CrushAlot wrote:

holfresh wrote:Here is why I put zero stock into metrics...Lin had a bad shooting night and a few costly turnovers..Other than that I thought he was great..He played great defense on Liliard for a stretch denying him the ball and making him take tough shots...He got into the lane and missed but DHow cleaned up those shots and gained confidence in the post..Howard carried the Rockets after that..Stats can't quantify that..

In regards to Lin, it kind of felt like it was an adventure whenever he handled the ball. His night wasn't horrible but those air balls and turnovers kill a team. Thought Dwight was really clutch down the stretch. If he could hit free throws like that on a regular basis he is unstoppable.

CrushAlot wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:How many airad ball does Lin throw up a night

LOL I was thinking the same thing

Lillard is a beast.

Billy King traded that pick for Crash to keep DWill.

smackeddog wrote:Okay people, time to predict tonights game 7's!

Atlanta Vs Pacers - I want the Pacers to lose, but I think they win this one
Griz Vs OKC- thanks for ruining this one, NBA (and to be fair, Zach!), an easy win for OKC
Clips Vs Warriors- I want the Warriors to win, but I think the Clips will win out

holfresh wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

holfresh wrote:Here is why I put zero stock into metrics...Lin had a bad shooting night and a few costly turnovers..Other than that I thought he was great..He played great defense on Liliard for a stretch denying him the ball and making him take tough shots...He got into the lane and missed but DHow cleaned up those shots and gained confidence in the post..Howard carried the Rockets after that..Stats can't quantify that..

In regards to Lin, it kind of felt like it was an adventure whenever he handled the ball. His night wasn't horrible but those air balls and turnovers kill a team. Thought Dwight was really clutch down the stretch. If he could hit free throws like that on a regular basis he is unstoppable.

Lin had a Felton kind of night..

I thought Lin played pretty good. His perimeter shots were not falling but he penetrated and even though he missed Howard was there to cleanup. He should have had at least 8 assists but Asik and TJones missed layups or was blocked. Lopez and Aldridge really protected that paint. I also thought Lin pushed the ball and got the Rockets easy buckets. Just listen to Hubie, he also thought Lin played well minus the outside shooting. His defense on Lillard was awesome. He denied him the ball and he stayed in front of him. He also fought through screens which was a knock on him before. That was another fail on McHale. Lin was doing well denying Lillard, he should have kept him in the last play.

The Facts: Tip at 8:00 p.m. ET. Zach Randolph is out due to suspension. Mike Conley is expected to play (hamstring) but could be limited. Quincy Pondexter is out for the season.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24549018/game-seven-saturday-previewing-nba-playoffs-deciding-games

I've liked their website playoff coverage the most- they have a nice little round up each night of things that happened in each game.

NYKBocker wrote:

holfresh wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

holfresh wrote:Here is why I put zero stock into metrics...Lin had a bad shooting night and a few costly turnovers..Other than that I thought he was great..He played great defense on Liliard for a stretch denying him the ball and making him take tough shots...He got into the lane and missed but DHow cleaned up those shots and gained confidence in the post..Howard carried the Rockets after that..Stats can't quantify that..

In regards to Lin, it kind of felt like it was an adventure whenever he handled the ball. His night wasn't horrible but those air balls and turnovers kill a team. Thought Dwight was really clutch down the stretch. If he could hit free throws like that on a regular basis he is unstoppable.

Lin had a Felton kind of night..

I thought Lin played pretty good. His perimeter shots were not falling but he penetrated and even though he missed Howard was there to cleanup. He should have had at least 8 assists but Asik and TJones missed layups or was blocked. Lopez and Aldridge really protected that paint. I also thought Lin pushed the ball and got the Rockets easy buckets. Just listen to Hubie, he also thought Lin played well minus the outside shooting. His defense on Lillard was awesome. He denied him the ball and he stayed in front of him. He also fought through screens which was a knock on him before. That was another fail on McHale. Lin was doing well denying Lillard, he should have kept him in the last play.

Yeah, I agree, but I think McHale was thinking Lillard would have to shoot over a longer guy in Parsons...

Paul George is a heck of a player

GetThePipe wrote:

holfresh wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

holfresh wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

holfresh wrote:Here is why I put zero stock into metrics...Lin had a bad shooting night and a few costly turnovers..Other than that I thought he was great..He played great defense on Liliard for a stretch denying him the ball and making him take tough shots...He got into the lane and missed but DHow cleaned up those shots and gained confidence in the post..Howard carried the Rockets after that..Stats can't quantify that..

In regards to Lin, it kind of felt like it was an adventure whenever he handled the ball. His night wasn't horrible but those air balls and turnovers kill a team. Thought Dwight was really clutch down the stretch. If he could hit free throws like that on a regular basis he is unstoppable.

Lin had a Felton kind of night..

I thought Lin played pretty good. His perimeter shots were not falling but he penetrated and even though he missed Howard was there to cleanup. He should have had at least 8 assists but Asik and TJones missed layups or was blocked. Lopez and Aldridge really protected that paint. I also thought Lin pushed the ball and got the Rockets easy buckets. Just listen to Hubie, he also thought Lin played well minus the outside shooting. His defense on Lillard was awesome. He denied him the ball and he stayed in front of him. He also fought through screens which was a knock on him before. That was another fail on McHale. Lin was doing well denying Lillard, he should have kept him in the last play.

Yeah, I agree, but I think McHale was thinking Lillard would have to shoot over a longer guy in Parsons...

Doesn't matter who would have been trailing him, he was coming hard and tight off the pick..The only shot on D was if Harden switched to pick him up and forced the pass over his head to Wes Matthews...But he also had to execute an insane shot which he did...

holfresh wrote:Here is why I put zero stock into metrics...Lin had a bad shooting night and a few costly turnovers..Other than that I thought he was great..He played great defense on Liliard for a stretch denying him the ball and making him take tough shots...He got into the lane and missed but DHow cleaned up those shots and gained confidence in the post..Howard carried the Rockets after that..Stats can't quantify that..

YOU put ZERO stock in metrics because YOU saw a game where YOU thought the the stat sheet did not tell the full story?

There for YOU put ZERO stock in metrics?

strange.

people are so egotistical when it come to judging their own judgement