The keys are to hold walker and pierce to under 25 and 20 points a piece. Nobody else on that team can shoot or score. Stith is a good defender, and he scored alot of fastbreak points on the rocks last time. Also, a big thing is to keep tony battie off the boards. I really dont think the rockets will let this one slip through their grasps. They know the oppertunity they have in front of them, and will come out with energy. ------------------
Tony Battie is on the IR. The celts do have Mark Blount and Potopenko which can be quit effective on some nights. SOmetimes they combine to 30, but other nights they score nothing. BLount starts and is a good shot-blocker, so watch out for him. ------------------ "GiddyUP!!!" Krammer from Seinfeld
Yes, that's right, Battie is on the IR, so we have the C position covered. Hakeem has had very sufficient rest, and cato has been playing great in practice apparently. We have Walt back to shoot (not necessarily drain) the 3-pointers. The only way to win this game is to keep Walker's teammates in check. Not many of them can score, so basically, Shandon is the key to winning, cause if Pierce is off, then Walker is the only option. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Sane (edited February 20, 2001).]
I fully expect Olajuwon to bust Potapenko's a$$ tonite. ------------------ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
