ClutchFans Game Thread: Spurs @ Rockets 1/28/2014

Lin does not have high basketball IQ. Nobody on the team has a high BBall IQ.


That's not to say that they won't have a high Bball iq in the future, after more experience. But right now, nobody on the team is a high bball iq player.

people do NOT UNDERSTAND what a high bball iq is.

 

And Pop, as great as a coach he is, deserves a thumbs down.

His decision to go to the hack-a-Howard strategy actually helped us, more than it helped them.

 

Yes, I agree with this.

 

Thanks for the highlights.

Glad that the team won and that Lin played like the Linsanity Lin. He can be pretty impressive at times.

 

My feeling is McHales needs another year, but team direction has shifted and shifted hard. It goes without saying — this is going to be a very important year for Kevin McHale

 

What would feel even better is if we even the score with them mavs tomorrow. A statement game.

 

ya houston wins.. loved howards emotion and leadership

 

Enjoy the win while you can because we're going to lose to the Mav.

 

I uploaded my two favorite dunks + i liked TJ dunk from Lin's assist and Lin fadeaway in the end

Lin was good but i think we match so well against Spurs that we can't draw any conclusions ... i hope Harden plays against Mavs

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I can, look at my name on here and I show Lin love every game he deserves praise in. Another thing is I can understand getting on a player for a bad game but why do people analyze every shot n talk **** like if every ball is suposed to go in or every play they are suposed to be perfect? Not 1 team or player in the NBA is perfect (except Lins free Throws last night) like Royce white is on the board with multiple accounts.

LOF's LOH's, SMH I am a ROF, Rockets only Fan and will be till the day I die or god forbid they get moved to another city 1 day. Glad I grew up in the Clutch City Days...

 

This is great, Dwight looks focused. Really liked that interview.

 

Great win last night! TJones needs to start learning to box out his man when the shot is up, he just stood there and watched, waiting to grab that rebound but ended up getting boxed out. DMo on the other is actively trying to box out his man on the defensive end and battling on the boards on the offensive end. Good call by McHale to sub TJones for DMo on the last FT by Dwight, giving us the extra possession FTW!

 

lol thsoe arent cocky lin, those are having a good time lin.

 

Lol so your basketball iq is higher than theirs huh.

 

He needs to get stronger, Diaw was pushing him out of position.

 

I'm actually a big fan of watching lin and bev play with each other, those two have pretty good chemistry and hype each other up. If harden shared the ball like Lin and Bev did with the team, team would be unstoppable. team ball > iso ball

 

I say forget it. But I think he needs to be the Point Guard instead of everyone else. He should be the so call "quarterback of the team" and not the shooting guard. Everyone on this team wants to be the PG, and when that happens the team looks lost. That wasn't the case in the second half.

 

Lin had a great time running the team but he was still not as efficient as it seems.

He was 5/13 from the field for 38% and 1/5 from downtown for 20%. He did do a good job dishing those assists though

 

His shooting issues were helped by the Rockets playing pretty decent team D. They didn't have to score on every possession. If we could make some free throws this was actually a blowout.
Here's some interesting numbers.
Only 5 Rockets attempted a free throw. Lin/Bev were 9 of 9 while Casspi/Jones/Howard were 17 of 38. (Casspi/Jones 4-13)

 

point to note: look at the bench's (especially Harden's) reaction to Dwight's putback...tell me this team doesnt want to win and to do it together.

we will get better and we will be a force in the playoffs.