Nice win. The Rockets looked like the pre-TSlack that beat Boston and almost beat the Lakers. I was *so* happy when the Rockets closed the game with Brooks, Battier, Artest, Landry and Yao. They did a very good job finishing the game without blowing the lead. Please, please, please do *not* put Airballston and TSlack in at the end of games. They are poison to the team. They take bad shots, make bad decisions and TSlack plays no D.
Now i know we can;t win the playoffs without Tmac but come on we obviously are playing ALOT better without him.
I don't think Lamar Odom is nothing, and the supporting cast of Vladimir Radmanovic, Luke Walton, Ronny Turiaf, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic etc is certainly better than Rockets players outside of Tmac and Yao under JVG form some of those years, and certainly way better than what Tmac got in Orlando. Kobe didn't lose a series being up 2-0, but he lost being up 3-1 too. I don't like how Tmac is playing this season either, but please don't blame Rox failure to advance to 2nd round in previous years all on Tmac.
I beg to differ. TSlack has hurt us all year and if we're fortunate enough to make the playoffs, he'll hurt us there too. He doesn't play D and stops the ball on O.
<br> And I think that is a useless point. <br> Tracy was about as good as Kobe, but honestly, he never really had as much pure talent as Kobe. <br> When it comes to pure talent for a SG in the NBA, it goes MJ, then Kobe... McGrady is a very very good player, one of the best shooting guards ever. In all honesty though, he was NEVER as good as Kobe. <br> I would even go as far as to say that T-Mac is close to Kobe in terms of talent. Still far enough to give Kobe a nice cushion, yet close enough to the point where it has inspired this debate in the past decade. <br> What sets them apart is that Kobe's body is much more durable than McGrady's body. Tracy has some very obvious physical defects. He is extremely flat footed, has scoliosis, etc.. Kobe, through his extensive NBA career has missed very little time due to injuries. Plus, he benefited greatly by playing with a prime Shaq through his first 7 or 8 seasons. He always had a green light to do whatever, because O'Neal could cover up for his mistakes. I don't care what anyone says, Yao isn't 1/3 of the player Shaq was in his prime. <br> So, all points considered, Kobe is, and always has been a better player than McGrady. No knock to T-Mac whatsoever, because even to be considered almost as good as Kobe is an extremely great accomplishment, and he deserves a lot of credit for doing so..
Hmmm,we lose to Philly becasue T-Mac couldn't play 48 minutes. He got us a doubel digit lead, hit the bench and then the team lost it. Two days later we beat the Warriors who last to the Mav's by 20 and the board still bashes McGrady. The problems with this team are bigger than one player and reaching success will take more than the achievments of one player.
Ok, Ron took a couple wild shots. That said, 27, 7, 7 I saw him diving on the floor defensively too. this is was solid all-around game for him.
here is my analysis for this game.... Houston def Rockets 110-93 not the best game or highest percentage game the rockets could have played , but its a win.... The shots were falling every now and then....not a high percentage game that the celtics or cavs play....and maybe thts why were not in for finals contention yet...but if we keep sticking to it we might be in for another 22-game winning streak I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. - Michael Jordan
TSlack was on the floor when we lost the lead. He was one of the big reasons the game was even close and why we lost it at the end. The guy does NOT PLAY D. There's no better way to help the other team come back than by not playing D. He also stopped the ball on O down the stretch and we never got good looks.
<br> Don't state false facts. Kobe quit on his team as recently as last year. It just so happened that he is defined as the "main" guy in LA, so they give in to his every demand. Kobe wanted to be traded, but was babied by the LA brass, and eventually got Pau Gasol to team up with as a result. The rest is history..
Thing of it is this was a team we shouldve beat the brakes off of and we did. They played defense in the 2nd half as oposed to the 48% in the 1st half they were giving up. Its a good win and on to the next. DD, I'm not basing this on 1 game, but I think Yao,Tracy, and Ron can play together. The deal is the other 2 players in the 5. Rafer or Brooks? Landry or Scola? I guess its a feel thing. I think when they finally get decent health, they will move a little more. Ron actually took it to the basket a little more when the shot wasn't falling early. That's the whole deal in a nutshell. If the 3 ball isn't falling, he and tracy needs to go to the rack and draw fouls or offensive rebounding chances for Yao who is actually a good offensive rebounder. Brooks just by penetrating tonight created chances for offensive rebounds and bused plays. Yao scored 10 pts off busted plays from penetration tonight.
DId you watch the game? I remember making posts here during the game about Philly making there comeback at the end of the third quater. They got back into the game, becasue the team didn't play and transition defense. Philly got into there flow with Wafer and Brooks on teh floor.
Great Win, Although we still need to improve our defense. To me, when big three are all on the court, team's not running well. Everybody is just confused what to do or where to go. Coach really should figure out a way to create a good chemistry among them, or otherwise, just keep at least one of them always on the bench.
here is my analysis for this game.... Houston def Rockets 110-93 not the best game or highest percentage game the rockets could have played , but its a win.... The shots were falling every now and then....not a high percentage game that the celtics or cavs play....and maybe thts why were not in for finals contention yet...but if we keep sticking to it we might be in for another 22-game winning streak I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. - Michael Jordan
Every minute. TSlack gave up at least 8 to 12 points in the first quarter alone on D. He is HORRIBLE. Now who was in down the stretch? It wasn't Wafer and Brooks. How did we look down the stretch? Did the ball stop moving? Did we hustle on D? Sigh.
Heart can never be overrated in any pro sports. If you do think a player can rely only on his talent and win a ring in the extremely competitive NBA, it's your opinion. But I do believe those players with heart tend to train harder, fight harder through injuries and come back stronger. No matter how talented you are, if you just tend to quit when difficulties arise, you will never win anything big. Difficulties abound in the NBA and I do believe only players with heart can fight through them.
