2019 - 2020 Houston Rockets Thread of Heroes Taking Shots

[washparkhorn 9939]

Laker bandwagon fans talking smack on NBA twitter . . .

Rockets fan responds

Brah-Vo!

Edited September 3, 2020 by washparkhorn

[Dutchrudder 11139]

2 hours ago, TexArcher said:

Close.  His feet were out of bounds when he jumped, so the clock is dead as soon as he touches the ball.  But I wasn't saying the call was wrong.  I was saying they only got it right because it benefitted OKC.

Harden was also out of bounds, had he touched it first, it would have been OKC ball on that end with 2 seconds left. 

[Dutchrudder 11139]

Westbrook confirms that he covered Gallinari on the last possession because he recognized the play as one Donovan ran when he played for him

https://streamable.com/gnan8

 

 

[LTtxfan 49184]

 

[Bullneck 19084]

I'm sure it's been said by now but these uniforms are whack.

[A’Dam Psycho 1470]

Why is Harden such a bitch?

[CurlyDumps 4471]

Because you touch yourself at night.

[runthebone 7981]

Because he's so busy beating the Lakers

[TexArcher 37774]

Well, well, well.  Look at this.

[BLKNSTY 289]

OKC was a bad matchup. Lakers without Avery Bradley don’t have the defensive bodies to throw at Harden and Westbrook 24/7. Rondo? Kuzma? JR? Waiters? Danny Green? LBJ and AD have to carry the offensive load so they aren’t really reliable. PJ Tucker needs to spend some time brushing up his corner threes. It’s been a rough couple games. Covington and Jeff Green are pretty impressive.


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[ChickenSandwich 9834]

PJ is fine. Doing other shit and still grabbing 10 boards. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13511]

Great wins by the rockets. The lakers will come out differently on Sunday and I expect to see them try to get tucker in foul trouble early. And why is Dwight Howard even on the floor? 

Edited September 5, 2020 by Nice Guy Eddie

[Planet Houston 4930]

Fucking impressive win. 

The Lakers will be back. But they don’t have a #3 and also have the defensive issues noted above. Much better matchup - but LeBron and Davis will blow up at some point I’m sure. 

Edited September 5, 2020 by Planet Houston

[satyanash 14482]

53 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

PJ is fine. Doing other shit and still grabbing 10 boards. 

More significantly, he made AD miserable all night. While Gordon and Westbrook were slaughtering Kyle Kuzma, he was pestering Davis constantly.

Anyone else remember this tweet?

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by satyanash

[Mantis Toboggan, MD 1501]

Howard and McGee have no role in this series. Every minute Vogel leaves them in is a gift to the Rockets

 

[A’Dam Psycho 1470]

Lakers will win this series in 5

[Paul Wesley 3278]

It will be interesting to see how the Lakers adjust, because outside of a brief sequence where they went to Davis 3 or 4 possessions in a row, it was hard to even tell what the fuck their offensive strategy was.  Lot of standing around.  Lot of floaters, off-balance drives, and low percentage shots. 

I'm sure they're capable of winning the series, but that was a pitiful second-round showing from a 1-seed.

 

[ChickenSandwich 9834]

LeBron and Davis will plow straight to the rim err free throw line all next game. The whistle will be quick. They will all be blocking calls 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13511]

8 hours ago, Paul Wesley said:

It will be interesting to see how the Lakers adjust, because outside of a brief sequence where they went to Davis 3 or 4 possessions in a row, it was hard to even tell what the fuck their offensive strategy was.  Lot of standing around.  Lot of floaters, off-balance drives, and low percentage shots. 

I'm sure they're capable of winning the series, but that was a pitiful second-round showing from a 1-seed.

 

 

7 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

LeBron and Davis will plow straight to the rim err free throw line all next game. The whistle will be quick. They will all be blocking calls 

yes to above. Game 2 will be different. I also assume we will see more of Rondo. Last night was strange in that LeBron seemed disengaged much of the game. The Rockets need to assume that the AD and LeBron will be more physical to the rim, so flip that around by working to get them in foul trouble. 

The Rockets hit on every cylinder yesterday. We can't expect that every game.

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

26 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

 

yes to above. Game 2 will be different. I also assume we will see more of Rondo. Last night was strange in that LeBron seemed disengaged much of the game. The Rockets need to assume that the AD and LeBron will be more physical to the rim, so flip that around by working to get them in foul trouble. 

The Rockets hit on every cylinder yesterday. We can't expect that every game.

They missed a lot of open 3’s especially corner ones. That could improve. 

[ChickenSandwich 9834]

Any more word on House and his injury?

[Harrison Stafford 3335]

28 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Any more word on House and his injury?

D'Antoni believes House >will< be ready to go in Game 2.

[SEC 1174]

Last night was pretty damn fun

[Nice Guy Eddie 13511]

After the Clippers’ loss, 538 computer rankings has the Rockets as the best team: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-predictions/?ex_cid=rrpromo

[Pimphand 5739]

3 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

After the Clippers’ loss, 538 computer rankings has the Rockets as the best team: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-predictions/?ex_cid=rrpromo

84% chance at conference finals after one fucking game??? No fucking way...

[Pimphand 5739]

Did @BigOrange1 die on us? He hasn't been around since 3/16.  Witness protection program?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13511]

2 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

84% chance at conference finals after one fucking game??? No fucking way...

They had the Rockets at 60-65% chance of beating the Lakers before the series started, so taking Game 1 justifies taking the revised % to 84. This rating is also the player based ratings.

The Lakers, after LBJ and AD, are sub-par based on all measures so it's no surprise that they rank low. Would anyone besides Kuzma start for another playoff team right now?  How many would even see much playing time? I'm not such a homer that I think every Rocket is a potential HOFer but for playoff basketball, the Lakers current depth ends at 4. 

 

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[UDontKnow 10444]

Lakers are desperately missing Avery Bradley. Who else on the Lakers could possibly slow down Harden?

But it is just one game and I have a hard time believing that the Lakers won't make adjustments for Game 2.

Edited September 6, 2020 by UDontKnow

[Pimphand 5739]

A 20-25% bump is ridiculous after one game

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

A 20-25% bump is ridiculous after one game

In a 7 game series?  I don’t know. Doesn’t seem completely unjustified to me. You’ve now won 25% of the games you need to win. 

[Pasken 1309]

51 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

In a 7 game series?  I don’t know. Doesn’t seem completely unjustified to me. You’ve now won 25% of the games you need to win. 

Is this based on their normal playoff formula which gives a lot of weight of home court advantage?

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

8 minutes ago, Pasken said:

Is this based on their normal playoff formula which gives a lot of weight of home court advantage?

My guess would be no. That would be pretty obvious and stupid, but who knows. 

[tx ind 7012]

[TexArcher 37774]

9 hours ago, Pimphand said:

Did @BigOrange1 die on us? He hasn't been around since 3/16.  Witness protection program?

Is he Irish?  St Patrick's Day casualty?

[TexArcher 37774]

9 hours ago, Pimphand said:

84% chance at conference finals after one fucking game??? No fucking way...

Houston is probably the worst match-up in the league for the Lakers.

[TexArcher 37774]

In the first 30 seconds, Houston was called for a foul and LA got away with a foul.  Sounds about right.

[elfenix 34237]

if morris is going to hit every 3 he takes you're probably not going to have a good time

[elfenix 34237]

this sucks balls

[Pasken 1309]

6 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

My guess would be no. That would be pretty obvious and stupid, but who knows. 

But then how do you have confidence in the model if it's there is no precedence for playoffs with no home court advantage?

[Pimphand 5739]

10 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

They had the Rockets at 60-65% chance of beating the Lakers before the series started, so taking Game 1 justifies taking the revised % to 84. This rating is also the player based ratings.

The Lakers, after LBJ and AD, are sub-par based on all measures so it's no surprise that they rank low. Would anyone besides Kuzma start for another playoff team right now?  How many would even see much playing time? I'm not such a homer that I think every Rocket is a potential HOFer but for playoff basketball, the Lakers current depth ends at 4. 

 

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8 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

In a 7 game series?  I don’t know. Doesn’t seem completely unjustified to me. You’ve now won 25% of the games you need to win. 

 

45 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Houston is probably the worst match-up in the league for the Lakers.

 

Edited September 7, 2020 by Pimphand

[TexArcher 37774]

AD is just killing us.

[SEC 1174]

Goddamn westbrook sucks

[SEC 1174]

"he's awful, but one thing he's got going for him: He wont' stop shooting."

Uh, that's not a plus.

[elfenix 34237]

finally something bounces in instead of out

[elfenix 34237]

that should be an ejection

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2020 by elfenix

[TexArcher 37774]

Referee standing there looking right Green taking a nut shot on a clear out and doesn't blow his whistle.

[Blotto 23498]

12 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

AD is just killing us.

lulz. Jeff Green agrees

[SEC 1174]

What does it say when you cringe every time your point guard touches the ball? The only question is how he'll turn it over: 1 and done brick, dribble off his foot, or just flat out pass it directly to a laker?

[oh_snap 694]

13 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

AD is just killing us.

He’s a talented ball whacker

[Sbbruin 21848]

17 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

AD is just killing us.

I’m going to stay out of this thread, because I’ve seen the reaction when I post in the Astros thread, but as AD went was going to be how the Lakers went in this series.  If he goes off, it’s lights out.  If he doesn’t?  Trouble.   But the brow is fucking damn good.  Now, I will go.