OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread - End of season/Playoffs!!

When you think about it it really does matter that much. After Beverly they have no good wing defenders. People love Parsons but he isn't a good defender and its been pointed out all year is actually a bad one and Harden/Lin couldn't Guard a bag of cracker jacks. Asik is a good defender and an amazing backup to have but he isn't as good defensively as Howard and they can't play an inside outside game with Asik in because he is a liability on offense. They like to have their power forwards play more of a stretch 4 type game so they are weak defensively at that position as well.
5 starters only 1 is good, close to elite, defender and their only bench player who is competent on D is Garcia.
People talk about how bad are D is but Houston is worse without Beverly/Howard.

 

Guys I've never heard of seem to tend to have career nights against us at times, those are the guys that scare me. We can take Houston if this team plays up to playoff snuff. The Rockets are not good defensively now but they can score in bunches.

 

If I'm not mistaken, Parsons had a career night against us once this season. Nic has to bring his A game on defense against this team, they all do.

 

I was just talking the rockets D. There offense is still very very good and is going to cause us to have fits in the playoffs.

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He did. That was my point.

 

Jeremy Lin is a TERRIBLE Defender. Also, who else on that team besides Howard, Beverly, and Asik can play D? No one that's who.

 

I think seeing Corey go for 51 and being allowed to do that (not that he didn't play crazy and had some nice defensive moves) is more of a testament to HOU thinking they can just 'out score' the other team. If Portland can play 48 mins of solid Defense then this mentality works to our favor, since we can shoot it out too.

 

Cmone Pels...You Can Do THIS !

 

This just became the official holy shit I forgot about Luke Babbitt thread. Use the force luke, get it done for your old team!

 

Alexis Ajinca in Beast Mode For Neworleans.. Babbit With a big triple..

 

"It's okay Howard and beverley will come back and then we can't be stopped"

Said every delusional Houston fan.

 

Babbit and Rivers Destroying the Three point line for Neworleans..

 

Babbit Playing really for Portland.. you can see that..

 

damnn!!! Three Point Shooting Contest..

 

59-46 HT lead For the Pelicans.. looks good.. Stay Hard Neworleans Stay Hard !

 

Go you mighty Pelicans!

 

Are we in front when the Rockest losing tonight ? or are we on 4th seed ?

 

Babbitt Look for Career high

 

This is the best I've ever seen Luke play. He just threw a crossover step back on Terrance Jones that had me rollin!

YA BOIII GET ITT

 

We are at the 5th seed, tied in the loss column not owning the tie breaker.