ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Knicks 1/23/2019

Things will surely be different with CP and Capela back.
James will have more assists and less points.
Instead of having to barrel through 3 guys to the basket, he'll be able to alley-oop.
Chris will also knock down shots. Things will balance out when we have our BIG 3 together again

 

injuries have killed us. Our bench will be pretty decent when fully healthy

Morey can't calculate for injuries

 

... Our bench sucks. We have no wing players who can drain the 3 consistently.

 

that is what the trade deadline is for and if House comes to his senses

 

Faried looked more active, but still had lapses defensively. Hope he can get better. Unfortunately, he doesn't look to be an alley oop target so we can forget the vertical game. Only Clint appears to be capable of that. As a backup big I'm happy to have him on the court.

 

Gonna have to give to get something back. EG is probably on the way out, as well as draft picks. Whatever trade we do on the deadline, I'd doubt it's more than an incremental upgrade.

For House, I feel like we're rejecting him more than him rejecting us. We're refusing to offer him a 1-yr minimum deal because he won't sign a 3-yr deal.

 

Of all the things that stood out to me tonight, it was that Eric Gordon's defense was exceptional tonight. Guy has been on a tear as a late all-around. Also, I'm glad James mixed in his drives with his stepbacks when they weren't falling.

 

cc @heypartner

LOL Alan Hahn. Exactly what I predicted. NY Media

 

Right but at some point, when the shots not falling and you’ve missed several 3’sin a row, give it to Gordon. He had barely taken any threes the whole game and he’s clutch when the game is on the line... I also really wanted Harden to try for a trip-dub with 60+ points in MSG.

 

Gordon + Harden > Garden

 

I don't know if it's been posted already, but, watch that play and read this article because Trier was going at it with a fan about what should've happened on that play, and in the process, basically threw Hardaway, Jr. under the bus. LOL! :

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...llonzo-trier-tim-hardaway-20190124-story.html

 

Can someone please explain what prompted Fizdale to get angry right before Harden shot his free throws with a minute left? I'm not looking for guesses, I'm wondering if there was an interview or article where he stated why he was mad.

 

I don’t remember that play specifically, but Fiz was just upset every time Harden shot free throws. Thought it was excessive. I think it was a combo of working the refs and backing his guys.

 

Yep its his way of flopping and trying to get calls.

 

This kind of insinuates he was complaining about a non-call :

https://nypost.com/2019/01/24/david-fizdale-puzzled-after-getting-tossed-from-knicks-loss/

 

it is all about the restricted free agent part. I think a deal will be done eventually.

 

He can grab alley oops if they are set up properly

 

The rockets paying two players 35 million a season and that's after ryan Anderson got paid by us two seasons.

New Orleans would be crazy to trade AD especially after they let cousins go because making a trade like that places them well below "fringe status"!

Doesn't make sense for new orleans to deal AD to a division rival like Houston either.