In Daryl Morey we trust - Houston Rockets Thread

[kingkingston]

James Harden in his last 5 Games vs LeBron
33-8-5-3-2 W
11-5-5-3 L
41-7-15 W
38-10-11 W
35-11-13-5 W

Cruising along quite nicely

 

[kingkingston]

Alykhan Bijani‏
@Rockets_Insider

Harden’s stat-line tonight: 35 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, 5 steals. First time a player has posted those numbers in a game since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74.

 

[Burningleviathan]

3 games in 4 days coming up with games against the Griz and Raps. Will be an important stretch. Lose a couple and we back in the pack.

 

[kingkingston]

5 wins in a row Harden is white hot at the moment

 

[kingkingston]

A pounding of the Nuggets Chris Paul fitting in nicely and we haven't lost with him in the line up

 

[Burningleviathan]

Top of the West as well with GSW losing today. Hopefully we can keep this rolling for a while.

 

[brettman135]

Good that we aren't just winning games but blowing teams away.

 

[brettman135]

Was just reading Ryno is shooting 77.8% (21 of 27) on his 3PT attempts off CP3's passes.

 

[Burningleviathan]

Ryno is showing his worth this year. Good three point shooting, active on the boards and some solid defense. His connection with CP3 has been amazing.

 

[brettman135]

Definitely making a lot of people eat their words in regards to trading him for Melo (myself included)

 

[kingkingston]

Harden and Paul......gods amongst men, such a brilliant duo

 

[brettman135]

Massive test tomorrow, feel like we owe them one after they did a number on us last year in the playoffs.

 

[kingkingston]

12 wins in a row

 

[Bemoreboyddog]

We are looking pretty good right now.

 

[brettman135]

CP3 has been even better than I could have ever imagined.

 

[Gak Attack]

CP3 has been even better than I could have ever imagined.

I didn't think the fit was as bad as most made out but I never expected him to adapt this much and as quickly as he has, winning helps but he has been excellent and to think he's only just coming into fitness/form. The best part is the way he just destroys opposition second units, I wonder if teams will soon react by resting their stars with Harden on the court.

 

[brettman135]

I didn't think the fit was as bad as most made out but I never expected him to adapt this much and as quickly as he has, winning helps but he has been excellent and to think he's only just coming into fitness/form. The best part is the way he just destroys opposition second units, I wonder if teams will soon react by resting their stars with Harden on the court.

Yeah i thought it would work but never realised how well it would click right from the start.

 

[kingkingston]

 

[kingkingston]

Can you believe we started the season 5-3................we are 20-1 since

 

[Damon_3388]

Among "relevant" players (qualifying for the minutes per game leaderboard, averaging 24+ minutes per game), Clint Capela is #4 in PER (behind LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis), and #3 in Win Shares Per 48 Minutes (behind James Harden and Steph Curry).

Is Capela really that good/important? And is he better than Dwight Howard (a similar type of player) was at the same age (circa 2009-10)?

 

[Damon_3388]

12 wins in a row

Moochie Norris love.

I remember those early 2000s Rockets teams (post-Hakeem) used to get a fair bit of coverage/love in SLAM Magazine back in the day. They were mediocre as hell, but fresh and ghetto as anything too. Stevie Franchise, Cat Mobley, Mo Taylor, etc.

 

[brettman135]

Tarik Black is struggling bad.

 

[kingkingston]

James Harden is on track to become the first player since Michael Jordan in 93 to average at least 29ppg three seasons in a row

 

[Macpotata]

Form suggests the Cavs get poleaxed today by the Rockets. However this is the perfect opportunity to get their season back on track and I think Cleveland can make a statement today and get a bog scalp.

 

[kingkingston]

Form suggests the Cavs get poleaxed today by the Rockets. However this is the perfect opportunity to get their season back on track and I think Cleveland can make a statement today and get a bog scalp.

I think that explains the Cavs play so far