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

we are terrible from 3 and terrible from FT line, and we turn the ball over a ton, this team is so ugly to watch, hardly any ball movement

 

With Harden, we have 2 OT with Toronto!!!

76ers >>> Toronto

 

sad to say you are 100% right

 

if there's such a thing as a "bad" win, there is a "good" loss. great effort by all our players. 6 players in double figures, Lin did his best Linsanity impression, Dwight and Beverly bost beasted on the boards, Parsons with 22 points, and Casspi off the bench with 18 points.

With how well Houston played offensively, this could've been an easy win if Houston played some defense.

and i hate to say this but time to fire McHale? some of the late game plays were questionable...why go to Howard in the post with 1 minute left in the game? He's not exactly known for his mastery with post movies and he is known for his TOs. Rehire JVG?

 

Mchale should play Brooks more to rest Lin in the 4th.

 

this loss sucks, but anyone got a screenie of the babe sitting behind the rox bench wearing a Lin jersey:grin:

 

We'll never know cause McHale won't foul!

If you make a 3pt shot - that's one event you need with one action. To get three points off the FT situation - you need two or three separate sequential actions to go your way. Make it harder for them - foul when they need three points.

 

Stop making excuses. His turnover rate is unacceptable.

Championship winning teams don't turn the ball over.

 

I want to know WHY this wasn't done.

And btw was Asik sick or something, why didn't we use him?

 

Am I the only one here with some common sense?? Mchale putting Lin on Anderson was a mistake because of height and weight difference. He should have not guarded him from the beginning. Besides most of Anderson's shots were just jumps shots. He was ridiculously hot tonight. This team can't rely on guards to fight through screen all the time. James Anderson scoring 36 is a fail on Mchale's part.

 

His TOs in the 4th quarter deserve criticism. Not taking away what he had done tonight, just would like to see him being more selective with his drive. He's hot behind the line tonight, just keep taking 3 instead of trying to drive into packed paint.

 

The problem this game was Lin took too many 3's.

Sure he made most of them, but his game is getting in the lane and to the bucket. He only took 4 free throws the entire game including OT. He had been averaging about 7-8.

Should have had more screens to set Lin free and also run more PnR with Dwight instead of trying to post him up.

 

There were 18 seconds left when the ball was inbounded, and you don't wait then foul cause they have time to set up and shoot so you could give them three FTs. Fouling only works when there like 2 seconds left on the inbounds.

 

That is a damn good question and one I hope someone asks McHale.

 

Wroten is a 6-6 Patrick Beverly. I've been saying for some time we need to trade for one of the following... Wroten; Shumpert; Jeff Taylor or Terrence Ross. Wroten & Shumpert aren't the better shooters of the group but both can run the point and defend elite guards.

 

why did asik only play 4 minutes we had a 7 man rotation

 

Bad P&R, mismatched defense and bad coaching cost us the game

 

Jeff Hornacek would have this team 7-2 at worst

 

Didn't Lin make a pair of threes in the OT?

 

Our entire problem this year....3 point shooting.

Take out Lin, we are 6-26 for an ugly 23%

Not only are we missing the points of a made shot, but we are giving teams fast break opportunities against us with long rebounding.

Why? I hope its as simple as nagging injuries/illnesses.

Harden--feet, flu
Parsons--back, lack of confidence
Beverly--ribs, lack of confidence...but improving
Garcia--god knows what
Caspi--fewer opportunities
Jones--NEEDS to sit his ass down in that corner for the corner 3.
Lin--Our one bright spot