Has anyone looked at the Bucks twitter account after the game? They're having a field day trolling us. The worst part is that they're trolling us with OUR stuff. With PJ Tucker's dumb t-shirt and the stupid Adidas ad. They're mocking us, and there's nothing we can do about it. This loss truly infuriates me. The sad thing is we likely won't see them again this season. It freaking sucks.
Harden is not good when games actually win you something. This game would have sealed MVP for him.. he wasnt good. I love the guy, big fan of his but he is off in big games. And our team needs him to be big because they all suck and thats Moreys fault.
Someone needs to put together a video compilation of all our turnovers today. What an embarrassment! Capela trying to dribble up the court and getting called for traveling. Chris Paul lazily getting pick-pocketed near the Bucks' basket. Not even being able to inbound the ball multiple times. Not being able to get CP3 or Harden the ball after securing a rebound. WTF was that? Between that an Tucker air-balling corner threes, that might be one of the worst games I've seen in awhile when you combine that with piss poor commentating by TNT. Just an awful experience.
Huh? He's literally carried us a lot in big games. Did you forget about the Warriors game? Or even the recent one against the Spurs?
The remainder of the schedule is difficult for the rockets to retain that 3 spot. If the rox aren’t careful they could slip to 5th with losing a string of games. Note 3 of the 7 teams they play are playoff contenders and the Kings are no slouches. This Denver game is pivotal not only for the standings but psychologically for the team as we head into the playoffs.
Imagine the Rockets and Morey spending YEARS trying to assemble a team to beat the Warriors, finally beating them in a series, only to lose to the freaking Bucks in the Finals. That would be so Rockets.
I mean BIG games.. like.. the playoffs. This game was big only because he wouldve won mvp and helped us keep 3rd spot, it meant something.
I like how D'Antoni decides to rest Eric Gordon for the Grizzlies game for no good reason besides "rest", we lose that game, then decides he should play just two days after an ankle injury! This guy
Oh stop. The MVP should've already been sealed for him with all his epic games. He came through in the game of the season @ Warriors without CP3.
Bad matchup for the Rockets because the Bucks are long and athletic and defend very well. I would add the Sixers to that as well because of Embiid and Simmons athletic and long enough to block Harden’s step back three. Better matchups for the Rockets if they make it out of the West are the Celtics and the Raptors.
eh.. whatever. we'll be lucky to get out of the second round this year. We're not good unless Harden goes ape **** and he doesnt go ape **** when it counts.
I will respectfully disagree with your analysis on Harden not playing well in big games. I think he’ll prove you wrong this postseason by playing out of his mind. I know you’re hoping he’ll prove you wrong as well. Only time will tell, though.
This is the type of game that MDA could've proved his worth and he failed big time. This is also a game where you clearly see who's the better team, who have better chemistry, who step up when the stakes are high and play together with energy. My god man, Lopez draining threes and you just allow him to shoot and decide not to put a big body out there with him and Ilyasova out there? Mistake! Giving Shump first guy off the bench cred? Mistake! Allowing guys to just to shoot any shot? Mistake. Was this team tired? Intimidated? Bledsoe basically intimidated and punked Harden all night, that's for sure. Loved that guy's energy and confidence. He can talk all he wants after what he did tonight. Harden didn't even care, just dared him to shoot threes when he was making them. CP3 didn't do ****, gave up a ton of rebounds and what is up with Shumpert thinking he's Harden and EGO being scared to attack? Also, how does a professional team have problems inbounding the ball? Harden didn't even try to get open and nobody came in to give Gordon any other option. To then throw it like that was the worst. Loved Tucker's defense, Capela had his moments, Harden had a few, but if it wasn't for House's threes this game would've lost earlier. I have no faith in MDA, Harden will get burned out, CP3 is not who he used to be and overall I don't like this team's demeanor. The most telling moment of the night and when I knew we would lose is when we gave up a wide open shot in the 3rd and it was 70+ to like 59-61 and MDA called a time-out. He was pissed, not at the players, at the refs....for supposedly missing a bump on Harden. Come on man, the whining to the referees by our guys is just not a good look and to actually be worried about a missed call instead of that defense and your own rotations. The lack of transition defense, giving up wide open looks and throwing the ball away just showed this team was not ready. That's on all of them and they need to be embarrassed. Harden lost the MVP race tonight unless he somehow finds the energy to work around what the defense throws at him. It's funny, the Rockets are good when they can get their kind of shots and they fall. If it's taken away, we just crumble and don't have any alternatives. That's on coaching more than anything, but tonight was just one pass, shot. One pass, shot. Mainly Tucker and EGO. They need to do something with the ball for once.
Harden's fault. He should have taken all the shots. That should have been the strategy. Our strategic counter was to set a pick and roll, lol, let Paul run the offense, and shoot more threes. I mean, they were giving us a layup and we refused to take it. If there was game for Harden to be ball dominant this was it. Game is simple. Take what they give you and put a stake in them from 5 feet.
I get letting Gordon play: it's a big game, Gordon's a competitor, a hot shooting Gordon is essential for a lot of what the Rockets like to do. But MDA has to recognize when one of his players just doesn't have it that night, and do it before 23 minutes of playing time. So I blame MDA on this one too, but for a slightly different reason.
Yep. Next lowest this year was the 9 from the Pelicans game just before this one. 7 is lower than any game last year, FWIW, though there was a game with 8 FTA. I have to hand it to the refs: this was a different kind of screwing from them than I anticipated before the game.
