ClutchFans Game Thread: Pistons @ Rockets 11/10/2012

I also noticed the "dear in headlight look", when they asked him about Lin's minutes. He had to preference with TD didn't play at all last night with the Memphis Grizzles. What he said afterwards made no sense. I doubt very seriously if Les/Morey care about TD playing or not. They have paid Lin 25 million dollars to play more minutes, so I am pretty sure Sampson will be having a discussion about that with upper management in the near future.JMO

 

Right. Lin played back to back.

 

Wow, talk about clueless coach..

 

THIS!

 

yep so clueless we lost

 

I don't think it was a big deal about limiting his minutes in this game, since it was a blow out. Lin probably would play more in the 4th if it was close. But you're right they should also develop him as a PG. Even starting rookie PGs seem to get more of a chance to develop.

 

So are you saying that his comments about Douglas being BETTER in transition than Lin are not clueless? Just want to be clear on that.

In case you didn't watch the game, Jeremy played a significant role in the win, primarily in directing the offence and also getting great transition buckets.

Saying we won doesn't nullify the idiocy of his comments.

 

That's not what he said. He said he gets the ball down the floor faster than Lin. That's it. He also said that Lin is a better half-court player.

"Better in transition" implies a lot of things other than playing at a high pace, so don't put words in his mouth.

 

Sampson liked the matchup.

I like that.

I like that he made a decision during the game. He watched the game and said "Self, I think TD may be better for this matchup." and rolled with it. In the end his team won handily. These are the type of decisions coaches should make on the fly whether we like them or not.

Douglas did not play terrible either.

Sampson wasn't set on giving any one anything. He didn't like how 2pat played, pulled him out and went with anyone else instead.

 

Are u kidding me? Did you see how Toney played chucking up shots and making mistakes. Jeremy is our future. Its one thing if TD is better. He is so much worse than Jeremy in all aspects. So he is going to start limitng Jeremy's minutes because of a match up? Are you effing kidding me?

No wonder he is just an assistant coach. I feel bad for Jeremy to gain no confidence from his coaches. They paid all these money to get him here and now they don't have the confidence against a certain match up? SMDH

 

nope, he was a genius in the win vs the 0-7 Pistons. guys played great. flawless execution. yippeeee!

 

Sampson is a fan of Douglasanity. wants to reverse the role.

 

Are you stupid or just make things up?

 

TD did exactly what Sampson said. He pushed the ball up the court and I can see how Sampson would like that since it would mean the offense can get moving quicker.

Look, Lin played 25 mins tonight, it would have been more (for all of the starters) if it had not been a complete blowout.

This is what a good head coach does. They make adjustments on the fly that may be beneficial to their team. I've seen better players benched, it must have been a few games ago I've seen Blake Griffin chilling on the bench...it happens.

Sometimes the coach likes the match-up or is taking other things into factor. It's not a big deal as some of yall are making it.

Only two guys on the Rockets played 30+ minutes tonight. It's bad to complain about coaching and what not when your team just won a blowout victory, no matter who it is against.

 

It's a strange observation by the coach. I have no idea if Douglas gets the ball up faster than Lin. But Harden literally walks the ball up every time, and none of the coaches seem to think it's an issue.
Better match up because Douglas matches Bynum's speed? I guess I'll take Sampson's word for it. Frankly, Bynum is such a non-factor that I didn't even consider the need to do anything to match up?

Other than that, I do like his rotation. Also applaud him for sitting Patterson. It's about time. There's such a log jam at the PF on this team - the coaches have the luxury to sit someone to send a message. It'd be foolish not to use it. Toughen those boys up - they will need it.

 

I take your word for it :grin:

 

TD sucks. Any coach who thinks he would be a better matchup than Lin is dumb. Any gameplan that relies on TD playing a significant role is a recipe for disaster.

 

Dude, we got jeremy to lead this team. YOu are not gonna play Jeremy because he thought he didn't match up with a back up point guard on the worst team in the league. So you are gonna limit the playing time of the player you spent significnat money becuase of a match up? Who would get such a treatment in this league.

This shows how little sampson thinks of jeremy. You think he would yank harden because of a match up?

How is Jeremy gonna improve if he can't even play a full game against the worst team in the league. And on top of that, you are gonna play Douglas? Gimme a break.

 

i think it's a great decision to play Douglas , we need a back-up PG badly, he's the only one we've got( i'm assume they pretty much decided Machado not good enough at the moment)
rather than give more game time to Lin , it'd be great to let Douglas build his confident in a game against lesser team today

 

And did u even see the game? Lin was gone inexplicably for long stretches of the game. When he was in he made great plays. So don't gimme this BS about a blowout victory. It is actually sad that Jeremy didn't play much before it bacame a blow out. Why did they even get him ... they should just start Douglas.