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17, 10, and 3 blocks for Montrezl and 4 blocks for KJ
Why did Montrezl play so much? I'm not opposed to it.mAgnoliAg said:
17, 10, and 3 blocks for Montrezl and 4 blocks for KJ
Hickory High said:Why did Montrezl play so much? I'm not opposed to it.mAgnoliAg said:
17, 10, and 3 blocks for Montrezl and 4 blocks for KJ
Night off for nene
Makes sense. Montrezl is basically a younger Nene, both in play style and looks.
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Makes sense. Montrezl is basically a younger Nene, both in play style and looks.
But 3 inches shorter
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Harden in on a different level right now. I don't think he should be taking 20 shots a game again, but if that's what he feels he needs to do, i guess he has no choice
Next game Saturday. A trip to Atlanta to visit Dwight Howard and the Hawks.
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James Harden has had two straight games with 15 assists. Last year, he only had a single game where he reached at least 15 assists (16 vs OKC).
While that is an impressive achievement, I am more shocked that he has only turned the ball over 4 times to get those 30 assists.
Coach D has done a really good job so far.
While that is an impressive achievement, I am more shocked that he has only turned the ball over 4 times to get those 30 assists.
Coach D has done a really good job so far.
Love it. Held a team with Melo and Rose to under 100 points, too.
And we get Bev back soon. Defense getting better
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James Harden has had two straight games with 15 assists. Last year, he only had a single game where he reached at least 15 assists (16 vs OKC).
While that is an impressive achievement, I am more shocked that he has only turned the ball over 4 times to get those 30 assists.
Coach D has done a really good job so far.
It's amazing how impactful coaching is. I don't know if this means Coach D is a good coach or that McHale was just a bad one.
Not sure it means either. Both coaches have a vastly different approach to the game that can work as long as it has the right personnel and motivation.Frok said:AG@RICE said:
James Harden has had two straight games with 15 assists. Last year, he only had a single game where he reached at least 15 assists (16 vs OKC).
While that is an impressive achievement, I am more shocked that he has only turned the ball over 4 times to get those 30 assists.
Coach D has done a really good job so far.
It's amazing how impactful coaching is. I don't know if this means Coach D is a good coach or that McHale was just a bad one.
Clearly Dantoni is the right guy to maximize the unlimited potential of a great offensive player like James. I know we are only 5 games in to the season but James is playing like an MVP right now.
I think the difference is one coach was brought in to coach up the big men on this roster when our best player is a PG/SG and our new coach was brought in to develop our outside players.
IMO, McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league, his coaching worked to the detriment of the skill players.
IMO, McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league, his coaching worked to the detriment of the skill players.
Dwight won Defensive Player of the Year three times before joining the Rockets.Quote:
McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league,
Dwight never made an All-Defense Team in his three years with the Rockets.
Dwight was a good player while he was here but he refused to play to his strengths to the detriment of the team.
What is the point of comparing Dantoni to McHale? McHale took Hou to the 2nd seed in the stacked West. McHale had nothing to do with last season. He was wrongly fired because of a slow start. JBB might have been a bottom 3 coach in the league last year.
Yeah and Harden wasn't on the all NBA team last year, I guess that means he wasn't one of the best players in the league, huh?Guitarsoup said:Dwight won Defensive Player of the Year three times before joining the Rockets.Quote:
McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league,
Dwight never made an All-Defense Team in his three years with the Rockets.
I don't care about awards, I watched enough basketball while Dwight was here to see that he was the best post-defender in the league. Furthermore, I never stated that he sucked before he got here.
You said McHale's coaching made Dwight the best post defender in the league. Dwight won three DPOYs before he ever got to Houston and before he was ever coached by McHale. Maybe McHale's impact on Dwight's ability was a little overstated by you.CFTXAG10 said:Yeah and Harden wasn't on the all NBA team last year, I guess that means he wasn't one of the best players in the league, huh?Guitarsoup said:Dwight won Defensive Player of the Year three times before joining the Rockets.Quote:
McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league,
Dwight never made an All-Defense Team in his three years with the Rockets.
I don't care about awards, I watched enough basketball while Dwight was here to see that he was the best post-defender in the league. Furthermore, I never stated that he sucked before he got here.
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LMAO. Dwight wasn't even close to being the best post defender in the league while he was here.CFTXAG10 said:
I think the difference is one coach was brought in to coach up the big men on this roster when our best player is a PG/SG and our new coach was brought in to develop our outside players.
IMO, McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league, his coaching worked to the detriment of the skill players.
So who was clearly better than him? "LMAO"Head Ninja In Charge said:LMAO. Dwight wasn't even close to being the best post defender in the league while he was here.CFTXAG10 said:
I think the difference is one coach was brought in to coach up the big men on this roster when our best player is a PG/SG and our new coach was brought in to develop our outside players.
IMO, McHale was only a good fit because Dwight was here. While his coaching made Dwight the best post-defender in the league, his coaching worked to the detriment of the skill players.
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During Dwight's tenure, I would absolutely take all of the following post defenders ahead of him:
Joakim Noah
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
2013-14 Tyson Chandler
Serge Ibaka too
Joakim Noah
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
2013-14 Tyson Chandler
Serge Ibaka too
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He also averaged the lowest amount of rebounds and blocks per in his career since his first two seasons in the NBA. The Rockets also ranked in the bottom half of points in the paint allowed every single year he was here. So yeah, definitely best post defender in the league. Whatever you say.
Good sir, I believe you forgot Tiago Splitter.
No, no he didn't.Guitarsoup said:
Good sir, I believe you forgot Tiago Splitter.
If you think every player on this list was "clearly" better than Dwight in post-defense than we might as well not even argue because our views on the game of basketball and what we perceive to be great post defense is way different.Head Ninja In Charge said:
During Dwight's tenure, I would absolutely take all of the following post defenders ahead of him:
Joakim Noah
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
2013-14 Tyson Chandler
Serge Ibaka too
Head Ninja In Charge said:
During Dwight's tenure, I would absolutely take all of the following post defenders ahead of him:
Joakim Noah
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
2013-14 Tyson Chandler
Serge Ibaka too
As someone who also watched every game, Dwight was better than Ibaka (Thunder converted him to a stretch 4 basically), Noah, and Duncan at protecting the rim. By a lot.
Do you not remember someone last year or the year before saying Tiago was better than Dwight?aggie1906 said:No, no he didn't.Guitarsoup said:
Good sir, I believe you forgot Tiago Splitter.
Guitarsoup said:Do you not remember someone last year or the year before saying Tiago was better than Dwight?aggie1906 said:No, no he didn't.Guitarsoup said:
Good sir, I believe you forgot Tiago Splitter.
I don't remember last week.
Not sure what being a stretch 4 on offense has to do with being a rim protector.Hickory High said:Head Ninja In Charge said:
During Dwight's tenure, I would absolutely take all of the following post defenders ahead of him:
Joakim Noah
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
2013-14 Tyson Chandler
Serge Ibaka too
As someone who also watched every game, Dwight was better than Ibaka (Thunder converted him to a stretch 4 basically), Noah, and Duncan at protecting the rim. By a lot.
And Duncan was better than Dwight at rim protection.
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