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ClutchFans Game Thread: Sixers @ Rockets 1/3/2020

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 2, 2020.

  1. Dr of Dunk

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    He can veto any trade.
     
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    No, he said the Sixers, as currently configured, are not a championship team. Then he talked about what they needed to add.
     
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    People are quick to call Capela soft or a p***y when he’s playing bad, so will these same people give him the props he deserves for dominating Embiid? Who knew Capela was capable of such child abuse?
     
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    :confused:
     
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    yeah I know but seem like he was in the dog house tonight.
     
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    Add Capela to the free-throw discussion. 49% for a professional athlete is just unacceptable. For comparison, Russ is high 70s
     
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    My thoughts exactly. That is our weakness. We need that stretch 4 defensive upgrade to House.
     
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    I don't think Harden will be able to make up for Russ playing like a clown. Harden will need help come playoffs, not his "2nd star" literally challenging James by trying to throw the game away.

    WB is the reason Harden is leading the league in minutes, WB is the reason Harden is averaging 38.5 ppg, if it wasn't for WB being garbage Harden wouldn't have to do so much.

    I understand this probably seems like a lot to people who aren't as fed up with Russ as I am, to defuse this post I would like to comment that I really like you avatar it brings a nice vibe to the GARM ;)
     
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    I had a great time at the game, and so did my 2 little cousins...it was their 1st ever Rockets game, and they got to witness Goat James put on a show as the Rockets won...this is how u start to create the next generation of Rockets fans

    I always love when Hakeem is shown on the Jumbotron and everyone in TC rises to pay homage...they didn’t know who Hakeem was, so I basically told them that Hakeem is Mufasa and Harden is Simba who we hope will 1 day be on Mufasa’s level...they will learn tho as I continue to teach that Rockets holy gospel
     
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    As a hypothetical question(I still believe in Russ, aside). How would you feel about our title chances if we had someone like Lillard?
     
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    I like the headband look for Harden, and I definitely didn’t see the braids coming, but I liked that he finally switched it up

    the classic jerseys look so damn clean...Tilman, u know what needs to be done...toss all these jerseys in the dumpster out back and give the people what they want
     
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    Guess what? Clint is 13 of 17 these past 4 games. He's been shooting .764 at the FT line. Let's hope that continues, because yeah, 49% is unacceptable.
     
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    Oh, WAY better. I'm not a big fan of Lillard, I don't think he will ever be the #1 option on a contender, but as a #2 option? He'd be very nice. He's **** on D, but elite offense.

    His TS% is nearly 60%, his A/TO ratio is nearly 3 to 1, he's making 3.5 three's per game, he can finish well around the rim, good passer, and is a clutch player. Way, way better than WB.
     
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    Okay, so how do you think we stack up against the Lakers/Clippers/Bucks if we had him, I just wanna know if you think wed beat them.
     
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    Ok everyone take a break. We dont play for awhile. Hopefully LAL, LAC, DEN, DAL and UTAH all lose again before we even suit up Wednesday.
     
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    I think we would be right in the mix with how well Harden is playing, but we'd still need to fix other problems like getting wing defenders. Same if we kept CP3, in fact, I'd probably take a healthy CP3 over Lillard. You will see how awful WB is once the playoffs start, his playoff averages the last two years were beyond abysmal.
     
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    I certainly hope it does. We can't have him shooting that in the playoffs. Teams will just intentionally foul Clint and either make MDA sit him or watch the brickfest.
     
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