2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[sea manup]

 

rockets clearly had more talent, they just got outplayed

the team that plays better always wins the series

hitting more shots than the other team is not luck

keep your virtues while your team sits at home watching the next round

consistently winning coin flip games isn't a skill, no matter how hard you wish it to be.

there are reasons why some teams seem to always win coinflips

thinking its luck is just a losers mentality

 

[nelson999]

 

 

That's photoshopped right?

No

 

[shoeking2101]

Nah for real though, and maybe this is a bit too optimistic of a viewpoint of that play, but Harden was kind of in the right.

A lot of NBA teams do this. They switch early because they see how the play is gonna go, and they can get their original defender on the play as a result. Told parsons to get Lillard early because they saw Lillard was going to come up. Ideally, Pat bev would have switched that and they would have ended the play with Pat bev on Lillard, not Parsons. This is assuming they were supposed to switch everything, which I feel that was their gameplan. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense for Harden to direct Parsons to guard Lillard when he hand't done that literally the entire series.

 

[green rhino123]

lil bow wow up in howards face!

 

[Bert.]

had to be bad timing on the photo or something

 

[sea manup]

how is that even close to a photoshop, its like the most HD picture ever 

 

[Ja's 2¢]

Hope that gets traction in the press about Harden making the call for a switch.

 

[delete1234]

AHHHH **** DWIGHT **** THE ROCKETS AHHHH LILLARD *****

THIS **** BETTER THAN JORDANS LAST SHOT

AHHHHHHH ***** IM TOO LIVE JESIBELSKNDBWJSJDBDNDKWLNEBFJDJSJWKJ

DWIGHT TELL ME HOW MY *** TASTE!!!

 

[the tradesman]

 

[big j 33]

Nah for real though, and maybe this is a bit too optimistic of a viewpoint of that play, but Harden was kind of in the right.

A lot of NBA teams do this. They switch early because they see how the play is gonna go, and they can get their original defender on the play as a result. Told parsons to get Lillard early because they saw Lillard was going to come up. Ideally, Pat bev would have switched that and they would have ended the play with Pat bev on Lillard, not Parsons. This is assuming they were supposed to switch everything, which I feel that was their gameplan. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense for Harden to direct Parsons to guard Lillard when he hand't done that literally the entire series.

I don't care.

James Harden should not be making defensive adjustments.

 

[anomolie]

That's on Harden. He is flawed..

 

[sea manup]

the switch was not the problem, parsons just didnt run hard at lillard

 

[tricky nicky]

 

 

 

dwight would be more likeable if he didnt play with all his lowlife scum teammates

You really surprised the Rockets didn't win this game?

they could have easily won the series if harden played at demar derosen levels


or even nick young levels

they are up every game and fall apart at the end. oday. He played well today and they still lost. Was surprised you had them winning two in a row when they essentially gave way two wins prior to today. The last play basically summed up the series for the Rockets. You somehow leave Cold *** Dame wide open for a game winning 3 when you're up 2 with .9 left. Mental mistakes killed them.

rockets are clearly the more talented team, they are up every game and fall apart at the end. ill take dwight howard scoring every time he touches the ball over portland's jumpers every time

That's exactly why I couldn't see Houston winning the last two. There was no reason to believe they wouldnt give one away again when they did it every game. But I agree, the team that played better won the series. Harden cant play like that for 5 games and expect to win

 

[lb510]

Now how is mchale responsible for that

Why was Harden even on the floor though?

 

[Ja's 2¢]

Nah Mchale even said in his post game presser Parsons doesn't have the footspeed to keep up with Dame.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

I really hope Harden workouts hard this off season and banging silicone inflated strip club thots don't count

 

[SneakerProSr.]

Now how is mchale responsible for that

Why was Harden even on the floor though?

Question of the night.

 

[a55a5in11]

safe to say Harden chokes in the playoffs

 

[yeezusdisciple]

Brah no one is stopping the lillard whether it's pat or chandelier it don't matter b he's a GOD now

 

[nelson999]

 

[shoeking2101]

I don't care.

James Harden should not be making defensive adjustments.

Nah he shouldn't. But if it went the way I said it above, then I understand why he made the switch

 

[Ja's 2¢]

Why did Cisco not get any burn though? Dude played well for them last year in the playoffs.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

McHale is gonna throw Harden under the bus for the that.


It's gonna save his job

 

[wayniac211]

Could really go for a shake and Tillamook cheeseburger right now

Lillard though :x So glad the Blazers took him in the draft

Glad p.allen didn't sell the team..

 

[green rhino123]

I really hope Harden workouts hard this off season and banging silicone inflated strip club thots don't count

and i think howard needs to focus on his shoulders in the off season