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ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 12/27/2024

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Dec 26, 2024.

  1. rocketchamp

    rocketchamp Member

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    How can you tell everyone every game that Sengun's our best player but he not be accountable for missing all them free throws down the stretch? He's our superstar & top 3 center, right? Yall skip over him missing them free throws lol
     
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  2. YaoMac09

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    “If only we played harder.” - Ime, probably.
     
  3. bro2044

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    I can't believe we lost that fing game.
     
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    I disagree but it’s all good. I think we can both agree that Fred was the worst culprit of all this game
     
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  5. PeterKingX

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    Lol. He will never blame himself on a loss
     
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  6. Stephen_A

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    Where is he playing? What position? He isn’t even the same player we saw 2 years ago in the playoffs
     
  7. A_3PO

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    It wasn't cockiness. It wasn't complacency. It wasn't FVV slowing the game down.

    I called it towards the end of the 3rd quarter: Starters played way too many minutes and were completely gassed the last 5 mins.

    The T-Wolves scored 23 points in the final 5 mins because the Rockets were too tired to guard anyone.

    Seriously, if the Rockets hadn't hit 2-3 outside shots midway in the 4th, T-Wolves would have probably won by 8-9. You could see it by how the Rockets' players were dragging themselves up the court on offense.

    For Calvin Murphy to act so befuddled and blame the collapse on the Rockets losing their intensity is just idiocy. He is clueless. I can't take him seriously at all.
     
  8. roxallways

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    This is how I'm starting to feel. Only non-touchables should be Amen and Sengun. This type of loss hurts and it will hurt worst in the playoffs.
     
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    He's absolutely responsible. If he just makes 3 out of 4, worst case scenario is overtime.
     
  10. Aware

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    The old Tomball guy or the younger Katy one

    Make the call, rafa
     
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  11. Aruba77

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    Fred gets way way more of the blame for this loss than anyone else; no doubt. I’m really disappointed in Fred this year.
     
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    No you literally didn't. Ar toy counting the close out on Ant a fault of Green?

    He had one turnover that was crucial and was the second best defense on the Rockets behind Amen tonight and had the fewest turnovers out of Sengun and Fred and had 6 assists to Sengun's 1 whole Green had literally the highest +/- for the team.

    This is one of those games where the irrational haters are showing their colors.
     
  14. Rox Addict

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    Man Ime on making excuses
     
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    Thought the last play would have to be a shot at the rim. Credits to the T'Wolves for playing great defense.

    Dust off and move on. The learning curve
     
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    Fred already playing for that next contract SMH
     
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    Crazy thing is - down 1 … Alpi could have been aggressive if we not calling a timeout and I don’t think JG was in game to be the driver to rim … FVV chunked 3 3s during that Minn comeback and missed all 3
     
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    As soon as FVV came back in the game I knew……. We have to get him off this team.
     
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    Dude hit 50% of his 3s and had the second highest plus minus among the starters. He also played a career game the previous night and then played 38 mins tonight

    You are the joke here not him.
     
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    Should’ve left Holiday in the game. He was fresh!
     

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