you guys give up too quickly. i mean, c'mon. the rockets lost a game that they were supposed to lose and the suns wons the game they were supposed to win. we knew what the outcomes of both of those games were supposed to be by looking at their respective schedules weeks ago. i'm not disappointed at the rockets loss last night... not the least bit. if they would have shot at least 35%, they would have won that game. the rebounding was outstanding and the hustling was unbelievable. how often are yao, mo, sf, and cat going to shoot a combined 13 for 56 in a game? the answer is... (drumroll please)... not in any of the remaining games this season and probably not during any of the games next season (if the four players mentioned above are still here anyway). it was just one of those rare nights that everything was right... except for the most important thing. shooting. again, the rockets lost the game they were supposed to lose and the suns won the game they were supposed to win. that doesn't change the fact that phoenix still has the pressure of holding the 8th spot against some of the toughest teams in the league. it ain't over yet, so quit whining and giving up. i'm tired of seeing people that come in here after a loss and complain that it's the end of the f'ing world, but rave about everything else win the rockets win. quit being fickle. okay... there! feel free to bash.
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The Rockets maybe were supposed to lose this game, but they should have still tried. And the return of dribble diarrhea is disheartening after a couple of games with good ball movement.
Dribble Diarrhea as you call it was not the problem, everyone, including Yao, Mo Taylor, Francis, and Mobley, decided not to show up. That's what pisses me off, every loss is blamed on the guards. This was a total team break down. They should have all smoked out with Eddie before the game. Posey, Rice, and Eddie seemed to be the only ones who cared last night.
Why were we supposed to lose? Most people thought we should win last night because we were at home, and Portland was without Patterson and Pippen. While I agree there is still hope for the playoffs, we should have won last night. We made our chances a lot tougher for the playoffs now.
Well, when there is a lack of ball movement, I blame the guards. They are the playmakers, they are supposed to get people open shots. They are supposed to push the ball up quickly and get the play started while there is time on the shot clock. How come Posey was ignored in the 2nd half, while Mobley, Yao, and Steve kept throwing up bricks?
Most people predicted that Rockets to lose one out 2 vs Blazers and Jazz. So the loss to Blazers can be made up with a win against Jazz. However, if Rox lose tonight, then the season is really over.
i agree with the "patterson and pippen" being out comment. but, how did the rockets not show up... besides their shooting? although they didn't attempt many freethrows they missed only one, they outrebounded portland... many offensive rebounds, 14 turnovers which is unusually low for a loss, steals were okay, and defense was fine if you look at the final score. of course the assists (9) are going to be low because 1. we're the worst assist team in the league and 2. you can't make assists when you don't make the shots. the entire roster being off-target for the whole game isn't going to happen often. they showed up. it was just a "once in a blue moon" game where everyone was couldn't throw a rock into the ocean.
Well, I didn't get the impression they were really trying because of the lack of ball movement. The Rockets know that is their biggest weakness and they have made a point of coming out the last few games and getting everyone involved early, and getting the ball up the court quickly. I didn't see that effort at the beginning of this game. There didn't seem to be any energy. Early Posey was hot, and Yao was grabbing a bunch of boards, and Mo was hitting the offensive glass, but midway through the 2nd quarter it seemed like they stopped trying.
i agree, mr. clutch, but to a certain extent. we have to remember we ARE watching the Houston Rockets (i sounded smart saying that didn't i?). which means, there are certain things that you are going to see and some things that you aren't going to see. the words "houston rockets" should not be mentioned in the same sentence with low turnovers, great ball movement, high number of assists, and emotional maturity. all of those are just uncharacteristic of houston. the rockets have won most of there games without having any of the above (one of the reasons that i haven't been impressed with them or the coaching this season), so it's not like ball movement caused the bottom to fall out last night because they've been playing that way the whole season. even if they moved the ball around i'm sure it would have resulted in a brick anyway. they had open looks... just couldn't get them to fall. it was like playing the celtics at home with the little leprechaun sitting over the rim or something. okay... enough with me saying anymore on this... otherwise i'm sure gregonomics will arrive to tell me to "stop posting".
by the way... i'm noticing that my spelling is starting to suck more often while going back and looking at my other posts. i guess it has to do with being out of school or something. win should have been "when"... there should have been "their".arrrghhhh!! edit function!
Was it the guards fault when Yao missed five foot shots. The only reason you blame the guards is because that's all you do. Everything is the guards fault in your eyes. The team just didn't shoot well tonight, it had nothing to do with ball movement. When guys are missing layups off of offensive rebounds, that's not the guards' fault.
Well okay the guards don't deserve all the blame. But the fact is that Steve and Cuttino are the Rocket's offense. As much as we try to get Yao and others involved, it's Steve and Cuttino doing most of the playmaking and getting most of the touches. Until we get Yao, Posey, and others more involved, we're going to struggle. If you want to blame the coaches, or Yao for not being aggressive, or the backups for not shooting well, thats fine. But whoever's fault it is, this team can't win with Steve and Cuttino controlling the ball so much.
okay... fine. not 35%... 39%. my point wasn't trying to be correct with the calculations. i was just pointing out that everything else in the game was fine other than the shooting. shot selection was fine. if they would have shot at least 39% (this would be 34 for 88)... not 35%. this is only using 2 point baskets made... not 3 point. soooooo... this is still below their 43.4% shooting average. none of it matters anyway, game situations would change. for the better of which team...who knows?... houston or portland.
No need to bash you Omega.....this Rockets team just does not have the MATURE leader they need at this juncture of the season to win these tough ball games. instead of showing up they just fold. ever since "mr mean" took over, these rockets have been pansies.
Can't rag you for being optimistic..your points were strong ..you just had no idea they would choke like this...let's face it the Suns are stepping up!
