ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Rockets @ Sonics 3/18/2003

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[derrock]

Six in a row!!!

And our first of three on the Westsiiiiiiiiiiidddddddeeee!!!!

[HtownRocks3]

2nd post. We win it by 9. 89-80.

[iOrange]

3

[We're Back]

Ray Allen just cant do it in the West...Us by twelve plus...Yao goes for 25

[ZRB]

I'm going to be going crazy, all the way from row fifteen upper level! I can't wait! COME ON ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This is the first time I've gone to the Rockets game when they've been on a winning streak.

Rockets: 105
Sonics: 99

[Eric Riley]

as strapped for cash as i currently am, like i said in the last game's thread...if we lose this one, i'm donating 10 bucks into the cc.net TIP JAR (http://www.clutchcity.net/tipjar.cfm):)

[jamalccc]

For the third time in a row, that horrible feeling came to me that says the Rockets are going to lose, by 12. Well, the same feeling was with me for the last two games in a row, and we won both. Maybe this feeling is a blessing...

Again, I hope my feeling is all wrong and the Rockets win.

[ikfit]

great win.
first half behind 16.
final: 98: 90 win
SF show us his talent and leadership last night. He is great.
GGGGGooooooo ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOX

[finalsbound]

Sonics 119
Rockets 81

Rockets come crashing back down to earth.

Yao: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
Jerome James: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks

Rockets go cold without Rudy on the sideline screaming and whistling.

[acrophobia98]

Rocket will win this one for Rudy.

In particular, Phoenix is losing to Toronto now; Rocket will surely win to set itself apart from Phoenix and catch Utah on its way.

Rocket 88
Seattle 82

:D :D :D

[johnvv]

Rashard lewis gets hammered by MoT and Griffin all game, posey D's up on Allen but RA still gets his 40 .....the rest stink it up

Rox 109

SuperFraisers 89

[LiTtLeY1521]

We shall win!!!!

[fatman510]

This could go two ways:
win for rudy
loss b/c rudy isnt there

Hopefully the former!

My pick:
Rockets 94
Sonics 87

[SmeggySmeg]

Originally posted by johnvv
Rashard lewis gets hammered by MoT and Griffin all game,

Unless Eggie uses one of these, that is never going to happen

http://www.myschoolonline.com/image/display/local/0,2306,CA-62100,00.gif

[RocketFan4ever]

My Prediction is that

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:D

[hikanoo49]

Rox 88
Sonics 81

Yao has had poor games thus far against the Sonics. With no dominating front court player at all (C/PF/F), I look for Yao to get double and tripled teamed all night.

Rice will be our savior with his 3 pt shooting. Rice 18 pts, 4 3's!

[Jonhty]

Originally posted by finalsbound
Sonics 119
Rockets 81

Rockets come crashing back down to earth.

Yao: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
Jerome James: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks

Rockets go cold without Rudy on the sideline screaming and whistling.

no. Yao's going to take his revenge.
JJ: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
Yao: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks

and Rox win by 15!!!

:D

[finalsbound]

Originally posted by hikanoo49
Rox 88
Sonics 81

Yao has had poor games thus far against the Sonics. With no dominating front court player at all (C/PF/F), I look for Yao to get double and tripled teamed all night.


Yeah, last time we played SEA we were calling them a "donut team." Jerome James preceded to slaughter the inside of H-town.

Johnty, :). Hopefully. I'm just not feelin it.

[Uprising]

Originally posted by finalsbound
Sonics 119
Rockets 81

Rockets come crashing back down to earth.

Yao: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
Jerome James: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks

Rockets go cold without Rudy on the sideline screaming and whistling.


RUdy is not going to be there!!!!:rolleyes:

[finalsbound]

Originally posted by Uprising
RUdy is not going to be there!!!!:rolleyes:

Thanks. I guess you could tell by my post I had no idea. :rolleyes:

[Uprising]

Originally posted by finalsbound
Thanks. I guess you could tell by my post I had no idea. :rolleyes:


damn....i am blind. My bad. S*** I picture Rudy doing that in my own head that my eyes skipped over the word not.

I should stop reading on this board tonight....it is definetly impairing my vision.;)

[finalsbound]

No prob. It's getting late for me too...

[Roc Paint]

Originally posted by LiTtLeY1521
We shall win!!!!

And we shall win. YEAH!!

Go Rockets!! :)

[arkoe]

Originally posted by iOrange
3

Post of the year? :rolleyes:

The Sonics love pissing me off, so I say they take this game. I'd love to see the Rockets continue to roll; however, I've got a feeling we go back to the dribble, dribble, dribble, pass to the other guard, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, jack up a last second shot type of game that we all know and hate. That or we blow huge lead.

[macalu]

ray allen is gonna light mobley up for 32 points. ming gets 2 fouls in 4 minutes. rockets have double digit turnovers in 1st quarter. they will trail by 12 by the half.

SEA 94
HOU 88

[macalu]

Originally posted by fatman510
This could go two ways:
win for rudy
loss b/c rudy isnt there



fatman, now that's what i call going out on a limb. ;)

by the way, here's a stock tip. the dow could go up or down tomorrow.

[Severe Rockets Fan]

The Rox aren't a good road team. They may have done well lately but they could very well suck the big chicken with this next game. Just hope they can continue with the team play and keep getting the ball to Yao EARLIER in the shot clock.
That dribble, dribble crap seems to be the easiest thing they could fix with their bad habits,but they refuse to acknowledge the bad effects it has on their offense. They'll probably win, but I wouldn't be suprise if they didn't. I guess they'll have the excuse of Rudy not being there if they lose, its something new to blame, especially because that 'we're young' BS is a little too old for a team that has been together consistently for almost an entire season.

[fatman510]

fatman, now that's what i call going out on a limb.
hey man, you have to pull a Yogi at least once a day:)

[Uprising]

Originally posted by macalu
fatman, now that's what i call going out on a limb. ;)

by the way, here's a stock tip. the dow could go up or down tomorrow.

wow!! thanks for the tip...I was skeptic about going into the market right now, but that sure is helpful. Cleared a lot of things up for me.;)

[liujun0768]

Rockets needs this win and present it to RUDY!;)

[Miguel]

45 pt blowout, to honor Rudy's #45. :)

[scotia]

They r going to win it for Rudy !!!!!

Not a big win, but a win is a win.

Cat and Steve will have 20 + both.

Yao 14 pts, 16 rebs 9 assts and 5 blocks.

[Newgirl]

100-98 to Rockets :)

[Tonaaayyyy]

Lets finish this game early and rip the Sonics apart!!

[carayip]

I think James's on the Sonics IL. So he's not gonna destory Yao again from there.

[DaDakota]

Too much Gary Payton....ah...wait a minute.....never mind...no Payton now.

Rocks win by 5.

DD

[Alirules]

Keys to winning.
Contain Lewis and Allen
Hope they miss jumpers
Pound the ball inside
Play solid passive offense
The game for Rudy.
Rockets 99- 89

[Sane]

Do you guys remember how well Shandon Anderson used to play Ray Allen? We sure could use that.


Rocks by 1.

[vcchlw]

Continue the streak Rox!

Show us this is not our false hope!:D

[jli]

man, I missed the 1st post badly.

[qrui]

Originally posted by derrock
Six in a row!!!

And our first of three on the Westsiiiiiiiiiiidddddddeeee!!!!

lets do it ROCKETS!!!

[Frodo]

without rudy there is no reason for us loss !!!!

rockets: 112
sonics: 110

go rockets!!!!

[yaozhuxi]

exactly, gary payton(8.6 APG) got 21 and 14 assists in last two games against rox.... however...ray allen (4.1 APG) is coming.
Is ray allen a better shooter than gary paton?
yes, but a slightly better with 22.1 against 20.7 ppg.

Originally posted by DaDakota
Too much Gary Payton....ah...wait a minute.....never mind...no Payton now.

Rocks win by 5.

DD

[rrj_gamz]

Rox: 89

Sonics: 81

[Kayman]

Originally posted by ZRB
I'm going to be going crazy, all the way from row fifteen upper level! I can't wait! COME ON ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This is the first time I've gone to the Rockets game when they've been on a winning streak.



The Kayman is going, section 127, row 25. 3-year old Kayman Jr. is coming to his first ever Rockets game as well. When asked the question "who are you?", Kayman Jr. dully responds with "I am Teevie Fancy"...

[hikanoo49]

Although James is hurt, I think Elden Campbell will get alot of minutes against Yao. I watched 2 of the Charlotte games earlier this year and Elden played Yao really well (Magloire got in foul trouble both games).

It will be interesting to see if Yao can learn from his past matchups with Elden.


On a side note, I find it extremely disturbing that we BAIL OUT these hacks when they are in foul trouble. Many times, Centers will have 3-4 early fouls against Yao but we stop going to Yao. If Campbell gets in foul trouble, we should continue to pound it in until he is FOULED OUT.

[Alirules]

I don't understand how all these second tier centers all get hyped up guarding Yao. But when it comes to Shaq they are nowhere to be found. How come Yao has to figure them out after a game. I guess tis is what happens when you are a sar rookie. The vets wanna knock u down. in couple of years we won't even know who is guarding Yao because n one will be able to do anything against him.

[yin]

Whar's the exact game time? Rockets website say 9pm, Sonics say 7pm. If Sonics's time is right, Houston time should be 8pm.

[Miguel]

Originally posted by yin
Whar's the exact game time? Rockets website say 9pm, Sonics say 7pm. If Sonics's time is right, Houston time should be 8pm.

9 houston time = 7 seattle time

[LiTtLeY1521]

Seattle is on West Coast.....Pacific Time. So their 7 pm is our 9 pm.....Central time.

There is Mountain time in between. :)

ANYWAYS.

Rockets are going to win. Please win.

[HeyDude]

Look for Mo often. He should dominate. But not an easy win. The Rocks win though cause they want it more, especially for Rudy.:cool:

[red]

every game i see in key arena the rockets get blownout. ray allen will go off on the rockets tonight.

sea 111
hou 93

[DreamWeaver]

Originally posted by scotia
They r going to win it for Rudy !!!!!

Not a big win, but a win is a win.

Cat and Steve will have 20 + both.

Yao 14 pts, 16 rebs 9 assts and 5 blocks.

Who is going to argue with the man who saw Rox winning 5, errr 8 in a row. :D

[iOrange]

The key is Cat and Steve. Hope they would remember what Rudy told them on the phone...

[got-milk!]

Rox up by 15 when 4th qtr starts, then Sonics go on a 15-2 run, Rudy T is heard screaming and trying to "coach" the team from his hospital bed. Nurses secretly inject sedatives into his i.v.
Rudy T wakes up hours later to find that the Rox have ........... (to be continued) :confused:

[got-milk!]

.......... that the Rox have beaten Lithuania by 1 point! :D

[got-milk!]

GET WELL RUDY T!!! YOUR CAREER AIN'T PEAKED YET!!!!!!

THE BEST HAS YET TO COME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[R0ckets03]

What are the odds we win six in a row? I highly doubt it. Seattle will shoot the crap out of us from the outside.

[bubbaabdul]

hello everyone -- does anyone know whether the sonics game will be shown on one of those chinese tv stations that broadcast on the internet? thanks :)

[supermagichero]

Rox will lose. Don't panic. It is normal after winning 5 in a row.

Rox 79 Sonics 97

[Earl Cureton]

Originally posted by yin
Whar's the exact game time? Rockets website say 9pm, Sonics say 7pm. If Sonics's time is right, Houston time should be 8pm.

you're forgetting the MST (Mormom Standard Time) zone that lies between CST and PST.

[Earl Cureton]

Nooo...edit feature's gone. way to kill a halfway decent shot at the Spazz

[solid]

I still say, are they boys or men? This week will tell. Win one for the Gimper! (that's Rudy, in the movie it was Gipper, but Rudy is gimpy, so, oh well, some of you get it);)

[francis 4 prez]

Originally posted by Kayman
Kayman Jr. dully responds with "I am Teevie Fancy"...

sounds more like dadakota jr.

[RocketFan4ever]

Originally posted by supermagichero
Rox will lose. Don't panic. It is normal after winning 5 in a row.

Rox 79 Sonics 97

If they do lose I doubt it will be by 18 points???

I predict a terrible game but a win nonetheless :D

[AGBee]

Rashard has been killing people lately. I hope he doesn't go off on the Houston "We're gonna make you cry on draft day" Rockets.

[ikfit]

GO ROX WIN IT FOR YOUR RUDY.
GO ROX BROKEN THE RECORD. WIN 8

[Alirules]

I just played Seattle in my dreamcast with the Rox .
I lost 99-79
Francis had an arm injury in the 2nd quarter when attempting a dunk
Yao fouled out of the game
Taylor had a horrible game
Mobley and Cato were decent
Rice made 4 three's

I hope Rockets have better luck then I did today.

[arkoe]

Originally posted by jli
man, I missed the 1st post badly.

Thanks for letting us know. :rolleyes:

[busta_cap]

Originally posted by RocketFan4ever
Famous quote from Mr Bill Worrell: "OH! And Stevie gets Cuttino back door....." hehehe


Aw hell, I've been noticing the propensity for "racy" play by play for years. I've always loved Bill Worrell's "He's really stroking it from behind the line tonight" and my all-time fave is an announcer (whose name I don't know) saying "Sprewell stops and drains the jimmy from eighteen feet!"

b_c

[finalsbound]

Originally posted by Miguel
45 pt blowout, to honor Rudy's #45. :)

Ouch. That bad, huh?

;)

[orien]

THE GAME WILL BEGIN SOON
I FEEL NERVOUS .....

GO ROX.!!!

WIN FOR RUDY.:D

[Miguel]

Originally posted by finalsbound
Ouch. That bad, huh?

;)

:p


Yeah, I'm being crazy, but aren't all ROX fans crazy? ;)

[Uprising]

i JUST HEARD a quick interview with Nelie on tv. It was talking about how he does not anticipate anything in games. If he does, then games against bad teams end up going to overtime or losses. He said instead the team practices and maybe even over practices for each game, so that if it is a bad team it is a blowout game.

It sounded really good when he spoke this.

I hope the rockets feel the same way, it seems that they might finally have realized this is the way to feel. Now that they have beaten two terrible teams this last homestand.

Rocks, let's pull this one out tonight!

[saleem]

Keep our heads up and play hard. The Rockets can win this game.

[ewfd]

Rox 91
Sonix 77


this one's for the gipper!

[sosorox]

From a purely statistical point-of-view, we should win this.
w00t

[Uprising]

BOKI IS BACK! Tito to the IR.

[rvpals]

I hope Rox go for 10 straight wins in a row.

The way I see it, they're going to do it.

Win tonight against Sonics, 100-75

[chunchichen]

Originally posted by bubbaabdul
hello everyone -- does anyone know whether the sonics game will be shown on one of those chinese tv stations that broadcast on the internet? thanks :)


Are you talking about the Shanghai Sports Channel?

rtsp://livereal.online2.sh.cn/content/encoder/music.rm

For the past month, I have not been able to receive broadcast from that link DURING game time. The link gets turned off deliberately. It must be a copyright thing. You can give it a try, tho.

[Trickdaddy1319]

anyone have a working radio link for the game?

[Free Agent]

Are they wearing red headbands for Rudy????

[acrophobia98]

Here we go again with the 3-pointer misses and poor defence.

:(

[LiTtLeY1521]

I'm pissed off....
because.....
MAINLY.

THIS ANNOYING ANNOUNCER. God. Please tell him to shut up.

I'm pissed off cuz one of the Barry brothers is whooping us as a point guard.

And all these European guys are draining jumpers on us.

And I'm also pissed off at some loser named Reggie Evans who is having fun just holding Yao. Yeah....he scores 2 points per game. His job is to hold him and not let him help on defense or score.
GOD.

We will lose. :(

[acrophobia98]

Originally posted by acrophobia98
Here we go again with the 3-pointer misses and poor defence.

:(

I retrack, the Rocket looks good now.

:)

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by LiTtLeY1521
I'm pissed off....
because.....
MAINLY.

THIS ANNOYING ANNOUNCER. God. Please tell him to shut up.

I'm pissed off cuz one of the Barry brothers is whooping us as a point guard.

And all these European guys are draining jumpers on us.

And I'm also pissed off at some loser named Reggie Evans who is having fun just holding Yao. Yeah....he scores 2 points per game. His job is to hold him and not let him help on defense or score.
GOD.

We will lose. :(
Now this is interesting. Sonics is trying to defend Yao while they are on offense. Nice try!

[orien]

http://media.21dnn.com/21dnnimages/2/ym2.jpg

[orien]

Originally posted by orien
http://media.21dnn.com/21dnnimages/2/ym2.jpg

COOL:D

[acrophobia98]

Hey, from whom Cato learnt that baseline jumpshot?

:D

[CLFranchise]

Yao actually looks pretty good in a headband

[orien]

Originally posted by acrophobia98
Hey, from whom Cato learnt that baseline jumpshot?

:D
YAO MING???:D

[orien]

Originally posted by CLFranchise
Yao actually looks pretty good in a headband
YES~~~WE HAVE TO WIN.

[gwatson86]

Hey, everyone, it's the...Kelvin Cato and Jerome James show? What's that all about?

[uac]

Yes Yes. We will win...

by the way, Orien..I'm cyberstalking you...:D

[acrophobia98]

Cato play well in the last few games. We should try some one-two punch with both Yao and Cato on the court. How about that, let's try the tirangle offence with Yao, Cato and MT at the front and Steve and Mobley at the back. Haha.



:D :D :D

[Texas Stoke]

whats the use of having Yao Ming if we dont even play his ass.

[vasecase]

when yao is on i want to see a 3pt shot attempt from him.

[speedball]

did you seeee the first of the game? yao played his usual minutes

[orien]

Originally posted by uac
Yes Yes. We will win...

by the way, Orien..I'm cyberstalking you...:D
;) :rolleyes:

[speedball]

i want ray allen:mad:

[Texas Stoke]

oh, and Moochie is worst defending guard I ever seen in my life, and your a point guard, NOT a shooting guard....

Rudy would never play Moochie for so damn long.

get well Rudy, hurry back.

[KeepKenny]

we are getting killed on the glass by the SEATTLE SUPERSONICS. sad. maybe its because rice is our power forward.

[ChenZhen]

what kind of BS Combinations is Larry Smith throwing in there? I thought Rudy's substituations were bad...this is just horrible. Why is Posey out there so long?

[gwatson86]

Well, considering what terrible defense we've played, with the exception of the frontcourt, we've still managed to keep a tie.

[speedball]

see, moochie thinks he's on the same level with steve and cat, needless to say, he's NOT. even his acting on his commercials is bad! take away his hair and the funny name, and he's NOTHING!

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by speedball
did you seeee the first of the game? yao played his usual minutes

his usual minutes? dude came in with about 3 minutes left before half. where not talking about Yao Ming here not some damn stiff.
Cato did his job, he did what he was suppose to do, dont reward the backup with extra minutes for doing what hes suppose to do..you dont sit your star player on the bench the entire 2nd quarter...its not smart.

[speedball]

DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by Texas Stoke
his usual minutes? dude came in with about 3 minutes left before half. where not talking about Yao Ming here not some damn stiff.
Cato did his job, he did what he was suppose to do, dont reward the backup with extra minutes for doing what hes suppose to do..you dont sit your star player on the bench the entire 2nd quarter...its not smart.

edit:we're talking about Yao Ming here, not some damn stiff :end edit

[acrophobia98]

The worst problem with the few bench out there so long really is the wrong chemistry. The team has been successful basically with two different groups of player on the court at different time. Yet, tonight, most of the time, we did not play the group intact.

:(

[acrophobia98]

So, our players suddently get lost out there in both ends.

:(

[gwatson86]

Where the hell did this bitchy little idiot come from? Hey stoke, you seem to forget that Moochie is 5 for 5 from the field, that's why he's still in. And Cato played a few more minutes because he was playing better than Yao. There, I said it. He had 6 pts, 3 reb, and 2 blocks in about 8 minutes. If that's not good production, I don't know what is. So just shut your mouth because the Rockets aren't doing exactly what you want them to.

[kobo]

Where the hell did this bitchy little idiot come from? Hey stoke, you seem to forget that Moochie is 5 for 5 from the field, that's why he's still in. And Cato played a few more minutes because he was playing better than Yao. There, I said it. He had 6 pts, 3 reb, and 2 blocks in about 8 minutes. If that's not good production, I don't know what is. So just shut your mouth because the Rockets aren't doing exactly what you want them to.


Hmm...their stats are up, but we are down! :eek:

[idlel]

speedball
see, moochie thinks he's on the same level with steve and cat, needless to say, he's NOT. even his acting on his commercials is bad! take away his hair and the funny name, and he's NOTHING!


Actually M. Noris is great!! :D

[twhy77]

is it just me or does Posey have 0 points.

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by gwatson86
Where the hell did this bitchy little idiot come from? Hey stoke, you seem to forget that Moochie is 5 for 5 from the field, that's why he's still in. And Cato played a few more minutes because he was playing better than Yao. There, I said it. He had 6 pts, 3 reb, and 2 blocks in about 8 minutes. If that's not good production, I don't know what is. So just shut your mouth because the Rockets aren't doing exactly what you want them to.
Well, does not matter. They are still outscored. Defense!

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by gwatson86
Where the hell did this bitchy little idiot come from? Hey stoke, you seem to forget that Moochie is 5 for 5 from the field, that's why he's still in. And Cato played a few more minutes because he was playing better than Yao. There, I said it. He had 6 pts, 3 reb, and 2 blocks in about 8 minutes. If that's not good production, I don't know what is. So just shut your mouth because the Rockets aren't doing exactly what you want them to.

you know where you can stick them stats, Nancy boy.

geez...stat lovers are worst than banwagoners.

goodnight, statboy.

[Yetti]

Too much Guard Action. They need to remember its their job to trust the others and get them set up and involved in the Game. This is not the time of the year to have the 'Moochie Show Off Night'. Lets get serious we are working towards the playoffs! Mo T. is trying to do too much- he is not a great defensive player, he should go back to playing his normal Game!

[Yetti]

GWatson86:- Respect is the name of the Game, who do you thing you are telling a fellow member to Shut Up. Manners please!

[gwatson86]

Hmmm. It could just be me, but it seems like the stats determine the outcome of the game. But since when does that matter? The only reason the Sonics are up is because they got lucky on a few broken plays.

[gwatson86]

And Yetti, I admit that I was out of line, but it just really ticks me off when someone still doesn't give any respect to players they don't like, even if those guys are playing well.

[supermagichero]

Now this is the old Rox. Mobley took a lot of jump shots. I am sure Rox will lose.

[KeepKenny]

refs are screwing us big time. about 5 horrible calls in this quarter alone.

[Yetti]

Dribbler Mania is back- Mobley and Francis are trying to do it all in the 2nd half. It just back to crazy ball again, I thaught , because of the last few games that they had turned the corner. It was just my hope, but not on the Road I guess!

[speedball]

once again, they are underestimating the other team. they thought they would walk in and kill these guys (like we should) and they leave their passing behind

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by gwatson86
And Yetti, I admit that I was out of line, but it just really ticks me off when someone still doesn't give any respect to players they don't like, even if those guys are playing well.

Im criticzing a players basketball performance. thats it. I like Cato and Moochie. But Moochie is not doing his job as a point guard and his defense is atrocious. those are facts. im not dissing him as a human being and his mamma or anything. Dont take it so personal and get yourself all worked up for nothing.

[Trickdaddy1319]

looks like its the francis and mobley show again. which means we lose.

WHY DOES YAO MING ONLY HAVE 6 SHOT ATTEMPTS?

[speedball]

TEXAS STOKE, ya know i'm just havin fun with da mooch! he's aaiiight
;)

[supermagichero]

Damn Mobley is relaxing on defence again! Trade him. He is a cancel to this team!!!

[gwatson86]

Yao and Steve, 8 turnovers already
Cato and Moochie, zero

[Yetti]

Larry Smith has forgotten to play Mo T and Rice with three starters!!! Thats why we are so poor on our 3s!

[kobo]

Drib till you drop! A bad habit revisits.

[gwatson86]

There's also no defense by either of them. Hell, there's no defense by anyone, save Posey occasionally. Just wide open shot after wide open shot. Where was Steve when Ollie got that layup with NO ONE around him at the end of the 3rd quarter?

[alex_huynh]

Is it the defense or is our ball movement sucks!

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by Yetti
Larry Smith has forgotten to play Mo T and Rice with three starters!!! Thats why we are so poor on our 3s!

I have to agree with Yetti here. When the offense is struggling, he puts in Rice and Mo in early to kick start it up. The last few games he has had to do that in it worked really well.

[ChenZhen]

Originally posted by Trickdaddy1319

WHY DOES YAO MING ONLY HAVE 6 SHOT ATTEMPTS?

Because Larry Smith is a dumb incompetent coach. Why isn't Boylan taking over instead?

INSIDE OUT is the key. Yao touched the ball probably 2-3 times in the third? I bet somebody's going to say because of the defense they didn't allow him to touch the ball...I can feel it. Just horrible subsitutions today!

[Texas Stoke]

Originally posted by Texas Stoke
I have to agree with Yetti here. When the offense is struggling, he puts in Rice and Mo in early to kick start it up. The last few games he has had to do that in it worked really well.

damn not having edit sucks. I meant "he" as in "Rudy"

[vasecase]

Aaargh, again the Rox suffer mental and physical disintergration in the 3rd quarter.

[bigballerj]

Rockets w/Rudy T - dumb
Rockets w/o Rudy T - dumber

[Trickdaddy1319]

Why the hell is Yao not starting the 4th quarter when we're behind by 10 points?

Excellent coaching call.

[Trickdaddy1319]

lack of a 3 point threat lost this game for us. Why in the hell Rice isn't given more playing time/shots is beyond me.

Game over.

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by Trickdaddy1319
Why the hell is Yao not starting the 4th quarter when we're behind by 10 points?

Excellent coaching call. The coach is trying to be smart here. Screw him.

[bigballerj]

Rice has been on-fire lately. His reward: reduced playing time?

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by bigballerj
Rice has been on-fire lately. His reward: reduced playing time?

These idiot assistant coaches need to get Rudy on the phone.

[Trickdaddy1319]

I wonder if Yao will even get to go in at the 6:00 minute mark a la Rudy T or are these assistants too dumb to remember to put him back in at that time or wait until 3 or 4 minutes left.

[Yetti]

THe Rockets seem to be experts at selfish play! This dosent look good for our future. Selfish players must go!

[jeffreychang]

Kecin Ollie is only capable making layups? What a joke.

[jeffreychang]

Larry Stupid is into something here.

[evild3ad]

Can someone tell me why the hell Yao is being benched for most of the game? He's had 4/7 and he's still SITTING what the hell is going on??

[mofoj0e]

I predict 4:00 mins left, yao comes back in.
Nice job larry

[scotia]

Yao is still siting on the bench when there is 6 minutes left on 4th Q ???? :mad: :confused:

[Trickdaddy1319]

sonics assists: 25
rockets assists: 15

Yao ming: 7 shot attempts

game over.

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by mofoj0e
I predict 4:00 mins left, yao comes back in.
Nice job larry Probably not. Sonics does not have decent center. We cannot match up.

[Trickdaddy1319]

Yao goes in with 5 minutes left with a 11 point deficit. Good call Larry. Is someone in the Houston media gonna tell it how it is after this game?

[Jonhty]

Yao came in at 4:58.

[jh811]

larry with questionable coaching tonight

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by jh811
larry with questionable coaching tonight No it is idiot coaching.

[Trickdaddy1319]

COACHING TIP: PLAY YOUR BEST FU*KING PLAYERS TO START THE FOURTH IF YOU ARE LOSING BADLY.

[Texas Stoke]

Larry Smith has no idea whats going on cause he's not wearing a headband. without a headband, his brain cells arent as receptive and alive. Put on headband Larry and get Yao Ming -- the big 7'6 dude falling asleep with his chin resting on his hand - back in the game!

[Jonhty]

chill, guys. this is game thread. not the chat room.

[evild3ad]

Holy crap this is awful. Larry smith is a moron that's all I can say about that. I can't believe he benched yao for so long and kept rice out. Jesus, rudy came back soon.

[bigballerj]

With coaching like this it won't surprised me if Rox go 0-5 on this trip.

[Yetti]

Steve Francis is having a great game and should get his stats. Lets all cheer for Steve!!!! Same old Game Dribble Mania featuring the 'Mobes and Franchise Show'= Death to Rockets. Besides the Guards we need to get rid of our assistant Coaches as well!!

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by Texas Stoke
Larry Smith has no idea whats going on cause he's not wearing a headband. without a headband, his brain cells arent as receptive and alive. Put on headband Larry and get Yao Ming -- the big 7'6 dude falling asleep with his chin resting on his hand - back in the game!
Larry must be worrying about Rudy the whole game.

[LiTtLeY1521]

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MORICE GETS DEAD?

We needed Rudy.....

Steve just totally forgot everything..in the first half....he had like 7 assists.

Yeah...he has like 22 points........but no more assists.

Their crappy guys are beating us.

Their team is much smarter.

[chris845]

Are the rockets about to tank another one to a lottery team??:rolleyes:

[gwatson86]

The best players aren't producing. Yao is getting posterized and fouling people, Cat and Mo T are missing everything, Steve is turning the ball over waaay too much, Rice hasn't hit a thing because he hasn't gotten open, and all of the above have yet to play decent defense. That is why we are losing, not because of coaching.

[Trickdaddy1319]

HAHA Yao got yanked by the coach.

LOL YAO gets to play for a whole 1 minute in the fourth quarter!!!

I guess all the rockets need him for is fouls.

[Jonhty]

WTF!!! Yao out???!!!:confused: :rolleyes: :mad:

[AzCkR]

This is the worst excuse for coaching I have ever seen. Larry Smith should be coaching in the YMCA not the NBA. Why is Moochie getting so many minutes at the end of the game and where was Yao? When we're having problems scoring isn't it obvious we need Yao in the game? We give him the ball, he dishes, and at least we get an open look. Also the Rockets defense was just horrible late into the game. No intensity and they allowed the Sonics tons of second chances and turned the ball over like none other. Man this is a frustrating team to watch.

[Yetti]

After all Rudy T is our BEST COACH- by a long way!!

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by gwatson86
The best players aren't producing. Yao is getting posterized and fouling people, Cat and Mo T are missing everything, Steve is turning the ball over waaay too much, Rice hasn't hit a thing because he hasn't gotten open, and all of the above have yet to play decent defense. That is why we are losing, not because of coaching. Hey, go get a biopsy test, pal!

[Trickdaddy1319]

imagine that, as soon as rice comes in he scores 5 points.

I wonder what genius on the sideline made that call to put him in? Marvelous!

[Apollo Creed]

At least the Rockets aren't rolling over and saying die. Quick 8 points from a 14 deficit brought us within six with 2 minutes to go.

[ctry2582]

Come back baby! :)

[vasecase]

yao plays only 2 minutes in the last quarter? huh? :eek: :confused: :mad:

[AzCkR]

Cato=MORON

[wlqq]

Lots of people have critisized Rudy, but this Larry Smith is
much worse than Rudy, look at his substitutions, letting Rice
sit aside... Man, sloppy game.

[az1041]

GLEN RICE PLAYED ABOUT 12 MIN TONIGHT??????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME. AND WHEN HE WAS PUT IN THE GAME HE WAS PLAYING PF. TERRIBLE COACHING LARRY SMITH. HES BEEN THE HOTTEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM AND HE GETS SHOT THE WHOLE NIGHT. IT SEEMS LIEK THE ONLY WAY THIS TEAM CAN WIN ON THE ROAD IS IF WE ARE HITTING 60% OF OUR SHOTS. STEVE AND CUTTINO ARE FORCED TO PLAY 45 MIN A GAME EACH B/C THE COACHES DONT KNOW HOW TO ROTATE. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE FAST FOR THE ROCKETS EVER TO BE A GOOD TEAM

[got-milk!]

Originally posted by Jonhty
Yao came in at 4:58.

still not much action involving Yao, but just two key treys by Rice & Mobley! Rice made like a 5-point play in just 20 seconds!

[Trickdaddy1319]

The assistant coaches apparently don't think Yao is valuable to this team. Why else does he log 2 minutes of playing time in the fourth quarter when the team is losing badly. Rudy needs to straighten ***** up when he watches the tape of this game and let everyone know on the team and coaching staff what Yao means to this squad and that we need him as our clutch player in the 4th. He's delivered before and he could do it again if he had the chance. 7 shot attempts? gimme a break. If this team consistently benches him in the fourth and doesn't pass the ball don't be surprised if we have unhappy Yao ming in Houston.

'nuff said.

[Texas Stoke]

rule number 1: dont sit your star player on the bench so long that icicles could grow from his ass.

rule number 2: Its just a game, Im grateful that Im able to watch it and talk fun smack with gtwatson, have fun, goodnight, peace.

[kobo]

The best players aren't producing. Yao is getting posterized and fouling people, Cat and Mo T are missing everything, Steve is turning the ball over waaay too much, Rice hasn't hit a thing because he hasn't gotten open, and all of the above have yet to play decent defense. That is why we are losing, not because of coaching.

Thanks for the joke.

I think Larry is trying to make a case for Rudy. What a loyal assistant coadh. How long has he been an assistant? >10 years..he's gonna be an assistant until he gets fired or retires.

[pchan]

Is this the rockets retro night??
I just saw the vintage 4th quarter 3 guards lineup from last year!

I wonder who is going to start a fire Larry smith thread now...

[knifejc]

Was Rice sick or something this game how come he got lack of playing time until the outcome was pretty much decided. And what was up with Ollie getting open underneath time after time in the second half?

[scotia]

They r done !!!!


Larry Smith, u r my biggest hero !!!!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[got-milk!]

game over...... onto the next game........

[story_teller]

Firstl of all, some of you guys really need to get a hobby. *lol* Seriously, is that all it takes to get the hatred on this board started up again: a loss in the Rockets last six games (5-1)?

Okay, now for my bitching *hehe* Reasons are about to lose tonight:

1) They left their defense and rebounding in Houston! Seattle has absolutely crap in the front court and they actually outrebounded HOU -- the NBA's second or third-leading rebounding team. :eek:

2) Yao needed to become more involved in the offense b/c of the aforementioned crap the Sonics have to challenge the big fella.

3) Turnovers. Stevie and Yao MUST cut down on their turnovers. Now, they've done a better job of it during the winning streak, but four and five TOs a game just won't cut it and the opposing team usually scores off these mishaps. It's really killer considering the two most important positions on the floor -- PG and C -- turn it over so much.

4)Lastly, I have to question the substitutions of "Mr. Mean." Rice didn't get nearly enough time and Yao sat entirely too long I believe. Also, Mo T could have been used a bit more. But it's his first game head coaching, so I guess he's allowed a mulligan.


Hopefully the Rox turn it around against Portland Wednesday. It'll be tough for sure, but they seem to step up their level of play against tougher opponents.

[AzCkR]

OMG what a shot by Rice.

[alex_huynh]

Just when you thought they have turned the corner, the old Rockets showed up. It's so hard to watch such ugly basketball. I don't mind if they loose as long as they play more like a team with good ball movement. Seatle played well tonight, but if we play like we did the past few games, we would have had a chance.

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by Jonhty
Yao came in at 4:58.


and got benched at 2:53

Yao= 2 minutes playing time in the fourth. Good call.
Rice = 12 minutes playing time in the entire game. Good call.

[ctry2582]

*crosses fingers*

[bigballerj]

Who coaches the team if Larry Smith gets tossed?

[3 kids]

Back in each others arms......MISERY LOVES COMPANY : Houston 35-31 Phoenix 35-31. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Mobley just plain sucked........

[Trickdaddy1319]

what a feebile attempt to actually use rice in the last minute of the game. Just imagine the difference if he actually got some meaningful playing time tonight, instead of this stupid damage control.

Rockets are playing to make it look respectful right now, not playing to win, cuz its too late to play to win.

[AzCkR]

Man I'll give the Rockets some credit they played hard till the end of the game, but you can't overcome an entire game of pathetic coaching.

[AGBee]

Is this our coach?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000K32E.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by AzCkR
Man I'll give the Rockets some credit they played hard till the end of the game, but you can't overcome an entire game of pathetic coaching.


see my previous post.

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by AGBee
Is this our coach?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000K32E.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Yeah that's about the position the rockets were in without Rice and Yao tonight. The only thing missing was the KY.

[bigballerj]

Well atleast francis didn't pull a Ricky Davis to get his 10th reb.

[Texas Stoke]

Heres your ballgame: Glen Rice 13 minutes Mo Taylor 14 minutes

Glen Rices limited minutes is really puzzling because the last few games he has been one of the hottest shooters in the league.

[maldini]

Fire the coaches, they are dumb

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by Texas Stoke
Heres your ballgame: Glen Rice 13 minutes Mo Taylor 14 minutes

Glen Rices limited minutes is really puzzling because the last few games he has been one of the hottest shooters in the league.

Nah, here's your ballgame:

Rice and Yao shoot 50% from the floor and their reward is getting benched. (Of course Rice was benched first then hit his shots).

Still though, 29 minutes and 8 shot attempts for your star center and a measly 13 minutes for your best 3 point shooter? That's laughable. I could have coached better than that.

[kobo]

2) Yao needed to become more involved in the offense b/c of the aforementioned crap the Sonics have to challenge the big fella.

Just a quick question. How would he be more involved offensively besides setting picks and trying to rebound when NOT getting touches? We were not passing him the ball enough period
I'm so tire of the excuse 'the <opposite team's> defense denied Yao the ball so well". This game was no where near the game we faced Celtics several weeks back. That I can see, but this game...we just shut our big fella down.

As soon as the first game away from home with no pressure from their own fans, the guards just reestablished their old bad habits right away, dribbling, iso, and jacking up low % shots. That's ok. Like someone has said, 5-1. It's just irritating that Rockets' guards seem to have two styles. One winning style to please home fans to avoid pressure and criticism. The other style being selfish and don't care if we lose.

[dn1282]

Originally posted by Trickdaddy1319
Nah, here's your ballgame:

Rice and Yao shoot 50% from the floor and their reward is getting benched. (Of course Rice was benched first then hit his shots).

Still though, 29 minutes and 8 shot attempts for your star center and a measly 13 minutes for your best 3 point shooter? That's laughable. I could have coached better than that.
here's your ballgame....

Yao just came in and got dunked on by Jerome James after we went off to help mobley who was getting killed by Rashard Lewis. Then Yao comes back on offense and gets doubled and gives posey a beautiful over the shoulder pass for a layup. Next thing you know, Yao is on the bench and Cato is in.

Why was he taken out? wtf?

[gwatson86]

The Rockets must hate Rudy or something if that flaming piece of dog crap in a bag that they called an effort was dedicated to him. Absolutely horrible game, no matter what the score says. You could tell in the second quarter we didn't have a chance, even though it was still close then. Where was Rice for most of the game? What the hell was Mo "I force up more shots than Cat" Taylor doing in there for more than 8 minutes? By the way, I wasn't saying that the coaching wasn't bad, I was just pointing out that it wasn't the only factor.

I predicted a 2-3 road trip, but now it's gonna be 1-4 at best. Meanwhile, I think Phoenix has a pretty tough schedule coming up, so they shouldn't jump too far ahead of us for that last playoff spot. Question: Why is it such a big deal to get into the playoffs? We're gonna have to play the Mavericks, who swept us in a very humiliating way already...we're just going to have to endure another 4 games of embarrassment.

[KeepKenny]

well, everytime yao got the ball, they quickly doubled, leaving posey open. Did yao and rice even play at the same time tonight?

[solid]

I posted a thread yesterday entitled: Boys to Men: the time is now. I said that this road trip is a test of maturity. Well, guess what, they are still boys. They think like boys and they play like boys. Erase the seeming progress of the last five games. This was the "gimmie" game of the week. It only gets harder. Well boys, NO PLAYOFFS FOR YOU! Good night little fellows, good night little Stevie, good night little Moochie, and little Cuteenie, one day you will grow up and get a heart and a brain, maybe.

[supermagichero]

Damn stupid stupid game! The coach and guards are completely morons. Trade the coach and Mobley to save Rox! :mad:

[maldini]

That's why these are assistance coaches. They don't have a clue and they may even have bad influences on Rudy. That's why Rudy looks stupid sometimes.

[orien]

the new coach .....sucks:(

i feel bad....i hate sonics.:mad:

[LiTtLeY1521]

oH PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

They shot 50%...

but what?

5 turnovers?

Desperation.

Glen Rice HAS TO PLAY WITH MO TAYLOR.

You need MoRice combined....Wolverine Power. And we need Rudy.

But still...........you all know that Seattle did a good job. They knew everything that we were gonna do. And on defense........we didn't make ANY adjustments. We decide to put SIX-FOUR CUTTINO MOBLEY on 6-10 RASHARD LEWIS AT THE VERY FREAKIN END OF THE GAME!!!! :(

And we left that Kevin Ollie guy open ALL THE TIME. No one cared about him.

We just screwed up.

We gotta win tomorrow.

[Trickdaddy1319]

As far as I am concerned the fans shouldn't have to be in force at away games to make the players share the damn ball with Yao. What i'm most pissed about is his benching of the entire fourth quarter except for 2 minutes. It's not like we were winning big. Instead they put Cato in who just gave up fouls in the fourth. If the coaching staff can't even emulate Rudy T's style when he's not around, what have they been doing on the sideline the entire season? Picking their noses? Yeah, before the game Coach Mean said "nothing is going to change." Yeah right. Rudy is not that dumb.

[saleem]

I just failed to understand what the game plan was tonight.Rice got no time at all even though he was shooting pretty well. Yao needed to get more shots tonight as well.If we don't rebound we can't get second shots and that is even more important on the road with so much pressure to score.
We have to get back to what was working for us uptil now and and to make adjustments or else we will be in big trouble.

[jeffreychang]

Shoot. I know why this happened to Yao tonite. Larry is responsible for counting Yao's touches when Rudy is coaching. They must forget to have somebody to do this for Larry. Everyone must be thinking Larry is gonna do it. But Larry thought I am coach tonite. Forget about the stupid counting thing! I have more important thing to worry about.

[dn1282]

Originally posted by gwatson86
Question: Why is it such a big deal to get into the playoffs? We're gonna have to play the Mavericks, who swept us in a very humiliating way already...we're just going to have to endure another 4 games of embarrassment.
Hmmm....Why do the players for the nuggets/cavs/bulls/clippers/grizzlies etc... even bother showing up for games now? They know they're just gonna be blown out or lose the games anyways. Why do they embarrass themselves like that??? :rolleyes:

[cheetahhook]

What's the meaning of "WTF"? :confused:

[Trickdaddy1319]

Originally posted by cheetahhook
What's the meaning of "WTF"? :confused:

What The *****

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by cheetahhook
What's the meaning of "WTF"? :confused:
I an sorry I am replying this. Here you go: What The F#$@! Larry!

[carayip]

Originally posted by kobo
Just a quick question. How would he be more involved offensively besides setting picks and trying to rebound when NOT getting touches? We were not passing him the ball enough period
I'm so tire of the excuse 'the <opposite team's> defense denied Yao the ball so well". This game was no where near the game we faced Celtics several weeks back. That I can see, but this game...we just shut our big fella down.

As soon as the first game away from home with no pressure from their own fans, the guards just reestablished their old bad habits right away, dribbling, iso, and jacking up low % shots. That's ok. Like someone has said, 5-1. It's just irritating that Rockets' guards seem to have two styles. One winning style to please home fans to avoid pressure and criticism. The other style being selfish and don't care if we lose.

It's the coach (huh assistant coach) who let the guards jack up shots. Seattle's middle was soft but we never made an effort to establish an inside game and attacked their soft middle. What a game plan!

[DreamWeaver]

Originally posted by cheetahhook
What's the meaning of "WTF"? :confused:

What the f***..........

:p

[because24]

Well Francis played great, yet the team didn't follow his lead. Some things never change.:cool:

[Trickdaddy1319]

I better be reading a scathing article about this FARCE of a coaching attempt in the Houston Chronicle by noon tomorrow.

[DreamWeaver]

OK, I take everything bad I said about Rudy this season. Tonight's game was one pathetic display of non-coaching.

:mad:

[craziaries]

The Rockets don't win unless they come into the game wanting to win. Glen Rice not playing was pissing me off! Isn't this the kind of game where Glen Rice should be playing! This game was lost because of coaching/substitutions. This is not a good time in the season for that to be the case. I am getting suspicious, darnit! poop!

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by carayip
It's the coach (huh assistant coach) who let the guards jack up shots. Seattle's middle was soft but we never made an effort to establish an inside game and attacked their soft middle. What a game plan! Yes, let us just add WTF to the end of every msg so the guy could get familiar with it quickly.

[movement]

Nice stat…the only time Cato touches the ball is when he rebounds or goes for a dunk. I’d to see how he handles double and triple teams or if he to run (or in Steve’s case try to run) the offense (I’m not bashing Cato, because I know boards and dunks are his main attributes). Hey guess what Boki had zero turnovers too.

I was dying to get a timeout from Larry Smith in the 4th to stop the Sonics run after we had cut the lead to 6 points. Then they scored to make the lead 10 or 12 points again. Shakes head.

Why did they take out Yao in the 4th? Because he got dunked on? Because he was playing support defense on Ollie? Argh. :mad:

Originally posted by gwatson86
Yao and Steve, 8 turnovers already
Cato and Moochie, zero

[orien]

RUDY is still the best for rox.
look, we lost the game, the new coach didnt know how do fight to the final second, he was too nervous.

pls, god ,let rudy get well asap.:D

[jeffreychang]

Originally posted by movement
Why did they take out Yao in the 4th? Because he got dunked on? Because he was playing support defense on Ollie? Argh. :mad:

Maybe, Larry must have told Yao to defend his man instead of helping out on Kevin Ollie, who is mysteriously get layups all night.

[LiTtLeY1521]

RUDY IS ALWAYS NERVOUS.

But yeah....we need him.

But the players sucked too......but yeah.....that's related to Rudy's absence.

Anyways.....CATO WAS GREAT.

It seems like the guards have gone back to selfish mode.....they refuse to pass to Eddie...

WE HAVE TO WIN!!!! :(

[story_teller]

Originally posted by kobo
Just a quick question. How would he be more involved offensively besides setting picks and trying to rebound when NOT getting touches? We were not passing him the ball enough period
I'm so tire of the excuse 'the <opposite team's> defense denied Yao the ball so well". This game was no where near the game we faced Celtics several weeks back. That I can see, but this game...we just shut our big fella down.

As soon as the first game away from home with no pressure from their own fans, the guards just reestablished their old bad habits right away, dribbling, iso, and jacking up low % shots. That's ok. Like someone has said, 5-1. It's just irritating that Rockets' guards seem to have two styles. One winning style to please home fans to avoid pressure and criticism. The other style being selfish and don't care if we lose.

*haha* Uhhh...that's what I'm talking about. Yao getting more involved offensively = Yao getting more touches. @ least that's what it means in my world.


And BTW, Francis attempted 13 shots (and he did have eight assists) -- three under his reg. season average of 16. He made six of them and the other attempts weren't counted obviously b/c he was fouled. Was he the only one interested in getting to the line. I mean, thr Rox are a good free-throw shooting team, right? And I've been real coo' with Mobly during this streak (but not b/c I thought he was really doing anything special), but tonight. I just have to shake my head. He takes some of the dumbest shots and I absolutely HATE IT when he brings the ball up and attempts to play PG. It's like he doesn't even look to pass the rock.



And the turnovers are killer. And Ray Allen quietly made Mobe's his bitch tonight.

[silvercatt]

Originally posted by maldini
That's why these are assistance coaches. They don't have a clue and they may even have bad influences on Rudy. That's why Rudy looks stupid sometimes.


This is the price you have to pay to have video editors as your assistance coaches. The game plan and substitute pattern were horrendous. The guard's defense was terrible. Calvin Murphy keeps saying the guards need to do a better not letting their guys hurting the big guy. No one rotates to cover Yao's man everytime Yao is forced to cover the penetration. This has been the situation why Yao got dunked on most of the time. He had to cover both guys at the same time.

[story_teller]

Originally posted by LiTtLeY1521
RUDY IS ALWAYS NERVOUS.

But yeah....we need him.

But the players sucked too......but yeah.....that's related to Rudy's absence.

Anyways.....CATO WAS GREAT.

It seems like the guards have gone back to selfish mode.....they refuse to pass to Eddie...

WE HAVE TO WIN!!!! :(

I agree that Eddie could get the ball more, but Eddie needs to become a more consistent shooter, man. Seriously. His shot is ALWAYS FLAT -- just like his freebies.


And Mobley was just horrible....*shakes head*....just horrible.

[got-milk!]

Franchise was once again one number shy of a Trip-Doub 23PT 10AS 9RB...... Rox should win when Franchise gets these numbers, but of his 6-13 FG attempts, 4 were 3PT attempts, and none went in. Cat was 1-6 from 3PT. Overall, Rox was 25% from 3PT range on 5-20, yet the Rox still has pretty good overall FG% at .479. I'm thinking that if the Rox drove in a few of those shot attempts for a higher scoring chance closer to the basket, and be more just a little bit more alert about turning over the ball (yes, Ming and Steve combined for 8), tonights game would've extended the Rox winning streak to 6 games. Yao had 8PT and 7RB by the end of the 3rd, it looked like another doub-doub night for the rookie, but I don't understand how he only played 2 minutes in the 4th. It would seem that somebody was making the wrong decisions, utilizing the Rox offensive weapon options. It was as if the Rox counted on Rice to save the game, which he may have had he also been considered for a little extra playing time.

[tsl99]

Nobody step up to defend Moeley? that's strange, where are those senior members?

Originally posted by story_teller
IAnd Mobley was just horrible....*shakes head*....just horrible.

[vusa_amtd]

Originally posted by orien
RUDY is still the best for rox.
look, we lost the game, the new coach didnt know how do fight to the final second, he was too nervous.

pls, god ,let rudy get well asap.:D

I can not believe my eyes, you call Mr. Mean "the new coach"? you are just joking, aren't you.

[story_teller]

Originally posted by story_teller


And BTW, Francis attempted 13 shots (and he did have eight assists) -- three under his reg. season average of 16.

My fault, Francis had 10 assist tonight. I also wanted to say Stevie needs to make it A POINT -- a damn MUST -- to get Yao involved more (more touches *haha*). Before Mobley; before anyone else.


Francis/Yao are the go-to guys on the team. Everyone needs to know and respect their roles. I see a lot fo guys out there trying to do too much and thinking they're better than they really are.

That's why I love a guy like Cato! He plays his ass off and knows what he's in there for -- defense, rebounds, intensity. Sometimes Posey, a lot of times Mobley, and even Moochie soetimes gets in there and force things by themselves.

[LiTtLeY1521]

Yes. I agree. Mobley sucked.

[carayip]

Originally posted by story_teller
And BTW, Francis attempted 13 shots (and he did have eight assists) -- three under his reg. season average of 16. He made six of them and the other attempts weren't counted obviously b/c he was fouled.

Francis shot 13 FGs and 15 FTs. So he attempted more than mere 13 times and more than anybody. Not that I've a problem with that. Just get the fact straight.

[carayip]

Originally posted by story_teller
My fault, Francis had 10 assist tonight. I also wanted to say Stevie needs to make it A POINT -- a damn MUST -- to get Yao involved more (more touches *haha*). Before Mobley; before anyone else.

Francis/Yao are the go-to guys on the team. Everyone needs to know and respect their roles. I see a lot fo guys out there trying to do too much and thinking they're better than they really are.



I've said on my another thread that Ming needs to be at least the 2nd option behind Steve. Not the "afterthought" behind Steve/Mobley/Taylor/Rice etc etc.

[vasecase]

stevie did all right, the rox lost, but he did good. all his critics tonight are just haters.

[story_teller]

Originally posted by carayip
I've said on my another thread that Ming needs to be at least the 2nd option behind Steve. Not the "afterthought" behind Steve/Mobley/Taylor/Rice etc etc.


Exactly, man. I'm really starting to see why a lot of you guys say Mobly needs to be traded. That will almost force things to go through Yao-Francis. Has to be that way. I know Stevie is a loyal homie and everything, but Mobley has to either become a helluva sixth-man again. Or has to be that star that he covets to be on another team.

[lancet]

We badly need Rudy T in the western road trip! Rockets laid an ugly egg tonight. It is a totally different team with Larry Smith! Rudy T, get well!

[story_teller]

Originally posted by vasecase
stevie did all right, the rox lost, but he did good. all his critics tonight are just haters.

Yeah, seriously, Stevie was not the reason the Rox loss tonight. Hell, if everyone could've had his, Cato's, and Yao's hustle and overall play tonight, we (the Rox) would've been all right.


Only thing to bitch from me are his turnovers and making it a point to get yao the ball. Even whe Stevie doesn't have the ball in his hands (like when Mobley/Moohcie bring it up), he needs to tell them to get it down to Yao. He does it sometimes, but not as often as he should.

[story_teller]

Originally posted by carayip
Francis shot 13 FGs and 15 FTs. So he attempted more than mere 13 times and more than anybody. Not that I've a problem with that. Just get the fact straight.

Yeah, my fault. I think I said that (or meant to say that), but worded it incorrectly. :)

[KeepKenny]

in steve's defense, 3 of his turnovers were complete BS. 2 bogus palming calls along with a bad charging call (barry was clearly inside the circle)

[Uprising]

waaaaaaa :(

[carayip]

Yao Ming with the headband

http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/k/2003-03-19/1_6-12-44-474_20030319124344.JPG

[story_teller]

Originally posted by KeepKenny
in steve's defense, 3 of his turnovers were complete BS. 2 bogus palming calls along with a bad charging call (barry was clearly inside the circle)


Yep. I forgot about those bad calls be the refs.

[walterw]

I don't blame any Rox player for the loss, but I am really disappointed with Mr. Mean. He failed in many aspects of the game: substitution, offense execution in the fouth quarter
and stupid three-guard lineup. I thought He might be better than
Rudy. But one thing I do know he has the gut to bench Yao during the crunch time.