ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 11/7/2013

well said.... :grin::grin:

 

ya know, you might be right

 

Mchale needs to stop with this experiment at PG. If you play the TT lineup you HAVE to start Jeremy Lin. Beverly is not good at creating offense and you are putting too much pressure on Harden to score AND facilitate.

In both the games Beverly has started the offense looked stagnant initially and the rockets had to come back.

You simply can't field a championship team with a PG who doesen't force the opposing defense to guard him! You have to put out a starting lineup that is unpredictable and by starting Bev AND Asik teams know that if they pack the paint and stymie harden we will NOT score!!!!!

 

Except he defended very well this game, and the prior games so far in the season. The last play, he was bearhugged. Watch the games please, he's been one of the rocket's best defenders so far.

 

I don't understand why people keep blaming this on missed free throws or wanting to point the finger at Dwight.

When we pursued him and signed him we knew he couldn't hit free throws. It's a fact and we wanted him still. We have to accept that, let's control what can be controlled.

Crazy

 

lulz...

 

Honestly I think if we start winning 1st quarters, we should be good. We cannot keep digging ourselves a hole in the 1st!!!!!!!!!

 

He didn't do anything wrong its just faith...he got traded to a team with a bunch LOH fans bashing every moment they can. He can be scoring 50 pts a game shooting %100 and still get bashed that's a FACT.

 

I can't believe that some of you guys think Harden played well. Unbelievable. 2 defensive plays doesn't make letting your man score on you all the time go away.

Are you kidding me?! This is what I was talking about the other day. If he is going to be this terrible on D, and then shoot with an efficiency of 9-24(and that's with the bogus star calls), your effective impact is not any better than an average role player IMO.

I mean, blake just went right past him this game. Rotating door defense doesn't win championships.

 

Trade asik - he sucks

Howard- stop smiling, practice free throws 3 hrs per day, work on basic post moves, play angry damn it

Harden - stop with the Steve Francis Infinity- dribble, stop ball stoping, move the ball early, stop with jump shots in the last minute of close games and play D damn it

Parsons - no in bounding to Howard, STOP pump faking, find your outside shot ie release on the way up - keep attacking cause otherwise u r worthless right now

To the coach - stop with the twin tower crap, we can't do the slow starts down by dble digits as it takes all ur might just to catch up, don't be afraid to sit Howard late in close game

To the team - learn to lob ball the damned ball to howard stop with the turnovers:

To the GM - we need a pwr fwd with post skills, a jump shot and good FT %

Embarrassing loss. The only way to make up for this? Beat the clippers and lakers on the next respective meetings

 

Agree 100%. McHale is getting his butt handed to him by coaches who know what they are doing. Expect to see other teams continue to defense Howard like the Lakers. I expect to see Hack-a-Howard continue to work until he starts hitting his FTs. Defensively, they are a mess - too many mistakes that will prove to be their ultimate undoing in the playoffs. It's been all fun and games for Howard who doesn't appear to have a clue about how hard it really is to win at the highest level in this league. This game should be a wake up call for both him and Harden.

 

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Definitely agree Lin doesn't fit this team; Lin is a team player, but on this team, he is forced to play more selfishly. Also, Twin Towers **** gotta go.

 

Exactly thats the #1 rule of LOH club

 

Howard is too late to realise it's his turn to switch and he lost his step.

Great play by MDA.

 

Even though we knew, you don't think missing 7 in a row kinda sux? That alone would have won the game.

 

So it was McHale's fault!! He's taking the blame, there shall be peace in the GARM again. It wasn't Lin's fault. It wasn't Bev's fault. It wasn't Parsons' fault, etc..

 

iso one on one by blake and he blew right by harden for a layup..thats pathetic

 

Faith?

You sir, make no sense

 

As much as Harden is responsible for the final shot, sometimes I really hope that he passes the ball and lets the ball come back to him.

If he managed to make play and score for our final possession, we would have won tonight.

 

His form is just totally disjointed. He uses his lower body and then stops and then uses only his upper body.

Can't we just higher that free throw guru that the Mavs hired a few years ago? I know you generally don't totally break down a guys' free throw form and method, but it not like Howard's can get worse.