ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 2/27/2024

Why is the game is at 9pm?

 

Punishment for our performance since December. Udoker asked the league to do it to teach the youngins.

 

so less people will watch the 5 win road rockets entirely

 

Meh… team played well for most of the first half but injuries and inexperience caught up.

 

I'm watching less basketball in general. This version of the NBA and players scoring over 30 ppg routinely is like everybody at Harvard getting an A for showing up to class.

Bring back the 90s. I'm okay with 90 point games as long as it's an earned 90 points and not an All-star game every night. Bring back Mason knocking down guys trying to jump over him and the highlight dunk when the guy actually does jump over a would be defender who said "screw his career, I want that ball"

Bring back the inside-outside game where a center means something again and being a skilled bigman is not a 7 footer dribbling between his legs for 15 seconds and shooting a fade-a-way 3. Make all long distance shots from the logo all the way to the other end of the court count as only 2 points with a window of a 3 point opportunity only about 5 feet back so guys stop taking 40 foot jumpshots with 10 seconds on the clock still.

I want defense, rebounds and true ball handling, but most importantly I want intensity. If you're squimmish then this league ain't for you.

 

Oh no!!! The Rockets suck again!!!

 

So the refs can jump in. They know we're asleep by 9pm

 

I've watched more Premier League than NBA this year. It's just a better product right now. NBA has no proper neutral. It's like watching boxing matches and they all end in 2 rounds because it's all offense all the time. Even baseball still has a semblance of this. Basketball and football are sadly a joke of their former selves.

 

Once they realized our "future stars" (defined by Tilman) Sengun and Jalen sucks on defense and they should be banned on the court together, our team would win a lot more games. Also, it it illegal to play Amen less than 30 minutes a game. This kid is just so special. I'm so happy to watch him play.

 

Dogs trying to stop a tank

 

we're obviously so much abominably worse on the road because roosh not in the players ears coaching from the sideline

 

9pm?!?!? Why?

 

It spares the elderly.

 

this is just a super important nationally televised Sengun showcase game for those folks on the West Coast who want to check out Alpi's suitability for the Lakers next year

amirite @Ankara1923

 

1st time on national TV

these dudes better not embarrass themselves

 

More like ran into a period of good luck with teams being injured when they played us early. Somehow this season feels more disappointing to me then last year. Maybe bc last year there was hope we would get wemby and maybe a better coach

 

So I noticed Giddey was in foul trouble and not on the court much during the last ass kicking. The first game we abused that match up.

I feel like this is a "you do not help off of Chet Holmgren" situation. If it means SGA get a cleaner drive, so be it. Make him score 50 to beat us, just don't let Holmgren and Williams get those body blows in.

And lordy, we need the defense because I'm not sure our offense has the goods to hang in a shootout.

Jabari? A 40 burger 9/9 from 3 game would be lovely. Show OKC who they should've picked?