(01-24-2019 10:15 AM)levydl Wrote:  Harden's made more FTs (5,302) than FGs (5,119) in his career. It's unheard of. Pick any great scorer, they all have substantially fewer FTs than FGs made. Some of Harden's highlights are insane, but his game is annoying overall.

(01-24-2019 11:33 AM)natibeast21 Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 10:15 AM)levydl Wrote:  Harden's made more FTs (5,302) than FGs (5,119) in his career. It's unheard of. Pick any great scorer, they all have substantially fewer FTs than FGs made. Some of Harden's highlights are insane, but his game is annoying overall.

I see a lot of similarities in Harden’s and Cumberland’s offensive game. Annoying as hell to play against but boy do they know how to play b-ball. I am not saying Cumberland is or will be the next James Harden.

But:
1) Neither are elite athletes
2) Both have their own unique moves they use over and over again for making a shot or drawling a foul.
3) Both solid passers
4) Neither have a pretty shot from 3 but they go in often.
5) Neither show any emotion. Cold blooded tactical basketball killers.
5) Both get into the heads of opponents by the 5 things above^^

(01-24-2019 12:25 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 11:33 AM)natibeast21 Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 10:15 AM)levydl Wrote:  Harden's made more FTs (5,302) than FGs (5,119) in his career. It's unheard of. Pick any great scorer, they all have substantially fewer FTs than FGs made. Some of Harden's highlights are insane, but his game is annoying overall.

I see a lot of similarities in Harden’s and Cumberland’s offensive game. Annoying as hell to play against but boy do they know how to play b-ball. I am not saying Cumberland is or will be the next James Harden.

But:
1) Neither are elite athletes
2) Both have their own unique moves they use over and over again for making a shot or drawling a foul.
3) Both solid passers
4) Neither have a pretty shot from 3 but they go in often.
5) Neither show any emotion. Cold blooded tactical basketball killers.
5) Both get into the heads of opponents by the 5 things above^^

Interesting comparison. If Cumberland continues on his mid-season trajectory, we're in for a fun ride watching him this season and next. You can just see the frustration of defenders and opposing coaches at his ability to consistently draw the contact and the foul.

(01-24-2019 12:29 PM)bearcatdp Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 12:25 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 11:33 AM)natibeast21 Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 10:15 AM)levydl Wrote:  Harden's made more FTs (5,302) than FGs (5,119) in his career. It's unheard of. Pick any great scorer, they all have substantially fewer FTs than FGs made. Some of Harden's highlights are insane, but his game is annoying overall.

I see a lot of similarities in Harden’s and Cumberland’s offensive game. Annoying as hell to play against but boy do they know how to play b-ball. I am not saying Cumberland is or will be the next James Harden.

But:
1) Neither are elite athletes
2) Both have their own unique moves they use over and over again for making a shot or drawling a foul.
3) Both solid passers
4) Neither have a pretty shot from 3 but they go in often.
5) Neither show any emotion. Cold blooded tactical basketball killers.
6) Both get into the heads of opponents by the 5 things above^^

Interesting comparison. If Cumberland continues on his mid-season trajectory, we're in for a fun ride watching him this season and next. You can just see the frustration of defenders and opposing coaches at his ability to consistently draw the contact and the foul.

Is there any chance Cumberland's play this year gets him a 1st round draft rating in this year's draft?

(02-28-2019 10:29 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  14 points and 5 rebounds for Clark. Meanwhile harden goes for 58 pts 7 rbs 10 assists and 4 steals

(02-28-2019 10:29 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  14 points and 5 rebounds for Clark. Meanwhile harden goes for 58 pts 7 rbs 10 assists and 4 steals

(03-01-2019 08:34 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(02-28-2019 10:29 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  14 points and 5 rebounds for Clark. Meanwhile harden goes for 58 pts 7 rbs 10 assists and 4 steals

I see no word on whether Houston won or lost. So I am assuming lost?

(03-01-2019 08:40 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-01-2019 08:34 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(02-28-2019 10:29 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  14 points and 5 rebounds for Clark. Meanwhile harden goes for 58 pts 7 rbs 10 assists and 4 steals

I see no word on whether Houston won or lost. So I am assuming lost?

They won.

(03-01-2019 10:45 AM)dsquare Wrote:  Did anyone see the reason he started all the sudden? I'm guessing there was an injury as he has not been playing any minutes at all. Maybe D'antoni decided to pull a George Costanza and just do the opposite of everything he was doing.

(03-01-2019 11:05 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-01-2019 10:45 AM)dsquare Wrote:  Did anyone see the reason he started all the sudden? I'm guessing there was an injury as he has not been playing any minutes at all. Maybe D'antoni decided to pull a George Costanza and just do the opposite of everything he was doing.

Quote:Houston’s Clark has big fan in Pirates’ pitcher Archer
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
January 19, 2019

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Gary Clark had a special cheering section Saturday night against the Los Angeles Lakers as a contingent of people from the small North Carolina town where he grew up, including Pirates pitcher Chris Archer, attended the game.

Clark and Archer were both raised and went to high school in Clayton, North Carolina, a town of just more than 21,000 people about 20 minutes outside Raleigh.

Archer is about six years older than Clark, but has watched his career since the Rocket was a freshman in high school and made a point to catch at least one of his games every season since. After watching him work at Clayton high school, he continued to follow his career at Cincinnati in his four years playing for the Bearcats.

Clark said his relationship with Archer has been an important one and that seeing his success as a professional athlete inspired him and many other kids in their community.

“For him to be the first superstar out of little ol’ Clayton it kind of like opened up kids’ eyes around the community that hey if you find something you love and you do it really hard and you’re passionate about it you’ve got an opportunity,” Clark said.

Before Clark’s college career was up, Archer told the power forward that wherever he ended up this year he’d continue the tradition of coming to watch him play. Clark went undrafted out of Cincinnati but signed a free agent deal with the Rockets this summer and the Rockets saw so much promise in the 24-year-old that it contributed to them parting ways with Carmelo Anthony.

Clark appeared in his 32nd game on Saturday night, but his minutes had been limited until center Clint Capela sustained a thumb injury earlier this week that required surgery. With Capela out for up to six weeks Clark’s playing time has increased and he got his first career start on Wednesday night against the Nets.

Archer beamed when talking about witnessing Clark grow from a high school freshman to an NBA player and proudly wore his No. 6 jersey as he hosted about 20 other Clayton natives in a suite at the game. He’s thrilled to have another person from Clayton playing professional sports and said they discuss what their success means for the kids back home.

“Something that he and I talk about quite often is what we can do with our platform in our own hometown,” Archer told The Associated Press. “That’s the coolest thing, inspiring people to follow their dreams and become whatever they want to become, not necessarily just athletes but one of our close friends here is a doctor, we have multiple business owners. It’s a small town but I think Gary and I are a product of great people and we hope to inspire people to continue to achieve their goals.”

Even though they’ve been friends for years, Clark still seemed wowed that Archer went out of his way to support him with this trip.

“When you’re able to see someone that you actually knew when you were a young kid and looked up to and now you’re in the same position as him and it’s like you’re making Clayton proud and making other kids in Clayton think they have an opportunity to get to this level, too,” Clark said.

(03-01-2019 12:14 PM)SeniorBearcat Wrote:  

(03-01-2019 11:05 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-01-2019 10:45 AM)dsquare Wrote:  Did anyone see the reason he started all the sudden? I'm guessing there was an injury as he has not been playing any minutes at all. Maybe D'antoni decided to pull a George Costanza and just do the opposite of everything he was doing.

Awesome

Even though the Spurs have been my #2 team all these years, I find myself checking in on Rockets frequently.

Below is another good story for those who haven't seen it.

Quote:Houston’s Clark has big fan in Pirates’ pitcher Archer
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
January 19, 2019

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Gary Clark had a special cheering section Saturday night against the Los Angeles Lakers as a contingent of people from the small North Carolina town where he grew up, including Pirates pitcher Chris Archer, attended the game.

Clark and Archer were both raised and went to high school in Clayton, North Carolina, a town of just more than 21,000 people about 20 minutes outside Raleigh.

Archer is about six years older than Clark, but has watched his career since the Rocket was a freshman in high school and made a point to catch at least one of his games every season since. After watching him work at Clayton high school, he continued to follow his career at Cincinnati in his four years playing for the Bearcats.

Clark said his relationship with Archer has been an important one and that seeing his success as a professional athlete inspired him and many other kids in their community.

“For him to be the first superstar out of little ol’ Clayton it kind of like opened up kids’ eyes around the community that hey if you find something you love and you do it really hard and you’re passionate about it you’ve got an opportunity,” Clark said.

Before Clark’s college career was up, Archer told the power forward that wherever he ended up this year he’d continue the tradition of coming to watch him play. Clark went undrafted out of Cincinnati but signed a free agent deal with the Rockets this summer and the Rockets saw so much promise in the 24-year-old that it contributed to them parting ways with Carmelo Anthony.

Clark appeared in his 32nd game on Saturday night, but his minutes had been limited until center Clint Capela sustained a thumb injury earlier this week that required surgery. With Capela out for up to six weeks Clark’s playing time has increased and he got his first career start on Wednesday night against the Nets.

Archer beamed when talking about witnessing Clark grow from a high school freshman to an NBA player and proudly wore his No. 6 jersey as he hosted about 20 other Clayton natives in a suite at the game. He’s thrilled to have another person from Clayton playing professional sports and said they discuss what their success means for the kids back home.

“Something that he and I talk about quite often is what we can do with our platform in our own hometown,” Archer told The Associated Press. “That’s the coolest thing, inspiring people to follow their dreams and become whatever they want to become, not necessarily just athletes but one of our close friends here is a doctor, we have multiple business owners. It’s a small town but I think Gary and I are a product of great people and we hope to inspire people to continue to achieve their goals.”

Even though they’ve been friends for years, Clark still seemed wowed that Archer went out of his way to support him with this trip.

“When you’re able to see someone that you actually knew when you were a young kid and looked up to and now you’re in the same position as him and it’s like you’re making Clayton proud and making other kids in Clayton think they have an opportunity to get to this level, too,” Clark said.

https://apnews.com/f62879c41e4e41119d0957b40ead712d