ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 4/23/2014 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

y u no double team, mchale?

this is comical. well, not really, but what else can you do? a lot of old school coaches feel like sending the double team is like insulting their manhood.

 

Wish the nba tested aldrdige after the game. How the **** can somebody not miss.

 

Can someone tell me if this is normal for the Rockets with centers and PFs this season? Is it the philosophy of the team to single cover guys on the postup? Or is McHale just sticking to a strategy he came up with before this series?

 

Its obvious Lin is sick and cant be aggressive on offense.
Maybe need to sit his ass and use daniels?

 

I agree. There were rumblings on these boards about LMA being "overrated". I have seen enough in these two playoff games to know that that is categorically, demonstrably, indubitably, incontrovertibly false. I don't know if LMA bonked his head before this series or what, but he has been transcendent. And that is not an overstatement.

 

Mchale: It's all right, Harden holding ball will save us no matter what. Don't be afraid of LMA

 

We need Bearded Jesus right now, which may or may not happen. I don't even know...

Either that or LMA to actually miss a shot or two.

 

That's it. Rockets are going to lose this series because James Harden has gone AWOL. He might as well not even be there, and without him - the Harden we're used to - the Blazers are a better team.

Pathetic. Did someone drop some freaking acid in his drink before the game? Just pathetic.

 

That also shows we have no plays

 

Is James Harden a max player?

 

Portland can win it all playing like this. I don't see who could stop them.

 

McHale is gutless. He played Dmo the entire year and now refuses to give him a shot. FRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Don't think LMA is going to "come back to earth" anytime soon. Not this game, not next game. not this series.

 

**** mchale! He should double team lma. Hes not trying anything. Mchale will be the reason rockets lose.

 

LMA GOAT!!!

...aaand we're going to keep defending him the same way.

 

Someone at the game hoist up a sign to McHale telling him to double LMA.

 

Rockets lose this game, and the series is OVER.

 

My goodness. Has anyone ever shots this good through 1 & 3/4 playoff games?

 

At least put in Daniels to contour LMA 2s with 3s.

 

yeah, we are still not trying the double team.

we are going to hand this series to them

oh well, maybe we WILL have a coaching change. major coaching fail