Clutchfans Game Thread: Wizards @ Rockets 11/12/2025

Easier to change the Culture with a pick like Cam Boozer or Dybantsa.

 

What a Season.....Rox are 7-3, Phoenix Suns are 7-5.

 

Savant

 

Imagine being so low IQ you claim you'd rather watch Jalen inefficiently chuck up enough shots to score 30 points, over watching KD do it more efficiently.

The pits of Clutchfans really does house some braindead illiterate basketball fans.

 

He got more basketball IQ than people give him credit for

 

Those who questioned the Capella signing: watch the second play in the clip where Reed faked Kispert. Watch how Bagley stayed stuck on Clint to prevent the lob. Reed gets stuffed here if not for the Capella threat. It was a good signing, overall. Basketball is for tall people, that’s just the way it is. The more of them we have the better.

 

Let's Invent a Game for Smalls then, I am eager to watch Peter Dinklage.

 

Suns had easiest schedule so far. Only game they earn was Spurs game@home and rest were from Jazz, injured Clippers twice, kings, Pelicans and Mavs. Basically they’re using up all the easy wins for the season right now and starting Nov.21 Suns might start loosing bunch of games in a row

 

I was the first to trash Reed for his seemingly inability to shoot with confidence, lose guys on defense etc. and I can easily admit I did not expect him to look this good ever, let alone so soon. What a breath of fresh air. Between him and Tari, it’s like we have Sam & Mario off the bench. Defense, high IQ players, can shoot the 3, Reed can get that mid-range off just like Sam did and they bring that fire. Love it!

As far as KD goes, I love how in our system he’s just fine being part of the team and basically the highest scoring role player who occasionally will be asked to take over and wants to take over. We could’ve had 4-5 players scoring 20+ and it’s just wonderful. The 3pt shooting stays high, defense is solid enough though still too many lapses in our focus on 3pt shooters and doubling Cam by Tari for example to leave CJ open is the type of stuff he needs to stop.

Finally, that Dunkstronaut needs to be our new logo and mascot alongside Clutch the Bear. Different roles but equally important for who we are. It just feels like a great way to revive Turbo with the acrobatic show. Hope that H-Town is replaced by Clutch City sooner than later or else it can stay gone. Unless our possible rebrand involves the dunkstronaut and it’s not tied to that ridiculous nickname.

Onto the next!

 

I liked the left-handed pass fo Tari off probing the baseline. Long lefty passes are a big asset.

and I didn’t notice while watching … Vanessa and Craig talked about outerwear, again?

 

Thing is, Durant will only be doing it for a couple more years if he can manage to not get injured. Jalens career is just starting... Sure, Jalen will never be as good as Durant but in a few years Jalen will still be balling and we are just going to be one of the teams Durant played for over his career...

The only way we win this trade is if Durant wins a chip here. Currently very unlikely unless OKC has a catastrophic colapse and or injuries...

 

Was fun watching Houston beat up on a bad team last night. I’m looking forward to being able to assess our progress against good teams.

one thing I’ll flag is that Bari is still taking unnecessary dribbles when he gets the ball. There were times he was set up perfectly for a catch and shoot and mid range and opportunities around the rim where all he had to do is go up, but he keeps taking that dribble and then the opportunity closes. He made some really good plays but he passed up some really good opportunities with an unnecessary dribble. I hope he eliminates that from his game soon.

 

While not optimal in the short term, I think it is good to let JSJ have some runway with dribbling. Granted, I don't like watching JSJ dribble right now.

 

I hear you. I don’t mind him dribbling when necessary (although I hate watching him bring the ball up the court). And he had a great sequence where he put the ball on the floor and got his own shot. So his handles are improving. But I’m talking about unnecessary dribbles that close windows for easy points.