ClutchFans Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 1/4/2021

house is underrated on man defense. He gets in front of people and can guard quick wing guys and guards.

 

I wasn't targeting just Tucker. I'm saying, if Harden isn't dropping 35 to 40 points a night, we don't have a chance of winning any games. Our role players just don't make up the scoring difference.

 

Wall really struggled to get around his defender

Even Luka was staying in front of him

 

wall wasn't very good in isolation. had times where he struggled to get around his man, took some bad angles. he really needs to be paired with a big man and also learn how to use that big man to open up the lane for himself or dump him the ball.

the wall / wood pnr game should be more lethal especially since they've been in training camp together, but harden looks like the only guy that can get those rolling passes to wood for easy buckets.

 

Wall had the ball in his hands more than Harden and made some shitty decisions on offense.

Blaming a one legged Harden?

 

Nwaba was doing too much. Forced shots. Couldn’t shoot FT or 3s. Great showing defensively though.

 

Not really. Sacramento wasn't good enough to close out.

Sactown was decent but they didn't have the players to deliver the final blow that is why the Rockets came back and because of defense.

So when the Rockets play the Lakers, Clippers, Suns, the shooting version of the Jazz, Dallas, Denver, you'll see that they are not good enough yet.

So it seems House was the deciding factor because he wasn't on the court.

In reality House would have just made a shot more, it wouldn't have mattered that much.

I think Ben McLemore and Jeff Green were the players that made the machine run smoothly to an extent.

People love to fantasize.

 

yeah i like his defensive intensity, but he has a habit of making a strong move to the basket and not finishing along with the poor shooting.

 

Idk....man its okay if he has a bad game, I dont want to look for an injury excuse every time like Curry fans.

 

Rockets need a better Danuel House.

A player that can handle ball/pass, iso defense 1-5, rebound, threat from 3 and play above the rim.

Trade for Aaron Gordon.

 

Hey just keep that wonderful game plan. Keep jackin‘ it up and don’t tire yourself out moving without the ball. Stand there. Dont move.

11-40 from 3 and we only lost by 13 points. We coulda lost by less!!

 

I think he was legit injured.

Harden never takes games off and he look hobbled this game.

3ball requires you to push off your legs and Harden wasn't getting much lift.

Curry taking a season off and Harden playing injured are not the same.

 

Wood is enamored with his offensive game. You can tell he’s feeling himself when he makes a basket but doesn’t give two s**** about defense. He has to WANT to play defense and I don’t see the WANT.

 

Harden is probably the best pick and roll player in the league. He's also one of the best playmakers in the league. Wall is decent, but he's not in Harden's class to make things happen from the pick and roll. Yet again, Wall is the same as Westbrook in that department.

 

i can't recall cousins being ejected in any game as a worrier

 

So Harden can get an even bigger pass to dribble the damn ball some more? Hard pass...

 

Nope. Wood and Wall did a lot of isoing as well. I don’t think he was singling only Harden out.

 

I said "iso" is code to media and fans to blame Harden.

Not what Silas really meant.

 

There was an ISO issue D-rock. Everytime Harden left the ball moved, when he went back in the ball got stagnant. The main people that were getting the ball when James checked back in were Harden and Wood. That's not on the coach.