ClutchFans Game Thread: Thunder @ Rockets 10/28/2019

Man what the hell happened? Dwight, CP, will Russ feel the sane when it’s all said and done?

 

Your shtick of finding anything and everything to complain about Harden is getting tiresome as well.

So what should we do about that?

 

Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark.

 

yeah I don't mind the factual and relevant criticism

I'm first to admit that his 3 pt shooting % right now is bad but who isn't ego was 1 of 8 last night and even steph was 2 of 9 the other day and even beal
the whole team is adjusting and improving I'm confident it will go back to the mean/average
the important thing is doing your best to win the game like being aggressive, not being afraid to shoot, driving and penetrating, and passing

but saying he's the laziest player in the league without the ball? or he has some mental issues?
those straight up hating right there that only delusional LOFs spew out

 

Harden taking only 18% of his shots at the rim and 64% from 3. Both would be career records.

Would like to see him get more shots off at the rim. This would also help keep guys from overplaying his step back.

 

He'll get there he started off last year pretty much the same way.

 

He’s averaging 16 FTs per game through 3 games.

Defenses can’t stop fouling him around the basket. I would imagine this is playing a role in why his number of shot attempts at the rim are lower than usual.

Also, through 3 games, he is once again leading the league in drives to the basket per game. 1st in assists off of drives and 3rd in scoring off of drives.

 

Yeah because Dwight and CP are such popular players amongst their former teammates? The Hawks and the Hornets players threw a party to celebrate Dwight’s departure and Paul has no friends left in the Clippers organization.

 

I don't recall seeing Harden being in a slump like this. Whenever he leads the team without Westbrook the first 3 games, the opponents outscore the Rockets. This is because Harden would be forcing his step back 3s and turn the ball over. I always thought he was a better playmaker and efficient scorer than Westbrook but this hasn't been the case. He has been so disappointing thus far.

 

Pretty obv Harden is a selfish guy who's difficult to play w/ and too stubborn to make sacrifices.

 

3 games even ego is shooting as bad

 

Averaging a lead leading 22 drives a game producing around 24 points a game off drives

Averaging 13 three pt attempts a game

 

"Extremely grateful. The fans here were always great to me and my family," said Paul, who had 15 points, four assists and six turnovers in the loss. "The staff ... some of the people here became like family to me, and I try to stay in touch with those who were as genuine as could be."

Paul mentioned that he still talks to former Houston teammates Tucker and Gary Clark almost every day, coyly adding that he hopes that won't get them in trouble. He didn't mention Harden, with whom Paul had some friction last season, during his postgame interview session, but was complimentary of Westbrook.

"Russ brings a different dynamic to them with his aggressiveness," Paul said. "He got guys open shots. I think that's what Russ does well. He gets guys involved."

 

This strategy of drawing fouls like this isn't going to work in the playoffs at anywhere near the same success rate. It does work during the regular season, though. But, I hope the team is planning for a different approach come the playoffs because we've seen it doesn't work. The refs aren't calling those fouls in the playoffs.

 

That's true but I'd like him to actually take shots off drives or even mid-range. He's still finishing at a high rate at the rim

 

I dun think he is selfish but once he declines he will have to adapt to non heroball, years of habit will make it hard on him.

 

he is averaging
13 pts off drives

lebron 11.3
kawhi 11.0
westy 8.7
giannis 8.0

that does not include points from the league leading 4.0 assists off drives

 

That's good, but he's shooting poorly. Partly from shooting too many 3s imo

 

well everyone knows that.. he's taking same number of attemps as last year.. just a matter of getting his averages back