ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Bobcats 3/24/2014

Harden is a beast. Tjones had his way with the Bobcats. Howard and Bev could have played better. Bev got destroyed by Walker. Howard post moves just suck. Jeremy had a solid game coming of the bench. Harden and Tjones won us the game.

Now the problem is, Parsons. What's wrong with this guy? He was pretty good two months ago. Should Rockets send Parsons to the D-leaque?Now he is just crap. No offense and no defense. Make dumb TOs and stupid basketball mistakes, and bricking most of his shots that others create for him. Come on, Parsons, gotta look good for your next contract. At this rate no nba team is going to want you.

 

If he is playing hurt, I'll give him some slack

 

On the subject of Dwight,like I said a couple of games ago, Dwight needs to humble himself and pattern his game after Asik. Asik knows his limitations, Dwight does not. Dwight is what he is at this point, it doesn't appear he will ever be dependable in the post. He's post ups slow down the Rox offense at this point. Rox had a real good rhythm with him out of the offense lately. Bobcats defense is better than the opponents the Rox have faced recently so that probably had a lot to do with Rox offense slowing down some tonight but forcing it to Dwight in the post and expecting him to back it in a make something positive happen on a consistent basis is unrealistic.

 

Nice reply. I didn't realize that you were "missing." ;-)-

 

haha yeah he's great at posting up tyler zeller...height wise he's fine i guess, isn't he like 6'9 barefoot? that was his combine height, anyway thats sufficient for today's nba...but i mean theres a reason many coaches don't even double him in the post anymore, they're basically saying shoot the ball dwight, or if u get fouled you'll miss you free throws....i recall kareem abdul jabar saying that in the 2009 nab finals, when he was preparing pau gaol and andrew bynum to defend dwight, he said it was an easy job =S

 

Some posters in this thread are begging for the ban hammer.

 

.... ummm Chicago ?

 

I wouldn't say that. His post game is tremendously improved over early in the season. The problem is that it's nowhere near play off ready, in other words it's not reliable against the better post defenders and defensive schemes.

The best solution in my view is have Dwight focus on PnR during the play offs with occasional post ups, then work on his post up game in the off season and NEXT season during the regular season.

Learn on the job during the early and middle of the regular season, NOT the play offs or when we're fighting late in the season for seeding.

 

I was not aware that he had surgery... I thought he just had an ankle sprain??

 

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haha am i detecting jealousy, he's got good posts, usually has the stats/logic to back it up

 

It was listed as ankle sprain that I recall as well.

LINK to Dwight's surgery or it didn't happen please...

 

Good grief.

 

I find it funny how Bill immediately criticizes Lin when Kemba beat Lin to the rim but he didn't say anything when Kemba crossed Pat Bev twice in less than 2 seconds & made the 3 pt shot.

 

yeah i agree, he can punish the average to garbage centres but the problem in the west, as you pointed out is almost every time has a blue chip defensive centre...plus dwight wants to prove shaq wrong so he doesn't want to run the PnR, guy sets the softest screens ever....in the playoffs, i hate to say this, but howard will not be scoring much, so its mostly on harden and the opposing coach will know how to force him into very tough shots

 

It was more than that:

 

isn't bill like the biggest clown in broadcasting...he's beyond annoying...and matt bullard is just a yes man who laughs at bills lame jokes, then they both laugh it up and i have to switch to the other team's broadcast

 

Even Bill Worrell isn't safe...

 

They just beat down indiana I see. A team like Chicago they will be out in 6 games playing against us.

 

It's not going to work against a good defensive team, they will just force us to eat all 24 sec going inside-out-back in again, and throw up a bad contested shot.

If we're going to beat OKC, Spurs, or Clippers in the playoffs, Dwight will need to come out to set good screens for Harden, Lin, and Parsons. He needs to swallow his pride and be a team player to help the offense move. He must be getting tired of being exposed in the playoffs as a weak post-up player.