ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Sixers 11/13/2013

Can't really blame the TOs for tonight's loss...19 total TOs is about the team's average (Lin just absorbed what Harden would have had). The team was just bricking, Lin aside, too many 3s. Also, the last final plays should have gone to Lin...not too mention two points that Parsons aired ball from the charity line.

 

Last time I checked Harden kept Derozan to 6-25 shooting with two bad legs AND WAS MASSIVE IN THE 2ND OT and we won. Nice try LOF.

 

I didn't watch the game till 1 min left in 4th qtr. Was Lin lazy on Anderson or was he just too short for him?

 

95 minutes in two nights. High schoolers can do that and put up double doubles, no problem!

 

If you have a foul to give, use it.

 

Observations:

1. Dwight gets lost when he posts up and can't see the court well unlike what the announcers are saying.
2. Lin's gotta cut down on the turnovers and if it was due to fatigue, he should've McHale for a breather cuz he was clearly tired as all get out near the end. That's 3 OTs in the last 2 games with a game to go tomorrow! He needs to work on conditioning.
3. I think all of our players will be more understanding of Harden's weaknesses in defense considering that we saw today with Lin and may help toward better camaraderie.
4. I l love how Parsons is chugging away through his shooting slump and is keeping his head up and doing the right things. Love him for that. Keep shooting Chandler, the shots will come and when they do, you can shine and go get that contract!
5. Young Bev makes so many good plays out there. He's like a ball of energy. One of my favourite players for sheezy.
6. Finally, all the lack of chemistry, defense, losses, etc.. I blame our shooting woes and once it comes and it will, we're going to be awesome. I'll trust that and drink my pain away tonight.... sigh~

 

No point in playing the blame game. We ran our three best players into the ground tonight (Howard/Lin/Parsons) and we expect them to be able to close out? 30+ minutes is already a lot. But 40?

Won't be surprised if we're flat tomorrow from being run 40+ minutes.

 

Yeah, me too, and I didn't see it the first time.

 

Lin is a liability of defense but isn't that what the Ronnie Brewer signing was for?

 

Yep

 

blame the TT

 

Haha nice.

 

Philly.. Really...??? And they don't even have MCW... Harden has to work on his defense _ but can't blame his defense tonight. Good shooting by Lin _ would have been nice if he wasn't working on a triple double and would have out played James Anderson tho... -11 Ouch... Good game by TJ... Looks like we have a power forward.. Howard did better than I expected but should have done a lil more..

Even with Harden _ this isn't a championship contending team...

 

Man, Philly athleticism really stood out. They were constantly beating us down the floor. We couldn't match it.

 

In other news Wroten scored a triple double on Beverly

 

Why did McHale put Lin on Anderson when he was being torched all night ?

 

McHale is a liability of coaching. That's why you won't see Brewer on the court but you will see Garcia's sorry ass.

 

That missed call on Garcia didn't help, but come on coach 'Do your freaking job!!!!'

Bigger rotation, put defenders on hot shooting opposition, call plays, foul at the end of the game!!!

 

Not fouling before Anderson hit the last 3 lost us the game. If we don't learn from our mistakes (Lakers and Toronto) we will keep having problems. Parsons is also shooting FT's like he did in year.

 

Anderson has long arms and 2" height diff.

And last night's 46-minute game could be seen in Lin's legs when he got stuck behind screens.