mrKnickShot wrote:3G4G wrote:mrKnickShot wrote:3G4G wrote:mrKnickShot wrote:tkf wrote:mrKnickShot wrote:tkf wrote:3G4G wrote:GustavBahler wrote:3G4G wrote:GustavBahler wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:15 fts for HArden the dude is amazing at drawing Free throws. Crazy skill.
Have to admit I didn't think Harden would be lighting it up like this but his real test will come if Houston makes the playoffs. I don't know where they are in the standings.
Watched the Lakers game last night, they look like they're starting to click even though they lost.
6th in the West 3gms back from a 4th seed. Since the Clippers are smacking the hell out of the Warriors the Rockets will be 2 1/1 gms back of the 4th seed after tonight
Impressive considering how fast this team was thrown together.
The scary thing, they can only get better, they haven't even come close to reaching their potential. They are young and have a bright future.
LIN, Harden,Asik, and Parsons is a nice young core to work with.. if they get their hands on a stud PF....jeez!!
you're from atlanta, would you want Josh Smith?
HE WOULDN'T BE MY first choice, but I was never a huge smith fan, I have the same problem with him as I do carmelo but to a lesser extent, josh does defend... I remember watching him in AAU games my friend used to ref, this guy was a whiner... not a fan of that, but he does possess a lot of skill and has a unique all around game... he might not be a bad fit for the rockets although he might not be my first choice....
Thats why I find your stances at times a bit off balance (no offense). You seem to require efficiency from some players but ignore awful efficiency from others.
Josh Smith is as inefficient as it gets at that position. He does play defense and is a good shot blocker. A TS of .476 at that position is putrid.
When I suggested him I clearly said he's be brought to the team for defense and maybe offensive transition. The Rockets don't have a problem scoring they don't need him to score. Smith isn't so bad offensively that would be the reason you don't acquire it's more about his team demeanor and mental approach. This year he's been pretty solid for ATL. It also depends what he's looking for dollars wise. Not sure what ideal 4 is out there, that's truly an option to obtain for the Rockets besides who I mentioned....
Maybe 2 others Ryan Anderson and Ersan Illyasova but once again who is the ideal fit for them, that takes them to another level. They don't need an offensive 4, that's for sure.
I don't watch atlanta so I can certainly be missing something. However, Smith is having his worst year efficiency wise of his career.
Rockets score 106.2/gm so what would Smith need to do offensively better than who they have playing the 4? It's like you're picking at a bone that isn't relevant as to why a team like the Rockets would acquire him.
There is more to basketball than Offensive Efficiency you know things like passing/defending/rebounding.
The guy takes 16 shots a game. Do you think that he would go to the rockets and just start passing these shots up? I don't buy it.
Houston's offensive flow is everything to them. Smith can hurt here while he certainly can help them defensively.
No I don't think he'd be chasing shots in Houston if traded there. They do play at a higher pace than the Hawks so the shots may still be there depending how they would acquire him in a hypothetical situation. Go look at Smith's career FGA when ATL was winning and making the playoffs consistently he shot more in the 12-14fga/gm range.
A player doesn't pass up shots just because their main assignment may be defending, he can still perform within the offensive scheme but his offense wouldn't be heavily relied upon is the point of emphasis. His offense would be more complementary, not a necessity.
Talking to some of you, you like to get extremely trivial....lol