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This is the type of win a good team will have, despite shooting 37 FG%/20 3PT%

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by meh, Dec 4, 2012.

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  1. meh

    meh Member

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    What really impresses me about this win is how much we did all the little things.

    1. Kept TOs down, 10 to 18.
    2. Hustled for offensive boards, 21 to 14 despite playing against Dwight Howard
    3. Kept attacking the basket, and the refs will reward with calls, even against the Lakers

    For a team that relies so heavily on 3 pointers dropping, we managed to win one where our shooting sucked. It's this type of grinded out win that really shows what our youngsters are made of.
     
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    meh..
     
    #2 NotApollo33, Dec 4, 2012
  3. Kwame

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    Why couldn't this go in the game thread?
     
    #3 Kwame, Dec 4, 2012
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    He's an attention w****?
     
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    James Harden down the stretch tonight.

    AHis play shots tonight was so horrifyingly bad, but late in the 4th quarter when we gave him the ball he did everything right with it.

    He got a key offensive rebound with less than a minute left to give us another possession, made key free throws to give us the lead, and made the key pass to Greg Smith to seal the win.
     
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  6. meh

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    If I wanted attention, why not just make another Jeremy Lin sucks thread? It's much easier that way.
     
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    great inteligent comment as always...thnx bro!
     
    #7 BraveFox, Dec 4, 2012
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    Tru dat.
     
    #8 liljojo, Dec 4, 2012
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    great thread, I was getting disillusioned by the game thread b/c there was no analysis, just a lot of trolling and whining. Thanks for doing some actual game analysis, meh :grin:
     
    #9 alethios, Dec 4, 2012
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    This.

    Truly great players find a way to make big plays a) without scoring and b) when they're having bad games.

    Guy was resilient tonight. Loved it.
     
    #10 asmith8266, Dec 4, 2012
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    Is this the kind of win a good team has or a young team has?

    I lean more toward young team. Unpredictable, up-and-down from night to night. When Morey gambles on so many players, some are bound to come up snake eyes while others come up 7s (*cough* Royce *cough*).

    That said, maybe the construction of this team (Delfino, bench especially) was done properly, contrary to what many believed (myself included).
     
    #11 Arthurprescott2, Dec 4, 2012
  12. torocan

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    Even the best teams have terrible games.

    Tonight we had a truly Ugly win. That's GOOD, NOT bad.

    Sometime you have to FIND a way to win. Tonight the Rockets did just that through the Bench and taking advantage of Howard.

    Rockets in 6th. Lakers in 12th. Savor the moment... rough schedule ahead.
     
    #12 torocan, Dec 4, 2012
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    No, this is the type of win when Joey Crawford doesn't play a role.
     
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  14. Pieman2005

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    Because game threads have 83570234895 pages
     
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  15. Arthurprescott2

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    lol lecture me more, bro.
     
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  16. torocan

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    Wasn't a lecture, just an opinion.

    I'm fine with the team's construction right now, not counting the search for another heavy hitter for trade or FA.

    And yes, youth will result in a roller coaster ride. The nice part is the highs get pretty high. :grin:
     
    #16 torocan, Dec 4, 2012
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    Unfortunately, only one team in the league has Dwight Howard.
     
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  18. Clutch

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    I agree. All the game-related posts have been copied into the game thread.
     
    #18 Clutch, Dec 4, 2012
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