Game Thread GAME# 14: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - NOVEMBER 18, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

[TBpup]

If the entire league were reffed the way Harden is, it would just be 3 hours of everyone shooting FT's. There is such a difference in the calls he gets on contact versus almost any other player with similar contact.

 

[Chris Craig]

No good

 

[VenomXL]

I take comfort in the fact that Harden totally shits his pants in the playoffs time after time. I look forward to that again this season.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Hey, Tunchi's back to his old self!

I don’t who that is but Dame hasn’t been himself recently

 

[kjironman1]

You can sure tell whoever is running the clock is a rocket fan.

 

[Chris Craig]

Terrible quarter

 

[oldmangrouch]

Random question of the night: looking at everything (including contracts) would you take Capela over Whiteside?

 

[KingSpeed]

Is everything alright with Dame? He seems a step slow and disinterested a little

They’re forcing Little to shoot.

 

[Serbian]

Funny and sad how dumb Stotts and little are. Never ever try to contest hardens 3s he will always get foul calls let him shoot wide open 3s or double him pathetic

 

[AldoTrapani]

Random question of the night: looking at everything (including contracts) would you take Capela over Whiteside?

Hell yea. Only thing is nobody on the blazers would be able to set up Capella with lobs

 

[kjironman1]

Whiteside's mid-range has been cash this year.

Kind of shocked about that?

 

[BonesJones]

Our offense was so fucking ugly that last 6 minutes. Houston extended their pressure and we were fucking lost... Kept running the around the world set which is a horrible set to run against pressure, but Stotts hasn't learned that yet. We should be in this game, but nah... We fold to the pressure. Again.

 

[B-Roy]

I just looked at both 4 point plays by Harden. His feet always land in front of him which is why Nassir's foot lands on him. I thought the point of the rule was to give the offensive player room to land where he shot the ball. It makes no sense to give him a whole circle around him to land. Why even allow defense at that point? I hope this is a point of emphasis for the league next year. It's completely unfair to the defender.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Funny and sad how dumb Stotts and little are. Never ever try to contest hardens 3s he will always get foul calls let him shoot wide open 3s or double him pathetic

Harden is unstoppable none of those ideas will work he’s that good

 

[riverman]

We need Melo taking Little's shots

We need Melo teaching Little how to shoot and Little teaching Melo how to defend

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

If the entire league were reffed the way Harden is, it would just be 3 hours of everyone shooting FT's. There is such a difference in the calls he gets on contact versus almost any other player with similar contact.

It's crazy. They give him basically EVERY call. It makes the JordanRules look like nothing...

 

[James lamphear]

We are not good defense especially that 2nd unit. Shooting 27 percent from the 3 that good enough to stay in the game.

 

[BonesJones]

 

[hoopsjock]

I don’t who that is but Dame hasn’t been himself recently

Cut the act man.

 

[kjironman1]

I don’t who that is but Dame hasn’t been himself recently

Kick him in the Tunchi!

 

[riverman]

Those ticky tack Harden 4 pt plays are glaringly homer calls...it's actually embarrassing...you can see him smirk every time he sells it

 

[kjironman1]

They’re forcing Little to shoot.

Yep he needs to take those shots. He’s a rookie. They will start to fall. This experience is the best thing that could happen.

 

[riverman]

Dame has a few games with a few points only at halftime, then he ends up with over 30....I wouldn't count him out just yet

 

[AldoTrapani]

Cut the act man.

Hey man idk why you harassing me block me and move on for your fascination over that person or prove it

 

[illmatic99]

Have we just decided not to play defense tonight?

 

[AldoTrapani]

Kick him in the Tunchi!

lmao

 

[AldoTrapani]

Have we just decided not to play defense tonight?

We never played defense this year

 

[illmatic99]

That's why ET plays Harden with his arms behind him, Ginobili style.

 

[bobf]

Good effort by Little but he's raw and just needs to stay within himself not try to do too much. I really think he shores up our first unit D. Nice defensive effort by Skal. Our first unit is fine. We have no depth to make a decent second unit.

Absolutely love watching Ant play. Such a good passer. No doubt he's gonna be a stud. Feel like Ant needs to be the one who breaks down the defense in the second unit.

 

[James lamphear]

Our offense was so fucking ugly that last 6 minutes. Houston extended their pressure and we were fucking lost... Kept running the around the world set which is a horrible set to run against pressure, but Stotts hasn't learned that yet. We should be in this game, but nah... We fold to the pressure. Again.

The problem is we have never handle pressure it not all the coach we got veteran PG that hasn't handle pressure since he been in the league. That to me been the biggest Achilles heal in his play. I don't taking last second shots I mean he doesn't handle double teams on him it might have something to do with his height.