Chauncey Billups - "They Didn't Even Fight for the Game"

basically sums up why every Houstonian is hella pissed after last nights game. You just dont see that in the postseason from anyone...

 

Banking on them coming out strong tomorrow. Surely they know how much they're being criticized.

 

Lack of FIGHT and URGENCY is perplexing.

I mean, they didn't even have to look back too far to see that stuff in game 4 of the Dallas series.

"We need to fight harder" - Rockets player

No $hit!

 

I hope this isn't what it takes for the Rockets to play harder. How many times has it been mentioned the Rockets have so many players that have been in the playoffs or the finals. One day removed for the game 1 debacle, and I still can't wrap my head around how the Rockets could come out with that kind of disgusting effort.

 

James Harden needs to stop being so passive, man the F up, go out there and set and example for toughness and aggression. Seriously. Gaawwdd

 

No lies detected

 

Also, for people who compare this to 93-94 blowing 20pt leads, it's not the same. Those guys didn't quit like this team did. There were no smiles and ow wells, there was a lot of anger. I haven't seen that, only McHale a bit.

 

Couldn't have said it any better... Losing in that fashion is downright inexcusable. It's one thing to lose to a team that was just playing unconscious but the clips were practically BEGGING us to put them away in the 2nd quarter. For as bad as we were playing they were playing worse, all we needed was for us to give a damn. But to turn the ball over with lazy pass after lazy pass, to ignore Dwight who was having his way down low, to settle for terrible shots early in the shot clock instead of driving and dishing was a joke.

They won't admit it but once they found out cp3 was out they assumed they had it in the bag and it showed. Unfortunately our superstar player Harden was the prime culprit. If he doesn't show up strong tomorrow I think it's entirely fair to question is ability to be THE star of a title-contending team... His sample size is plenty big at this point. At some he has to start caring.

 

I don't think there's any value for me to add my own personal perspective on why last night sucked so badly. I'm sure it's been covered here by someone else.

I just wanted to weigh in here and say that Chauncey pretty much articulated why i felt so bewildered and weird about last night.

 

Well said Chauncey. Harden needs to apologize to his teammates, coaches & city of Houston for that uninspired performance last nite. One more of those and his reputation will be solidified as a player "scared" of big game pressure. Get some nuts James

 

Quitting b****es is what he wanted to say.

Your Houston Rockets. Laughingstocks of the NBA.

 

Harden is weak minded. Too busy worrying about what hipster skirt he's gonna wear with his fancy headphones on the walk into the arena.

 

I'm glad I missed most of the 2nd half based on the reactions. Sounds like our guys really **** the bed.

 

Am I the only one who began to have doubts about the fight in this team after game 3 at Dallas? Game 4 drove the point home and the way the Rockets began the 2nd half of game 5 proved it beyond the shadow of a doubt.

Something is internally wrong with the team. They are not together anymore.

My guess is it's Harden.

 

Can mother****ers stop piling on? Jesus. **** Billups.

 

You shouldn't have given Harden that breakfast burrito during half time. He had to hold butt cheeks together the entire second half...