Hard to expose weak defense when your only offensive strategy is to dump the ball to James Harden and let him dribble till there's 3 seconds left on the clock and chuck a contested 25 footer.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

April 28 2014 05:23 GMT

#722

On April 28 2014 14:19 Ace wrote:
Houston should be killing Portland's weak defense, and instead it's the other way around. Amazing.

we are. we shot over 50% this game and i think last game too. problem is 3/5 starting line up (back when jones started) doesn't play defense...so yer..

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

April 28 2014 05:26 GMT

#723

Watching that last play of the game, Harden didn't even attempt to come back to the ball on the inbounds. He was just walking casually. Beverly was the only real option to pass to.

TheMusiC

United States1054 Posts

April 28 2014 05:26 GMT

#724

why was mo williams over at the rockets bench after the game ended?

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

April 28 2014 05:28 GMT

#725

On April 28 2014 14:26 TheMusiC wrote:
why was mo williams over at the rockets bench after the game ended?

trash talking to daniels...god knows why

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

April 28 2014 05:31 GMT

#726

Look at that. That's on Harden as much as it is Beverly. It's one thing to tell Howard to pass it to Beverly, but to casually run over at that angle... you can't set a proper screen if you run in from that angle. You restrict the ballhandler's space too much. He basically funneled Beverly into Matthews.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

April 28 2014 05:34 GMT

#727

McHale: ordered a timeout when Lin lost ball late. Couldn't be any clearer. #Rockets

lol...

how can Lin...do this...twice? can't make this stuff up. honestly, 2 TOs leading to 2 3s that caused 2 OTs from winning positions

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

April 28 2014 05:36 GMT

#728

My condolences Doraemon.

But...
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The Rockets are such an easy team to cheer against. ;;

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

April 28 2014 05:37 GMT

#729

On April 28 2014 14:36 ketomai wrote:
My condolences Doraemon.

But...
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The Rockets are such an easy team to cheer against. ;;

thought that honor belonged to the clippers

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

April 28 2014 05:42 GMT

#730

I don't know if Houston is easy to cheer against, but Harden sure is when he's alternating between pouting and fishing for foul calls.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

April 28 2014 05:42 GMT

#731

i guess the only consolation is anything can still happen between game 5-7 given the outcome of the first 4...crazy stuff...

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

April 28 2014 06:01 GMT

#732

On April 28 2014 14:42 Jerubaal wrote:
I don't know if Houston is easy to cheer against, but Harden sure is when he's alternating between pouting and fishing for foul calls.

Definitely. I'm cheering for Portland because of Harden, as much fun as I have watching him not play defense. There was that play near the end where he decided to just let Batum run past him because Dwight got the ball the last 3-4 possessions. Low percentage shooters whose offensive game is primarily fishing for fouls annoy me too.

TheMusiC

United States1054 Posts

April 28 2014 06:05 GMT

#733

i'm not cheering for portland because i can't cheer for any team that plays mo williams, come on

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

April 28 2014 06:07 GMT

#734

On April 28 2014 14:37 Doraemon wrote:

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thought that honor belonged to the clippers

Well that used to be true, but now I personally feel for them because they have to play for a bigot.

I actually do cheer more against individual things like McHale's nonexistent/heroball game plans and Harden's complete refusal to play half the game than the Rockets themselves.

Maybe if a video comes out of a McHale and Morey conversation hating on sushi or something. :D

Daozzt

United States1263 Posts

April 28 2014 06:08 GMT

#735

James Harden's a fraud. Mr. efficiency shitting it up with 35% fg in 100 shots across 4 games. Rocket's losses are 100% on him regardless of whatever people say. Kobe at his worst couldn't even chuck at that fg%.

Cloud9157

United States2968 Posts

April 28 2014 07:21 GMT

#736

On April 28 2014 15:07 ketomai wrote:

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Well that used to be true, but now I personally feel for them because they have to play for a bigot.

Yeah, I share this sentiment.

I despised the Clippers mainly because of CP3+Blake. Guys get so many calls it's not even funny. And don't even get me started on the flopping...

But yeah, the whole plantation owner sort of thing happening with Sterling makes me want to cheer for them. Don't think I can though, as Warriors are a good team for the NBA.

So as much I really want to start 2nd round speculations, I really can't due to all of the chaos. There's all of what, 2 series, that are looking good for a team? Blazers/Rockets and Heat/cats? I should throw in Wizards too though.

But for the hell of it, I'll take a crack at it:

SA/Portland
OKC/LA

Pacers/Brooklyn
Heat/Wizards

Only series I'm 100% confident in is the Heat/Wizards.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

April 28 2014 07:40 GMT

#737

SA better get their shit together.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

April 28 2014 07:41 GMT

#738

Pacers have been so shit I'd pick Brooklyn in that series as well.

I think the Wiz have an upset chance but Heat are the safe pick.

At this point I just want the Bulls to get somebody, anybody who can play offense this off-season. And for Rose to finally be healthy, of course.

Mavs are my underdog team that I really want to make it past the first round this year. I don't think they will, but it would be amazing if they did.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

April 28 2014 07:55 GMT

#739

Heat and Wiz are in different brackets