Charlie M. Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 YAY!!!! Rockets lost!!!! I've been rooting against Dwight Howard for the entire season and will continue to do so, but he gave it his all tonight. Props to him in this loss. Yeah, he had a pretty awesome series. First time he's really consistently looked like Orlando Dwight in years. Houston's got some pretty big moves to make still if they want to be a true contender. They need to get a legit power forward who can matchup against guys like Aldridge and Blake. They need a better bench. And they'll need Harden to learn how to play off the ball a little more. He reverts back to his OKC 6th man role a lot where it's all Harden, all the time and it becomes a little predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I felt as though Harden was a bit unfairly villainized during the series. I think you could make a similar defensive supercut for most score first guards in the NBA right now. Lillard is atrocious defensively. So is Kyrie Irving. Irving defends as though he has never seen a backdoor cut before. It's truly unreal. It's like he is incapable of learning. Dwight was great all series. It was the first time in years I have watched him and assumed he was going to score every time he touched the ball. It will be really interesting to see what Morey does this off season and what he identifies as the most addressable weaknesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I think perimeter defense is the most glaring problem the Rockets have. Scoring and post defense is exactly what you want from a team, but the perimeter is like a dam with a hole in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 If I were Morey, I'd check in with Dwight and see how smoothed over his relationship with Stan Van Gundy is. I don't think McHale is anything special as a coach and I really doubt he knows as much about coaching defense as someone like Van Gundy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Indiana has spent the whole second half doing the Silva taunt, but Atlanta doesn't have a knockout punch to throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 On top of everything else happening to Memphis, Tony Allen was eyepoked in warm-up. Did someone on the Grizzlies steal Joboo's rum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 So is it safe to say games a lot different if the NBA had chosen to inforce a rule how it had been every other time and Geogre doesn't play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I have never seen a team be up by 15 the whole way and look way worse than their opponent until I watched Indiana today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 So is it safe to say games a lot different if the NBA had chosen to inforce a rule how it had been every other time and Geogre doesn't play? I'll be interested if someone from another team is suspended under similar circumstances. The fallout will be glorious. Poor, stupid Atlanta. When you have your opponent on the ropes, go for the kill. It's up to Washington now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Westbrook had an amazing game, but I'm gonna be that guy and say that the league practically handed OKC this series with that bullshit Z-Bo suspension. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 So is it safe to say games a lot different if the NBA had chosen to inforce a rule how it had been every other time and Geogre doesn't play? I'll be interested if someone from another team is suspended under similar circumstances. The fallout will be glorious. Poor, stupid Atlanta. When you have your opponent on the ropes, go for the kill. It's up to Washington now. If Teague was too fast for Indiana, John Wall has to be licking his chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Harden is on the court way too much for Houston to be a below average defender. There is a 11 minute video of him consistently ball watching and getting backdoor cut by half the teams in the league. Houston is going to need to more perimeter defenders to cover up for him(and Lin/Parsons) if he's not going to take that side of the ball seriously. Memphis never had a chance. Durant is going to win the MVP according to the news circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Westbrook had an amazing game, but I'm gonna be that guy and say that the league practically handed OKC this series with that bullshit Z-Bo suspension.@NOTSportsCenter: The 3 key people that helped seal the #Thunder's series win:-Kevin Durant -Whoever wrote the Mr. Unreliable headline -Adam Silver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Forgive me if I am misremembering, but didn't the Hawks lose in seven to the Celtics the year they won the title and there was some controversy about Celtics players not being suspended for leaving the bench? I want to say it was Garnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 You know, it's funny. Indiana has been ugly at best for months, but I can't quite forget that they have played Miami pretty much dead even the last two years, owned them when the Pacers are at home, and even during these lost months, they still basically dragged the Heat down into the mud and beat them ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Dear God: I root for teams like the Bengals, Sabres, Mets and Knicks. These are teams that provide me nothing but abject failure and misery. I know that you apparently hate all of those teams so pleading for them would be a waste of time. But I would like to ask for one small favor from you that could bring a sliver of joy to my miserable life: please let the Nets win game 7 tomorrow so that I may get to see at least 2 more live NBA games this season. This is all I humblely ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Forgive me if I am misremembering, but didn't the Hawks lose in seven to the Celtics the year they won the title and there was some controversy about Celtics players not being suspended for leaving the bench? I want to say it was Garnett. There was an incident with Garnett. Both Kendrick Perkins and Marvin Williams took a step onto the court to get a better look, but neither got involved. They were not suspended despite some fans thinking they might be. I don't recall any suspension for leaving the bench which has involved explicitly defining the "vicinity of the bench" as ending where the court begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 You know, it's funny. Indiana has been ugly at best for months, but I can't quite forget that they have played Miami pretty much dead even the last two years, owned them when the Pacers are at home, and even during these lost months, they still basically dragged the Heat down into the mud and beat them ugly. If the Pacers get through the Wizards, they'll probably have figured out most of their issues. The Leastern Conference is their savior here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 That, and I think they A.) Take the Heat more personally than any other team and B.) Play a style that gives Miami fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 The 3 point shooting as we near the end of the 4th is getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 That play will be on Blake's highlight reel from here til eternity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 It was pretty slick. The little flip back onto his feet was a nice touch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Yeah, this is how you want a game 7 to go (provided you have no real rooting interest.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Sounds like the Warriors have some growing up to do. . . http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/10881720/2014-nba-playoffs-security-called-los-angeles-clippers-golden-state-warriors-shouting-match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 And now Miami gets custody of Drake. Um, yay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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