ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Clippers 11/4/2013

Are you a Rockets fan? If so I'm very impressed with your knowledge of the Clippers and honesty of the situation.

 

1 Lin don't have post move
2 Paul is a strong guy ,if you think you can push him around, you up for a big surprise
3. With Asik, Howard, Griffin and Jordan clogging the paint, you ask your PG to post up? good luck with that

 

First game, it was in the middle of our 7 game losing streak. Second game, it was our third game in four nights. Third game, we won without Harden. They might be a better team than us last year but they didn't owned us! This year is completely different with H&H. Anyways, point taken.

 

I don't know if we win this one but I know we CAN!

 

Hardens going for 50 tonight! Clips are soft as toilet paper!

 

Even if Paul is the best PG : he is not Lebron James. If the team defenses like in the 4th quarter against Jazz I would not expect a monster game from CP.

And besides of this: we've got Harden who can have a monster night, too. If the refs are ok this night we will get a big VICTORY!

4 - 0 for the rockets!

 

It's because they don't watch the games... And they see the stat sheet says he gets 10 FTs a game and they think he is just a flopper, they don't realize the reason he gets fouled so much is because he is unguardable.

 

I would punch my TV if I had to watch Lin try and post up anybody!

 

Second game was in LA without Harden.

 

Based on the situations for the 1st and 2nd games, if you had to ask me, those two games are more indicative of fluke games than the 3rd game.

 

I'd love to see Lin being aggressive against CP. Either CP defenses hard and loses energy or he is being lazy and let Lin goes off.

Let him fight over every screen, let him do the work. If we take him out I can't see us lose this game.

Man, I am so excited. This game will show the world that we are winning it all!

 

Over or under 6 TOs for Lin?

Over or under 5 steals by Paul?

I will take the over on both, but we will still win of course!

 

> 6 TOs will mean Lin is being overly aggressive....and could indicate a high chance of Houston winning. Remember TOs don't necessary equate to direct points. Lin has historically done well against CP3, so I'm not too worry about it....against Parker that's a different story.:grin:

 

Not that he can post up CP3, but regarding Lin and posting up, I refer you to the 2012 Christmas game against the bulls...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoBC_yq0jk

3:36 - Lin backs down and posts up Nate Robinson

Apparently from what I read he had a decent post game in College, not that it helps when players in the NBA are SO much bigger and longer. :grin:

 

Hakeem said he was shocked most by Lin at how good his post game was. Said that he should be posting up all the guards in the league because of how strong he is.

 

Don't know about having Lin post up, but according to Olajuwon he has a good post move. I'll be willing to take his word for it.

 

If I am thinking about the game I am not worried about Griffin & CP, I am more worried about the refs .... If Howard & Asik are out of the game then we will lose with high possibility.

 

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/23465778/olajuwon-howard-lin-combination-will-be-deadly

I think Olajuwon knows more about the post game then your average LOH.

 

Your 15th man will destroy Byron Mullens/Ryan Hollins.. so don't be so sure about that last part. You should be worried about CP3/Griffin though... their chemistry is better this year and Gentry is running a MUCH better offense for them. Both are playing more aggressive on offense this year. Every team should worry about the opposing teams stars. I'm worried about Harden/Howard and even Parsons.

 

What's with all the Clipper fans on here? Not trying to attack you, genuinely curious why lol.