. My "argument" is you are constantly beating a dead horse for no reason based on harden's track record. that has 0 to do with some "argument" you're making up on my behalf.

 

well it was nice for a game where a lead didn't ping pong its way towards 0

 

Jalen respects him some Olajuwon.

He mentions him with great reverence on national broadcasts repeatedly.

 

My flashbacks go back to the last 2 games against GS last year....Jimmy's leg's were dead then, if not before. I just don't believe a body is set up to play 80 or whatever games at a very high w/o a rest.we paid dearly last year.

 

You are citing what has happened in the past as the reason why Harden shouldn't rest today .

That's not logic . "He doesn't need to rest because he hasn't rested in previous seasons "

I just told you we DID rest him more last season and it helped . But this year we are going back to leaning on him too much and letting him play through injury .

CP3 is a great player that can go off at any time . But did you watch the game ? Did you see how he was moving ? Did you see how he has looked at other points this year ? He's getting healthier and I'm pretty sure giving his body the night off last game helped .

I'm sorry that beating a dead horse is annoying .... but that doesn't mean I'm not right .

If your point is that in the end it's a message board and nothing I say on here matters for the actual team ..... then yeah you're right .

 

so a track record of harden never really choosing to rest isn't valid reasoning to expect him to change that up. ok that makes a ton of sense.

harden rested a little last season and people were b****ing about how it took harden a long time to get back in rhythm. So which is it. someones gotta whine about something as usual

you care for whatever reason about being right. I couldn't careless bc this isnt even a right or wrong thing. thats the problem with this board. people too focused on being right or wrong.

it probably helped but I'm not going to just attribute it to solely the reason he played well. hes played fantastic since the break.

 

I know the rockets are awesome, but that perimeter defense from Minny is jawdroppingly bad.

 

I'm not focused on being right or wrong either. I'm just trying to express what I think is the best way forward for the rockets .

As for your second paragraph , that's just dumb man . Harden resting last season was bad because cf b****ed about it ? First of all , no they didn't . Second of all , it worked , harden had more energy in the playoffs .

When MDA wins a ring then he can have some immunity .

Until then , I'll call him out on this issue .... every other contender in the league rests harden under similar circumstances .

 

Capela was a beast tonight; shoutout to him and his hustle. Hard-fought 20&13 from the big man

 

Far"weed" was very low key 2 nite.

Glad Daniel house picked up the slack for far"weed"!

 

you've clearly expressed harden needs rest. I bet if someone searched your tag and rest harden, at least 5 pages would show up. I don't think anyone has flat out told you resting harden is some stupid thing and that you're just ridiculous. People realize that's not something he's really known for. That's not really on anyone else.

yes, they did. harden's rhythm was a constant topic when he takes games off. More energy for the playoffs? are you talking about the same people saying he ran out of gas.

you can continue to beat the dead horse of course. But don't get mad at people for not choosing to join hands and saying the same thing. Some people just realize what to expect from Harden by now.

 

GREAT to have a boring win for a change

 

No , I don't blame you at all for not "joining the cause "

I think you are being pragmatic . MDA historically doesn't rest players . Harden historically plays through injury and is a workhorse .

Doesn't mean I'm going to shut up about it .