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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Hawks 1/8/2020

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 6, 2020.

  1. RayRay10

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    “Just win, baby!!!”
     
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    Hopefully that's just a one off bad shooting game for Harden, because we need him to shoot like he has been for the majority of the season. Very concerning that he went 3/25 when he started off at 6/9..... and I don't think he's ever shot that badly before.
     
  3. fchowd0311

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    I couldn't care less about a 5 point win against the Hawks when for the past 5 years our expectations is rings. That is the framing of my entire posting on the GARM. That's what I care about.
     
  4. apollo33

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    That's why we need another ball handler for some nights like these.

    Harden is allowed to have these games given how great he has been this season
     
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    i honestly feel like u btch about harden regardless of how well he does, the only difference is that u btch with greater frequency when he seems to b struggling. Oh well, we got a win,
     
  6. fchowd0311

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    This is all that Harden only fans resort to when someone makes salient points about Harden. Talk about posting history and GARM drama. I don't care anymore.

    Let me guess I'm a Lin only fan also now.
     
  7. Landsdale

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    Yeah. We will allow the 40 pt trip dub
     
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    We have that short sharpshooter with good handles sitting on the bench. We could use someone like him several inches taller, but I’m surprised Clemons didn’t play at least a few minutes tonight. Clemons and Hartenstein.
     
  9. fchowd0311

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    High usage rate. Dominating possessions etc. Don't pretend this triple double is in any way impressive.
     
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  10. Reeko

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    not sure why it’s concerning

    he had a horrible game against the Hawks after playing like a literal god for a very long stretch

    Who cares? Unless you’re trying to imply that he might’ve injured himself during halftime?

    How he plays against teams like LAC and Philly is far more important than how he plays against scrub teams like Atlanta on the road.

    Does anyone still talk about how bad he looked in his 50 point game against the Spurs? No, because it didn’t mean sh*t.
     
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    Harden is so good his his worst games are still 40 point triple doubles
     
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    Thank god Russ didn’t play tonight or we’d have certainly lost.

    /s
     
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  13. D-rock

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    7 point win, pay attention troll.
     
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    First of all show me when have I jumped on Russ for having a bad game? Secondly you can't compare Harden who gave all his best years to this organization to a player who just joined the team, of course our fans should have bias towards him! And also please show me a player who never had a bad game in the league, when Harden is averaging 38 points on 45 fg percentage all is well in my eyes! We look at averages not single games stats to judge a player contribution to a teams season.

    At the end of it all we got the W, let's be happy for a second and win against OKC tomorrow.
     
  15. fchowd0311

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    That is a result of the green light and usage rate.

    The usage rate Harden gets its impossible for him to have a low counting stats level game.
     
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    This is on MDA. Let's run Harden to the ground instead. Smh...
     
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    7 man rotation on the first night of a back to back. Classic D’Antoni, can’t wait till the playoffs when the team is dragging a55.
     
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    A 7 man rotation against the Hawks. James with 40 minutes, House with 37 and a “tremendous” line of 4 points, 2 boards, and 2 dimes, along with a host of mental mistakes. Yeah, pretty curious rotation.
     
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  20. Landsdale

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    I am not pretending. I thought he played a great game despite the many missed shots. 40 something points on like 35 shots is fairly efficient. He played good d too and created loads of buckets for others.
     

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