12/25 - POSTGAME | Houston Rockets (107) - (112) Oklahoma City Thunder

[Old Man Game]

Really, really good win. Proud of them. Even Bill was good in that one.

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[Pillendreher]

Even Bill was good in that one.

Barely. His hatred for Patterosn continues. Melo gets abused in the PnR and we countered with playing Grant and Huestis while Patterson didn't even crack 10 minutes.
Donovan thinks that we either have to go with a second point guard (Christon, Felton) or with 3/4 tweeners who are too slow to really guard wings (Huestis/Grant) and it's maddening. Patterson is an excellent help defender. You put him out there when you need more defense, not these scrubs.

[Bergmaniac]

Excellent win for you guys, Roberson with amazing D on Harden as always, and the big 3 finally all looked good on offense in the same game.

Now if only Billie finally realizes that Patterson is way better than Grant and Huestis and that he's a PF, not a centre...I don't get why he hasn't even tried playing Patterson with Adams, Russ and PG13 and let Melo get plenty of minutes with the bench which badly needs more scoring.

[hardenASG13]

how can there be people who prefer huestis or abrines over roberson.

Because, some games, he doesn't make much of an impact. In those games, like any other role player, he should be benched, instead of playing 30 min. You could also ask, how can there be people who compare Russell Westbrook to baron Davis, how could someone not have seen that this team was too talented not to move right up the standings, how nobody could see how good enes kanter was, etc. On the way to that 3 seed, will be A contender come playoff time....

[slick_watts]

Because, some games, he doesn't make much of an impact.

c'mon. sleestak is a ideologue but i know you're sharper than this. dre's impact on defense, especially this year, is massive by any objective measurement and it baffles me that subjectively there are fans that do not see this. our team is something 12 points per 100 possessions better on defense with dre in the game. that is insane! he's 8th in the entire nba in drpm. not just among sg, among all players.

You could also ask, how can there be people who compare Russell Westbrook to baron Davis

he was playing bad. i call it like it is.

how could someone not have seen that this team was too talented not to move right up the standings

i'm not really concerned much about the standings- are you talking about me..?

how nobody could see how good enes kanter was

knicks are better when he's on the bench. all you see is points and rebounds.

[dakomish23]

Melo 8/12 0 turnovers and some decent defense is really impressive.

That’s twice now he’s showed up for the marquee matchup. He can’t keep this up at his age but they’ll take it when it comes.

Cant keep it up at his age? It's not like he's out there sprinting 94 feet, jumping out the gym. They're rhythm shots, timely shots and patient shots and they'll probably fall at an efficient clip going forward. Everything has been effortless the past few games.

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

[Pillendreher]

how can there be people who prefer huestis or abrines over roberson.

Because, some games, he doesn't make much of an impact. In those games, like any other role player, he should be benched, instead of playing 30 min.

DRtG for teams currently looks like this:

Top 10: 100.8-103.8
11-20: 104.1-106.9
Botton 10: 107.1-109.0

Andre Roberson on the floor this season:

We defend like a Top 10 team: 24x (89.0 DRtG on average)
We defend like an average team: 0x
We defend like a Bottom 10 team: 8x (114.2 DRtG on average)

If there's one role player on this team who is doing his job really well on a very consistent basis, it's Roberson. He's out there to make our defense better and 75 % of the time, the defense has been at an historic level with him on the floor. That of course doesn't mean that he's the only one on this team responsible for that, but the team is clearly performing like it should be if Roberson was doing his job.

[Dadouv47]

That’s twice now he’s showed up for the marquee matchup. He can’t keep this up at his age but they’ll take it when it comes.

Cant keep it up at his age? It's not like he's out there sprinting 94 feet, jumping out the gym. They're rhythm shots, timely shots and patient shots and they'll probably fall at an efficient clip going forward. Everything has been effortless the past few games.

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

I don't think playing a game every 2-3 days would be an issue for him. He won't be able to play more minutes per game comes playoff time though.

[Pillendreher]

Read on Twitter

God Damn this team keeps pulling me back in.

[Reign23]

courtney lee would be a perfect target for okc

[Rotten Apple]

That’s twice now he’s showed up for the marquee matchup. He can’t keep this up at his age but they’ll take it when it comes.

Cant keep it up at his age? It's not like he's out there sprinting 94 feet, jumping out the gym. They're rhythm shots, timely shots and patient shots and they'll probably fall at an efficient clip going forward. Everything has been effortless the past few games.

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

Okay but even still not sure how it’s not sustainable. 7 game series has rest, he’s the not the main guy, he can let it come to him in the flow and has. He can literally do this every night if simply shows up focused on the task at hand. That’s how easy the game comes and has been coming lately.

[Pillendreher]

Cant keep it up at his age? It's not like he's out there sprinting 94 feet, jumping out the gym. They're rhythm shots, timely shots and patient shots and they'll probably fall at an efficient clip going forward. Everything has been effortless the past few games.

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

Okay but even still not sure how it’s not sustainable. 7 game series has rest, he’s the not the main guy, he can let it come to him in the flow and has. He can literally do this every night if simply shows up focused on the task at hand. That’s how easy the game comes and has been coming lately.

There's more to this than making shots tho. Grabbing boards, playing defense - he's not just asked to shoot.

[Andre Roberstan]

Who is that guy?

Not a lot of great combo guards available for cheap. Langston Galloway maybe? But he's not really a point...he's a small 2.

Marcus Smart?

Don't think he's really available.

[dakomish23]

Cant keep it up at his age? It's not like he's out there sprinting 94 feet, jumping out the gym. They're rhythm shots, timely shots and patient shots and they'll probably fall at an efficient clip going forward. Everything has been effortless the past few games.

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

Okay but even still not sure how it’s not sustainable. 7 game series has rest, he’s the not the main guy, he can let it come to him in the flow and has. He can literally do this every night if simply shows up focused on the task at hand. That’s how easy the game comes and has been coming lately.

He’s up and down. If he sticks to being more Olympic Melo, then I agree he can keep it up.

[dakomish23]

I’m speaking in terms of a 7 game series vs HOU or GSW.

He’s not the guy he once was.

Okay but even still not sure how it’s not sustainable. 7 game series has rest, he’s the not the main guy, he can let it come to him in the flow and has. He can literally do this every night if simply shows up focused on the task at hand. That’s how easy the game comes and has been coming lately.

There's more to this than making shots tho. Grabbing boards, playing defense - he's not just asked to shoot.

Yeah but when a lot of people can’t make shots you need someone who can.

He’s far from perfect we all know that.

[Pillendreher]

Not a lot of great combo guards available for cheap. Langston Galloway maybe? But he's not really a point...he's a small 2.

Marcus Smart?

Don't think he's really available.

And he's a terrible, terrible shooter. He's shooting 33.7 % on the season.

[dakomish23]

Marcus Smart?

Don't think he's really available.

And he's a terrible, terrible shooter. He's shooting 33.7 % on the season.

Ghastly

At least Robes knows his limitations and stays in his lane.

[thekaoswithin]

Bradley we might get if Detroit thinks he won't re sign at the deadline. Abrines + Heustis or something along those lines might work. I don't think any other contender would try trading for him so we won't have to hedge much on it.

[Dn4sty]

Don't think he's really available.

And he's a terrible, terrible shooter. He's shooting 33.7 % on the season.

Ghastly

At least Robes knows his limitations and stays in his lane.

Dinwiddie?

[dakomish23]

Bradley we might get if Detroit thinks he won't re sign at the deadline. Abrines + Heustis or something along those lines might work. I don't think any other contender would try trading for him so we won't have to hedge much on it.

That was my exact proposal.

Felton Bradley PG Patterson Adams

Westbrook Bradley Roberson Melo Grant

Those should be the two bench lineups if that deal went down.