As old and slow as Shaq is, he is still way too strong to be guarded one on one (maybe with the exception of Yao). Shaq can still manhandle guys like Dwight Howard, who, isn't exactly a shrinking violet. Shaq has always dominated Deke head to head. And things certainly aren't going to change now.
Yeah.. let's be "real" for a sec and consider what we are gonna get for T-Mac in a trade.. For a person who was apparently proven right you sure are wrong.
Team did a great job fighting back against the team that will have the most difficult match-ups for us. This team is for real (as if we didn't know); impressed that we could get that close.
Amare had a super game at the line. 20 for 20 is super. Getting the calls, that's the refs giving and the Rockets not guarding. This was a game prime for lost and while they fought hard, they still lost. They don't have the interior defense to stop this team now. If Yao was still playing, this would be a totally different story. But he's not. So, lets hope that the 1st round will not be against this team. And I really mean it. As Head is stuck in a rud or he is not getting his or something. Rafer, the one everyone on the board wanted to kill, the one that made the Rockets go for 3 PGs in the off season, is offically back. The Rafer that played like a top tier PG during the streak is gone. If Rater and Head don't get their games back, its going to be a 1st round exit again. This team cannot lose Yao and have the same Rafer and Head (during last year's playoffs and expect to win against any Western conference teams in a 7 game series). Battier is trying hard but Scola and Laundry will not make up a bad Rafer and Head.
11 - 31 FG's for T-BACK. Well he did get to the FT line 11 times, which is well above his season average. Kudos for that..... But 20 missed shots? DAMN!!!!!!! You guys can't see the truth, but we are not going anywhere with T-Maback. Yes I am a hater, I hated on Hayes last year and called him out as a bench player, guess what happened. I know I’m right again. Though to be fair we can't really expect him to do it alone, no one superstar can win alone. I pray we get rid of him, though I doubt anyone would want him.
I think the Rockets said last night, lets get this one against the Warriors because the second half of a back to back against the suns with 5 games in a week will be hell and we are tired. So I do expect a better perfomance with all the rest they will have the final 12 games. That being said Rafer looks like a liability again.
No one lost this game for us, we lost this game as a team just like we won 22 in a row as a team. Last time I checked, no one has shot 76% in a half. Also, last time I checked, not many players shot 20/20 from the free throw line. Last time I checked, shaq pretty much never shoots 7/9 from the free throw line. Anyone who is blaming this game on a single player obviously didnt watch the game or they are just hating on a particular player. The rockets played as good as they could this game. We only had 5 turnovers the entire game. I do not see how this game is anyones fault. If you ask me, the suns were just meant to win this game they way they shot the ball in the first half. Stop hating on certain players, they played as good as they could with 4 games in 5 nights.
Luther was awful for the 2nd game in a row. When it's obvious he doesn't have his shot going, RA should keep his butt on the bench. Terrible, terrible game for him. Rafer has come back down to earth the last few games. Man, I almost threw the remote at the TV when he tossed up that garbage when we were down 8 with a chance to cut it to 6. Then you go and foul a 90% FT shooter..ugghh. The refs called a bunch of touch fouls and we didn't get those on our end, but still, Amare absolutely murdered Scola today. Landry played well, but it's tough with Shaq and Amare down in the paint. Still he continues to impress. Bobby Jax is playing much better this last week, I'm encouraged, particularly with respect to how much he might give us in the playoffs. He's playing like Mike James was SUPPOSED to play. Deke looked old and slow tonight. Shaq clearly got up for the game, and Deke couldn't give us much. But still he gave 100% and you gotta respect that. Why didn't RA have Chuck guard Amare for stretches?? At least Chuck could stay in front of Amare, Scola couldn't even do that. TMac didn't shoot well. Every time he came off a curl he shot the ball too hard. Still he went to the basket a bunch, and kept us in the game all night long. Those 2 missed FTs were very frustrating, I don't know what is up with his FTs, especially this year. I like how RA is using him now. Less PnR so it's harder to double him. Anyway, 4th game in 5 nights, 2-3 vs. just about the hardest schedule the NBA can throw at you...I'll take it. There is going to be plenty more flipflopping in the seedings before this is over. Take a look at PHX upcoming schedule...tough road stretch ahead for them. Now, Rox gotta rest up and start taking care of business again vs. sisters of the poor.
i'm not agreeing with your ways of looking at tmac today, but... it's not that no one wants tmac, it's just that, if we do, what would we get? we get less that 75 cents for giving a dollar, and right now, we can't afford that, with the western powerhouse, just getting more cents every single day.
I am not a Phoenix fan but was very impressed with the Suns tonight and think they may get to the finals if Shaq stays healthy. What do you think will keep them from advancing, their defense?
You know you are in trouble when your all world "superstar" steps up to the FT Line and bricks two very inportant freethrows and the other teams got a guy who is the one of the worst shooters in history, and that guy drains his. I mean they intentionally foul shaq because of his poor shooting and he shot better than McGrady. Im not hating on McGrady but it is pretty obvious he has not worked at his game at all the last couple of seasons. His shooting is terrible.
Rox aonly have three games remaining with playoff teams: at SAS, Phoenix and at Utah. Plus at Denver.
McGrady just tried to take over I think (I didn't see the game) that's why he took so many shots. Sorry but when our guys can't make shots, our Superstar got to make them, I knoe Mac had an average shooting game but at least he tried unlike past games.
