ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Hawks 11/5/2016 (HARDEN vs. HOWARD)

Yep, there is no "TIE" in basketball.

 

My reactions are the same Harden is excellent. KJ needs more minutes, MDA is not the best but pretty good/an upgrade. Brewer and Maury need to be shown the door. This are things this board says win or loss.

 

I know Brewer sucks from a talent stand point but the guy isn't even hustling anymore

 

You are assuming he did not try to pawn off Brewer. Brewer has no value or atleast positive left in the NBA . Unless you packiage him with a 1st rounder no one is touching him.We are talking about one of the worst role players in the league.

 

I didn't really want to say it, but after about half way through the 3rd quarter, it's just like Harden knew we didn't have it tonight and that he couldn't do it all by himself, and maybe got frustrated to some degree. He just didn't seem to be trying as hard as he was in the 1st and 2nd quarters. Hence Clutch's mention of him having no points and no assists in the 4th at all. I don't think Harden likes MDA's rotations and his minutes either, but doesn't want to say anything. I have no evidence, just me watching.

 

Wins are against mavs without Dirk and new York knicks. We sux! Stupid clowns did not learn anything last year and still will not play defense.

 

I thought MD was a regular season coach? Hahaha

 

What are you talking about man? You said that some of the ex-rockets are happy that they are not here any more. If you are talking about Dwight Howard...duh...but when you said some you seem to be alluding to more, so where is your proof of all these ex-rockets happy to be off the team?

 

There was a couple of plays where I thought Ariza had a wide open 3 but he chose to pass the ball. I think he was second guessing himself to much. His shot usually starts dropping when he shoots straight away without any hesitation. That is when he starts making them.

 

Go get Tyson Chandler please

 

That's basically what everybody says about a championship team that wins a close game or loses a close game against a lesser team. That they were just cruising. They get the benefit of the doubt. The fact is the Rockets could have won that game, the swing happened when Harden missed two FTs and Lebron hit a three, these two things are like the opposite of what usually happens. They made big plays, hell after the game they asked Love and he said that they were being forced to play the Rockets pace which they proved they can. Seems like more they fell into the pace of the game and let the Rockets get into rhytym. Hawks didn't allow that. Props to them.

Dallas is just a trash team especially without Dirk anyways. We are a 3rd tier team and they are a 4th tier team.

The Warriors should have won against them too. I said it then though, I wouldn't be surprised if that team the Lakers are competing for 8th seed. They are well coached and talented, that combination wins you a lot of games. I don't think they took the Lakers too lightly though, I just think when you have two pace and space teams playing against each other it always comes down to who makes more shots. Just like the Warriors v Lakers, it basically came down to the Lakers just making more shots.

 

You forget the part where he's still in rotation. Fine you couldnt get rid of him(I call bullshit) but then he's horrible and you know he's horrible so much so that you've been trying to get rid of him yet why is he still clocking minutes. Doesn't make sense.

 

That is D'Antoni's problem not Morey's.

 

I disagree with this. Brewer gets minutes regardless of the coach. Morey likes him, thats why he's still here IMO. Morey could have gotten rid of him by now if he really wanted to.

 

rofl that gif

 

To those b****ing about the roster...

DM can only sign players that want to play here.

Remember that.

 

Dwight was right.

 

This entire board is over reacting, geez. Just a few nights ago everyone was so uplifted and now it's doom and gloom. It's one game, they are going to lose about 30 - 35 games this year, maybe even 37 or 38. I have them at 46 - 36 so i'm not freaking out over a 3-3 start when all games except one have been on the road. So far was lost 3 of those 30 something games. Just expect this to be a middle to lower seed play off team, and hope they can suprise us and do a little better.

Those who blame morey for the roster, he's chased every big name out there, not like he didn't try his best to get Durant, LMA or Al Horford. The roster we have now is the best he could do based on the FA that actually wanted to come here.

 

This was the first game I didn't enjoy watching this year, but I didn't see the Lakers game. It seemed that everyone other than Harden and KJ weren't bringing enough offense tonight to make up for poor defense. That being said, I still think they are more fun to watch than last year's team. Beverly should help us more on defense when he gets back.

 

Teams still figuring it out... I'm not going tonpanic on any losses for at least another month but I do think we are lacking in talent outside of our top like 4-5