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[obijkenobi]

Gary fucking Neal....

And even when Duncan is playing like shit on offense, he's dominating on defense. Awesome

 

[jobber]

we got this

 

[Pkaz01]

rockets got destroyed in overtime damn

 

[Gully State]

Hopefully Lin builds off of this performance..

 

[h3ro]

Linsanity is back.

Spoiler

Team loses.

 

[Cloudy]

What happened to Bargnani?

 

[MetalFearSolid]

I might be reading the ESPN scorebox wrong.. Jeremy Lin...36 points against the SPURS!!! Looks like he plays better without Harden

 

[cacophony]

Thanks mchale for costing us another game we could hqve ended in the 4th. Fucking hiuston teams and their shitty coaches

 

[Psychological Intellect]

well hopefully lin stops standing in the corner when harden plays now.

I might be reading the ESPN scorebox wrong.. Jeremy Lin...36 points against the SPURS!!! Looks like he plays better without Harden

plays better when he's moving on the court.

 

[darkside31337]

Wait was tonight really Parker's first triple double in his career? Thats pretty nuts

 

[WesternHeretic]

Linsanity is back.

Spoiler

Team loses.

Really stupid how Rockets have James Harden handling the ball while Jeremy spot up in the corner for the three. I hope they can see it make a lot more sense to have Jeremy handle the ball and James Harden spot up for the three.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Thanks mchale for costing us another game we could hqve ended in the 4th. Fucking hiuston teams and their shitty coaches

Rudy T. was a great coach in his prime

 

[Gully State]

well hopefully lin stops standing in the corner when harden plays now.

And what pack the lane in? He's out there for spacing...what really should happen is Harden should be working off the ball more since he's effective playing off the ball as a scorer...

 

[jobber]

Rockets @ Knicks next week

 

[pilonv1]

Marcus Thompson ‏@gswscribe

Stephen Curry's last 8 games: 23 points, 8.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 turnovers, 2.0 steals in 39.6 minutes. (Warriors 7-1 in those games)

MVP

 

[Branduil]

Dat over .500.

 

[Emwitus]

lol

 

[Gully State]

MVP

Welcome back rookie year Curry...

 

[IHaveCandy]

Hot 3 point shooting be damned, they still got a great win. Glad OJ and Kaman were able to get a lot of rest too.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

And what pack the lane in? He's out there for spacing...what really should happen is Harden should be working off the ball more since he's effective playing off the ball as a scorer...

lin doesn't even bring the ball up the court, he literally passes to harden and walks off to the corner. I agree that harden should play off the ball more, he's a shooting guard not a point guard(he's not a bad facilitator though) but the blame is on whatever system they have down in houston.

 

[Gully State]

lin doesn't even bring the ball up the court, he literally passes to harden and walks off to the corner. I agree that harden should play off the ball more, he's a shooting guard not a point guard(he's not a bad facilitator though) but the blame is on whatever system they have down in houston.

Yeah I think we're on the same page then...Lin should be the primary ball handler and let Harden run the show when Lin goes into TO mode and put it back in his hands once he calms down..

 

[IHaveCandy]

Really stupid how Rockets have James Harden handling the ball while Jeremy spot up in the corner for the three. I hope they can see it make a lot more sense to have Jeremy handle the ball and James Harden spot up for the three.

Problem is that Hardrn isn't a great shooter. Rockets need an offensive big man that can also shoot midrange and create passing lanes for Harden to slash. Basically, they need Scola back.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Yeah I think we're on the same page then...Lin should be the primary ball handler and let Harden run the show when Lin goes into TO mode and put it back in his hands once he calms down..

basically, mchale is a terrible coach.

Problem is that Hardrn isn't a great shooter. Rockets need an offensive big man that can also shoot midrange and create passing lanes for Harden to slash. Basically, they need Scola back.

wat. Harden is a pretty darn good shooter. He has a reliable jumper, can create shots for himself,can shoot the 3 well and can get to the rim and draw fouls like crazy. he's arguably the best SG currently.

edit: he's had some really bad games this year but again, i blame that on the system

 

[Red Blaster]

Problem is that Hardrn isn't a great shooter.

the fuck

 

[darkside31337]

the fuck

Well he's been bad this year.

Should probably stop shooting it 20 times a game.

 

[IHaveCandy]

the fuck

He really isn't. He's capable, but you aren't maximizing your offense by having him as a spot up shooter. Harden is either most effective with the ball in his hands or being able to slash to the basket off the ball.

 

[fertygo]

the fuck

He just decent, he just took smart shot everytime at OKC.. Now he must forcing more.

 

[WesternHeretic]

Problem is that Hardrn isn't a great shooter. Rockets need an offensive big man that can also shoot midrange and create passing lanes for Harden to slash. Basically, they need Scola back.

Well I don't watch Harden enough to know if he a great shooter or not, but I will tell you this. He's a much better 3 point shooter than Jeremy.

Either way you're right it would make the most sense if Harden slash to the basket and Jeremy to dish him the ball when he slashes.

 

[jobber]

the fuck

He's not dude. Most of his points come from driving to the hole.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

He really isn't. He's capable, but you aren't maximizing your offense by having him as a spot up shooter. Harden is either most effective with the ball in his hands or being able to slash to the basket off the ball.

......

that's the total opposite to what he is on the rockets. They're practically making him the point guard.

 

[KingGondo]

RT @AnnieMPeterson Why do they play Miley Cyrus when Nolan Smith scores?

RT@johnhollinger: To prevent us from ever hearing it

Hollinger is :Lollinger on Twitter.

 

[lawlohwhat]

man the raptors are so bad they're making the portland stampede look decent

 

[IHaveCandy]

......

that's the total opposite to what he is on the rockets. They're practically making him the point guard.

Yes. The argument I was contesting against was that Lin should penetrate and pass to Harden for shots on the perimeter.

 

[Red Blaster]

No shit Harden's not putting up FG% numbers like he did last year because defenses are keying in on him exclusively, the claim that he's not a good shooter is just stupid though. He's crap in the mid-range but he's awesome from deep.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Based Ed putting in that work and keeping the team in it with Bargnani out.

Spoiler

Too bad that's the only way Casey's going to give him extended run.

 

[parasight]

Based Ed putting in that work and keeping the team in it with Bargnani out.

Spoiler

Too bad that's the only way Casey's going to give him extended run.

I'm surprised Aaron Gray hasn't stolen Ed's minutes yet. I'm sure Casey will find a way to bench Ed in the second half.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

I'm surprised Aaron Gray hasn't stolen Ed's minutes yet. I'm sure Casey will find a way to bench Ed in the second half.

He has 12/7/1/1 at the half and he's only in his 3rd year.

Why does Slugnani start ahead of this guy? Why???

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

He has 12/7/1/1 at the half and he's only in his 3rd year.

Why does Slugnani start ahead of this guy? Why???

I mean FFS Colangelo drafted him! It's not like he inherited him from somewhere else. Ditch Nofucksnani, ride this dude and move on with your life, BCo.

 

[IHaveCandy]

No shit Harden's not putting up FG% numbers like he did last year because defenses are keying in on him exclusively, the claim that he's not a good shooter is just stupid though. He's crap in the mid-range but he's awesome from deep.

He's a decent 3p shooter. It's not a bad shot for him. But it's not the shot he looks for because he knows its not his specialty.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

I mean FFS Colangelo drafted him! It's not like he inherited him from somewhere else. Ditch Nofucksnani, ride this dude and move on with your life, BCo.

Like, what's he going to do, suck horribly? Make everybody hate you and your team? Lose every game by 20? Already there, bro.

 

[jobber]

No shit Harden's not putting up FG% numbers like he did last year because defenses are keying in on him exclusively, the claim that he's not a good shooter is just stupid though. He's crap in the mid-range but he's awesome from deep.

So he's a bearded Danny Green?

 

[pilonv1]

RaptorsMR ‏@RaptorsMR

X-rays negative on Bargnani's right elbow but he will not return. #Raptors

Not sure if this is good or bad news

 

[Branduil]

No shit Harden's not putting up FG% numbers like he did last year because defenses are keying in on him exclusively, the claim that he's not a good shooter is just stupid though. He's crap in the mid-range but he's awesome from deep.

He's 35% on three-pointers. He should probably stop shooting six a game.

 

[Red Blaster]

He's 35% on three-pointers. He should probably stop shooting six a game.

That tends to happen once you go from being assisted on 86% of your threes to 45% of them

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Not sure if this is good or bad news

That means he has no elbow now, right?

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

He's 35% on three-pointers. He should probably stop shooting six a game.

That's not a bad %.

Let's say you shoot 10 shots.

2 pointers @ .500 average = 10 points

3 pointers @ .350 average = 10.5 points

 

[Syphon Filter]

I see toney douglass did well.

 

[jordan0386]

That's not a bad %.

Let's say you shoot 10 shots.

2 pointers @ .500 average = 10 points

3 pointers @ .350 average = 10.5 points

He is iso'ing into 3s though. Wasted possessions.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

It's weird how I'm watching this game but apparently now the Raptors aren't.

 

[exarkun]

Omg Lin gets to the primary ball handler and he balls? HOW SURPRISING!

Everyone so far has hit the nail on the head about our shitty coaching and how Lin just sits in the corner while Harden dribbles so...

Fuck the spurs. Old ass frauds.