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ClutchFans Game Thread: Grizzlies @ Rockets 12/22/2012

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Dec 21, 2012.

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  1. sergio

    sergio Member

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    If Minnesota gets beat by the Knicks, we will be in the sixth seed as the youngest team in NBA.. Future looks bright my fellow Rockets fans.
     
    #841 sergio, Dec 22, 2012
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  2. Knickskiller

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    portland's batum's blocks still haunting me in my nightmares.
     
    #842 Knickskiller, Dec 22, 2012
  3. dchoye

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    Solid play by all the starters.
    Pleasure to watch the whole game.

    Always like to see the reserve players play as much garbage time as possible.
    Impress with D-Mo.
     
    #843 dchoye, Dec 22, 2012
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    historical win wow
     
    #844 Ynnis888, Dec 22, 2012
  5. Patience

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    Yeah, I have never heard of Chad Sosa in my life, ever.
     
    #845 Patience, Dec 22, 2012
  6. iohudave

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    blah blah blah!~~
    Win ~!!~
     
    #846 iohudave, Dec 22, 2012
  7. Mr. Dominant

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    Knock on wood. Let's not jinx anything here buddy!

    Mr. D
     
    #847 Mr. Dominant, Dec 22, 2012
  8. AlbanyFan

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    Conley looked better than I thought he was. After watching all these other point guards play, Felton really doesn't look like a good PG. Knicks made a bad decision. Lin's defense on Conley wasn't great, but with fast PG's and this leagues' defense rules, there really is no stopping them. It's all about the help defense from the centers. Lin himself gets by his man but it's the trees in the center that jam him up.
     
    #848 AlbanyFan, Dec 22, 2012
  9. LikeMike

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    There are two exceptional things about Harden:

    1. He scores at will
    2. He is unbelievable efficient

    A lot of guys can score 25 ppt on a bad team - but not the way Harden has been doing this. And he is a great team player as well.

    But in order for him to be in r conversation for MVP he has to consistently cut down on his TOs and improve his defense. But hell he is only 23 years old. What this guy is doing is ridiculous. Parsons, Asik, Lin and Morris look great as well - Moti looks like he is one year away (getting stronger, better hands, get his nerves in check) but could be really special... This teams future looks great, especially with all the cap space we have left!
     
    #849 LikeMike, Dec 22, 2012
  10. Alex L.

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    Lol @ Scott for 2As & 2TOs in 4:08.
     
    #850 Alex L., Dec 22, 2012
  11. durvasa

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    Of course I agree that Harden was our best player tonight.

    However, if TD's +/- is +22, I'd say that's a pretty good indicator he had a good game. Its hard for me to imagine us outscoring the other team by 22 points with Douglas on the floor when he's playing poorly. First of all, he wouldn't be playing as many minutes if he's not playing well, and secondly in those limited minutes the other 4 players would have to be playing out of their minds to make up for him to obtain that scoring margin. That is very unlikely, particular since he's generally playing with other second unit players.
     
    #851 durvasa, Dec 22, 2012
  12. PeppermintCandy

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    The Spurs game showed Lin could go all out after his knee surgery, but I think the Madison Square Garden game was a bigger hump for Lin and this team, especially the Lin-Harden backcourt.

    I think it will be the point where the Rockets starts to forge their own identity, post-Linsanity.
     
    #852 PeppermintCandy, Dec 22, 2012
  13. SuperStar

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    Maybe he's related to Sammy Sosa or else why would anyone post a random tweet from a nobody? Then again no one would care if it's Sammys bro either.
     
    #853 SuperStar, Dec 22, 2012
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    I'm not a fan of Harden's iso/hero ball either, but in all fairness Harden is an unselfish player and totally not a ball hog. Earlier in the season our ball movement did get quite stagnant where the other 4 players would just stand there and watch Harden work. We see much less Harden iso now because guys are setting screens, moving, and cutting more.
     
    #854 ERC, Dec 22, 2012
  15. Spiegel

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    I'll take this aggressive and confident Lin over Conely everyday of the week and two sundays to boot.
     
    #855 Spiegel, Dec 22, 2012
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    He's checking if Harden was going to TOUCH Lin's hand...
     
    #856 Alex L., Dec 22, 2012
  17. GoRockets!

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    typo, fixed :p
     
    #857 GoRockets!, Dec 22, 2012
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    MM was impressive. Zach has to be one of the toughest offensive 4 in the league and he held him to only 10 pts while putting up 16 himself.
     
    #858 bongman, Dec 22, 2012
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    We have killed the grizzlies! Glad I go this one right.

    More good news coming.
     
    #859 Sports2012, Dec 22, 2012
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    This team is really starting to get settled in.
    Looks great & feels great.
    The Harden & JLin combo is working out better, but this team is figuring out the bench rotation better & solid double double center in Asik, night in & night out.
    The great thing about the Rockets is that you don't know where the scoring is going to come from. Not only Harden can penetrate the ball, but also JLin & Chandler Bang. Greg Smith is looking solid from the bench and sneaks a good 10 -15 pts by the end of the night.
    I was ragging on TD a lot earlier in the year, but he has been bringing a lot of energy to the games. It's good to see, like a lesser Nate Robinson.

    Just let this team develop some more ;)
     
    #860 jjin15, Dec 22, 2012
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