ClutchFans Game Thread: Clippers @ Rockets 3/9/2004

Even the most deadeyed shooter is only going to hit around 40% in a game situation. Yao, one on one alone is a 60%+ shooter. Which one would you cover?

It's the same philosophy that JVG uses; give up the 3 and not the 2.

Either way, it makes your point about hte Lakers and Spurs having better outside shooters ring a bit hollow.

 

Very happy with the hard-nosed W. This was a classic "trap" game after the big wins against Minny and Dallas, and it looked like the Rockets would give the game away ... but superior talent and effort prevailed. It helped, of course, that the Clips were missing their starting backcourt. But still a great victory and a great game by Stevie. These are the "ugly" wins that playoff teams need. Mediocre teams like the Clippers never win these types of games.

 

Sad truth, for the Clippers' of the NBA. Sad, but true.

 

Wrong. Outside shooter can have off night easily. The opposing coaches decide to let the guards win the games for Rockets instead of letting Yao massacring them from inside. The same thing goes with Shaq. No one can stop Yao and Shaq one on one from inside the paint, period.

 

40% from 3 point range is equivalent to 60% from 2 point range. The principles of the inside-out offense is to get a wide open shots for the 3 point shooters. Even 35% from 3 point range is equivalent to 52% from 2 point range. 35% is the bare minimum a team should be shooting if most of the 3 pointers are wide open like the Rockets are getting.

I've seen the Lakers and Spurs play this year a few times on national TV. No team goes crazy on swarming Shaq and Duncan like what happens to Yao. The fact is coaches fear the Lakers and Spurs' outside shooters way more than they fear the Rockets'. It's right there for anyone to plainly see.

 

Yao threw up a lot of air balls tonight, OBVIOUS HACKS not called. At least the annoucers are not calling them block shots against Yao anymore. I hate when a defender hits Yao on the elbow and they call it a blocked shot.

 

It's funny that our opponents shots better 3pts than us in .367 vs .366. Maybe that's where the mis-impression was coming from.

2pts % we are 13th with .438 though. but we hold our opponents to .404.

 

I don't got time to go look through the whole thread right now, so sorry if this has already been said but....

I gotta show some love for my boy Stevie Franchise incase no one else does. That's 2 outa 3 games for him now with 24+ points. WOO! He's shot above 40% in the last 4 (including above 50% twice). Looks like the THE FRANCHISE is startin' to finally come around, YEAH!

 

Actually, I know one team that doubles shaq and duncan fairly regularly. They wear red and white and silver and play next to the George R. Brown convention center.

You keep talking about the lakers great outside shooters, especially Luke Walton, the dude shoots .333 from beyond the arc. That's not exactly world beating.I don't think the Rox were too afraid of Luke Walton, he burned them but we kept doubling off of him nonetheless. I guarantee you next month when the rox play the lakers they are going to double again, too. Neither Parker, Ginobli, Fox nor Payton are especially deadeyes either, and it shows. Even Bowen is having a worse year from beyond the arc than Jim Jackson.

It's called playing the percentages. Inside shots are higher% than outside shots, accordingly force the outside shot.

Ask Jeff Van Gundy, he'll tell you all about it.

 

Close one, but a win nonetheless.

MoT can be unstoppable sometimes, but this "blackhole" style he plays isn't good for the team. It just seems to cut off any momentum we have. And even though Steve's shooting has been bad, JVG should try to implement him more into the offense when Yao's out.

 

10 out of 15 for Francis is 67% folks. can grandma come to all the home games?

these next 2 arent going to be easy. beating the grits out of the grizz is a frikkn must.

 

If you guys think that Yao is bad from the floor tonight, look no further than what the great Chris Webber is doing currently against GSW. He is 2-20 from the floor and he keeps shooting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

And the great Brad Miller is 3-13 against single or no coverage! LOL!!!!

 

Grizzlies is in a 6 winning streak. Just hope they can beat them. If we can win them, we can win kings too if Webber shots 2/20.

 

Super Brad got schooled by Dampier. So far Dampier Daddy is 10-14 for 26 points and 17 boards. Poor Brad missed a wide open layup and just got back in the game again.

 

Here he goes. 2-21!

 

even with miller and webber going 5-34, the kings are up 7 with about a minute to go. damn they're deep and talented.

 

Stop that. Other player's bad performance does not excuse Yao's low FG%. But we just need to recognize that he faced tough defence.

 

That's because their starting backcours are 14-23 for 40 points, throw in another 20 for Peja, and of course the opponents are the Warriors......Chris can go 2-30 and Sac still wins.

 

I am glad Yao still shots good FT%. But the clipper fans keep saying Yao fouled Kaman but no call in the 4th Q. Don't know if it's true.