Rocketfan appreciating Pop/Spurs...

Good read :lol

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread...=254346&page=5

gosh, that whole thread is McHale bitching

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Gotdamn it Spurs, at least buy em dinner first! __________________ “Someone created the box score,” Morey says, “and he should be shot.” Men do not quarrel for light but they quarrel over cattle

:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Damn the Spurs offense is beautiful. Unlike the Rockets, there isnt 10 seconds of dribbling while either isoing or waiting for a pick and roll or just dribbling back and forth near the 3 point line for no reason before passing if off with 3 seconds on the clock.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LX7WrHCaUA

^ Let that song provide soothing background music as you read the thread, tbh.

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Quote: Originally Posted by mvpcrossxover http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images...s/viewpost.gif Blazers getting 30 FTA and still can't hand with the Spurs. How did we sweep the spurs in the regular season? http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images...s/confused.gif Portland is jumpshooting team , spurs struggle with those that score in paint like Memphis and Houston __________________ www.texanblogger.com

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So, why didn't Pop wait till game 3 to put Splitter on Aldridge? __________________ “Someone created the box score,” Morey says, “and he should be shot.” Men do not quarrel for light but they quarrel over cattle

:lmao

I feel bad for them because for a couple minutes, they pretty much had a game 7 coming to Houston but then Harden make defensive adjustments and well, the rest is history

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I feel bad for them because for a couple minutes, they pretty much had a game 7 coming to Houston but then Harden make defensive adjustments and well, the rest is history

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I don't think that last shot by Lillard could've been defended much better, tbh. The defense wasn't great but Lillard's shot was reasonably well-contested.

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imagine if ginobli or parker did the let-my-man-blow-by-but-reach-around type of defense.

matthews and batum don't look as smooth when they're actually bothered on offense.

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:lmao no one tell him that Manu actually does that these days

Fortunately we have help defense to back up Manu's deficiencies as a 1 on 1 defender.

I've been reading that thread for an hour now. It's like a Vegas style buffet.

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I don't think that last shot by Lillard could've been defended much better, tbh. The defense wasn't great but Lillard's shot was reasonably well-contested.

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That's why you don't contest 3's when you're in that situation. You chase them of the 3pt line.

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That's why you don't contest 3's when you're in that situation. You chase them of the 3pt line.

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The thing is defense in that situation is a zero-sum game. You can choose to prioritize defending the 3 at all costs, but in exchange you become weak at defending the drive.

At one extreme, you can say "we refuse to give up a 3 at all costs" and camp at the 3 point line. That leaves drives to the rim or catches/finishes near the rim wide open. Most reasonable people would probably call that bad defense.

At the other extreme, you can say that you'll refuse to give up a layup at all costs, but in exchange that necessarily leaves the 3 wide open. Again, most people probably wouldn't choose this route when only up 2.

So you roll the dice and pick some arbitrary level of prioritization in between these two extremes which is precisely what Houston did. There's no way to tell a priori that prioritizing three point defense versus two point defense 60/40 or 62/38 is the key to winning. Any choice between the two extremes I described is fine defense in that situation, imo.

Well, I take that back. Any choice that prioritizes three point defense over two point defense 51+/49- is good defense. A 50/50 split or prioritizing two point defense over three point defense is incontrovertibly wrong when you're only up 2.

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I don't think that last shot by Lillard could've been defended much better, tbh. The defense wasn't great but Lillard's shot was reasonably well-contested.

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Lol Parsons was a mile away from Lillard the entire play

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The thing is defense in that situation is a zero-sum game. You can choose to prioritize defending the 3 at all costs, but in exchange you become weak at defending the drive.

At one extreme, you can say "we refuse to give up a 3 at all costs" and camp at the 3 point line. That leaves drives to the rim or catches/finishes near the rim wide open. Most reasonable people would probably call that bad defense.

At the other extreme, you can say that you'll refuse to give up a layup at all costs, but in exchange that necessarily leaves the 3 wide open. Again, most people probably wouldn't choose this route when only up 2.

So you roll the dice and pick some arbitrary level of prioritization in between these two extremes which is precisely what Houston did. There's no way to tell a priori that prioritizing three point defense versus two point defense 60/40 or 62/38 is the key to winning. Any choice between the two extremes I described is fine defense in that situation, imo.

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This has merit to it, but only when there isn't 0.9 left on the clock with a live-or-die-by-the-jumpshot team inbounding the ball to a lineup of shooters. Nobody drives with less than a second on the clock. You're either facing a prayer like Lillard's or a lob toward the rim. Houston wasn't prepared for either for some reason.

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Well, I take that back. Any choice that prioritizes three point defense over two point defense 51+/49- is good defense. A 50/50 split or prioritizing two point defense over three point defense is incontrovertibly wrong when you're only up 2.

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You don't give up a 3 point shooter about 4-5 feet space to get a damn clean look from 3 when you're only up 2 and less than a second left. Parsons was there waaaaay late.

If Lillard makes that jumping back with a hand in his face (a la VC in round 1), then sure, you tip your hat and move on.

Well they show a lot of respect for the Spurs org

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You don't give up a 3 point shooter about 4-5 feet space to get a damn clean look from 3 when you're only up 2 and less than a second left. Parsons was there waaaaay late.

If Lillard makes that jumping back with a hand in his face (a la VC in round 1), then sure, you tip your hat and move on.

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Yeah but that play signifies the horrible D Harden plays. Parsons got no help on the screen. Harden should have jumped the screen as Lillard came over the top. For all the scoring Harden will do, it's nice to see his emphasis on defense. Houston will not win a championship with that team. Now, if they get melo then all bets are off

I see a couple of my posts on there :lol

Rocketfan is one of the dumbest fanbases around the internet from my experience tbh, with my nigs sook and dj being some of the few exceptions tbh.....

^ at least from what I read in the game thread, they are not dumb. It seems they are quite reasonable tbh and sometimes quite funny... I liked dat one pointed out by nono : Gotdamn it Spurs, at least buy em dinner first! :lol

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Yeah but that play signifies the horrible D Harden plays. Parsons got no help on the screen. Harden should have jumped the screen as Lillard came over the top. For all the scoring Harden will do, it's nice to see his emphasis on defense. Houston will not win a championship with that team. Now, if they get melo then all bets are off

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no doubt Harden was mailing it in on D all series

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Entertaining read, it's like getting an internet blowjob. I'll take it.

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So...why didn't the rockets go after Belinelli or Korver again?

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- Who dis is?
- Boris Diaw. It's in the link name when you hover the mouse over the pic.

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Lead cut to 20. Pop calls timeout and looks like he's about to give someone an earful.
Must be nice having a coach.

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PG? What's that?

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Those Rocket fans talking about McHale sound a lot like some of the fans here that hate on Pop 24/7.

I, for one, am dreading the day that Coach Pop is no longer ropaming the sidelines for the Silver and Black.

Best coach in the game!

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Gotdamn it Spurs, at least buy em dinner first! __________________ “Someone created the box score,” Morey says, “and he should be shot.” Men do not quarrel for light but they quarrel over cattle

:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Was so gonna quote this lol

:lol that thread is gold.

Would be nice if this is the case.

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Quote: Originally Posted by sugrlndkid http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images...s/viewpost.gif But as i say that, even though we won vs the Spurs, they would unleash Kawhi on Harden...just wished we at least had that chance to see it... Once again...thank you Mchale... Kawhi has never been able to guard him, Harden flat out kills him. But you're thinking, why did they let such a **** series happen. Same reason OKC are going to have to win 8 v 5, it's about a Spurs v Heat rematch.

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Would be nice if this is the case.

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Quote: Originally Posted by sugrlndkid http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images...s/viewpost.gif But as i say that, even though we won vs the Spurs, they would unleash Kawhi on Harden...just wished we at least had that chance to see it... Once again...thank you Mchale... Kawhi has never been able to guard him, Harden flat out kills him. But you're thinking, why did they let such a **** series happen. Same reason OKC are going to have to win 8 v 5, it's about a Spurs v Heat rematch.

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:lmao

LOL!

good to see some in state respect..

We'll take the Blazers out for you fwiw tbh imo

Would appreciate another blowout, tbh. Not hating on Portland, but just so that the Rockets' entire organization should be embarrassed.
Hopefully shame McHale into quitting :lol pipedream

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How do you sit the whirlwind of pain that is Aron Baynes when he had it cooking out there?

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:lol

I started a root for the rockets thread back in 2009.

It's been so long since that '95 series that i think the two fan bases can hold a modicum of support for the other team.

gotta hear their reaction to game 2

They still can't believe they lost to the Blazers... Spurs are making them look really bad I guess :lol

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I started a root for the rockets thread back in 2009.

It's been so long since that '95 series that i think the two fan bases can hold a modicum of support for the other team.

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I hate that team. Probably the biggest collection of unlikable players in the entire league. That team and their chink fanbase are a laughingstock.

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Did anyone catch that graphic they showed earlier? ~72% of Portlands shots were contested in Game 1 against the Spurs, compared to at most ~52% against Houston. In case anyone is still wondering why our team isn't playing tonight.

It's just sad.. lol

That thread is still going strong :lol

Rockets fans are really happy the Spurs are exposing the Blazers right now.

The irony. The Spurs couldn't beat the Rockets during the season but are about to beat the Blazers. It looks we got the more favorable matchup.

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The irony. The Spurs couldn't beat the Rockets during the season but are about to beat the Blazers. It looks we got the more favorable matchup.

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Rockets don't play any more defense than Portland does. We'd have clocked them, too.

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Going to step in here and make my point. [...] PS: Just sitting here watching this game. Spurs are basically lollygagging out there. Missing shots. Nobody is really playing hard for them. Just toying with the Blazers right now. Portland is at home. They're all jacked up. Playing over their heads. Home crowd going nuts. They're busting tail on the defensive end. They're playing as good as they can play. And right now the Spurs are within 1. The Spurs will most likely end the Blazers season tonight. And if not tonight, they're going to run the Blazers to the point of exhaustion just to take this game. If the Blazers hang on tonight they'll most likely get blown out in game 5. You know it's coming. YOu can see it coming a hundred miles away. __________________ Collect future first round draft picks, trade out of 2014 draft. Last edited by basketballholic; Yesterday at 10:51 PM.

QFT.

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PS: Just sitting here watching this game. Spurs are basically lollygagging out there. Missing shots. Nobody is really playing hard for them. Just toying with the Blazers right now. Portland is at home. They're all jacked up. Playing over their heads. Home crowd going nuts. They're busting tail on the defensive end. They're playing as good as they can play. And right now the Spurs are within 1. The Spurs will most likely end the Blazers season tonight. And if not tonight, they're going to run the Blazers to the point of exhaustion just to take this game. If the Blazers hang on tonight they'll most likely get blown out in game 5. You know it's coming. YOu can see it coming a hundred miles away.

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That guy is a fucking turdhat but yea that was a rare good post.