ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 3/26/2022

GO ROCKETS!!!

Page 3 rules because of Earnhardt! You know it's true.

 

Thank god page 2 is over

 

We better lose. Or else.

 

I hope you're joking here. What we should be doing is trying out Point Garuba.

 

I feel like I am destined to be on the 3rd page from here on out. It's a terrible life, just like my NCAA tourney bracket life.
I still have two memes to share though.

We're not out of the water yet, so hold it together Silas! Last year you had John Wall but now you have to take the reigns! You can do it!

 

Blazers lineup was shades of this all time classic:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201504150PHI.html

 

Current tank race:
1.) Rockets: 19-55 (.257)
T-2nd.) Pistons: 20-54 (.270)
T-2nd.) Magic: 20-54 (.270)
4th.) Thunder: 21-52 (.288)

Rockets winnable games: Blazers, SA, Kings X2.

Pistons winnable games: Knicks, Thunder, Pacers.

Magic winnable games: Kings, Wizards, Knicks, Hornets.

Note: Kings are without Sabonis and Rocket's killer Fox, which is a double edge sword as the Magic play the Kings tonight and Rockets face them two times more.

This may come down to the tiebreakers or we could easily slip to the 3rd or even 4th worst record. In a draft that is supposed to be 4 players in the top tier, dropping out of the top 4 could be devastating. Instead of getting someone like Barnes from this year's draft think about getting Kispert instead. BRUTAL.

 

We need to fight to lose tonight! I hope some "injuries" or rest pops up for our best players. This is real.

 

We are going to win another one. cause Silas wants to end it strong.
Why else would vets still get mins at all?

 

Recipe for this upcoming loss:

Let Christian Wood run the point all night long. No need to pass the ball. Just aim to get 100 points like Wilt.

 

Hoping Portland returns the favor tonight...

 

The blazers are so bad a 100 point effort from Wood would result in a win. Wood would would wood????? Lol!

Planet Woodmania!

 

I can't believe we're probably gonna blow it . . . all that tankathontastic effort all season for naught

 

OG, correct me if I am wrong, but I think we hold the tiebreaker with the Magic and Pistons. That is literally the last hope I am holding onto. Yeah, think about all these games we have suffered and memed through just to F it up in the last 10 games. The draft has been the only light at the end of the tunnel for me.

 

Hopefully the McDonald's crew playing for the Portland Trailblazers show some kind of spine and win this game. I'm seriously disgusted by the effort the Rockets put forth last game. Less effort, more lottery! GO ROCKETS!

 

Silas can start his regular starters, but they should all get pulled after 1st quarter. Let 2nd and 3rd unit play rest of game. The standings are too close.

 

Here is the play I turned on KPJ last night. I was so angry I had to clip it.. I'm still thinking about it. Before the play, The Blazers Announcer even gives an anecdote of KPJ never passing when he was on the AAU circuit.

To be fair to KPJ, it seems he didn't pass back to an OPEN Jalen Green because I think he thought Tate was going to give him the alley.. which is still dumb because green was open and the defender wasnt trying and Tate doesn't pass.

I will also add, Green didn't seem to care and Tate yelled he was open after KPJ took offense to him scoring the bucket instead of Jalen.

IDIOT worthy??

 

they still scored tho…Tate was open too

 

yeah, that play doesn't seem so objectionable, particularly that early in the game. KPJ gonna do KPJ things. he's not a point guard. period.