ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 12/16/2012

Rockets came out asleep and that set the tone for the rest of the game...what rockets really need is a goto post up player..and his name is Greg Smith!!

 

Toronto's back up SG scored 21 , hardens D is TERRIBLE

 

the off the ball pick that get their players wide open under the rim several times is what McHale should watch the tape and learn , our players basically just stand at three point line

 

LOL, I'm sure the Raptors board is probably saying the same thing. Heck, they are probably wondering if they should trade Lowry for Lin :grin:

 

That's irrelevant. What's more telling is that when our MVP, patsquatch, doesn't play we lose. And Jose calderon turns into chris paul

 

we are the youngest team in the NBA so its gonna take time but losing this game is bad.We should gut the whole coaching staff and start over

 

Haha... in the interview they asked Jose what's the difference between today and a week ago, I was hoping he'd say because he's playing instead of Lowry :grin:

 

This has been an unfair game for the Rockets from the very beginning.

For those of you who have NBA League Pass, watch the game again. You will see how the Raptors have been deliberately blocking Lin or whoever guarding Calderon, whether he was doing a PNR.

When the Raps found that the refs were not calling fouls on this kind of defensive foul, they just kept doing it till the end of the game.

Usually in a PNR, the screener will keep his hands down to avoid being called foul. Look where their hands were when they were doing it in this game.

When Calderon ran around, Lin was constantly blocked trying to follow him. That was how the Raptors helped create the space between Lin and Calderon.

Pay attention to the last minutes on the clock how number 6 of the Raps used his hand to block Lin when Calderon ran around him.

The game is finished and the Rockets lost one more to the Raptors. I just hope 1) someone on the Roxx team was able to detect that Rap scheme early in the game, 2) they found a way to bring it to the attention of the refs or 3) they found a way to counter that if the refs continue to ignore it.

What an unfair and sad loss!

 

Some funny quotes from Raps forum

http://www.raptorsforum.com/f/f5/final-toronto-103-houston-96-a-24306-24.html

(^sound familiar??? lol)

 

It's called spacing!!

 

Uh...

 

The Rockets had 14 assists IN THE GAME.
The Raptors had 29.

The Rockets also had 5 more turnovers (12) than the Raptors.

Calderon matched the Rockets team in assists with 14. Lin had 2.

 

Really missed Patterson defense today. One of the more underated players on our team whose contributions aren't appreciated.

 

Don't think this guy has heard of a screen before.

 

Man, these made me laugh pretty hard, thanks for the link. Helps get you out of that we-lost-a-game-we-should-have-won mood.

 

Haters gonna hate

 

lol at the Dolphin-o

 

To be fair, Calderon also runs their offense. Harden runs ours and this is the reason why he's leading the league ( at least they said he was on the ESPN broadcast )in turnovers. He is not a pg.

 

Really hard to get like that when you can't watch the games