Rocketscast - Gloves may come off

Some talk about the current situation - made interesting since it's coming from two people traveling with the team.

http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/ROCKETSCASTSHOWJAN6AIR.mp3

- Importance of effort in the game tonight, if Ron and Tmac are back and the effort isn't there the "gloves may come off - if they haven't already"

- Tmac is important - is struggling and needs to get his head straight and they need him in games where there is a close ending like the one in Atlanta

- Everyone realizes that without Tmac the goal isn't attainable, with him the way he is it's not going to happen either

- several times mention "if it's mental" in regards to tmac - what exactly is the issue

- If the Rockets aren't winning games you are losing ground in the west

- Jason = it's not likely that tmac is going to be a 4 point scorer with no effort - not trying to be a Pollyanna - also doesn't think (from everything that he's heard) that taking more time off is the answer

- If Toronto becomes the norm, then obviously you sit him down, but he thinks that it won't last

- Talk about Deke being the "galvanizing" presence... practice was spirited today (Monday) and seeing effort on the court from everyone including tmac

- Craig = this is the point after seeing Atlanta that tmac either needs to bring it or sit... playing against Sixers, and see if he goes against Boston - next week or two is the time when the Rockets will move forward or if things falter they may not every realize their full potential

- Talked about Deke and the interview from today

- talking about the bench cheering for what's going on on the court in Atlanta that there hasn't been a lot of recently before him

- Deke here to play maybe 5 minutes a game or for match up purposes only, Lakers, Celtics, etc.

- what's it like traveling with the team... best part for Jason = spend more quality time with the team to know them as regular people

- Jason spending time talking with Yao about Transformers... and other nerdy things

The End!

I did my best with the recap.. but if you can listen in case I missed anything