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Remember When Lack of Ball Movement By Harden Teams Was Bad Basketball?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ApacheWarrior, Mar 15, 2018.

  1. ApacheWarrior

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    Has anyone else noticed that NBA analysts like Chris Webber and others, who often ripped into Harden and
    the Rockets previous to this season, are giving John Wall and the Washington team a pass. Instead the opposite
    is often said: The Wizards are not nearly as good without the presence of John Wall.

    Sorry for not linking all the numerous comments lambasting lack of team ball movement in the past, with
    commentators currently saying the Washington success is a mirage. The greater ball movement does
    not equate to greater success.

    With John Wall (first 48 games with Wall) Wizards:
    26-22 (W-L), .542
    23.2 (team assists/ game)
    46.3% (team FG%)
    106.6 pts/ game

    Without John Wall (last 21 games) Wizards:
    13-8 (W-L), .619
    28.5 (team assists/ game)
    48.0% (team FG%)
    109.4 pts/ game

    Please leave a comment or discuss reasons or explanations in your opinion why Wall and Washington are
    viewed differently than Harden and Houston in years past by those same basketball experts as per
    ball movement and quality of team success.
     
    #1 ApacheWarrior, Mar 15, 2018
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  2. illadelphiah

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    Why Do You Use Caps Like This
     
    #2 illadelphiah, Mar 15, 2018
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    People on this board care way too much about what random talking heads have to say... lol
     
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    ????
     
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  5. don grahamleone

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    Apache is a good person who knows how to edit when called out.

    Apache... this is Houston. We've been hated for a long time for beating the Showtime Lakers and the Knicks when they were good. The hate is earned and we should embrace it. Washington is obsolete for now. No one remembers their glory.
     
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    Wizards never were contenders in the Least.

    If they were as strong as the Raptors, then I'd say the comparison is fair, but we definitely get more attention because we want to challenge the west every year.

    And every year, the media asks us to prove it.

    It's time we rose above the inferiority complexes and just savor what we're seeing right now.
     
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  7. Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    Gordon is en fuego tonight
     
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  8. LosPollosHermanos

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    It still can is at times but he’s converting at a pretty solid clip. We’re a stronger team with ball movement. This team has two identities which makes them so deadly
     
    #8 LosPollosHermanos, Mar 15, 2018
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