ClutchFans Game Thread: Raptors @ Rockets 11/11/2013

Tyler Hansbrough worries me. The team has not been on the same page defensively and have been surprisingly bad at defensive rebounding. Hansbrough can exploit you if you don't know where he is on the court at all times as he did last season.

 

exactly. Raps also folded against Miami but were more competitive than in years past. The level of play seen from Rox the last couple of games probably won't suffice for a win tonight. It is time to shoot a better percentage and come out of the gate roaring.

 

looking forward to the game, should be a good one!

 

In your dreams LOF! McHale wont allow it.

 

I sure hope Rox don't take the Raptors at home lightly. Toronto does not look bad to start this season and even in losses was competitive. the record includes loses to Miami and Pacers. Bobcats loss on road was bad. If you can't beat the Raptors at home you have a problem.

 

Any team can have a bad night or two, doesn't mean the team has big issues (especially within the first 10 games of the season)

 

Would you trade Harden for Kevin Love?

 

To a degree...but we already know that this team has some critical flaws. Those 6 teams are probably non-playoff caliber team (or looking like it) so it will tell a lot.

 

Wow great question I worry about Kevin Love's injuries...

 

Yes I get to watch this game on TV ( I live in Canada)

 

Did someone deliver a towel with flu to the Rockets locker room?

This is just not what we need right now, JFC

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>McHale said he's unsure of who'd be available tonight re:injuries, illness. Harden, Casspi, Parsons, Garcia among several concerns <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Rockets">#Rockets</a></p>&mdash; AdamWexlerCSN (@awexler) <a href="https://twitter.com/awexler/status/400041238499708928" data-datetime="2013-11-11T23:23:58+00:00">November 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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You'd think with the amount of $ involved you'd have the whole team, coaching staff, trainers all get the flu vaccine. This happened last year too.

 

here is what will happen:

We will be down by 13 points with a lot of sticky icky in the first 6 minutes. But magically for some unexplained phenomenon, we will play team ball from the 6 remaining minutes til the half is over and surprisingly take the lead.

By the third quarter, omg lowry is being held to only 12 points. but isn't that what he averages? So we continue with that line up all the way til 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Now, we go one on one, no screens like we did early in first quarter and turn it over 16 times in the fourth. Raptors recapture the lead.

final score Raptors 104 Rockets 90.
A Jurassic performance by the raptors as they get away with Rudy shooting 3/40 fgs.

fire mchale, fire lin fire harden fire maury fire errrbody!

 

Lin should be able to feast on the Toronto bench. DJ Augustin is one of the worst pgs in the league.

 

We're deep enough to waste them and we shall.

 

There is no real evidence that flu vaccine's actually prevent the flu.

 

I think the Rockets' bench plus a couple starters (Bev + Dwight) should be able to handle the Raptors comfortably.

 

Yes & Yes

 

A few more minutes....le go rox!!