Anyone ever see T-mac be that unsure on offense and that bullied on defense..? on another note... these warriors aren't going to be going away any time soon..
Novak should NOT have been playing so long in the 4th quarter. I don't care won't people think. Yeah he made a game winning 3, but we wouldn't have lost such a large lead if it wasn't for him. He's a defensive liability and can get lost in the offensive schemes too. WTF was adelman thinking keeping him in there so long.
Hmm, you might have a point. . . but this game just reminded me too much of the games earlier in the season where we blew leads by not scoring for extended periods of time. And certainly T-mac and a few other player's performances were alarming. Also this was the first decent team we've played in a week. I think the game against NO will say it all.
It seems winning or loss doesn't make any difference, we always blame someone. TMac and Yao are usually the targets, but no one can escape. Man, this is team sports, without 86 points scored by the team, Novak's 3-pointer is nothing. I've to admit it's traditional American culture, we instantly forget great effort made 3 seconds ago and only remember the one who got spotlight.
yes the start of last year when he was deferring to his teammates also. he's just not the same player if he's not looking to score/aggressive.
Good Win! If nothing else it is a great wakeup call - so Rockets won't be compacent going into the break. 8 in a row, but there is still a long road to go! SS999
anyone watching that PHO/GS game? Man, talk about no discipline....do defense, poor shot selection, no posting up....do they honestly think they can win a championship like that??????
That is generally true about Novak but it didn't matter in this case. Nobody on Sac was really doing anything on offense other than Artest. He was going iso on almost every play. Novak's defense was irrelevant.
It is joke for Rafer to ear the "player of the game". He may play well sometimes but will never contribut in clutch moments. He can trust in playoffs.
This game was close because of horrible play by Rafer and especially by TMac in the second quarter. Hoisting up low percentage shots is a very good way of letting the other team back in the game. Then, on several possession in the fourth, TMac got the ball and held it for like 10 seconds. What are you doing?? No ball movement led to almost a 7 point 4th quarter and one of the worst losses of the season. Honestly, TMac and Rafer often have brain freezes. Move the ball. Get good looks. Don't just hoist or hold the ball for half the shot clock. Sheesh. Novak bailed us out, but it shouldn't have been close. This demonstrates that we still have a long way to go.
This game is just scary, just like the one against 76ers. We were lucky this time, we won't be that lucky if we play NOH like this. I think we thought we had the game in our pocket and we cool off. It's just the same mentality that we got previously. Unfortunately, they got hot and we were caught napping. Looked like the Rockets mentality have not changed yet and all the talk about learning and maintaining the intensity in the 4th are merely talk.
