ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pelicans 10/12/2016 in Beijing, China (PRESEASON)

Then they should foster the talent here. Do like European sports clubs do and build skill academies where young athletes can boarder, train, get an education and start an under 17 league, under 18 league and under 19 league and let these guys go at it. College has become a waste of time, if the end point is for them to be athletes why not make sure they are training and playing at their highest potential

 

We are in no shortage of good basketball players. The world is starting to catch up to the talent and that is inevitable and US bball players dont have to settle for the dleague because there is more money to be made internationally while also developing their game and eventually g er t into the nba

 

Saw the replay.

Anderson has some range. Has been shooting some DEEP threes.

Gordon can shoot, but he has nice driving ability too.

Dekker has good size. I could see him playing at the 4 at times. Looks to attack the basket all the time and showed the ability to finish in traffic.

Harden with some good playmaking racking up the assists, but also 0-6 on 3 pointers (out of 11 total shots) and 5 turnovers in 28 minutes including getting stripped in the backcourt a couple times. He now has 5, 8, and 5 turnovers in the last 3 preseason games. Hope that gets cleaned up as the system gets implemented.

 

Our biggest player on the floor would be Ryan Anderson at 6-9. Layups all day for the other team.

 

GS best lineup is Draymond Green playing center. Teams are going small with undersized centers controlling the middle. Montrez is PERFECT for that position

 

The thing is, last year vegas also thought we'd be better, and we weren't.

Furthermore, There were definitely a vocal minority that viewed Lawson as a low risk, high reward move. It was hardly as clear as this season, where we are clearly better.

I value the opinion of vegas more than all of you guys. That doesn't mean vegas hasn't been wrong before. If they were always right, we wouldn't bet after all.

 

if the house always won, nobody would bet.

Vegas disproportionally weighs victories by stars by minutes. They underestimated hardens minutes last season, and people made money because of it.

There are definitely flaws in vegas, but you won't know what they are if you can't find events there Algos aren't built to predict.

Like James playing 8 more GAMES in playtime than 2nd place.

 

I'm pretty sure the Rockets came in well under the Vegas line despite hardens minutes. I also read somewhere they were one of the worst teams against the spread

 

Vegas sets the lines based on perception more than anything else. They are in the business of making money and they make money by enticing people into bad bets.

 

I like what I see so far in pre-season!!

 

Does anyone have access to a recording of this game?

 

I got one through the Kodi app. I'm sure you can find it online