ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Jazz 4/28/2007 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 4)

Bench scoring 5-17, at least we've got production, but that's just not good enough.

Since Rafer hasn't been able to defend against Deron, does anyone think handing Head a pure defensive assignment to clamp down DW would work?

There's something very wrong when Rafer is the leading rebounder...

 

Rockets are not gonna to win this series if they continue to suck behind the arc. All of sudden, they cannot make any open 3pts they ususally made in the regular season or even refuse to play when chances occur.

 

all we need is heart and passion for this game

 

Stupid TMac, 5 secs and could not produce a offense? What are you thinking?

 

It's unbelievable that our best playmaker had no assist up to the last minute of first half.
What's our plan for game 4?! we have to have everyone get invovled.

 

Who calls him that? I'm not sure if you heard them say that he is the 3rd all-time leading ppg scorer in NBA HISTORY! Kind of hard to score 30 ppg in the playoffs if you're quitting.

You seriously lose all credibility with that idiocy.

 

I know tracy always looks laid back, but his play doesnt have to be like that... If the series is tough, bust your ass to knock these guys out. He comes out and says "its on me, its on me"... If he's gonna say it, he's gotta come to play like an all star, like a super star... He's not gonna get out of this round playin' it all chill like he is

 

Wow. Are you talking about No Handles Head or is there another Luther we have sitting on our bench? He doesn't have the ball handling skills to even get the ball across the court or the skills to throw a pass to Yao (low bounce passes anyone? anyone?). His former teammate would also rip him to shreds on both ends of the court.

 

T-Mac is scared

 

I posted it Thurday night...I said that something was wrong with T-Mac. I said he had a look on his face like he didn't care he has no fire. T-Mac always gets so pumped up for games and yells out the crowd when he gets in his unstoppable mode...He just has no life in him almost like he has been paid off or something.....

 

That's a valid point.

What's not a valid point is claiming that Mac is a quitter, based on what he does 5 seconds before halftime, while getting trapped. Not everyone wants to slice a double team for a 10% shot.

 

To be fair, the Rockets defense got much better towards the end of the second half and they were harassing the Jazz and tipping the ball - it's just that at least on two or three occassions the ball bounced RIGHT to the Jazz for easy baskets. Unfortunate but evntually those bounces should even out.

 

+ 1.

If we take care of business at home we win the series. It'd be nice to get a win here tonight, but it's not going to be easy. This is going to be a tough series.

 

You know his past, he never got out of first round.

 

I think Rockets need to change their offense.

make the lineup like this

PG-Rafer
SG-T-Mac
SF-Battier
PF-Mutombo
C-Yao Ming

Put Mutombo on Booze, Yao Ming on Okur, Battier on whoever, t-mac on deron and rafer on derek fisher.

 

Another 2:0 advantage but lose the series ? F*****

 

One more half to go. Rockets like in the past games find themselves down at the break. The only way the Rockets will win will be for them to have the lead going into the 4th. The Rockets are not good when not leading going into the fourth.

 

Tmac seems to be disinterested. WTH is that with the last pocession?

And Head, Hayes aren't giving us anything.

Are the refs bribed by Jazz or what?

 

Who are you The Dali Lama... No we need to hit some shots for a change....

 

Belive me, if Rox lose this game, Rox will lose the series by 2-4.