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

ITA, if you yanked Patterson because he was not rebounding, yank Harden for TO the ball and jacking up shots. Sampson is full of crap.

 

That is the stupidest argument ever. Hey, don't you think you need to develop your starting PG first? Espeically he is struggling to shoot as much as he has and looked as passive as he has? How is that gonna help his confidence.

 

Exactly, harden obviously gets a free pass but jeremy doesn't . Because of a match up? WOW he thinks so little of Jeremy... he thinks he is still a rookie.

 

Stop being dramatic. Jerry Sloan used to take John Stockton out at the 6-minute mark in 1st quarters every game. Its not a big deal. By staggering Lin's and Harden's minutes, you can reduce the time when neither is on the floor.

It so happens that with Douglas on the floor in the first half we obtained a lead and increased it. That's why he got some extended minutes.

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Before the final stretch of garbage minutes, Douglas was a +21 and Lin was a +3 when they were on the floor, respectively. Coaches have a feel for which lineups are working well and they'll adjust minutes accordingly. Its not simply about making sure the popular player gets X number of minutes to satisfy his fans.

 

Our next match is against the Heat you dumbass. 25 mins is already a lot of burn, and we were blowing out the Pistons. Limiting Lin now to conserve him for tom is the right move.

Also, if you're a good coach you want your star players to spend as little time on the court as possible. Playing them a lot of minutes against meaningless teams not just increases their wear and tear, it also increases the chance they would get injured on the court. Harden only played 35 mins, and that's probably because TD was playing so badly they couldn't take both Harden and Lin out.

I'm a big Lin fan but you LOFs need to take a chill pill. Its not always about Lin

 

no amount of PT will make Douglas a better player

 

ITs about developing your player. Why did they even get Jeremy then? Just start Douglas because he is obviousoly a better player. Gimme a break. Sampson has been all over Jeremy for no freaking reason. Watch next game. I guarantee you the same thing will happen.

 

I think it was a good idea to bench Lin because he could rest. Now if we see this throughout the next few games, then we can start saying how big of a problem it actually is.

It was one blowout game. So it's okay.

 

YEah that is why he was resting Harden as well as well as Asik.
Idiot, he even said EXACTLY why he didn't use him. Go back and do some research before you start assuming.

When your coach states that he didn't use lin because he thought Douglas was a better match up against back up pg in the league, how would you interpret that?

He didn't say he was limiting his minutes to rest him or because of injury. Just tell me what that tells you.

 

Yeah, after Chalmers locks him up.

All jokes aside, what is the big issue here? Im a bit confused by these accusations of racism

 

That would be a good argument in theory. You have Harden TO the bll jacking up shots all over the place, but yet he isn't taken out of the game. That dog don't hunt.

 

Its about developing your team.

 

Exactly.

All it was was a feel thing. Nothing more and nothing less. Better players have been sat down, as I said Blake was sat at the end of a game a few days ago.

We've seen this happen before too even in the playoffs, Blake is a terrific player...but if the coach feels he needs to sit because the player in his spot is playing well at the time then so what?

Also for those that do not know Bynum is not a terrible player. If you sleep on that guy he can explode and hurt you.

You are being dramatic. It's a 82 game season, every starter played less minutes tonight because of the blowout. Chill.

 

I don't think it was a problem having Lin play limited minutes today, probably just for resting purposes, no big deal. If it continues it might be a different story, but for now, for this game it's fine.

I do think the comment about Douglas pushing the pace is kinda bs because well, he tends to make rash decisions and rush in and botch things in transition sometimes. Maybe he was taken off guard by the question, idk.

 

Even if chalmers locks him up, he should let him play majority of the game. It's a learning experience. It is not like we are gonna beat Heat short of a perfect game.

Would you seat harden because he is shooting 23% from the field? This is the type of double standard that only seems to be acceptable for Lin and no one else for whatever reason.

And the thing is he is favoring Douglas over LIn. Douglas? The little train that never could? Are you kidding me?

 

GET IT STRAIGHT. SAMPSON DIDN"T SAY HE WAS RESTING JEREMY FOR MIAMI. HE said what he said - and I have a big problem with that.

 

Dude just calm down. It's just one game against the pistons so far. You can start flipping it off if he does it for the next 3 games. Infact I bet a lot of ppl here will flip out with you if that happens.

 

I don't think it's racism, i think it's Sampson's fan boy preferences. TD is and has been terrible, and Harden is well....

 

Dude. You keep avoiding the issue. SAMPSON DIDN'T say he was resting JEREMY. HE gave a reason for why he sat him. I am talking about that reason as being completely disrespectful to JEREMY. Tell me how that cannot be a diss to a player who is not a rookie, and who was paid a lot of money to be on the team.

 

This.
Calm down Solidz. We may all have doubts on one thing or another ,but it would be wise to wait for a few more before judging it fully.