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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Magic 12/26/2011

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Dec 25, 2011.

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  1. acsorelle4

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    94-98 is a loss.
     
    #81 acsorelle4, Dec 26, 2011
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    TMac&Cheese Rookie

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    101-97 win

    Dwight Howard looks like wants the team to suck for an excuse to get traded
     
    #82 TMac&Cheese, Dec 26, 2011
  3. TheresTheDagger

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    Lets help usher along Dwight from Orlando.

    Rockets 95 Magic 93 in a thriller....
     
    #83 TheresTheDagger, Dec 26, 2011
  4. Jerry36

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    0-8 to start the season
     
    #84 Jerry36, Dec 26, 2011
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    I think a Dalembert/Hill, Thabeet/Hill combo would be good against Orlando's frontline. Lot of shotblocking. Also, our PG trio should do work against Nelson and whoever. They should also make Scola their main scoring option tonight.
     
    #85 coachbadlee, Dec 26, 2011
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    If it takes Hill and Thabeet getting in foul trouble to slow Howard down, then job well done.
     
    #86 coachbadlee, Dec 26, 2011
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    Let's go boys! Show what our Centers are made of!
     
    #87 daywalker02, Dec 26, 2011
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    I suspect McHale will go one of two ways tonight to beat the Magic:

    A) Put Dwight in foul trouble. Either go at him in the post with Hill or Dalembert, or attack him every chance you get with dribble penetration. Increase the pace of the game with fast breaks to increase the number of chances for Dwight to pick up fouls. He might get sloppy if he has to run up and down the court all night.

    B) Ignore Dwight and shut down everyone else. Pretty much the exact opposite of the first strategy. Single-cover Dwight and let him have a huge game, but he can't beat us all by himself. Concentrate on not letting anyone else get going and score enough to beat the Magic.

    If the Rockets are all on the same page and execute one of those extreme strategies, then we'll probably win the game tonight. If they are wishy-washy and only go half way (half-steppin), then I predict a loss.
     
    #88 iconoclastic, Dec 26, 2011
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    Make your way out of Orlando, Dwight!
     
    #89 daywalker02, Dec 26, 2011
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    A. Hill and Dalembert will never put him in a foul trouble, Sam was actually raped by him on the both ends of the floor in that Sixers series before he progressed and became Howard of nowadays

    B. Just like Hawks did. It really works but needs couple of guys on fire, like Crawford was
     
    #90 _RTM_, Dec 26, 2011
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    Is there a free nba league pass preview going?
     
    #91 rsx_htown, Dec 26, 2011
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    there should be for the first week of the season
     
    #92 adboy, Dec 26, 2011
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    ShaneBattier Shane Battier
    Good luck to all my Rockets and Grizz peeps tonight and this season. Here's to meeting each other for a series in June!

    :grin::grin:
     
    #93 ascaptjack, Dec 26, 2011
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    Jeff Adrian is going to make Dwight Howard his b****!
     
    #94 Zergling, Dec 26, 2011
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    Jonathan_Feigen Jonathan Feigen
    McHale on Dalembert's readiness: “When you see him run tonight, it will be the first time I’ve seen him run, too. We'll see together.”
     
    #95 ascaptjack, Dec 26, 2011
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    Cool. He put us first.
     
    #96 daywalker02, Dec 26, 2011
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    Jonathan_Feigen Jonathan Feigen
    McHale: "He'll play tonight." Probably short stints. RT @ChristianAlv: @Jonathan_Feigen so this means he is going to play tonight, right?
     
    #97 ascaptjack, Dec 26, 2011
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    Battier is pure class. I'm happy for him to be in the situation he's in now.

    It's almost that time Clutchfans... Lets start this season off with a win!
     
    #98 H-TOWNSFINEST, Dec 26, 2011
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    45 more minutes until tip off!
     
    #99 Kam, Dec 26, 2011
  20. ascaptjack

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    Damn, I thought the game starts at 5:30.
     
    #100 ascaptjack, Dec 26, 2011
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