ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Nuggets 1/30/2013

earlier when the game was still in 1st qt, i posted that harden played way too many ISOs and initiated the offense more than lin did. i was worry about we might went back to the style that kept us losing 7 in a row. unfortunately my concern become true.

 

Obviously it wasn't a schedule loss for the team, and it shouldn't be. We played well for 3 quarters and self-distructed. You can't tell me you didn't see this coming. We've been doing it all season, we're a young team.

 

Lin and Asik made Denver's offense 1 dimensional by shutdown Lawson

ISO A.I on Harden

ISO Gallinari on Parsons

 

Didn't get to watch the game. Just check the stats. Why the hell Lin only have 1 TO? He needs at least 3 TOs for Rockets to win. Why does Harden have 6 TOs and Asik 7 TOs? Did we go ISO again or Asik just couldn't catch any pass? Why were we only shooting 29% from 3? Damn I knew on Sunday we've used up all our 3 pointers. Law of average is hurting us. Looks like we're pretty close to beat Denver. Rockets is getting better but bad habits are hard to shake off. I hope Mchale learned something from tonight.

 

Nuggets player of the game: Kevin McHale

 

Judging by this post, you seem much younger but I digress

 

That is exactly the point. Most of us did not even complain more on single player. Coatch issue totally.

 

Tony did great, but I don't belielve they are the better team. Both teams have the same talent....but Denver had the better coach in Carl.

 

Not even mad we lost. McHales substitutions once again are a problem. Tony Douglas should never run the offense out there by himself with Parsons & Delfino & no Lin or Harden. Lin or Harden have to be out there with them. Asik should have been out there.

I have been saying this for some time now. With a young team you need clearly defined roles. Right now we have to many guys doing to many things that they shouldn't be doing. Tony shouldn't be out there by himself running the O. Parsons & Delfino should not have that much ball handling duty.

But whatever I can't be mad.

 

Everything was going well and we had built up a 7 point lead until Mchale started working his magic.

 

didn't see the game, but what happened? Last quarter Harden was 1-6, he only missed 7 shots today, and 5 of them were in missed in 4th quarter? Was ref against us today?

 

Im no LOF but I found my self saying "give it to Lin" all game long..even with the midway stop to the basket I trust his feel for the game. And plus..he is our PG...isnt he?

 

It will take forever to wait until Mcfail realize that he should
trust Lin as a pg and Harden as a sg. he was simply riding the
super star player's dick.

I am tired of watching the same things happened again and again.
It is actually good to trade lin away. Both good for rocket's and lin.
I am sick of hero ball.

Let's lin leave, and let harden to shoot like kobe. Period.

 

Everyone the Rockets played good even TD.
Just the bad 4th opening rotation. We were playing great D and rebounding until then.

 

I would say it's the 3rd quarter that was the problem. They coughed up the 7 pt lead at the end of that quarter, a momentum swing.

 

Wow. In such a short sentence you got everything wrong!

1) Yes, Lin was being allowed to play pg in a large part of our game, that was part of why we were competitive today against a hot Nuggest team at home. That is, of course, until Lin was benched till the momentum and game was out of reach. You're proving my point there, buddy.

2) Yes, we lost today cuz we clanged a lot of wide open 3s. Remember though that those clanging wide open 3s were a hallmark of our 7 game losing streak. You want to depend on that strategy again? Next time, it will fall? On average, you clank 2 for every 1.. It's quite simple. That is also why Harden and Lin are so efficient; they score often by driving into the lane. When Lin was out, the offense was cluttered and ineffective. How could you not see that??

3) Yes, we were turning it over a ton and that is a big part of why we lost. And that is also because someone other than our pg was trying to break down the offense once too often. This is also, not coincidentally, because Douglas can't create and penetrate himself forcing others to make the first move. Lin needs to be initiating the offense for our offense to be potent.

Why are you agreeing with my points and talking like you are disagreeing with me? Is attacking Lin or defending against any praise of Lin so important to you? Why so vigilant against any comment in praise of Lin?

 

Forget LOF, LOH, HOF, HOH, Asik this, Asik that, 2Pat This, 2Pat that.

EVERYONE played well tonight except TD.

But I don't put the blame on TD even (because a competent coach would have pulled him after he shot 4/11 and he couldn't keep his defense up tonight.

It's all about MOH - McHale Only Hate

 

I will always believe in his magic...

McFail

 

honestly..... agree

 

lol that 4th rotation gave me a Coach Samspon flashback. it was like post traumatic stress.