Choker wrote:cruwinas wrote:What reads? Watched DET - HOU, Harden with another triple double. That shooting guard knows what to do. When to shoot, when to pass, when to rest on offense. People see things differently.
Yeah, like the fact that Harden and DeRozan are different players. What Harden does doesn't change the fact that DeRozan was doing a great job of getting into the teeth of the defense and passing it out to open shooters this game.
Maybe for the fun of it one day I'll rewatch this horror spectacle.
Regarding DD I would rank his options with the ball in his hands following:
1. Option one: create shot for himself, no matter how difficult it could be.
2. Option two: drive to the basket trying to score or get fouled.
3. Option three: if he still has ball in his hands and options 1 and 2 are impossible - pass ball to anyone.
When Harden is on the floor and has a ball, he has only one option - to make a play which is the best for the 5 rockets on the floor. LBJ is a lot like that too.
While Kobe is DD on roids, HGH and whatever.
Maybe DD would play differently if Raptors were drilled in practice differently. And coach would manage game differently. But right now, Raptors play stagnant, ugly chucking hero ball for the most part. Or running like crazy and chucking whatever cause Casey is yapping at them.
I hoped that this season Raps would be a mature team, with no cancers, that would fun to watch. Fun just happened to disappear.
