Man I freaking hate the Spurs and they're flops.. Freaking party mills is trash, just flourishing in oops system. Out him on any other team and he'd rot at the end of the bench
But obviously you don't know about fandomism....it's about being blind of the bad calls of other teams and only seeing the bad calls against you
We can't be wasting possessions on missed free throws, excessive turnovers and having a mediocre three point shooting team shoot below average from deep. Then we compound this by wasting even more possessions trying to post up Howard instead of running PnR. This team has the one of the smartest GM in basketball who preaches efficient basketball and one of the smartest and most efficient players in Harden, but this team just plays dumb and inefficient.
The NBA has a few things on its agenda. 1. Remove that intentional fouling rule because it just destroys the game. (Counterstrategy would be McHale playing cat and mouse with the Spurs D and setting screens for Josh Smith so that Duncan or Kawhi would end up fouling him - if they want to foul, then get them in foul trouble. People want to see basketball, not poor free throw shooters missing at the line. 2. Allowing replay on the final play of the game. Lebron got fouled before and didn't get that call either 3. Allowing big men to establish post position - Dwight got completely taken out of the game because of these rubbish calls tonight (I do think that that bump he game Timmy at the end was a stupid move on his part though but all the other calls on him were unwarranted) Its no surprise that the low post big man game has more or less been obliterated due to this. I love Hakeem and I don't think we will ever see another low post threat as long as this exists. Anthony Davis doesn't count because he shoots alot from the outside.
This game was a blessing in disguise, especially if we play Spurs in first round. Teams will employ the hack-a-Rocket and it will bite them because our guys are going to make damn sure they make those in the playoffs. Remember Dwight in the 1st round last year upped his game from the free throw line. Smith will do the same. I hope if we do play the Spurs that Pop tries to pull this BS again.
This team is full of bs can't even make free throws... don't want to hear championship come out no one's stupid mouth in this organization until they can at least play discipline enough to get out the 1st f'n round.
this minutes thing is really starting to piss me off. Playoffs are about a week away play dwight. The spurs were not able to do much when Dwight was in there. Harden and Dwight barely get any minutes together - they play the start of the halfs only for what like 10-12 minutes a game? How are our two best players supposed to be a rhythm and chemistry like that? Esp when beginning of halfs you try to get everyone involved. You could tell late James wasn't 100% sure on how to run the pick and roll with dwight. they've had no real game time together yet
Harden was fouled...but it is what it is...Pop is like Belichick...He will maximize every chance he gets as long as he can get away with it.
Thanks for posting. I love the rockets to death but it was a cluth block! Nothing else to say.... Besides F josh.
oh wow... I was losing my mind over here. Maybe it wasn't such a blatantly bad call after all. I'll need to see some super slo mo footage. But if Timmy actually got a piece of the ball... I'll feel a lot better. the thought of the refs blowing another game... just cant stand it. messing up the whole game for me.
Memphis will lose at least two more games, which will make them 6th seed. Clippers and Spurs likely will win their remaining games, end up as 2 & 3 seed, The Rockets will end up 5th seed, still have HCA vs. the Blazers, who just lost another starter yesterday.
Dwight will get alot of rest on that Knee this season.... Dwight plays 30min at least and this game is won......Now he's gonna have to play 40+ to even have a chance against Spurs in the First Round which is what its looking like
