Game Thread GAME# 13: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - NOVEMBER 18, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Tunchi]

We're basically right around preseason projections; maybe one win short. The team is in a good mood I don't see any disappointment or players only type of meeting looming.

Well it makes sense our expectations were nowhere near being a good team

 

[THE HCP]

bwhahahaha

players only meeting.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ers-only-meeting-amid-four-game-losing-streak

I don't know whats so funny. I can remember a few games where we were the next game after a meeting like this and got our asses handed to us!

 

[PDXFonz]

I don't know whats so funny. I can remember a few games where we were the next game after a meeting like this and got our asses handed to us!

Thats what I was thinking.

 

[illmatic99]

I don't know whats so funny. I can remember a few games where we were the next game after a meeting like this and got our asses handed to us!

The whole idea of players only meetings is what is so funny.

 

[THE HCP]

The whole idea of players only meetings is what is so funny.

I agre, but sometimes that's all it takes. Being called out by your star player in front of your teammates really lights a fire under certain types of guys asses! We'll see!

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I agre, but sometimes that's all it takes. Being called out by your star player in front of your teammates really lights a fire under certain types of guys asses! We'll see!

The star player(s) is (are) the one(s) having the issues at HOU.

 

[BBert]

Harden can't guard a hampster. What's worse he doesn't try. His teammates SHOULD call him out.

 

[THE HCP]

The star player(s) is (are) the one(s) having the issues at HOU.

Harden 27/6/6
D12 15/13/2
What are YOU seeing I'm NOT?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

What are YOU seeing I'm NOT?

Tonight... your wife.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Harden 27/6/6
D12 15/13/2
What are YOU seeing I'm NOT?View attachment 6678

Harden shooting 26% from 3 and taking way too many shots to get to 27 points a game. Not to mention his D has gotten even worse if that is possible. I throw Lawson in as their other star. He is about to get benched according to his coach. Check his stats. All time low.

So I guess what I am seeing is actually watching the game instead of checking the box scores.

 

[THE HCP]

Harden shooting 26% from 3 and taking way too many shots to get to 27 points a game. Not to mention his D has gotten even worse if that is possible. I throw Lawson in as their other star. He is about to get benched according to his coach. Check his stats. All time low.

So I guess what I am seeing is actually watching the game instead of checking the box scores.

Lawson should never be considered a "star". Don't know what your watching. He had inflated stats playing on a shit team the past couple seasons. Harden is getting 27/6/6 and is the best 2 guard in the game. Never has been able to play D, doubt it is worse then in years past. Your little crack at the end of your post, makes no sense, I actually DO watch games.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Lawson should never be considered a "star". Don't know what your watching. He had inflated stats playing on a shit team the past couple seasons. Harden is getting 27/6/6 and is the best 2 guard in the game. Never has been able to play D, doubt it is worse then in years past. Your little crack at the end of your post, makes no sense, I actually DO watch games.

Must not be watching Hou much FAMS is all I have to say. They aren't losing this year due to their secondary pieces not performing up to snuff. See Superbeard's post. He is a Hou fan who supported Harden unconditionally until this year.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

With how the Rockets are playing now it's going to be very hard to lose to this them. Unless they have some spirited team meeting or a new coach, this will be a very easy win for the Blazers. I think only Ariza and Howard even care right now. The rest of the team seems to have given up, ESPECIALLY James Harden. Who either takes too many threes (some nights where he takes 10 threes a night and misses all of them) or some nights where he will not shoot much at all. The team is pretty much completely broken. Many times you will be confused as to WTF is going on as Lawson even without Harden on the floor will pass off and let someone else play PG as the team gets killed on the boards and the coach will go small as possible because that works right? When you need rebounds just go smaller! Capped off by Harden mimicking Curry except he's forgot that Curry actually makes those 3s.

Don't worry about it, I actually see no fix right now for my Rockets. Harden could go off, like he did against the Thunder and Clippers. Some nights he remembers that he's not even a good 3 point shooter and more of a slasher like Wade but it seems many nights he's just out there...dribbling on the perimeter...jacking up threes...

@HCP

 

[Strenuus]

Lawson should never be considered a "star". Don't know what your watching. He had inflated stats playing on a shit team the past couple seasons. Harden is getting 27/6/6 and is the best 2 guard in the game. Never has been able to play D, doubt it is worse then in years past. Your little crack at the end of your post, makes no sense, I actually DO watch games.

Have you seen the vids of his defense this year? lol.

 

[Draco]

Harden 27/6/6
D12 15/13/2
What are YOU seeing I'm NOT?View attachment 6678

For all your self proclaimed NBA knowledge you seem to judge players by the same metrics as James Dolan.

 

[Draco]

Lawson should never be considered a "star". Don't know what your watching. He had inflated stats playing on a shit team the past couple seasons. Harden is getting 27/6/6 and is the best 2 guard in the game. Never has been able to play D, doubt it is worse then in years past. Your little crack at the end of your post, makes no sense, I actually DO watch games.

Harden was much better on defense last season.

 

[Superbeard]

Lawson should never be considered a "star". Don't know what your watching. He had inflated stats playing on a shit team the past couple seasons. Harden is getting 27/6/6 and is the best 2 guard in the game. Never has been able to play D, doubt it is worse then in years past. Your little crack at the end of your post, makes no sense, I actually DO watch games.

Right now Harden is proof that you can put up great numbers on a bad team. The Rockets outside of two games (Thunder, Clippers) have been bad. They have been blown out by bad teams, they have given up 20+ leads in minutes only to be down 20+ and not even get close to getting the lead back...it's bad. Harden is the worst, I challenge you to find many Rocket fans praising his play so far this season, it has been abysmal. That's cool he gets 27 points, but what is the point if he gives up 26 to Will Barton? Barton is a nice guy to have on your team and on your bench, but he should not be dropping 26 on your team.How did he do that? Harden would just let him run baseline and get wide open corner 3s, I counted at least two that game due to Harden just not paying attention and both were in the 4th quarter.

This has been the worse he's been defensively. Last year he was average and funnily enough he credited Tom Thibadeaux (From Team USA) for that improvement and not even his own coach. I really don't know what to expect out of him and that's not what you want from your superstar player. While you are right he's not the sole problem, the entire team has played poorly outside of Dwight, Ariza (whose now hurt) and Thornton. Jones has had some good games since coming back from the eye injury though. Brewer has been horrible, everyone else I guess are bench/role players and you can't rely on them to carry you to wins. That's what your superstars are for. Lawson has been terrible and Harden as well, but Lawson isn't even playing his role so I'm actually excusing the guy. You don't get a true PG and go tell him to stand at the 3 point line. Of course he's going to struggle.


Not sure what this team meeting would do. They should have already been embarrassed getting dominated by a Dallas team without Wes, Parsons, OR Dirk so my hopes are not high. Especially with the offensive backcourt the Blazers have and the lack of defense of Harden/Lawson duo.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I guessing since Harden already has a beard he's celebrating No Defense November instead of No Shave November.

At least he cares.

 

[kjironman1]

Sorry Guys no Pre-Game by me. I am just swamped at work. With this weather both literally and figuratively speaking.
Blazers need to keep playing with energy and continue to grow as a team. The wins will start to come. The Rockets don't have the spirit to take on a team that plays for 48 minutes but they do have the talent to beat the Blazers. Just depends on what team shows.
Go Blazers!
Kjironman is a fan!!!

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Harden flopped his big mouth open by declaring he was the best player in the NBA before the season even started. I bet he thought he was owed that status after being "robbed" of MVP by Curry last year.

He probably thought Silver and the refs would be rolling out the red carpet for him to atone for their "grave mistake" last year and Harden would achieve his ascension to greatness without really even trying.

That isn't happening and he is now realizing that he will have to prove he is the best player in NBA himself and he is falling, or should I say, flopping flat on his face trying to do so.

*The reason why Harden is shooting so many threes this year is he is trying to prove he is just as good if not better than Curry, the man that "stole" Harden's MVP last year to show the NBA that what Curry did last year wasn't a big deal.

 

[illmatic99]

Woj just said they fired McHale

 

[Strenuus]

 

[Strenuus]

Clutchfans must be so happy.

First game after the coach gets fired? They are gonna come out determined.

 

[illmatic99]

Fuck. I hate playing teams first game after a coach firing.

 

[THE HCP]

Now we're REALLY losing! They fired McHale!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[THE HCP]

Remember the last time we played a team the day they fired their coach? I do! Against the Knicks and they beat us by like 40! Coach Nate got fired the next day if I remember correctly!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[illmatic99]

They just extended him last year.

Had their best season a few months ago, and fire him 10 games in. Fuckin stupid

 

[PtldPlatypus]

They just extended him last year.

Had their best season a few months ago, and fire him 10 games in. Fuckin stupid

This guy's take was pretty funny to me.

 

[riverman]

McHale to me should have been fired a long time ago...not a great coach. I just hope the Rockets don't hire Thibs, but you can bet they'll try

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Has Harden blamed the shoes yet?