Rockets (32-14) at Celtics (16-28) Game #45 1/30/15

[Surferdad]

what happend to that score - are to rockets still having halftime break?

too bad I can not watch them games live

anyways we are having a little comeback but will fall short in the end. Does the team still look as tired as they looked against the timberwolves?

no wonder we lost that one

Celtics started playing defense in the second half.  Rockets offense looks like they are confused by the Celtics defensive tenacity.

[SHAQATTACK]

Really really really wish we could get some Smart and Young playing time at the same time. Why is Young even here if Brad isn't going to play him? Why isn't he in Maine getting reps?

I actually completely agree with this. All this playing of Bass and whatnot is just weird to me.

Young can do as good as Thornton .......

[jpotter33]

Really really really wish we could get some Smart and Young playing time at the same time. Why is Young even here if Brad isn't going to play him? Why isn't he in Maine getting reps?

I actually completely agree with this. All this playing of Bass and whatnot is just weird to me.

Supposed to be showcasing, but nothing has happened yet. Makes you wonder.

[Chief]

Thorton giveth and taketh.

[SHAQATTACK]

They got too many weapons

[Beat LA]

That 2 on 1 fastbreak that resulted in Thornton taking, and making, a 3 drives me nuts.  Crowder had a layup.  Plus, he was going against a back-peddling Harden.  Sigh.

[jpotter33]

Wow, Houston is completely shellshocked. Where did Harden go??

[Surferdad]

Did Smart completely demoralize Harden?

Yup, and why is Harden handling the ball so much.  His handle is only so-so.

[Beat LA]

what happend to that score - are to rockets still having halftime break?

too bad I can not watch them games live

anyways we are having a little comeback but will fall short in the end. Does the team still look as tired as they looked against the timberwolves?

no wonder we lost that one

Celtics started playing defense in the second half.  Rockets offense looks like they are confused by the Celtics defensive tenacity.

Nah, they're just toying with us.

[Eja117]

At the half of this Rockets game Marcus Smart is the 15th most impactful player tonight. Virtually every player that has touched the court tonight has had a bigger impact on the game than him. I wish I could say this isn't very common.

He's got to get the minutes and the touches to be impactful. They give him no role in the offense, and his minutes have been spotty.

His minutes have been spotty because he hasn't done anything with them. There are several other players tonight that have played similar minutes and look like they actually belong in the NBA. He looks like he belongs at OK St or possibly the D League

Righhhtttttt.

So you think he's just ready to go. Just ready to be a big piece but Stevens is just messing around with his minutes because.....no good reason?  Pressy is the better NBA player right now. They're giving him more minutes than he deserves already. He's not going to be on the all rookie team despite all the injuries. As of this moment he's a bust.

Only in the realm of trolls is Pressey better than Smart right now. Absolute nonsense.

Pressy doesn't suck completely when he plays and that's the difference. Smart flashes some good defensive ability here and there and that's about it, and no amount of wishful thinking or denial changes that.

This isn't what anyone signed up for with this guy, not by a long shot. He has a long ways to go.

#troll

EDIT: At least I hope you're trolling, because those comments aren't based in reality.

Troll would be "He'll never be that good at defense". 

This is just an issue of being honest with ourselves. He's having a horrid horrid rookie year.

[Chief]

Sully likes to be a hero.

[Surferdad]

Sully likes to be a hero.

Dumb shot

[jpotter33]

At the half of this Rockets game Marcus Smart is the 15th most impactful player tonight. Virtually every player that has touched the court tonight has had a bigger impact on the game than him. I wish I could say this isn't very common.

He's got to get the minutes and the touches to be impactful. They give him no role in the offense, and his minutes have been spotty.

His minutes have been spotty because he hasn't done anything with them. There are several other players tonight that have played similar minutes and look like they actually belong in the NBA. He looks like he belongs at OK St or possibly the D League

Righhhtttttt.

So you think he's just ready to go. Just ready to be a big piece but Stevens is just messing around with his minutes because.....no good reason?  Pressy is the better NBA player right now. They're giving him more minutes than he deserves already. He's not going to be on the all rookie team despite all the injuries. As of this moment he's a bust.

Only in the realm of trolls is Pressey better than Smart right now. Absolute nonsense.

Pressy doesn't suck completely when he plays and that's the difference. Smart flashes some good defensive ability here and there and that's about it, and no amount of wishful thinking or denial changes that.

This isn't what anyone signed up for with this guy, not by a long shot. He has a long ways to go.

#troll

EDIT: At least I hope you're trolling, because those comments aren't based in reality.

Troll would be "He'll never be that good at defense". 

This is just an issue of being honest with ourselves. He's having a horrid horrid rookie year.

We must be watching different games then lol

What were your expectations for him? His defense is already excellent. His shot is better than I thought it was, but he isn't scoring as much as I thought he would. But that can be explained with the weird role he's been given on this team, and the fact that he isn't really featured in the offense.

EDIT: And he has alot of the intangibles that are needed for star players. So I think his stats don't paint the whole picture at all.

[Chief]

Smart is a gamer. I like that he is willing to take the big shot as a rookie.

[danglertx]

Smart's shot is a lot better than I thought it would be and his defense is spectacular.  He and Crowder have really frustrated Harden and that doesn't happen a lot.