Adidas Slippers, Jordan Chains, Bih I Made A Change [2017 Rockets Season Thread]

[DonKnock]

 

[DynamoEAR]

Tossing and turning trying to figure out who can guard Durant on those deadly midrange jumpers.

 

[DonKnock]

Tossing and turning trying to figure out who can guard Durant on those deadly midrange jumpers.

Luc has statistically been one of the best guys on Durant in the league.


His signing wasn't by accident.

It worked out spectacularly well.

The Rockets set a franchise record for wins in a season. Their offense was more explosive than last year’s, when it was one of the most explosive of all-time. Their defense went from mediocre to elite under the influence of Paul, Tucker and Mbah a Moute, whose defensive rating was the lowest on the team.

He now finds himself in line for a richer contract because it turned out that D’Antoni calling him one of the league’s best players was positively D’Antonian: It may have sounded wrong, maybe even ridiculous, until it was right.

In fact, of the hundreds of player combinations that logged more than 1,000 minutes together, the Rockets had the single most productive two-man lineup in the NBA, a duo with a better net rating than even Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.

This pair that annihilated other teams: the likely most valuable player James Harden and Luc Mbah a Moute.

Mbah-a-Mouteball: How the Rockets Chased Value to Challenge the Warriors

 

[DonKnock]

 

[DonKnock]

http://stats.nba.com/player/201601/matchups/?Season=2017-18&SeasonType=Regular Season&Matchup=Defense&sort=TEAM_PTS_DIFF&dir=-1&PerMode=Totals&CF=TEAM_ABBR*E*GSW

Luc guarding Durant: Warriors -40.9 (Durant -23) [23 possessions]

Luc guarding Curry: Warriors +23 (Curry: -14) [13 possessions]

 

[DonKnock]

 

[DonKnock]

If any of y'all are going to the game, they're gonna be closing roads so watch out/be early

 

[DonKnock]

South still holding huh?
:DKConceited:

 

[Sinnerman]

I picked the Warriors to win, but I'll be rooting for y'all, so good luck

 

[Spence]

South still holding huh?
:DKConceited:

Thought we were riding in the other thread? What happened?

 

[DonKnock]

Thought we were riding in the other thread? What happened?

Hatin ass mods shut me down

 

[Kovu]

Lightyears

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Still not going to count y’all out.




Don’t let me down.

 

[DonKnock]

Still not going to count y’all out.




Don’t let me down.

We got nothing out of our role players and Green managed to go 24+ minutes without fouling after getting 3.


We need Paul, Gordon, Luc to play better and Ariza getting 5 fouls two mins into the 3rd fukked us.

 

[DonKnock]

Ariza guarded Durant for 7 possessions and he scored on none of them .

Warriors were -56 with Ariza on Durant.


http://stats.nba.com/player/2772/ma...nType=Playoffs&Matchup=Defense&PerMode=Totals


Also have to consider the implications of Ariza going out and Durant immediately getting in rhythm.
Those minutes were a massive boon for their confidence.



With no Brothers/Foster nonsense refereeing hopefully Ariza doesn't get ticky tack fouled out of the entire second half.