ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 2/21/2003

whooooppppeeeee!!!!

the Rox are swept!

any chance for payback during the Playoffs?

 

I have found what this dumb guy thinkin' abut, his rotation pattern was pre-calculated before the game, he was just let his plan flow...... automatically.

 

bradley did good.

SWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!

Well...we are just not as good as them YET. We can be later on. It is painful to watch the Rockets.....but I am sure that we can become like them...

At least the ESPN guys complimented us and Yao and Griffin.

But we are just too inconsistent... One game...bench is awesome. Moochie and Maurice Taylor and Glen Rice are just great. But today...Moochie only made like 1 shot. Mo Taylor and Glen Rice combined for 2 shots...and a couple free throws. Not good...And played so beautifully in the first half...and then we lose. They are just better than us.

And now...bye bye to playoffs.

And so many injuries!!!

Good effort.

 

well looks like we need to start looking forward the next year. no 1st rounder either.

 

It's a lot reasons. Yes.

We have three guards that learned the "play-ground ball" first when they were younger, not fundamentals.
We have three guards that want to shoot, not pass.
We have three guards that rather help themselves, than help the team.
We have one coach that is as conservative as it gets. And takes years for the smallest changes to take effect.
We have one coach that treats his stars players with "kid gloves." And rarely enforces discipline; he likes the players to work it out.

And we have one center (Yao) that knows how to play the game the right way, but just needs to learn more aggressiveness (and strength).

All these pieces just don't fit. They are diabolically opposed.

 

Get a clue, guys. Obviously, the reason he's doing it is to try and conserve Ming's energy for the entire season. In came some of you didn't know, he gets tired pretty quickly.

If you don't agree with playing time for Yao then just come out and say, "I believe Yao can the handle increased minutes!" (although I don't know how you could possibly know that.)

 

Here's the sad part. Bradley will go 1-7 next game.

 

Basically, our loss is owing to the poor shooting our players have. Mavs didn't play well also, but even other players are asleep, one Dirk is enough to kill us.

 

If Rudy is trying to rest Yao's energy, then why the HELL does he pick the fourth, and most important quarter to do it?

 

I just want to know who is that white guy that wears number 44? CAn't be Shawn Bradley. The Shawn Bradley I know gets dunked on by everyone in the NBA. Speaking of getting dunked on Ming is making it a habit lol. Did anyone see him get dunked on by Finley?

 

I thought the rox played hard. Mavs just made their shots like usual. I wish the Rockets would have continued to run like the first quarter. That's the only way we can compete with the mavs, especially if we can't make our perimeter shots in the half court offense. I'd love to stay around and listen to people say that we need to fire Rudy but I'm out.

 

I think this is a lame claim, Rudy did this for serveral time, which is sittin Francis and Yao at start of 4th quarter. But the rotation pattern must be changed according to the situation on the court. "Conserver Ming's energy" theory likes a joke, since not only Yao is young, but also really not much Houston season left this year.

 

so many injuries:-( yeah what a perfect excuse for rudy.

 

Yao Ming was fouled by the Mavericks at least 50 times with TWO calls. I thaught the advantage was supposed to be for the home team! Bradley got away with MURDER, he impeded Yao Ming on every play in the first half and fouled him at least 40 times, He should have fouled out at least 6 times if the game was called correctly.A complaint should be lodged with the NBA about the lack of respect that the Refs have for Yao Ming.

 

I give props were props are due. Shawn Bradley is a different guy this year. Did you watch the Spurs game yesterday? The job he did on Duncan? I thought it was a fluke myself but he came right back and did it this game.

 

Damn, this is still a good play for Rox.

They only need a little more time to beat Mav. No big deal to lose this game since we even lost to Bulls, heats and ...

Nice to see Yao is so aggressive in the late game. Give time to him, he will be a monster.

Very good first quarter. Don't see almost 10 dunks in first quarter?
This team will be a top team in west soon.

 

I wish Fakers would lost tonite.

 

As i predicted, rox lost. Yao did not get in most of his shots today. A big disappointing for me !!!!
Luckly, SUN also lost today. There is one more thing we can do today:

LET'S PRAY HARD: LAKER LOST, LAKER LOST, LAKER LOST!!!!

 

Give me a break!

 

I think that we played OK tonight. The Mavs are just a better team.

We are officially out of the playoff picture. Damn!

I hope that Yao learns something from tonight's game. He really needs to throw some elbows when he get the ball that close to the basket. No pump fakes, please!! Just go straight up and dunk it! Well, he'll learn.

Steve's back really worries me. He doesn't look too well out there.