ClutchFans Game Thread: Clippers @ Rockets 11/9/2013

Man you are crazy. How many games have you been too. Iv'e seen them all but it is very clear that you are one of these cats that hate the man. For what I don't even know.

Lin has played damn good for 6 games straight and you tripping off a half. Now that is comical at its finest.

How did Casspi, Garcia, Harden and (2nd half) Howard play. I don't see you talking about their inconsistencies.

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/216148/jeremy-lin-(elbow)-misses-some-of-practice

The only mystery is how a "fan" of the Rockets has no idea who is on the injury reports.

There are NO players on this planet that are consistent every half. Doesn't exist. That you're even thinking of holding anyone to that standard is ridiculous. All that matters is the end score, and the end score is the sum of all their quarters.

Players have good quarters and bad quarters, good halves and bad halves. Younger players especially. As long as overall it's a positive, it doesn't really matter that much.

Folks have strong and weak halves. Maybe you should try using that lens on EVERY player on the team and tell me how many have good/weak halves, then tell us how inconsistent Lin has been. Feel free to pull up ESPN play by plays or actually take notes when you watch the game.

I'm guessing you'll be shocked.

 

Exactly DangerMouse

 

Watched the game again and Lin and Harden were both definitely hurt.

Harden was moving like he had weights on his feet and Lin would not dare lift his right arm to attempt a jump shot. Its actually amazing how well Lin played without being able to shoot a jump shot... guess the Clippers didn't know.

 

It's not that mysterious...

 

PLUS 1 Torocan

 

Harden scored 12 points on 4-15 shooting.1-6 for 3s in 37:35min of action.
Ball game.

 

Good post torocan.

 

Oh guys, and by the way, if the Raptors will play the way they did this season even in their losses the Rockets will be at .500 after next game.

 

Look, guys, no matter how you want to spin it, yesterday Lin messed up in the 3rd QT. There is no questions about that.

Sore elbow or not, he should NOT have that many turnovers in one QT, granted one of them was a missed call on kick ball.

He didn't take good shots as well, some contested shots got blocked and the Clippers scored on the other end. I said before, when he stuck, he kept being stuck and couldn't dig himself out of the hole. He need to learn that.

He had a bad game, it happens. He doesn't need excuses.

The thing is this team has no real leader. When one teammate stuck, nobody stepped up and gave a lift. It was supposed to be Harden's job, but he was hurt yesterday. IMHO, the two superstars Rox having both have major holes in their game and in leadership department. If they don't improve, Rox are not going anywhere. Not that I care since Lin is not in their long term plan anyway.

 

Get used to it. There is NO LOH here except a group of true rockets fans who have been holding Lin to a different standard because they were sure they would be pissed off by LOFs.

 

There is definitely some tension amongst the players now. I don't know what the cause of it is, but someone needs to step up and get them all on the same page.

 

And isn't the Rockets' next game in Philly? They're no pushovers either.

 

Please go read #2394. You will see I already addressed Harden's poor shooting.

 

I agree Lin had a bad quarter. I have high hopes for him. But keep blaming him for the loss of the game while neglecting the real problem nowadays is a fashion in game threads...

My 2 cents on the real problem:
Mchale can not control his star players who have big ego. It is ok to ask your assistant coach to come up with plays. but it is the head coach's job to set the tone that any player must follow through the plan!

 

trolls then? they should be banned.

 

That s the coach's job.

 

that's the sad part!! with those piss poor stats they were still making less of a negative impact than other!

 

How can anybody take a joker serious when he wants to just have fun. Lebron started winning rings once he started taking things serious, ( granted he had two other Superstars alongside of him). Until Howard take his JOB serious, he won't be winning a ring.

How can anybody take Harden serious when he pick and chooses when he will play defense. Then goes ISO on offense right afterwards. Don't nobody like playing with a player like that. Sh** even if we were playing pickup basketball and a joker didnt play defense but wants to shot everything, would you want to play with him?

Mchale better get a handle on this quickly or it will be a long season going forward.

 

Havent we seen already this crack staff can't coach offense. Their idea of a play is "ok james run to the ball and get it!"