Parsons would have given the Rockets about 10 extra points today....

Ariza played very well today, but his inability to knock down open shots has cost us a few games.

 

Agreed. Another knee jerk thread, albeit a positive one.

You can't tell me that Ariza shooting 36% and 33% in the months of November and December didn't at least contribute to a few of our losses.

 

Ariza's following 2 months have been much better

Ariza has played a GOOD MONTH of ball. 43.8% FG 40% threes in February.

He was so bad in 2014 that it overshadows his productive 2015

 

This was mentioned once but I think it needs to be revisited. The conversation Ariza had with Mozgof after the hard foul on Harden was worth his contract alone. I don't recall hearing Mozgof's name called once after Ariza put him in his place. Parsons would NEVER have done that. This team has a toughness about them that none of them will back down to anyone.

 

Pretty hypothetical numbers though. When was the last time Parsons let a player go off for 55 points? It doesn't happen very often and still unlikely for this game.

Ariza did play some killer defense though. I don't think we win this game with Parsons

 

No way Parsons would have guarded Lebron successfully on that last play in regulation. Defense wins championships!

 

It's not a coincidence we're undefeated in OT. This team (especially with an active Beverley for once) is SICK defensively. You have multiple bodies that can harass any wing scorer and we don't even have Dwight back...

 

To be fair though to Parsons, he's had some of his best games against LeBron. He'd probably score more like 15-20 points more than Ariza yesterday.

 

I hate comparisons like this, there is no way to prove which way would have been better, maybe with Parsons the team wins by 20 - doesn't matter, we won, and that is all that counts.

DD

 

I knew the rockets would tell him not to shoot 3s as he'll be tired defending LeBron.

 

And just how many extra points would he have GIVEN UP to LBJ?????

 

if we would have lost would this have been a pro Parsons thread? #mindblown

 

Lebron locked up Harden on that one possession, but Harden straight up left him on the perimeter with some of those crossovers. I think harden is to be credited for our 5-0 record in OT this year because he forces defenses to react when he penetrates.

 

Imagine if Bosh had signed with the Rockets (like most people expected him to after LeBron went back home to Cleveland) and the Rockets had then matched the Mavs' offer to Parsons. Bosh is out for the year and Parsons isn't living up to his contract. Funny how things work out. No one would have expected Bosh to be sidelined for the rest of the year though.

 

If Parson was with us he would tweet "I am the best SF in this match up after LBJ "

 

Ariza, Smith, Brewer > Role Player.

 

THIS!!! Parsons can take a flying leap without a parachute out of Cuban's anal cavity from 10,000 feet for all I care. And he can take his fans with him.

Rockets bandwagon is rolling and all the haters better move out of the way or get steamrolled.

 

Haha - Chandler Parsons.

 

Maybe Jeremy Lin would have scored 35 points if we hadn't traded him and he had started in place on Patrick Beverley LOL!

Come on DD, Ariza is clearly a better all around player than Parsons, especially as a role player on the Houston Rockets.

Defense. More consistent 3 point shooting. Deference to the team's star players. Honestly, I wouldn't give up Corey Brewer to get Parsons back if given the opportunity if money didn't matter.

 

parsons would've thrown in 10 extra points...

...and lebrand would've hit the game winner right over his head.