ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Cavaliers 1/7/2015

Meh. Two teams playing poorly, Irving went nuts, got the W. Hopefully at the very least they feel better going into New York tomorrow.

 

it was a team effort, everyone had their moments

 

man some of yall are so pessimistic...

 

LOL no it wasn't, far from it.

 

Perhaps we should start Brewer over Ariza, Terry over Beverly.

We need some internal comptition in this team.

 

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lol he has been great on defence, he was good on offence early keeping us close, i really think people expect way too much from him

 

What did he say? Very good game by Smith. I believe we he will be good for us the playoffs.

 

Jalen Rose must have beef with Josh Smith.

 

"the ceiling [for this team] is through the roof"-Josh Smith

 

Being able to win games when guys are stinkin' is a good thing.

 

Did you watch who guarded Irving in the 4th? Come on. Watch the games. Ariza shut him down.

 

Josh Smith post-game, with profound words: "The ceiling is through the roof!"

 

Definitely true

 

six player in double figures is pretty much a team effort

 

Man, no credit given to us for the second half D on Irving. We were actively doubling him outside the 3 point line (Even with Dwight) and hounding him with different defenders. I'm not always impressed with the coaching staff, but they did a better job adjusting. Took a while, but I think part of that was Kyrie hitting ridiculous shots.

 

High IQ right there! :grin:

 

LoL Smoove learning from Clyde

 

He had a great game off the bench. And that was a huge block and 3-pointer by Brewer at the other end. Those things swing the momentum and win games for you.

McHale needs to do this more often. Play around with the lineup and find a combination that works. Don't just automatically revert to the starters late in the 4th. The bench was playing well against Chicago. He went back to the starters and they gave the game away. Same thing happened against the Wizards a couple weeks ago.

Tonight he left Harden on the bench most of the 4th, played Terry instead of Bev, and had Smith in there instead of D-Mo(who was merely ok in this game). The result? Dwight asserts himself without Harden or D-Mo out there and the rest of the players did their part. Granted, you can get away with this more against a depleted mediocre Eastern Conference team, but it's still a strategy he needs to keep using.