ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pacers 12/20/2013

Rockets need to take the Detroit game......else things is going to just look that much worst. But hey...Detroit is a 6th seed team and Houston is sitting at number 5.

 

Bev - not a real starter
Jones - not a real starter
Harden - questionable superstar
Parsons - solid pump faker
Howard - questionable superstar

 

Starting Point Guard..... 1 assist........The Team has no Point guard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please stop all this rubbish about Beverly.
I blame Morey and the Coach for this among many other difficulties! Y

 

Lebron makes about an +10 or 12 points per 100 possession difference.

 

Nobody was able to attack the paint. Point of informatio: Lin has a 65 FG% driving to the basket according the NBA stats. This is the highest in the NBA. Even better than Harden and Lebron. Lin is quite talented. Wait until he gets back and is totally healthy.

 

I thought LIN pre injury was doing good job this year. driving then kickout. made casspi. Garcia look good. now that the absence of anyone driving and kicking with second unit, that unit looks abysmal

 

It cant get anyworse. By asking to do what Harden is forced to do, his body will breakdown and his shooting % will suffer. McHale needs to allow Harden to be a scorer and do what he does well.

 

I laughed.

 

a game like this, Bron could easily get a triple double. That is could be a +20 to 30 point difference compared to the Average SF in the league.
lets see average SF in NBA 10PPG 3 AST 5 RB 1 ST 1 BL 3 TO
LEbron in beast mode: 30 PPG 9 AST 10 RB 3 ST 3 BL 4 TO.

IF you ad that up, besides the defensive pressure that Lebron brings to the table, it's clear that is more than a 30 point differential than the average SF int he league.

 

Beverley takes care of the ball. He had no turnovers tonight.

 

There was no ball movement... The ball started moving late in the 1st when Harden was benched... They started doubling down on Howard and Hardin still would not give up the ball....

If Hardin wants to beat George then he has to play like reggie miller on offense and not like steve francis... You beat George by running off of picks and making him chase you... Hardin is constantly trying to beat George one on one and he's killing the entire offense to prove that he can.

There were multiple times that Hardin came down and just jacked up shots.. Just stupid basketball... When they did pass the ball around and also play the inside out game... Once the ball got in Harden's hand it stopped or he would force a stupid pass....

I'm not saying that bev is the best pg, but as I keep saying having Lin out there with Hardin still would do no good...Yes he can create and yes he has a better offensive game than bev; but what difference does it make if doesn't have the ball.

T_Man

 

Is Lin really a bench player? I know he doesn't start and sometimes he's with the bench players, but a lot of the time Harden or Beverley is right next to him. We just need another penetrator and playmaker and that's what Lin brings to the table. Someone getting to the line plus getting steals and leading fast breaks. Lin provides energy and hustle and some spice to the Rockets.

 

Looks as piss poor as when we went with the TT lineup.

It wasn't the TT lineups fault, it was lack of penetration and lack of playmaking.

We have 2.5 playmakers on this team. Beverely is occupying a large % of minutes for his complete lack of playmaking; he's excellent on D at times, but he's situational matchup at PG and no 30mpg starter. He's a 15-20mpg starter against above average to below average PGs, and a 25-30mpg starter against elite PGs.

Otherwise, we're rolling usually with 1.5 playmakers, we need two out there. It's either get 2 people that put heavy pressure on the defense and/or keep the spacing not both; hence the TT lineup with Bev not working one bit.

 

I don't care if they get their chemistry right and start clicking toward the end of the season, if they don't grow some balls they ain't doing anything. You got paul george out there doing dunk contest dunks and stephenson harlem shaking and **** and they don't even look like they care. Refs wanna call it like a playoff game...take a playoff foul. Act like you give a damn.

 

Tbh we need Melo when he's a free agent. Parsons would be a perfect off the bench. Melo and a basic pf. Even Brandon bass would feel that void.

 

Random trade thread, please.

 

Lin didn't play tonight.

 

Oh, my logic was like "Lebron scores 25 a game with 6 assists. 25+12=37" plus his defending makes other players less effective.

I mean...it made sense in my head...don't judge me.. *goes back into hole*

 

Absolutly.

 

what a rape!!..pacers need to be sent to jail for that..