ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 3/15/2013

Any links to the post game interview?

 

If that's true than people should love McHale instead of *****ing. Pop was the hardest on Parker when he was younger. I think some people are so paranoid they are looking for issues.

 

Hard to understand really. I've never seen a team so lost.

 

Rubio can't seem to shoot, but he does have uncanny court vision you can't develop. When he has the ball in his hands he is a really good floor general, Lin isn't.

 

Long story short....

1st half, Harden was playing atrocious defense and didn't look to have much energy, but then again nobody was doing much defensively either.

Kept jacking up 3's instead of working it inside. DMO couldn't hit anything outside, but looked solid inside. Frustrating that he didn't attempt to keep going inside.

TRob looking really solid in his minutes, and generally looked like the only dude who was caring.

It was quite possibly the worst half of our season so far, but thankfully we followed it up with a great 2nd half.

 

good thing i missed the first half of the gm, lol

harden balling like a mvp
lin did his thing. he is such a tease, one night he looks like he doesnt belong on a nba court, another he looks like a legit pg lol

 

During the game, some of the sb nation and Knicks blog writers were tweeting that they miss Lin and stuff, but that's too bad. Thier loss, our gain. Nobody asked thier owner to be a dip****

 

It's great that fans have favorite players, but what's better is the team is cohesive and is supporting each other period. Teams win games, young teams have tremendous learning curves. Players who were bench players have to grow into those long minutes in such a long season.

Harden is just ridiculous. If we're up by even a few points with 3-4 to go, just hand to Harden. Now we're starting to move teh ball at the last moment as they collapse. That's why a Greg Smith can be so critical. He knows how to muscle and throw down with speed. It's the unexpected play that catches the other team napping. As much as I love Asik, he still has fumble fingers to often. I expect Robinson to be in that role eventually.

Go Rockets !

 

15 TOs in the first half, porous defense (even more so than usual), and all-around bad decisions. Just very bad basketball. This game was the epitome of "A Tale of Two Halves".

 

Lin 8 assists. Rubio 7.

Rubio does have good court vision but so lin isn't too shabby himself.

 

But Rubio has the edge on acting and flopping.

 

Don't forget that we were turning it over almost every possession as well.

 

look at me now

lol thanks!

 

Lin is a much better athlete. Probably always will be.
Lin over Rubio. Easily.

 

We played poorly in the first half and Minny were making their shots...HALFTIME ARSE CHEWING... 2nd half Minny started to run out of gas, desperate started flopping. We took advantage and played our style of basketball.

 

First half:

Good: We started off sloppy but we got hot in the middle of the 1st

Bad: Started off bad, Too many turnovers, Risky passes and not grabbing some rebounds

 

Josh Smith's topic again?
C'mon, I would rather see LOH trolling.

 

What was this board like during that stretch?

 

last night , with knicks hurting bad and rockets on a roll. I indulged myself and rewatched all the Knicks videos with emerging into lineup. I watched it with joy and sadness , but I have moved on. Just imagine for those Knicks fans. It must be like a knife through the gut.

They are in the same situation as they are in now, before a 4th rate bench who was about to be dropped, came in and saved their butt for the playoffs.
Dolan let go of the Knicks future, for nothing. Lol I bet they wished they had someone like TD!

I am glad Lin is here with Harden, especially with the Rockets legacy of Hakeem and likes of Yao. I hope Lin stays in Rockets
Go ROCKETS

 

A lot of rubios passes lead to long jumpers. Lin almost always gets layups or open threes on his assists. Lin is the better playmaker.
Lin could get those long jumpers all day if he wanted. But he chooses to wait for a better shot.