GT #52: Wizards (25-26) @ Rockets (35-17) 8 PM CSN

[stevemcqueen1]

Houston fan here. Awesome game guys...ya actually made it close at the end. Hard fought game by both teams, sucks their had to be a loser....on to da next one

That was an awful game, the refs gave it to Houston, Harden plays like a pussy, and Dwight Howard is a tool.

[dlts20]

there comes a point where your coach or owner has to make a statment. Call it crying or whatever but I honestly wouldnt mind hearing one of them publicly saying something about the way we are getting treated by the refs in these games. I know we havent made the playoffs in years and have a jump shooting system but its crazy how when we touch guys its a fould but when we get hacked its nothing. Im also sick of Glen Consor on the radio getting mad at Nene and guys for complaining.

There is a differnce from whiney guys like Harden & Paul then a guy like Nene who truly gets hacked a ton and gets no calls. He should let the refs know about it but it wont matter until your coach or owner starts addressing it Take the fine. Beleive it or not, that stuff does work and refs/league do start taking more notice. We will get clowned on some sports shows for awhile but who cares. We get clowned anyways. As long as we start getting more respect from the refs, its worth it

[hands11]

WTF

They fine zillionaire players $500 for flopping like that is a deterrent. If the league was being genuine, they should fine these bogus refs for calling fouls for notorious floppers like Harden. Just like hot-headed players like Rasheed have reputations and get quick techs, Harden should not be getting the benefit of the doubt. Fine the refs, not the zillionaire players.

WTF

What Harden did makes me want to

But it wasnt a flop. He hooked him. Its a foul, not a flop. Refs are supposed to catch that. Smart play by him. Terrible miss by the refs. But there is nothing to fine him about.

Look at the way he jerked his head back and fell to the ground. That was a flop. And he held Ariza's arm. And Howard set an illegal as hell screen. Disgraceful.

Ok, I see what you are focused on. In truth, first he hooked him, then he at the same time pulled him down and then added the flop element.

The trifecta of BS.

And Howard was zone blocking.

[nuposse04]

there comes a point where your coach or owner has to make a statment. Call it crying or whatever but I honestly wouldnt mind hearing one of them publicly saying something about the way we are getting treated by the refs in these games. I know we havent made the playoffs in years and have a jump shooting system but its crazy how when we touch guys its a fould but when we get hacked its nothing. Im also sick of Glen Consor on the radio getting mad at Nene and guys for complaining.

There is a differnce from whiney guys like Harden & Paul then a guy like Nene who truly gets hacked a ton and gets no calls. He should let the refs know about it but it wont matter until your coach or owner starts addressing it Take the fine. Beleive it or not, that stuff does work and refs/league do start taking more notice. We will get clowned on some sports shows for awhile but who cares. We get clowned anyways. As long as we start getting more respect from the refs, its worth it

ted would never want to get fined, he's all about his paper. Mavs players get respect because their owner consistently calls the league out on its BS.

[stevemcqueen1]

What Harden did makes me want to

But it wasnt a flop. He hooked him. Its a foul, not a flop. Refs are supposed to catch that. Smart play by him. Terrible miss by the refs. But there is nothing to fine him about.

Look at the way he jerked his head back and fell to the ground. That was a flop. And he held Ariza's arm. And Howard set an illegal as hell screen. Disgraceful.

Ok, I see what you are focused on. In truth, first he hooked him, then he at the same time pulled him down and then added the flop element.

The trifecta of BS.

And Howard was zone blocking.

I honestly think he jerks his head back reflexively now every single time he is touched. Surprised he doesn't do it by accident during the post game handshakes.

[Youheardme90]

It`s ok guys, we played well enough to win and that`s all that matters. Screw the ref`s for deciding the game.

[jangles86]

Hardens a cheap ass b1tch. Grabbing a hold of any arm he sees when he drives to the basket. The dumb **** referees fall for it and have no idea what they're watching.

Howard was moving on that screen on ariza at the end
I'd be ashamed to watch that cheap ass bitch harden every game

[DANNYLANDOVER]

Wall was annoying on that last defensive play or Witt was. Ariza was staying tight to Harden but Wall had a big gap between him & harden before they even blew the whistle. Either one of 2 things have to happen. Wall has to either stay tight on him or the team has to decide that they are going to switch on every screen. It made no sense to do it the way they did it. It was a double whammy. Howard just set an easy pick and then KS with the ole

Try posting something that does not contain

Spoiler:

Wall

in it. Just try it.
This is the Wizards board not a

Spoiler:

Wall

fan site.

STFU clown, Ariza fouled out and wall was guarding him for the final possesion. I talk about a ton of things on theWiz. YOu just choose to hear what you wanna hear. If you dont like it then ignore it

Look here dumb ass, you know nothing about basketball. Nobody wants to hear you talk about John Wall the whole game thread. Go play some **** 2K or something.

[WallToWall]

I didnt want to post anything till I calmed down a little. Yes, its just a game. But, man, the refs...that was a pretty bad missed call when it mattered.
So what if Harden gets fined. It still doesnt change the score or give us a win.
Ah well.
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[Kanyewest]

Wizards played well given the circumstances. Tough to lose with officiating like that but it happens (see the Wizards every time they play LeBron in the postseason). I guess Harden will keep flopping because it works. Wall did it in the last possession where he got fouled- I'm guessing if you want NBA players to throw their hands in the air to get a call - that's the kind of NBA product we'll be seeing from others as well (LeBron, Wade, Durant also do this).

[TGW]

Despite all the whining about the coaching, I thought Wittman did a good job getting this team to compete against a hot team on their home court. It's not his fault his guards built a small city with the bricks they were shooting.

Good job Randy.

[Kanyewest]

This is why Harden got a wide open layup...

[Kanyewest]

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[dlts20]

Try posting something that does not contain

Spoiler:

Wall

in it. Just try it.
This is the Wizards board not a

Spoiler:

Wall

fan site.

STFU clown, Ariza fouled out and wall was guarding him for the final possesion. I talk about a ton of things on theWiz. YOu just choose to hear what you wanna hear. If you dont like it then ignore it

Look here dumb ass, you know nothing about basketball. Nobody wants to hear you talk about John Wall the whole game thread. Go play some **** 2K or something.

unlike you, I dont play video games. Im directly involved in sports. You know nothing. Your whole demeanor wreaks of a child

[GhostsOfGil]

This board has gone into full meltdown mode.

[keynote]

This is why Harden got a wide open layup...

[MikeTheKid]

This board has gone into full meltdown mode.

More like depression mode, I was so hurt watching that game I stopped posting, I thought Dick Bavetta, Joey Crawford and Tim Donaghy were calling the game!!!

[MikeTheKid]

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[WashWiz54]

Peeked on the Houston board and a lot of them are proud of their victory? You guys know I'm the first to call a spade a spade and when the Wizards suck, however tonight was highway robbery. If I'm Houston, I feel dirty for how I won that game. Admittedly, the Wizards make me angry when we lose to sub-par teams, but this one? I'm just mad at inept officials, man. I wish Randy would of let his manhood hang and berated the refs at the end of the game. Screw a suspension, screw a fine, let the boys know you know it wasn't their fault.

James Harden is the one of the reasons I watch less and less NBA ball. He's the biggest whiner and flopper in the league today. I wish he played 20 years ago- Oakley, the Davis brothers, Horace, Rodman, Lambieer, etc. would of ended his career or at least his psyche within his first season. Go F yourself Houston and your diva ridden team. Sorry for being pissy but I watched tonight at the bar and may of had one or two extra

[SizzlinSimms]

Look guys, it sucked. It was a like I got my heart ripped out by that guy from the 2nd Indiana Jones movie. "KALI MA! KALI MA!" etc. and ****. We played bad. They played bad. If it wasn't for Ariza's onslaught of threes this game would not have been close. Where is our interior defense? Do we have any? Losing Okafor has killed that. We've become far too much of settling for jump shots. As the shot chart shows. Look at the difference. Houston is right by the rim, and the Wiz are scattered all around. Hack-a-Dwight back fired horribly. I would have loved to win the game but we did not deserve to win this game. We were going to steal the hell out of it, but horrible decisions by our players decide otherwise.

That foul was obviously going to be called on Ariza. The second Harden started to fall down I don't see how anybody could have thought otherwise. What destroyed was the defense on the last play, yes Dwight grabbed Wall's arm, etc. and it all sucks, but that **** happens all the goddamn time. I think the best we can look forward to is a 2nd round exit.