[Game 30] Rockets @ Spurs - 12/25 Game Thread

[inquisitive]

starters beasted this game. tjones with another huge game! lin with lockdown on parker!

[Mr. E]

Spoiler:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAk6kwKw5pM[/youtube]

[Nebula1]

Excellent national TV win

[spaceballer]

Blaiyan is the source of the fastest complete highlight packages after a game. They get released quickly on his youtube channel.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRE_w8zb9WE[/youtube]

Enjoy it while it lasts. He did Rocket highlights for all of last year. He said he would make Rocket Highlights if Lin starts, but only Lin highlights otherwise. And he's been true to his word. There are Lin+Rockets highlights for the games Lin starts, but only Lin highlights (no other teammates highlighted) when Lin doesn't start.

He's a Warriors fan, and most of his highlight packages are for Golden State. So, he only only goes out of his way to do Lin or Lin/Rocket highlights because Lin is from the Bay Area, and Blaiyan wants to support the guy from his hometown Bay Area.

Since Lin is expected to be a starter for the next 4-6 weeks (due to Beverley's injury), Blaiyan's youtube channel might be a good place to bookmark for Rockets highlights. Enjoy them while they last, since the Rocket highlights will again stop when/if Lin moves to the bench when Beverley returns. And then you'll only have Golden State Warriors highlights, and the occasional Lin/no-other-Rockets highlights.

Blaiyan's highlights are not only fast and quickly produced, but they're also more comprehensive and well edited than others I've seen. I remember he used to include not just offensive plays (like most people who do highlights), but also lots of good defensive plays that most highlight packages omitted. He did stop doing that when Lin's role got reduced, but I hope he starts doing that again with the defensive play highlights.

[inquisitive]

Howard got too close, so James had to push away..

[rocketsballin]

the whole month of december the rockets have been on a win-loss-win-loss pattern. tomarrow they play the grizzlies who were struggling w/o marc but now won 2 games, and zach broke out of his slump. jj also did well in those 2 games.

still, i dont think rockets lose, but its a good bet lol

[Zubby]

Howard got too close, so James had to push away..

lol that was funny, knew someone should post it

[pr0wler]

Petition to have Lin/Brooks be our new PG rotation going forward!

Any takers...?

[MaxRider]

Howard got too close, so James had to push away..

you're all sweaty get away from me

[MaxRider]

i just don't understand why can't they play like this 80% of the time?

[WhyISO]

i just don't understand why can't they play like this 80% of the time?

Because Lin don't start.
Ball movement is key to this type of game. Bev just can't do it.

[pr0wler]

i just don't understand why can't they play like this 80% of the time?

Because Lin don't start.
Ball movement is key to this type of game. Bev just can't do it.

^^ This. I'm hoping the next 3-4 weeks of Lin starting will show McHale what he's been missing. We need another primary ball handler other than Harden otherwise he just ball hogs and plays an iso game.

[cw3k]

i just don't understand why can't they play like this 80% of the time?

Because Lin don't start.
Ball movement is key to this type of game. Bev just can't do it.

^^ This. I'm hoping the next 3-4 weeks of Lin starting will show McHale what he's been missing. We need another primary ball handler other than Harden otherwise he just ball hogs and plays an iso game.

It doesn't matter what happened next 3 or 4 weeks. Lin is not part of Rocket's future. As soon as Beverley can play, Mchale will plays him 40 minutes. Beverley is McHale's trio: Harden, Parson and Beverley. If not because Asik and Smith are out, Howard would be playing his low 30s, high 20s minutes pre game.

[inquisitive]

Let's not get into another McHale vs Lin thing...enjoy the victory over the Spurs!