1. Double Teams. Francis was smothered in the last 2 minutes of the quarter and was given the type of respect given to the great players of the game. Anthony and Stoudamire are agressive defensive players with quickness and they could not stop him alone. That's huge! 2. Walt's matador on Pippen at the end of game. Where was he? I mean, that was embarassing. In a clutch situation he wasn't even close to Pippen. 3. Why wasn't Olajuwon inserted in the last 13 or 5 seconds. He was blocking everything all game long. We had a very small defensive team out there trying to guard some very tall players with quickness. Pippen practically dunked the ball on the lasst play. With Olajuwon, the ending is completely different. 4. The offensive sets in the last 2 minutes were horrible. We didn't even get started until six seconds were left on the clock. I'm not sure who is responsible for this, Francis or Rudy, but it needs to be worked on in practice. aside: Despite some of my criticism, the Rockets were great and showed me they have the confidence to finish against anyone.
so walt metador defense is a hellouva alot better then cuttino's. walt was in there because he was having a solid game unlike the usual erratic Mobley. If mobley would have played most of the 4th we would have lost the game due to his stupid shot taking. Good substitution Rudy!
