I can already see it. Game 7 of the finals against Milwaukee and the Rockets are up 2 with 5 seconds on the clock. Bucks are at the freethrow line trying to miss, with Lopez and Giannis going for the rebound. Dantoni still has his same midgets in the game because that's all he knows, instead of putting in Tyson Chandler. Should we blame PJ Tucker for that? And if you think that's an improbable scenario, it actually happened in one of the games we lost this year.
I thought the same thing and was like WTF is the best defender on the bench and I literally checked his foul count and was baffled. Totally on MDA
Boneheaded decision by house to get sucked in leaving a wide open three. Green is already there to help and he’s the only one who should be helping since he was on Dort. Everyone else stays home. You’re up 2. Basic b-ball 101 iq Harden was extremely pissed immediately at house and gets an ear full
MDA owned up to it. OKC needed every bit of luck AND game rigging by refs to squeeze out an OT win. Unless Harden's shoulder is hurt more than he let on, this series is over. On to the next win.
House isn’t put in that close a situation if my scapegoat played better, Eric Gordon. After singing his praises Eric Gordon has put up two garbage games in a row. From Gm 1:....7-17 (FG)....41.2% (FG%)....2-6 (3P)..... 33.3% (3P%).....3 reb....4 ast.....2 TOV....21 pts.... - 5 (+/-) To Gm 2:....6-20 (FG).....30.0% (FG%)....0-10 (3P).... .000 (3P%).....5 reb.....4 ast.....1 TOV.....15 pts... +23 (+/-) To Gm 3:....8-24 (FG)......33.3% (FG%)....2-10 (3P).... 20.0% (3P%)...3 reb....2 ast....5 TOV.....18 pts..... -29 (+/-) If Gordon shot like House: 5-10 (FG 50%), 3-6 (3P 50%), 10 rebs, 1 stl, 15 pts; we would have won by 11 points in regulation. Yes the 4 TOV by House needs to be addressed. I expect 16 pts, 7 rebs from House each game. He meet my expectations for the game.....give or take some. Gordon is the one paid the big bucks. $14.1M compared to $3.5M.
Gordon and House are creating too much and their ball handling skills are not up to par. Need to make decisive moves and follow through when they get the ball or swing it. Green and Rivers need to be Rocket's secondary playmakers.
The Rockets had the right defensive rotation without House helping. Green was in the right position to challenge the layup, worse case scenario CP3 goes to line for TWO. House dumbassery gave up a THREE. 2 wrongs do not make a right. House was at fault. Whether Harden should have been in game at that time is moot, Harsen is the Rockets best player. Period. He was going to be in the game regardless. All House had to do, was his F'ing job. And sink BOTH free throws.
Yes sir. With Gordon driving the Thunder don’t need to send defensive help nearly as much.....stick close to our 3-pt shooters as a scheme. Result was Gordon only 2 assists and 5 TOV’s as one of our main table setters while Westbrook is on the mend. I was hoping Gordon getting some drives & FT’s would help build some confidence.....improve that range finder on the rim; but 2-20 on our last two games from 3 can kill a team. Coach needs to reel him in. Shooting odds right now have Westbrook as a better 3-pt shooter....and we don’t let him shoot 10 a game from 3. Not without consequences most of the time. Thunder feel Dort guards Harden one-on-one and Gordon doesn’t need double teams on his drives. Allows the Thunder to stick closer to our 3-pt shooters for longer stretches of the game. I’m guessing we try to win game 4 without Westbrook; but if we lose.....Westbrook comes back for game 5. Westbrook demands doubling...if healthy.
Where? That would make me feel better. Didn't mind the loss, we had many other opportunities anyways. But the terrible decision to leave our third best player on the bench has me concerned for the future. So if he said something after that would be nice.
Would you guys rather have Donovan? Doc is 2-2. Budenholzer struggled out the gate vs. the weakest team in the playoffs. And the Magic were down 2 of their best players to boot. OKC is punching above their weight and needed a perfect storm to prevent going 3-0. And it's not like OKC is even being competitive. It was the definition of a gift.
