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@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 04:03 AM) Well, that finish was worth staying up for. G'night!
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 04:00 AM) Melo: "Why couldn't Vogel sub Hibbert out game 6?"
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 03:54 AM) The overhead shot of that play is amazing. He read where George was going perfectly.
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:53 AM) Frank Vogel is going to answer for his decision to bench Hibbert during this moments
@  RollingWave : (23 May 2013 - 03:53 AM) Lebron James should be playing at a higher league
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:52 AM) He just makes it look so easy.
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 03:51 AM) Hibbert shaking his head right there- that's brutal.
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:50 AM) Are you serious Lebron?!!! wow!!
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 03:50 AM) Wow.
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:49 AM) lol
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 03:48 AM) You know that Gatorade commercial where D Wade wakes up in a cold sweat from a nightmare? I guess Paul George is in the sequel.
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:45 AM) Frank Vogel: "I don't usually take Hibbert out the game when I need a crucial stop... but when I do it's in the playoffs"
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 03:42 AM) Chris Bosh: "I don't usually grab rebounds but when I do... it's a HUGE offensive putback 3 point play"
@  RollingWave : (23 May 2013 - 03:21 AM) Paul effing George!!!!!!!
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 02:15 AM) It's still jarring to see elite teams like MIA and SAS completely ignoring offensive rebounds.
@  BenQueens : (23 May 2013 - 02:04 AM) Haslem really knows how to blow a layup.
@  2016Champions : (23 May 2013 - 01:37 AM) Hi Ken
@  Ken Yang : (22 May 2013 - 03:00 PM) Hey Guys
@  bboley24 : (20 May 2013 - 09:35 PM) TWill...  stay classy.
@  bboley24 : (20 May 2013 - 03:04 PM) b.) No one has mentioned the hoopsworld rumor that DH is intrigued with the possibility of yours truely

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Preview: New York Knicks @ Houston Rockets

Started by Red94, Nov 23 2012 03:10 AM

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#1 Red94

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 03:10 AM

New post: Preview: New York Knicks @ Houston Rockets

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 10:48 AM

Looking forward to this one. One thing I am consistently surprised about is the hostility and negativity that players in New York have shown towards Lin. I have never seen so many soundbites saying things that approximate to "we're better off without him" as I did after he landed in Houston. It wasn't just his ex-teammates either - I'm sure I saw something from Deron Williams too. I don't get the sense that Lin is a particularly vengeful person, but if anything is going to light a fire under him to perform you would hope that it's playing against the guys who've basically been throwing him under a bus in the media for the past month.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 03:57 PM

This should be a fun game. The outcome may come from the "game within the game" though, how we try to control Melo. Seems to me that Chander and Asik will negate each other nicely. If we show Melo some blocks back into his face (probably via Terrence or Smith) in addition to Asik protecting the rim, he may rely on his jump shooting or become a passer. At that point, anything might happen. That is the fun of it. I doubt that Lin is really the story in the overall outcome. That being said, Harden and Parsons had better hit their shots for us to pull out a win...

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 07:35 PM

I have a feeling Jeremy is going to play awful. Way too much pressure. Hope I'm wrong.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 08:10 PM

The Rockets are about in the same situation as the last three years. To good to tank, and not good enough to vie for a decent playoff spot. Actually I don't think they are competing for a playoff spot at all.

Having said that, the Rockets are in a completely different situation from a youth standpoint. Youngest team etc. So I am ambivalent about winning the games. Every game lost boosts them up in the lottery. Every game won increases their confidence.

So I do not hang on every game. I enjoy them, win or lose, paying close attention to player development.
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