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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Nuggets 12/14/2015

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Dec 13, 2015.

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  1. Snow Villiers

    Snow Villiers Member

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    Dmo will win us this game. Nuggets big men are too small to defend him.
     
    #61 Snow Villiers, Dec 14, 2015
  2. don grahamleone

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    Just play defense. Everything else will take care of itself.
     
    #62 don grahamleone, Dec 14, 2015
  3. KlutchQT

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    Why do people keep acting like scoring from the bigs was the issue last game? o_O Dwight had 12. TJ had 23.

    The problem -- as always -- was defense. Cannot let Gallinari and Will freaking Barton combine for 50 and expect to win a game.

    ETA: Just looked back at the box score and realized Mudiay shot 1 for 10 that night. We were lucky to only lose by 9. Gross.
     
    #63 KlutchQT, Dec 14, 2015
  4. HtownRock

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    yup we gonna win
     
    #64 HtownRock, Dec 14, 2015
  5. omgTHEpotential

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    Trying to outrun and outscore Nuggets in their 1 mile high turf isn't a very wise strategy. So, we really need to stop Gallo. That being said, he's a really tough cover. A 3/4 hybrid that we don't really have the means to stop consistently. Too big for Ariza to handle, too skilled for either Jones/Capela, might be too fast for DMo (I'm not sure about this one yet though).
     
    #65 omgTHEpotential, Dec 14, 2015
  6. malakas

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    To judge the 3point defence the most important factor by far is to see the number of 3 pointers the team allows not the %. Otherwise it's hit or miss for the other team.
     
    #66 malakas, Dec 14, 2015
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    Overall: 24.8 allowed (21st in the league)
    December: 25.8 allowed (23rd in the league - even worse than season avg)
     
    #67 omgTHEpotential, Dec 14, 2015
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    Oh well there you go. That's no improvement in 3point defence that's a regress.
    The % just shows that we have been mostly lucky nothing else.
    I'm surprised we aren't even lower in team defence, but last time I looked we at least had "good" pnr defence. That was 2 weeks ago.
     
    #68 malakas, Dec 14, 2015
  9. omgTHEpotential

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    I agree with your poins to an extent. But it's not black and white like that. Shooting percentages and good shot contesting matter. Statistically, a defense allowing 20 FGA on 50% is the same as defense allowing 25 FGA on 40%.
     
    #69 omgTHEpotential, Dec 14, 2015
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    We've won a few more games, but we are still 27th in defensive rating, we will never be a good team unless that drastically improves.
     
    #70 mfastx, Dec 14, 2015
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    I hate haren for not playing transition defense. If there's a guy running at haren he will move out of his way, so he doesn't get injured or hurt, because haren doesn't take charges.
     
    #71 OpenLayup-Why3?, Dec 14, 2015
  12. omgTHEpotential

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    That's not factually correct. Only 208 players took at least 1 charge last season. And Harden was 122nd with 3 charges taken. Not much, but it's something. League leader was DeMarcus Cousins with 34 charges taken.

    1. DeMarcus Cousins 34
    2. Monta Ellis 29
    3. Marreese Speights 28
    4. Kyle Lowry 26
    5. Donatas Motiejunas 24
     
    #72 omgTHEpotential, Dec 14, 2015
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    Did Dmo play during garbage time last game?
     
    #73 kanggang, Dec 14, 2015
  14. KlutchQT

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    He routinely drives into a cluster of defenders and takes the contact game after game after game, season after season after season. There are guys who shy away from contact, but I would not count Harden among them.
     
    #74 KlutchQT, Dec 14, 2015
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    yes...
     
    #75 thejav, Dec 14, 2015
  16. Snow Villiers

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    Hasn't played against the Nuggets this season.
     
    #76 Snow Villiers, Dec 14, 2015
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    I sClint playing? If not I would start D-Mo even if he plays 15 total minutes
     
    #77 fonzie_004, Dec 14, 2015
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    The Chicken Nuggets always beat the Rockets. I expect more of the same. :-(
     
    #78 AXG, Dec 14, 2015
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per JB Bickerstaff, beginning tonight, Dwight Howard's minutes in back-to-backs will be extended particularly in the front end.</p>&mdash; Craig Ackerman (@ca_rockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/ca_rockets/status/676560641511985152">December 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #79 rocketpower2, Dec 14, 2015
  20. sirbaihu

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    Lawson is going to get over it and have a good game tonight!
     
    #80 sirbaihu, Dec 14, 2015
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