Great pick......I am so sick of Harden flailing all over the court and the refs slobbering over him and sending him to the FT line. I am also sick of Dwight Howard throwing those elbows and bulling people out of the way and not getting called for it. Tonight they did call it a few times, but on other plays, he drew a foul even though he was the one who invaded the Spurs' player's space and initiated all the contact.
I wish Harden played 25 years ago, they would have punked his sorry backside. The Bad Boys would have left him sitting in the corner, sucking his thumb, soaked in a puddle of his own urine. The Miami, Knicks, Pacers, and Bulls teams of the 90s would have done the same to him. Karl Malone would have knocked him out with one of those illegal elbows to the temple, right after John Stockton gave him one of his signature punches to the man parts. He would have had to basically leave in an ambulance to earn a trip to the FT line.
All that being said, any team playing the Rockets shout purposefully send Smith, Howard, and Dorsey to the FT throughout each game. Their poor FT shooting is an invitation to the Hack a Player strategy. Put poor FT shooters at the line and keep the ball away from Harden, Ariza, and Terry. Ariza is on fire right now. Leaving him open for 3 is not a good idea at all. Oh and that Jones guy played very well the last two games. He frustrated me to no end.
Unfortunately, Utah lost to Memphis tonight. We really needed Memphis to lose to have a better shot at the 2 seed. Of course, If we get the 2 seed we get Dallas no matter what, cause they are locked in at 7. If we stay at the 3 seed, we get either the Rockets or Clippers in the 1st round.
