ClutchFans Game Thread: Heat @ Rockets 11/12/2012

Great thread...ok....
Harden killed us yaaaaaaaaa, he actually played pretty well, on D, and O...Asik, patterson, parsons, all had great games bc of Harden...not LIN

 

Parsons and Delfino were better option then lin nd Harden

 

Between Lin and Harden, I think Harden is the worste for $80M. The last two hero balls by Harden...why coach..why Harden? Two games fluke and you're thinking he's god? OMG.....

 

Lol, what? You mean in the last like 40 seconds? I think the momentum was already the heat's way, ah, because the were up by 3.

 

Jeremy Lin's strength is exactly what Harden failed to do time after time after time.

 

Hero Ball Harden + Tank Lin = Black Asian Driver = BAD

 

When did McGrady play in NBA finals? Never. Second round virgin.

 

Harden hit both Mook and Parsons for those late 3s down the stretch. He's a great facilitator, far better than Lin, and should have worked off a screen as the clock expired to either find a clean shot for himself or one for Delfino or Parsons.

 

whew that was close

 

Lin's confidence is shot. Last season, late in the game, he buries that 3-pt shot.

 

Refs brought the heat back.. phantom call after phantom call..officiating like this makes me hate the NBA!!

 

sorry 1.

 

guysssss, easy on lin please, this guy hasnt touch the ball like for an hour, the key point is the ISO, 3 ISO we got NOTHING, then we keep trying. SMH

 

Was his offense bad tonight?

I think not

 

No the three. Should have gione to parsons. that sapped the whole energy out the team.

 

Can you imagine if the Heat made LeBron James a spot up shooter on offense? How bad would he look?

 

We're all gonna hate on Harden for Heroball but no one will talk about back to back BEAUTIFUL assists for three to Morris and Parsons in the 4th. I just wish he would've gone to that down the stretch. Huge confidence booster for Morris.

 

This exactly. If hes gonna be a "foundational player" then this is what we have to go through. I mean in all honesty im not concerned with the W/L on this one because we showed great strides in the right direction. If anything this will motivate him to become the man in future games.

 

Positives:

Parsons was awesome, both on defense and on offense. He's a winner.
Asik's hustle is mega-impressive. Love this signing.
Morris seems to be starting to come around. For the first time, I can start to see some potential - and some fire.
Even Patterson had a pretty good game - at least at times, he looked less tentative.

Negatives:
Douglas: Pretty good defender, but almost entirely useless on offense.
Coaching: Don't leave Asik on the bench when we need to get crucial rebounds at the end of the game
Lin: That airball was ultra-embarrassing, and some of the turnovers are almost inexcusable. I cannot really remember having seen such stuff from Lowry or Dragic like that.
Harden: This is what pisses me off most. You don't become a superstar by suddenly forcing the issue the last 3, 4 possessions, ignoring everyone and throwing up stupid, contested shots. It was painfully obvious that he was trying to play hero ball, rather than caring about the best way to win. I would be pissed off as a teammate.

 

and that's the best play you can come up with? harden iso against LBJ? really?