we lose the game,our defence and attack all have problems,TM 1/11,Yao 6/11,Ron 2/11,how can we win game with such hit probability,totally our big 3 get 23 pts,and Kobe also get 23 pts,crises coming.How can do to help Rockets.Brooks is most efficient player,still get 20 pts. The 2nd qt and 3 qt,what are we doing? Lose the game isn't matter,we still need chemistry,we made too many faults,our 2nd unit is much better latest several game,but tonight ... We need Battier come back soon,hope him can help us improve our defence.
We have no big 3. T-mac isn't healthy. Yao has struggled. Artest has made it tough for the guy he is guarding but he struggles on offense. Right now we have no big 3.
this game Gasol got 20 pts,15 rebounds his efficiency is terrible,Lakers played very good,we need give them more respect.
Our big 3? We dont even have a BIG ONE. Tmac, yao will not do it for us. Ron is in the wrong team. He should of went to the lakers if he wanted the rings.
Artest gets a pass from me this game. Dude plays so hard on defense, and whenever you have to guard Kobe, that affects your offense. He does take some bad shots though.
Ron spent much time on defend Kobe,if he missed that two 3-point shots,we gave in will be much earlier
We need michael jordan to play a game with those monsters again. Looks like they are back and just stole the basketball skills from our big three.
the thing is, our big 3 (Yao, T-mac and Artest)wants to be the Boston's BIG 3 (Allen, Pierce, and Garnette) or the Washington's Big 3 ( Butler, Arenas, and Jammison)? These 9 players all have excellent individual abilities, but if we keep playing like tonight's game, there is a trend to be the Washington's Big 3. mental toughness, guys
I know that. I have been watching bball for over 20 years. I can tell if we have winners in our team or not. When I watched hakeems during the championship run, everyone had a bite in them. They had swagger in them. They were not to be known as softies or heartless. Yao is known as a sotfy and tmac is known as a heartless b*stard. Championships arent won in NOV, but they sure as hell wont be won if we continue on like this.
I have to disagree, sir. We played no less greatly than the lakers in the first half(just down by 3 during the break). However, as we had done during the past several seasons, we began to collapse in the 3rd quarter and totally buried in the fourth. we have a pile of talented players but we just don't have kind of gule to help mesh them. when a subtitution is made, it always take the new substituted guy some time to adjust to his four teammates. Then our opponent will grab the chance to play a 12-0 run during the time when we play as 4n1 instead of 5. As a consequance, Ra has to play the lineups for too long in case of the disruption to our "chemistry". therefore, it's no wonder that we collapsed in the 3rd and 4th quarter when our lineups exgausted their energy. It's heartbreaking to see mac n Yao struggling on court while kobe enjoying himself on the bench. To some degree, it's not the rockets but the antique coach who deserve the lose.
I like what Artest has done so far. His agression on D is absolutely refreshing. His shot selection is questionable sometimes, but no one else is being agressive on offense so it doesn't matter. T-Mac is a ball stopper. He basically walks the ball up court and lets the opposing defense set. He doesn't play defense anymore. Yeah he's probably injured a little, but honestly, I think he's scared to get dunked on. At the other end, he settles for the longest 2-pointers possible and doesn't drive aggressively because he's scared that he will get blocked. Take a hint from Aaron Brooks, the shortest guy driving it in on Andrew Bynum with no fear for the layup. Yao doesn't have any confidence now. He always gets fouled below and it never gets called. He must be so frustrated getting no respect after being in the league all these years. He tries his hardest, but we have to spoon feed him to be effective. If he doesn't get the ball in the right place at the right time, it's a turnover waiting to happen. Adelman gets blame too. Our offense consists of giving it to one guy and seeing what happens next. Also, I think at least ONE of our supposed big three should be in the game at all times. JVG always had T-Mac or Yao in the game. How can Adelman go such a long time with all of our big three on the bench? The Lakers are a well-oiled machine. The Rockets are a WORK IN PROGRESS. We'll get there
The results of the poll are shocking. Nobody cares about intangibles anymore. Didn't you see how McGrady laughed and joked with some of the Lakers. He was making friends? Friends are important. T-Mac succeeded.
