Game 4 is why the Rockets did not invest in a backup C

Maybe i'm wrong on this durvasa, but I think if adelman had elson,magloire,ratliff,petro or someone like that, yao wouldve played 30 mins a night. I also think scolandry wouldve just split the pf minutes and hayes probably wouldn't play. Just because u bring in a 7 ft backup, that doesn't mean he had to be a slow, plodding type like yao. A guy like elson and petro still gives you quickness and pick and pop capabilities. A young guy like headcase williams, he can play like birdman. He's a high energy, high wire, athletic 6'10 pf/c. Just like birdman earlier, he does things that make u scratch your head, but on this team,he would only be a 18 minute backup that could protect the rim. When you play quicker on the perimeter, but still can protect the rim, that's not a bad thing thing. We will see this offseason because there are a lot of young bigs that will be free.

 

durvasa I wouldn't have thought this would have been an "offseason" thread, but judging from the responses it seems I'm reading knee-jerk reactions to opinions formed going back to well before we re-signed Deke.

But here's some possibilities:

1) Morey was always telling the truth, no one was worth signing and we felt our bizzarro version of small-ball had unseen merits.

2) Morey was lying (like every other GM in history) and we already had Deke in our back pocket and had a plan we hoped might work.

3) We lose TMac, Deke and then Yao and then there's possibly a few people that will think DM's pretty stupid.

4) DM's sabre-metric spreadsheets done went "poof" four months ago and he seriously gained about 30 lbs.

Sometimes we all get crazy here, but I'm still of the opinion grading Morey & Adelman out at even an A- this year is risky.

And we've got a playoff game tonight people! Let's fight about this minutiae in late June.

 

everyone is making too much of this small ball thing. we won 1 game. lakers didn't even show.

rockets irresponsible in not getting a backup center this year that could take minutes

 

First 5 positions of game 5, 3 baskets by Gasol and Bynum and 2 fouls by the Rockets frontcourt. In the meanwhile, Chuck got some offensive rebounds and rare offense - but I don't think that's sustainable. Small lineup? I guess we'll see...

 

and game 5 is why they need one.

 

It's amazing to see such a post after ONE game win.

 

One game doesn't tell everything.
Let's see what is happenning on the court...

 

real talk.

Game 4 was great...but that's just it...it was one game, now if H-Town can play at that level for the rest of the playoffs I would agree that we didn't need a solid back up 5.

*Is optimistic that YM/McGrady can come back ready next season*

Trust me, I'm as disappointed as most of ya'll, if ya'll think we're better off without our true core of marquees (Yao, Tracy) consider the rest of the postseason a reality call (I call it how it is...not how I wish it too be).

I hope we can extend this to 7 and make this a classic series.

 

we need a true back up center rite now. LoL

 

As long as idiotic posts like this keep popping up, Clutchfans will become a joke.

 

LOL, are you watching Game 5?

 

To be fair, before Artest completely f***** this game up, they were playing pretty well off-the-ball and through backdoor.


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See post 106. Artest was the reason they were close before he went to bench.

 

This just work for one night not for everynight...

 

Personally, this is what I saw.

Artest made his fluke shots. Great. Rockets were up. Then he shifts into iso mode. Ruh oh. Suddenly the ball movement stops cold and so does penetration to the net. He gets off, but then the attitude of the team pretty much has become "I need to win this" instead of "we need to win this.". Poor play continues. Artest comes back. This only makes things worse.

It is not a coincidence that the most selfless player on the team, Chuckie Hayes is by far our best +- man at -2, even though he logged pretty much all of his minutes against Gasol and Kobe.

 

All anyone had to do was wait for this expected game 5 and then respond to this thread. The OP has got to be joking.

 

Game 5 is why the Rockets should start to looking at players with two assets: Size and athleticism. Hustle can only get you so far. When will these low IQ'd guys ever learn that size and athleticism are key ? Look at our PFs:
Hayes, Scola, Landry & Cook --> None have size and only one is a bit of an athlete.

The Rockets should've invested in another back-up center but hey, they are stubborn down there in Houston, even after so many years of frustration and playoff losses.

Why did we lose game 7 in 2007 ? Cause we could not get a rebound.
Why do the Rockets struggle with rebounding ? Cause other teams have a size advantage
Why can the Rockets never get easy buckets, can nobody run the fastbreak at PF, why can we never get a dunk, get a nice alley oop or even a good putback ? Because they have no athletic guys who can throw it down and Rockets have players reluctant to dunk.

Guess what, Thorpe was not a flashy player but he dunked because it was the HIGHEST PERCENTAGE SHOT and that's common knowledge. The Rockets should know that guys with size and athleticism can get easier shots for themselves. These Rockets, though I like their effort, have to work hard for every shot.

It's time for the Rockets to trade Landry, even though I love him for his effort, and trade Artest for two big men. Either two forwards or a Center and a PF but something needs to change. Hayes can stay because of his defence but we need size at that PF spot. A long and athletic SF wouldn't hurt us either.