As much as we are all talking about some big matchup between Harden and Curry this needs to be a giant team effort. This is the only reason we beat the Clippers. Who steps up in game 3? This game will pretty much seal our fate. Come on Terry there has to be some gas in you left. Capella? If we have to twin tower this with Dwight and Him so be it but no one should be able to get to the basket with the guys we have. Who will finally step up and get out of the mentality we are atill playing the Clippers?
Missing U: D-Mo Can one of the power forwards step up? Can't have both stinking up the joint at the same time. Come on Jones and/or Smith, get your **** together!
When Smith is playing bad it hurts so much. Maybe Capela can get some time at the 4 when Smith is off. He gives great perimeter defense. He can set some good screen n' rolls and battle Green on the boards.
Can we all agree never to put Nick the Brick in? He needs to spend the entire summer learning how to shoot. I don't give a damn how athletic he is or how high he can jump. He's utterly useless in our system if he can't make wide open 3s.
I don't know what was wrong with Smith tonight. Truly played like a dumba**. Even most of the shots he made were terrible selections. Arghhhh I miss DMo.
Thank you. For all the complaints about external forces *cough*, what about everyone on this team not named Harden or Howard? Harden can't do it alone and Howard is hobbled. The team let Harden down tonight, big time.
We NEED smart basketball played every possession. Brewer and Josh just arent consistent. That bad pass in transition pissed me off... Also...they just need to continue to post up...They are bigger than anything they have.
I keep saying put Capela at the four. He plays just like Dwight but can handle the farther out defense. Just lob the ball up there and one of them will get it. I just can't stand that that kid has played so well in the playoffs and is getting these ticky tack minutes here and there, especially when our other bigs are in disarray and Dwight is hurt. Twin Towers Dwight and Capela would be a game changer.
I think Ariza has stepped up in this series. Also Brew and Terry. Just my opinion. The problem is that Smith and Jones need to step up as well. Also Howard has stepped up big time.
We had the perfect Forward rotation with Dmo in the lineup. It always seemed like someone always stepped up when the other two struggled. With Dmo and Bev healthy, we win this series easy. I said the same thing last series with the Clippers and some just dismissed it. This series is still winnable, but it would have been nice to have Dmo and Bev to make it easier. Instead of winning in 4 now we'll just win in 6.
I don't think we win it easily but we definitely don't over use Harden in the match up. Curry doesn't go off easily and he gets 8nto foul trouble. We need to really focus on our back court D. There is no reason why Dwight is stretched out to defend Curry. Let him focus on Bogut and let him dominate. We need someone to take the task of Curry and I really hope it is Harden. Even if his offensive numbers slip Harden needs to take Curry on and make it a nightmare.
Can we please stop mentioning D-mo and Bev? They have been out for a while now and we were fine without before and were fine now. We have plenty of talent to win. GSW is missing Speights. We dodged a bullet with Dwight. Injuries happen. There's always at least one role player if not a couple ... sometimes even a few that have stepped up for us these playoffs at home. I'm confident that trend will continue. Plus we have Harden playing the best I've ever seen him play. The adversity we overcame against the Clips is nothing compared to this. We've come to far to fold now. We're gonna kick their ass at home.
