ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 11/12/2002

How long is TMo out? He was really performing in the preseason... this team will have all kindsa ballers soon enough, and offense coming out of our ass (I hope). But does anyone know when he's coming back?

 

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I'm excited to see if Steve can keep it up! His last game was off the hunting stand!!!

 

Steve will get his 30,10... wow! Mobley will get his 20 and EG, KT, and MoTaylor are going to play hard and We will win by a hair... 101 ROckets
97 Blazers

Rockets 4-2... not a bad start

 

When can we watch the game again in ch51?

 

I think we'll have a solid win... the Blazers will be walking into a Texas two step and the first step goes through Dallas (this aint gonna be a dance for them). The Mavs'll tire'em out for us, while we'll be well rested again and should be able to pull out a win.

Of course if Stevie doesn't pass....all bets are off!

 

The Rox and Portland play twice in relatively short order. Either or both could be blow outs, in either direction. Portland is wee - rd!

PS EG might just be the answer for Sheed, negating the huge disadvantage Rox have had defending the long fours in recent years.

PPS I like Randolph's game. A lot.

 

Kenny Thomas had one of his best games of his young career last year against Portland(If I remember correctly) So look for him to step up big.

Hopefully Maurice Taylor can come right in and stroke a few mindrange shots cause I'd like to see Rudy give him some minutes at center along with Griff @PF and Thomas @SF. Really interested to see how the offense functions with that front line.

Rockets 104 Jailblazers 89

 

I am so glade a got L.P. cause here in san antonio they dont show the ROX....so far they have been showing the other teams broadcast team...I miss calvin and bill!

 

Lineups? Matchups?

From Spurs Box :

player / min / matchup

Stodemire / 37 / Francis
Kobe Stopper / 29 / Mobley
Quitten / 30 / Rice /KT
Wallace / 26 / Taylor/Griffin
Davis / 26 / Cato

with Bench

Wells / 27 Hawkins?/ KT?
Randolf /22 KT? hmmm...
Daniels /21 Hawkins? Mooch?
Sabonis /21 Ming?

they also have

Jeff Mc Innis &
Derek Anderson

Geez. This looks tough for our boys. We're not gonna get anything cheap inside, but their outside defense will be vulnerable if we swing the ball. Francis can shoot over Stodemire or cross him up - and should get him in trouble. Bonzi tends to loaf, so Mobes can run him into a KT or Taylor pick. Potential vulnerability : Davis and Sabo are mummies, shuffling along in super slow-mo. Cutters should be able to knife in and attack the basket with a backdoor or off movement. Quitten can't jump. Shoot over his lanky arms all day with a switch. Let Griffin and Taylor or KT bump and shoot over Pip and let Cato distract Sheed or the mummies.

 

they also will be comming in just after playing a tuff Spur team tonight

 

I just had to be the first....
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" ====> Pippen

 

Sounds close to me, that is 10 rebounds for Francis, isn't it? No way he gets 10 assist, that requires passing, unless you think he gets them passing to Mobley and Norris. Let me see 101 for the Rockets and 50 from Francis and Mobley, if you add in 10 for Norris [if he can quit dribbleing long enough to shoot]. That leaves the rest of the team to get 41, they should be able to get that from getting rebounds from the guards shots. Going from what I have seen so far this year, but I keep reading it is going to get better. I wonder when?

 

I see where the league just hit Bonzi Wells with a 1 game suspension for spitting on Danny Ferry. I presume that means that he will be serving the suspension vs the Rockets.

http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/1111/1459437.html

Edit:

Nevermind, the league must have issued the suspension prior to tonights game vs Dallas. Wells is sitting out tonight. Wells should be in the lineup vs Houston. Sorry.

 

We need to play a team with all their players so we can test the Rockets offense and defense. I am glad Bonzi is playing so that we will be challenge.

 

Rockets.com is not publishing a TV channel, and the listings don't mention the game. Is this game on local TV?

 

FIY...Shot Caller... It was the Mavs not the Spurs... The Mavs put it on them without NVE or Raef... I think we can take these guys if we play well... and pass!

 

Hey isn't Mo supposed to be back for this one...it was only a five game supsension right so he should be back?

 

Honestly, post up Glen Rice...he'll score. Then post up Yao Ming, and even if he doesn't score, post him up again. Francis and Mobley will get their shots without a set iso play. I don't see how this city can stand Rudy Tomjanovich. The man's lucky he had Olajuwon all those years to keep his stats resepctable or he'd be out of a job...atleast in HOuston. This team can be much better than it plays if it would only use it's weapons correctly. FREE GLEN RICE!!! and for god sake Give YAO a chance

 

corby,
Tim from the Rockets said ALL games will be televised..I believe it will be on 51.

junkyard dog,
yes..MoT should be back..his suspension waas for 5 games..this is our 6th...

this will be a tuff game, with everyone back except for TMo, we will win if they continue their more unselfish play from last game.

if they dont, it will be a looong nite..

Playing team ball:

Rox 102
Blazers 94

ISO-Play:

Rox 89
Blazers 96