I'm proud of this team

Excellent and refreshing topic.

I too am proud. The Rockets are giving the Lakers everything they can handle and are two missed shots away from being up 3-1 instead of down 1-3.

Alas, the cream rises to the top, and the Lakers vets are just too much for our inexperienced team.

All that matters at this point is, our team is going through a learning experience that will only benefit them when we are ready to be legit contenders in another year or so.

 

Amen -- I was thinking the same thing as I was leaving the Toyota Center. Everybody on the team played their hearts out. Being down by 11, coming back, playing hard defense, rebounding, making tough offensive plays, and keeping their poise really showed what this team is made of.

All we need is a decent PF and I think we will establish ourselves as a top 5 team for years to come.

 

agree. they competed very hard today.

i guess it's sort of funny that Francis's stock has dropped again dispite him going out and doing exactly what he did in game 2, which is play under control and distribute the ball. 9 assists. minus the killer turnover at the end he had a good game.

also good news:

Nachbar... a foul a minute but an ACTUAL NBA player. If he can hit the jumper which I know he can he will be solid. If he can start, and you move Jackson to the two...

I can see how you can keep the core of this team together and win. Steve Francis definitely does not hurt the team, and over the past few games you can see that he knows what the balance should be. So if he can prove that he can hold himself to that balance... there's no need to trade him. But that's still a big if in my mind.

If we can get a PF that can shoot, all we need is another year under the current system, more experience which we are getting everyday, and this is a championship caliber team.

 

I am proud to say that I am also proud

This team is alot of fun!

 

Good job realizing man, Mr. Every Post is About Yao not Having Testicles.

 

Today is how it all starts. I'm disappointed, but I'm not upset. I love all my Rockets.

 

I feel the same way. Whatever the outcome will be, we fought hard and scared the hell out of lakers.

SSG, since when you turned not so negative on Yao? I thought you felt we had to get rid of him in order to progress.

 

Naw man... I think he's come around. Either than or he's doing one of those three day moratoriums.

 

What I want to say is,

I am proud of you, boki!

 

Thank Rockets.
Thank everyone in the team.
This team is young and unexperienced.
But they have done their best to prove that so called mighty F4 team is nothing but a disgrace to the league.

 

F4 is a Taiwanese boy band. Don't call the Lakers F4. I really don't like the Fakers either, their roster is made up of vets who've toiled night in night out over a long period of time. Obviously some of them are cheap bastards, but they are good basketball players and I respect that.

 

Great Topic! every rocket fan should be proud of what this team has accomplished against the Lakers. They certainly have given Phillip and company a run for their money. We were pretty damn close to having a 3-1 series lead on them. This experience will only strengthen our guys for next year. Now they know what it's all about but remember...

it's 3-1, it aint over until its over

 

oops

 

Count me in as one proud Rox fan.

But let's not give up on the season already. We still have 3 more games to play.

 

This team really is made for the playoffs. They were loosing by 10 points in the fourth quarter and they didn't give up. Even though there were stretches where the Rockets couldn't score they still kept on playing and took the lead. And the crowd kept cheering them on. Even though game 1 was ugly we kept the game close. And these last 2 games have been played hard. For a team that is a rookie to the playoffs they sure don't play like one.

 

The team has excelled my expectation. However, losing two close game makes me frustrated.
Yao's defense is solid. But I hope he can do better on the offense end. And we really need some pure shooters can hits the open 3s. Cat sometimes is red hot. Sometimes just like missed too many long range shots.

 

I am very proud of this team, BUT...

Since your main point is the idea that we need only "minor" changes, I disagree. We will need some major additions to compete for the title. Remember that we are the 7th seed, we stumbled down the stretch, and even if we can beat the Lakers we have the likes of San Antonio, Sacramento, and Minnesota to contend with.

I would like to see a- legitimate starting PF, another ballhandler off the bench (preferably under the age of 40), and some more depth (also preferably under 40).

But the biggest change we need is for Yao to be a superstar. And then we won't need T-Mac or anyone like that...

 

Buddy, it's the press who gives them the name of Fab 4, not me.

 

really? well then i apologize, i've never heard them called the F4 before. sounds like a key on your keyboard.