ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Clippers 1/18/2016

So, what did Shaq say about Dwight after the second half ... lols ... i didn't catch it.

 

Smith feels disrespected because Morey didn't attend to him first come last off season. There's nothing that can be done about it now, let it go.

 

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I Said we miss a playe like him doesn't mean I think we need to try and get him back.

Letting him go was a mistake of the idea was this team is good enough like we all thought coming into the season.

Kj was a dumb signing over smith if the idea was to win it all with what we got. He didn't play last year and he doesn't play this year and ding ding were bad at PF smiths position. I mean we're staring two centers for crying out loud.

Morey made a mistake not trying to bring back smith and it's showing we miss his defense rebounding passing and the ability to ignite the fast break. Guys like brew and ariza miss smith a lot. Not to mention it was nice that he would attempt the 3 when open. And he hit it at 33% which is not good but is this teams avg so.... We could use it.

 

Why does Harden sag off shooters so much? I understand when he does it to a guy like Tony Allen, because you want the ball in his hands and you get more time to recover if he cuts as long as you pay attention to where he is at....but Reddick can shoot from anywhere behind the arc while you know you're gonna find Allen at the rim. Can't the Rockets use someone else to clog up the lane, or maybe just say you know what, I would rather have them beat me with nothing but closed out jumpers, contested floaters, and Deandre FTs rather than open 3s and lay ups?

JVG needs to coach this team.

 

I get what you are saying about ty but I've been watching the guy for years and he is not the player he is in Houston. The guy was second only to Chris Paul in assists last year. That is not a fluke that just goes away over a summer. Lawson is not a top 5 point guard but he is a top playmaker. They just need to figure it out and a lot of it is his fault as well, not saying he is innocent here but the guy is an awesome player

 

I think he's a talented player don't no if he's a winning/good player.

He's put up gawdy assist numbers the past two years on really bad teams. The year he was on a good team they had iggy and Gallo not to mention a system in George Karl's that was much differnet than the one we run.

I talky thought he was going to be a big plus on offesne but when he gets the ball and attacks he does not look to score at all in the paint. I mean that's TE main problem he's having right.

If he looked to score in the paint with layups/floaters or drawing contact it would open up his playmaking a lot. Until he starts doing that on the reg he's going to be a big fat negative on the offense.

I think it may be time to try and start ariza at the four with Thornton inserted back starting the team at offensivly was at its best with that lineup

 

Those are fair statements. I always thought, especially with bev out now, what about throw Thornton in at pg, then harden Ariza and Dwight. I guess Capela could be the four here because defense would be poor with Thornton and harden but I feel like harden and Lawson or terry it would also be poor. If dmo was healthy is love that lineup with ty the first guard off the bench (again only if bev is injured). Just something to try out, if harden wants to play point guard lets put a small sg next to him

 

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Terry closest guy
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Harden needed to drive in a little more to get Pierce to commit to the double and lob it to Ariza for the three without faking the pass. Big play right there.

 

That sky hook pass that T-Mac used to do when he jumped.

 

^^^ Here's the sad truth.
Jones 'challenges' Dwight for the O rebound and scores the 'winning' goal for the Clips. LOL

Other that, did he do anything to make up for it? Nah. . .

Can't figure out why TJones gets so much PT