PLAY LUTHER ABOVE BROOKS. Yes, I KNOW Luther doesn't make the best of choices with the ball in his hands, but, T-Mac is the primary ball handler/playmaker, anyway. It's mind boggling to me how Luther didn't get minutes, even though he's probably the Rockets most reliable 3PT shooter behind Novak. It doesn't matter who's in the game at point on the defensive end. Deron has and will continue to have his way with the Rockets. There's no stopping him. Him and Boozer. While that's the case, you can't have a guy like AK go off. And Korver in the 3rd.
My god man. I can't believe you guys actually watch the games. Bobby Jackson shot 3 for 15 and you could tell on most of them that he shot that he had NOCHANCE of making them. BJax got run down, he turned it over on a breakaway, he made 7 points on 15 shots!!! That is just.............terrible! Great defense on Deron??!!? No, he was getting help and Deron was throwing it off in the first half and AK-47 was going off. Then Korver comes in and same thing, help off on Deron and Korver burns us. Can we understand something here? NOBODY stops DWill.......NOBODY. Not CP3, not Nash, not BDiddy, not Parker, Bowen, Kidd. NOBODY STOPS DWILL. So, if you ain't gonna stop him, you've got one choice. Make him work his arse off on his defensive end and defend him 94 feet pushing his physical limits and pushing him into a less efficient game. BJax standing around clanking the jumper ain't making DWill work for Nuthin. And BJax sure doesn't have the youth and energy to make DWill have to work it all 94 feet. Rafer throwing up a 2 for 14 ain't gonna help against DWill either. You want to criticize Aaron for a 1 for 7!?!?!?! When he actually started isolating DWill in the 4th........and beating him repeatedly, drawing fouls, and getting to the line. Yeah, he shot miserable. He had a couple shots at the end of the shot clock after our offense clustered up and their collective sphincter muscle contracted. And because we didn't develop him enough during the season, the guys playing with him have no idea how to space the floor with him. BUT HE'S OUR BEST SHOT AT THIS TIME!!!! Whoever said he should start, you're one game late. Aaron Brooks should have started game 1!!!!!
I agree with this to an extent. Aaron Brooks is a VERY fast point guard and can be used to our advantage to make DWill work a little bit on the defensive end. In the fourth quarter he burned him to the basket 3 times in a row drawing the foul. I expect to see a lot more minutes for Brooks.
You want honest. Ok lets be honest. Both of our PG's sucked raw eggs. You want to defend D-Williams? Then put a mismatch defender on him like Battier. That's not much different than putting the Spurs Bowen on Kobe. Just do it.
Bjax got tired chasing Dwill around, if he is going to start, then his minutes need to be spaced out more...and get Brooks in there more often. And...run run run. DD
Is there anyway someone can make a photo-shop of the Tmac dunk on Bradley picture? I just want AK-47 the one being slammed on, and not Bradley.
Yeah, as if BJax did any better on offense. 3-15? Missing open shots? Having that "veteran experience" but coming up with nothing? Sounds like BJax hasnt been doing that well either
BJax sucked too but I have more confidence in BJax bouncing back simply because he's been there before and is a vet. That said, I'd rather have Rafer running the pt.
Which is something AB will have to fix if he wants to be a rotation player in the future. Maybe he will do better in game 2.
One bad game, and since this team is not a threat to win it all this year, why not get some experience for the guys that will be helping us win it all next year? Plan ahead. DD
Did anyone see that ABC 13 preview of the game with the Utah Jazz practicing behind him a few hours before the game? In the distance, you could see BJAX warming up. He bricked EVERY single shot lol
it is not about experience what you ask me about Head, I think change JVG for Adelman slowed down Luther. He doesn't like to move, he likes to wait for the ball and shot it
I don't like this thinking. We might as well tank every year then and stock up on 1st round picks "for the future". We probably won't win the championship this year but you gotta do whatever you can to win this series atleast.
We just have to differ on AB's upside here. I just don't see him as a legit starting NBA PG no matter how much "development" you give him (BTW, I've noticed that the new lament around here is "we didn't develop our rookies"). I do like him as a backup PG coming off the bench. I also feel that those folks hoping that AB's speed will somehow force D Williams to chase himself out and thereby impact his game are deceiving themselves but hey, it's a free country.
It worked against Nash..... AB as a backup is fine with me......just get him some run as a change of pace guy. One thing is clear though, is that in the playoffs, Luther Head is just not all that valuable... We need players that can create their own shots at both guard positions..... DD
Head is a spot up shooter whose game appears to have completely disintegrated. Novak was pretty much exposed as one dimensional out there Saturday night. Bobby J is a streak shooter in the great tradition of streak shooters (which means that he'll bounce back tonight). Brooks started out very shakey but picked it up late in the 4th. But he looks absolutely tiny out there running through screens and D'ing up on D Williams. This team is what it is. Again: the die has been set and there's not much that can be done for this series. There are no white knights sitting on the bench that can negate the bigger & stronger Jazz players that Sloan can throw at them. What you are asking for is something that will have to be addressed in the off season.
Actually before Bobby came here, Luther was supposed to be our best "cutter". The dude just doesnt know what to do with the ball when he has it for more than 1 second.
