ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers at Rockets 11/22/2024

Agree just wish he was more aggressive. When he is out there against third stringers he needs to be testing his limits. It seems like he has had trouble finding his own shot

 

Man! Rockets blowing teams out like some sort of exhibition season!

 

Found the Cheat code to bulldoze teams......I did not think Udoka would figure it out that quick.

 

if we win out we are getting home court advantage for the whole west bracket.

 

I didn't like the slow start with the two threes by Sharpe and Clingan, and the dunk by the latter. Once our guys got going, they were able to clamp down on the Blazers. Dillon deserves the most credit for this win, followed by Tari.

 

Interesting, I didn't know that.

 

My bad homecourt advantage only applies to the knockout round.

The semi and finals are at neutral court in Las Vegas it seems

 

I interpreted your post as applying to the whole league. And it’s true, if we win out and finish 77-5, we will almost certainly have home court for the whole Western bracket.

So let’s just do that!

 

At the game last night. 2 things noticed

Eason and Amen are legit superstars in the making. They don’t even try, comes to ease with them anything they do.

Reed is a super smart player. Annoying pest on defense, constantly moving and understands basketball. His shot will come.

 

His shots will come when he decides to shoot more.

 

People that complain about Udoka are just serial coach whiners. He was a tremendous hire and we're lucky he smashed his staff member otherwise he would be hoisting trophies in Boston.

 

This is what I've been saying. Im honestly down to sign Udoka long term after this turnaround. Get him a top offensive assistant coach and I don't believe there are many coaching staffs better than ours.

 

And the Blazers have self-destructive tendencies. Lots of giveaways on turnovers. Grateful we have a group that can get hot and punish poor play, and hats off to Tari for bringing it every night. Once things slow down for Amen and he hits some teammates on the drive, it’s going to really open things up. And if these guys can’t make uncontested shots, we’re going to have to find guys to complement.

Dillon made the easy play last night. Fantastic.

 

I expect tonight the Rox come out a little slow and we don't win by nearly the same...

It might be under 10.

DD

 

Another blowout it is...20+ points.

 

Vegas isnt nervous as they have folks on both sides of the total. Ergo the number.

 

Good victory... let's do it again

Also, that R33d pass as he was headed out of bounds... behind his back... to a streaking Peso.... for a dunk... LEGEND

 

We continue to shoot poorly but I’m amazed how our defense and offensive rebounding help us win. Can you imagine if we actually had good shooters on this team?

a couple observations:
1). As good as Sengun is, he struggles with bigger defenders. I’ve noticed this for years, but especially with the rematches against Chet and Wemby this year, and last night against Clingan. He really needs to take that next step in his evolution and perfect that mid-range shot. I think it will help him against good defensive centers.

2). We don’t need to shoot well to win against non-elite teams. Our Terror twins literally win games for us on their own. It’s the biggest secret weapon in the nba. Our floor is extremely high.

3). It’s time to give big props to Dillon. He’s playing great this year. He’s cut his turnovers in half and he’s shooting very well from deep. His defense is also better than last year. I’m now convinced that Dillon is additive (not a blocker) to Tari and Amen. He’s one of the most reliable shooters on the team. Props to Dillon!