ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Grizzlies 1/19/2004

Mo Taylor is just black hole.

 

Mot stops shooting when u r not hot... i agree... padgett should have stay on the court

 

the analysts are right yao should be punishing the smaller players

 

now his getting aggressive

 

I really hate Mob. This guy is just pathetic. He never passes to Yao even when he is hot. damned

 

Memphis really is a HORRIBLE matchup for the Rockets. They just don't have an answer for Gasol at ALL and the big men just don't have the quickness to get back in transition against the Grizzlies. I hope they win, but I just think this is a BAD matchup for the Rocks.

BTW, I do NOT like this team of announcers. The play-by-play guy keeps getting stats and calls wrong. John Thompson will NOT shut up about Yao's agressiveness. I like Steve Kerr, but the other two are just annoying.

 

I like Mo T shooting. When he is open or has position he has to shoot it.

What the Rockets need to do is POUND the ball inside to Mo Tay, Yao and Jimmy Jackson (who is a GREAT post player)... we can't keep up with them playing speed for speed.

Stuart

 

Get Mo out of the game, he just miss all.

 

Im still waiting on the moment Mobley passes to Yao off that pick n' roll.

Taylor is hurting us a bit with his shot. You can see he is hesitating to shoot it.

And Francis is doing the same. I've counted at least 10 easy stop and pops that Francis has passed up.

I still think the Rockets will win this game.

 

Mobley just refuses to pass the ball down low to Yao.


Francis is a wizard out there though.

 

Francis is playing a great game. Mobley on the other hand...

 

LOL! Great minds think alike, I guess.

 

I hear that... everytime that play comes around (5-6 times so far)Mobley breaks plan and drives to the hoop. The ONE time he passes it to him, Yao had to chase it down and throw it off a Grizzlies leg.

Stuart

 

STEEEEEEVIE FRANCHISE!!!!!!!

 

This Jake Tsakalidis guy reminds me of some thugs they used to bring out for Hakeem. Joe Klein was one. There was another guy who had glasses and black hair. I forget his name.

 

he pissed me off with that last shot, too

 

Steve is playing great, but mobley just forces to many shots. Man, when u r off, just do other little things to help the team.

 

The Rockets should realize that Memphis has a SOFT D. They give up around 97 ppg.

They are very athletic, and fast... but SOFT... just pound them hard, yell in their face a few times, and they'll back down like they did at the end of the half.

The only thing that worries me is that in a close game, since Memphis has so many players in their rotation (10), they're always going to be fresher in the fourth quarter.

We need to put together a run in the third, so we'll have some leeway in the fourth.

 

0:58 MEM Jake Tsakalidis Away From Ball Foul
0:58 HOU Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
0:43 MEM Jake Tsakalidis missed 16 ft Jumper

Why does Yao only shoot one FT instead of two?

 

that proves the poor passing skill of Cat. Maybe he knows it too and doesn't like to pass the ball to Yao.

BTW, most of the pNr Rox set this game have been broken. Cannot they practice a bit on this simple routine?

Hopefully our shooting will turns hot 2nd half and break away.