ClutchFans Game Thread: Clippers @ Rockets 3/6/2024

Oh I get both of those things, but I would've rather been handled all night rather than be up 20 and slowly lose the lead and then play our worst bball in the last few minutes.

 

Yes we're young and growing... but we were up 20 effing points... and we could have easily won this game. I hate that I am so mad lol.

 

We should have won this game. It was a bad loss.

 

Some of the Harden haters are still salty, this loss didn’t really bother me. I’m rooting for him to get his ring this year.

 

Also, it's ridiculous that Brooks remains a key cog for 'defensive purposes'

And Amen - who looks to be a far better defender + one that doesn't commit at least one idiotic foul per game - is subbed off.

Brooks shouldn't have been brought back in to end the game and Amen sent to the bench.

 

We have a decent backup big Jock Landale. Unfortunately he only got 5 mins.

 

I guess but it was a scheduled loss.

 

It is cute that they want to keep all the veterans around to make the Play In but would rather see them start Amen again.....

Making the Play In is a long shot or likely not going to happen.

Playing FVV 39 minutes on the tail end of a b2b is unacceptable.

Dillon Brooks' shooting has fallen off a cliff.

 

One thing I notice with Ime he kills the momentum of his own players. Like Cam Whitmore was on fire he subs him out and sits him for a long time. Ok he brings him back in later but obv the momentum is gone. If you are seeing magic happen on the court why not stick with it? This always happens the second unit builds a lead Ime benches them and then the fire is gone. Even if he brings back the same lineup later so what? It's gone bro.

Secondly Jabari who was on fire from 3 only got 11 shots. Huh? He could have had a career game I guess we will never know cuz he didn't get attempts. Crazy thing is posters here complaining about 3 pt shooting when we got a sniper not getting the ball.

 

It's just a bonus if he did since he was the one who found Tate out of nowhere to begin with.

 

He'll never be that great without an Offense coordinator like Mazzulla.

Ben Sullivan is just a shooting coach and not a lead assistant.

 

Of course all points matter but... come on... this L is not on FTs... The experience won the game over a young team..

 

This was similarly to the Clips game when Harden went off....I believe that was the Play In tournament last year.

 

Udoka is not the problem. He is a great coach although he messed up playing Jabrari at the end. Should have had Amen in there for his out of this world defense.

 

Lol of course he is the solution and the problem....not so much this year due to giving him a tad of a leap of faith but he has his warts.

And posters are merely pointing out his warts......on Offense and not being able to make clutch substitutions.

We have to understand that he is only a 2nd Year Head coach therefore will make mistakes himself.....and he is stubborn like a mule.

 

This, the biggest flaw in Greens game right now is that he thinks he's a way better three point shooter than he is and just lets them fly. He needs to stop and focus on mid range and getting to the rim. He's a slasher not a three point threat.

 

With the Lakers and the Jazz losing, the Rockets missed a perfect opportunity to make up some ground to compete for a playin spot.

 

The Jazz were never seriously in the running.

They never committed to either tanking or going to the Playoffs.....end result they land outside of the Play In.

They would have kept Olynyk if they were serious about a push.

 

Lost this game because of free throws and defense. Should have had it....