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ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 2/17/2012

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Feb 16, 2012.

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  1. YaoMac09

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    You know you are in trouble when Rick makes more/swifter adjustments than you.
     
    #441 YaoMac09, Feb 17, 2012
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Jessie on the left, Chandler Parsons in the middle, and my daughter Sara on the right! <a href="http://t.co/YnkkOKuM" title="http://twitter.com/bull50/status/170721627745689600/photo/1">twitter.com/bull50/status/…</a></p>&mdash; Matt Bullard (@bull50) <a href="https://twitter.com/bull50/status/170721627745689600" data-datetime="2012-02-18T04:09:43+00:00">February 18, 2012</a></blockquote>
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    I love how y'all are so quick to cheer for your team when they beat a OKC team and then quick to hop off when they lose to a Minnesota team...yeah they're things we need to work on and get better but all this bandwagoning is just horrible and ridiculous smh
     
    #443 anthony1604, Feb 17, 2012
  4. BetterThanEver

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    They are bottom 12 in offense and top 12 in defense. Injuries to guys like beas and Johnson messing up their offense during past 2 months. Defense is in better shape. Since the loss of Darko is made up cir with pekovic. They need more health.
     
    #444 BetterThanEver, Feb 17, 2012
  5. OremLK

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    The Rubio/Love/Pekovic trio will win them a lot more games. That has the potential to become a future Big Three.

    I am definitely thinking they will finish the season over .500 and continue to improve next year. I'm not embarrassed to lose to Minnesota--we match up poorly against them and they are better than their record shows.

    It's just frustrating that we have so much value not being used. When a guy like Budinger is getting DNPs and a decent bench big like Hill is only playing 10 minutes and you have your lottery pick down in the D-League and another lottery-level talent playing in Europe, you know your roster is too stuffed and you need to consolidate some talent to upgrade the starting lineup.

    Tonight illustrated that, none of our bigs are above average NBA players, and they got pulverized. We need to upgrade and get an above average PF/C or maybe even a star level one if Morey can pull it off. I wish the trade deadline with in 2 weeks instead of 4.
     
    #445 OremLK, Feb 17, 2012
  6. daywalker02

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    Alright then... I don't watch them that much.
    So is Darko the reason for better interior D or Pekovic....Do you have any stats?
     
    #446 daywalker02, Feb 17, 2012
  7. TEXNIFICENT

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    A lot fans share your view. Scola is declining very rapidly. He just couldn't compete with these guys at all in the paint.
     
    #447 TEXNIFICENT, Feb 17, 2012
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    The twin towers destroyed us tonight, wish the rockets had run more, Parsons had a sweet game, their energy was terrible at the start and clearly not ready for either two pt guard line-up of the twolves giants, the comeback got the half full crowd into but alas love's two 3s ended that quick smart and the rockets offense in the last 5 minutes was dreadful not enough pace, movement, guys passing up 3s and guys driving with the other 4 watching.
     
    #448 SmeggySmeg, Feb 17, 2012
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    That is the difference between an All-Star player and a star player because Scola outplay severly by Love. You can win with Love alone, you can't win with Scola alone. I just want to know why Dalembert didn't play more. Their freaking 2 Minny players got 29 rebounds, the rest of the Rockets 26.
     
    #449 bloodwings19, Feb 17, 2012
  10. daywalker02

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    Who is the allstar, star player. Scola was never borderline star nor allstar player. At best he was 45th best in the league.

    He was a complimentary player to Tmac, Yao, Artest.
     
    #450 daywalker02, Feb 17, 2012
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    look before ya read... he said scola was outplayed severly by LOVE
     
    #451 HtownsRockyTop, Feb 17, 2012
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    Scola was a borderline all-star last year, but either his age is showing or the league has figured him out or both. Because his performance this year has been way down. Looks like a mistake from Morey to give him that big of a contract at this point. Thankfully he can be amnestied if we can't convince anyone he still has value.
     
    #452 OremLK, Feb 17, 2012
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    This organization is in trouble.

    Minnesota is about to surpass us. Minnesota.

    Morey, the time is now. The time was yesterday.
     
    #453 ROXTXIA, Feb 17, 2012
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    Referring to "that is the difference between allstar and star"

    Scola never was an allstar
     
    #454 daywalker02, Feb 17, 2012
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    Unfortunately I can't blame Morey too much. He had a fantastic plan (Gasol and Nene) and it got completely squashed. He can't make a move right now because nobody is willing to make a reasonable deal this far out from the trade deadline. We are all just going to have to be patient and wait until the middle of March. It sucks but it's true.
     
    #455 OremLK, Feb 17, 2012
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    In Adelman's all offensive system he looked good.
    Heck, borderline offensive allstar Monta scored 26 ppg , 5.4 assists, 4 rebounds after a season of only 19 points.
     
    #456 daywalker02, Feb 17, 2012
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    Nene's first choice destination was Denver.
     
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  18. OremLK

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    [citation needed]
     
    #458 OremLK, Feb 17, 2012
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    We would be a little better on Defense and Rebounding...
    but neither was a defensive beast....

    and both are no offensive beasts right now... Scoring under 18 points.
     
    #459 daywalker02, Feb 17, 2012
  20. OremLK

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    Neither are being featured in their offenses and that is having a big effect on their scoring. But even if they were "only" playing at the same level, it would still be a substantial upgrade over Scola + Dalembert, and you know it.
     
    #460 OremLK, Feb 17, 2012
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