ClutchFans Game Thread: Grizzlies @ Rockets 12/26/2013

If your having an off shooting night go to the basket

 

Haha... If I recall KMart drew fouls by coming off one or two bubble screens and pump faking a mid range shot to get his defender in the air... Or occasionally doing a mini drive off said screen to draw a foul.

This is ok but not as successful. One... Yes the nba did start to focus on calling those fouls less. Two... Players fell for it less. Three... In most cases it involved KMart in a midrange game. We know about mid range and efficiency.

In many ways KMart was like test version 1.0 of Harden for DM. Morey we know loved his ft's and relative shooting efficiency. But his game was principally mid range. And he plays even less defense than Harden. And couldn't create for himself but relies on screens and the sort.

I'm not concerned about Harden getting less calls. Frankly, aside from the 5-10 games it would take him to adjust it might actually make him more potent. The guy can flat out create for himself, fouls or no. Mid argue part of his 2-9 tonight was the fact that he was pushing for contact so much so mentally wasn't 100% focused on perfect form.

 

+1 :grin: :grin:

 

Yup, He reminds me of iverson of how aggressive he gets in the paint. Evidence is in the FTA per game Iverson and Harden both averages during their prime years. Harden is of course a MORE efficient player than Iverson ever was. But still some similarities can be claimed.

Glad tha Houston got Harden for sure.

 

uhhh... wut?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harden on tying Sleepy Floyd's franchise record 22 free throws. &quot;I would have liked to break it. I don’t like missing free throws at all.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/416435184909565952">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harden really did not seem too impressed with his game, anyway. &quot;D-Mo won us that game,” he said.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/416435390652768256">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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J.R. I cant see ur tweets

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harden really did not seem too impressed with his game, anyway. &quot;D-Mo won us that game,” he said.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/416435390652768256">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harden on tying Sleepy Floyd's franchise record 22 free throws. &quot;I would have liked to break it. I don’t like missing free throws at all.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/416435184909565952">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Any highlights?

 

Do you have me on ignore?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dwight: &quot;I told him, ‘D-Mo is playing great. Leave him out there.’ : RT <a href="https://twitter.com/jbaggg">@jbaggg</a>: Is Dwight ok after being benched in the 4th quarter?</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/416437450651623425">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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(Both teams though)

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DMo, if you noticed, plays very well with Lin. The two are "in sync".

 

Dwight is awesome. I hope he retires a rocket.

 

No sorry I think its a browser issue, I cant see my own tweets here.

No definitely did not ignore you.Else I will miss out awesome recaps

 

Was never a fan of Dwight, he's immature and a diva.
But quotes like this and his genuine happiness for his teammates is nice to see.

 

Not sure about that. We have one player who can get to the FT line whenever he wants when things are not looking so good.That is such a great weapon to have in the playoffs when the opponent tries to play you tighter.

 

Beggars can't be choosers. Thanks!

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Zach Randolph: &quot;It's obvious. It was the refs tonight. Eight against five. In the second half, a man [was] shooting free throws every time.&quot;</p>&mdash; Matt Miller (@MattMiller713) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattMiller713/statuses/416438843026329602">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Randolph (continued): &quot;We're out there playing hard, and they're dictating the game. … It was a horrible game they reffed tonight.&quot;</p>&mdash; Matt Miller (@MattMiller713) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattMiller713/statuses/416438966917685248">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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What could be better: the Rockets win, the little ponies lose. Sweet.

 

^ I'd say 15K for Randolph