ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 1/18/2025

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Brickpard wishes he was as good as Jeremy Lin. Dont mention them in the same sentence SMH.

 

He is on "E". Tate is the kind of guy who does best playing rotation mins once or twice every couple of weeks. Giving him 10+ mins 10-15 games in a row emptied his tank.

 

bouncy bouncy

 

Boring win, but I loved it.....

Our defense have really slacked off lately, if we can ever put the two together......man....

56 win pace is nice too.

DD

 

A hard day haggling on cars for the past twelve hours. My wife’s Prius blew a head gasket.

 

@J.R.

 

We miss Jabari. He's the only guy we have with that height who can defend well on the perimeter.

 

Booooooooring

 

She slides her feet well on defense

 

Chauncey got booed during the pre-game intros. Looks like former Rox assistant Roy Roger's might be looking for a new job soon. And that sucks for me because he's my plug for free tix when the Rox are in Portland (I live near Seattle).

 

Trap rumor.

 

Paired with Amen our defense is incredible both on the perimeter and the inside. Amen and Jabari both block shots on the weakside and even from behind the plays. Ime said tonight he thought we let 7 or 8 games get away already this year. He is right about that, but it was because of his rotations not the players. He needs to do what is right when Jabari gets back and start him over Brooks, not Amen. Quit waiting on injuries to make the decisiion for you.

 

Went to the game in PDX, got tickets in the 5th row because Blazer tickets are a lot cheaper these days. I was bummed that Amen didn’t play but still a fun game to watch, my wife even got bad attitude Cam to sign our dunkstronaut hat along with Jalen.

 

The Jalen haters have nothing to hate atm. 2025 sad year so far for them

 

The Blazers look like the Rockets from a few years ago. A bunch of young players but no real concept of team ball.

They've got some promising players, but not sure how many among Henderson, Sharpe, Simons, and Clingan will become their core guys.

Blazers fans are probably in for a few more seasons of pain.

 

COMPLETELY FORGOT THIS GAME WAS ON AND SPENT THE DAY AT THE BEACH GIMME A HELL YEAH

 

Watching Green's fluidity with the handle moving so fast in the open court is such a beauty. Dude has been saucing dudes in the full court with his dribble and it looks to effortless.

Does anyone notice Green's steps are quicker, shorter, and more coordinated? I don't know how to explain it but it like the type of quick footwork you develop through doing a lot of advanced jump roping drills that boxers do.

 

Billups is much more accomplished than Silas ever will be.

The problem they do not have a superstar, even All Stars, great offensive structure and a defensive system.

Can they grow into All Stars, of course. They do not have the right prospects right now.

And I am not sure how the sister of Paul Allen does, but Paul Allen was an institution for them. RIP.