ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Grizzlies 11/9/2012

Psssst... -14 is pretty bad... and I'm a Lin fan...

 

makes no sense. he can't handle the ball, so let's let him be the main ballhandler? logic fail?

 

This was how it was last year.

How many times did Lowry and Dragic heroics save McHale's @$$?

It was nearly every game, the difference is Lowry would actually hit those long non-sense jack up 3s.

McHale needs to go, the sooner the better. Harden is a great player but he's not a isolation SG like Kobe, so playing him like this is stupid. There needs to be movement, all 5 guys...defenses can just sit back and lock in on Harden and Lin every time.

 

He let this man wide open for 3 when we are 85-87

 

please ban 2pat from starting, ever, again. i can grab more rebounds than him.

 

LMFAO at all the moved threads in the GARM. All those rookie knee-jerk threads are about as pathetic as our coaching.

 

i thought people said harden was such a good pg?

 

Anything apart from Lin and Harden. Give them Asik and Terrence Jones and anything else they might want.

 

So Lin had 4 turnovers, Harden had 5. A couple of Lin's turnovers were certainly poor, which is fair comment, but I also noticed how he seems to never get screens set for him, which is mind boggling considering that was his bread and butter in NY.

 

...and his post-practice... and his pre-game...

 

Not as ugly as the last two games but ugly nonetheless

Positives:
-Team played with more energy tonight.
-Chandler and Lin seem to have found their shot, minus that airball.
-Harden's shots weren't falling so he relentlessly started attacking, loved to see that.
-Toney Douglas didn't play.

Negatives:
-Lin handle got shaky when Bayless pressured him, I like it though, only way that boy will learn.
-Asik's butter hands, I know that's a given but still had to mention it cuz damn.
-Harden's ISO ball, don't give me that "no one else can shoot" bull feces. That's how the offense gets stagnant and predictable and no one else will learn to shoot.
-Lin still not attacking, not sure if it's his doing or McHale. I would bet on McHale.
-Dumb turnovers by everyone.

 

Wouldn't be a bad idea to put Terrence Jones in. We need some soft hands inside; Asik's stone hands led to 5 turnovers.

 

Agree

 

So Chalmers and Cole violating his manhood wasn't enough for him to learn?

 

We are the youngest team in the league, but BARELY run and have almost no fast break points this game.

COACHING SUCKS DONKEY DONGS!

Let these young guys run and gun because we lead the league in turnovers anyway.

We will never develop potential stars in TJ and DMo or RW if McFail only will play them in garbage time. I know it's only 5 games into the season, but I have been fed up with McFail since last season even before the meltdown. THE SKID CONTINUES!

 

Also I absolutely hate it when Lin helps out in the post on these last minute possessions. Last time we got torched by Lillard for a three and it happened again today. McHale has to drill this nonsense out of his system.

 

The reasons we are losing our games...

1. TO TO TO - we need to cut down on turnovers..
2. Lack of effort on rebound... Chands I'm looking at you
3. Lin's passivity - he showed what he can do at the end of games. He is a transformative player.. He needs to more than 10 shots a game. And he is not a three point shooter. He needs to stop camping out there . I think our future will be much better if Lin is the main ball handler. If the coaching staff didn't realize this after the last two games, they need to get fired. Most importantly, whether its Lin himself or the coaching, they need to encourage Lin to take more shots. He needs to gain more confidence and it will only come by shooting and making more.

 

another good game from rockets.... true we lose wbut we cant expect to win every game....this is the youngest and most unexperienced team in NBA and they played all 5 games on equal foot with opponents...this is great...its only 5 games in the season and there are 77 more to play plus playoffs ... i think were doing great and the best of our moments will come later in season...

 

If Kevin Martin had stayed we would've won.

 

Thoughts on the game...figured they would dominate in the paint...but we lost the game because we could not initiate fastbreak points...and the few times we were running...it worked...ie Lin in the fourth...the Rockets need PG help...and its extremely evident...Lin getting hounded down the court...is wearing him out...and he almost quickly throws it to Harden...who calls for a high screen...and either takes a poor contested jumper...or turns the rock over...

Time to bring Machado of the bench..and see if he can initiate an offense...these guys are struggling...badly...

Sadly a player like TMAC...as pathetic as it sounds...would alleviate the pressure on these guards...Heck use freaking Royce White...

McChoke...has worn out this team...and oh btw...we have a game tom night...Watch...tom Patterson and Asik are gonna be putting up a ton of bricks...