ClutchFans Game Thread: Magic @ Rockets 10/16/2013 (PRESEASON)

Predictions:
Howard - 26 mins, 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks ( You know he wants a good game)
Harden - 18 points, 4 rebs, 5 ast, 1 stl in 27 mins
Parsons - 12 points, 4 rebs, 3 ast in 28 mins
Lin - 15 points, 5 ast, 3 reb in 24 mins
Bev - 10 points, 3 ast, 3 reb and 3 stls in 24 mins
Casspi - 15 points, 6 Rebs in 20 mins

Rockets start pretty slow but turn it up in the second half. Win 112 - 98.

 

Will Bev be starting?

 

Yes ... he will start. (I didn't know there was a minimum 5 characters requirement).

 

I'd love that, but knowing McHale, it's not gonna happen (not laying bricks blah blah blah...)

Anyway, a preseason game, with Bev starting, against Orlando doesn't sound too interesting for me. I think I'll pass. The game is on NBATV, I'll DVR it just in case.

 

This is not on NBATV, just checked =\

 

Yes it is.

 

Did the CSN problem ever get sorted out?

 

My mistake, it's tomorrow.

 

wish list for game coming up...

what I would like to see Rockets testing would be this line-up:

Bev
Harden
Parsons
Casspi
Howard (Asik if he's ready to play but it doesn't seem like it - am not sure if Rockets planning to keep the twin tower experiment as a secret i.e. they have tried that in practice but kept it under wraps for the actual season - in my opinion, the reported "injury" that Asik sustained shouldn't take so long to recover from)....

 

Is it wrong to feel sorry for an opposing team like the Magic who I expect the Rockets to squash?

 

Asik, Asik, Asik.....

 

wish it was a 6:30 am start...

 

All these games that Asik isn't playing.. he's going to go super saiyan during the reg. season!

 

Rockets might just throw away the game experimenting things though.

 

how do you know that? will dmo start or tjones?

 

We have too much to work on to do that. Spurs are the same team as last year, and the Clips only changed a few role players. Our team is going through it's first training camp together. Sitting our starters now will cost us wins in the regular season.

 

Yeah, I dont mind that, or least for first 2Qs. ANd if we are far behind, then let the starters in to see if they can catchup?

Comeon this is preseason...the best time to challenge and test things out.

 

Yeah exactly, we just got a superstar who doesn't know how to play with the team yet. The preseason is the best time for him to learn. We don't have the luxury of sitting people out.

 

I can't remember where I saw/heard this, but McHale did say he was alternating PG starters & that Bev would start against the Magics. I don't know about DMo & TJ because no media person cared enough to ask McHale. I'd prefer he keep experimenting and start Casspi or DMo to see how it works w/ Beverley at the helm.

 

If Mchale is starting Bev, I would also love if he started Casper this game.