All Talk. No Walk--The Current Situation of Our Team's Heart

Yao Ming. He's good. But good enough to be a leader? Not quite yet. He's not athletic enough to be THAT man. And my sorrows go out to him as his desire for victory is genuine. However, don't be disalarmed; we do have someone who can be THAT guy. His name is Tracy McGrady. After barely getting by and seemingly settling after the first 2 games of the series, he has yet to be seen. "We won't shoot this horrendously for 3 games, scratch that, 4 games in a row". Dare we say it might extend to 5?

It very well could, as the Rockets are losing ground fast and the Jazz are making up that very same ground faster. This is probably due to the fact that the Rockets and Jazz are playing each other in the same series. But from what I've seen, this coincidence is from a difference in Heart and Drive. Anyone who has ever won has possessed these traits. Coupled with a strong drive, dedication, humility, and determination, winners are just that--winners. They are very hard to stop once they get started, and they hardly seem nonchalant. They're emotional--not politically correct. They're driven by actions--not words. They provide positive energy when things are going bad--not bad body language.

Have we seen this yet from the Rockets? And will we ever? This question can only be answered by the sole player the Rockets can depend on. Tracy McGrady. Where are you? Until you show up, as hard as it is for a Rocket's fan to say, the 2006-2007 Houston Rockets are hereby, and absolutely tentative and waiting for adversity, crowned the following:

Choke City II: The Heartless Drive


Please, for me and for the city of Houston, convert our sorrow into joy as the Rockets of 1993-94 had done when put in a similar position.

 

That's what I'm hoping for. Please read the tentative disclaimer I tagged on before the coined phrase. I'm with you man, believe me.

 

eh.. maybe not exactly, but is there really more than one way to choke?

I was 8, but i remember the knicks series well.

 

you haven't? only 4 players scoring? no t-mac for the last 2 games when we have a chance to put them away up 2-0 with all the confidence??? come on man. don't be in denial. the jazz are newer to playoffs than us, and we let our chance slip.

to me, that's choking. see it how you want.

 

Guys, i'm not over-reacting. I'm posting opinions and well-thought out arguments. this board is very much like t-mac and the rockets. we can come together in the time of adversity and realize that the Rockets and T-mac, more importantly, aren't playing up to par.

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we can sit here and say good things about t-mac all day long, making everyone feel guilty, while making yourselves feel good about the Rocket's chances.

Well i'm here to say i've been there in 04-05 and seen what can happen to our team up 2-0. I'm saying you WILL agree with me if we lose.

don't get me wrong, i love the rockets and think they will pull it out as well, but i'm just pointing out the counter-point. there always is one. so let's come together and root in reality, as opposed to rooting like t-mac, saying only optimistic things.

 

point taken, but notice how much less talented we are when t-mac isn't producing. doesn't that worry you? and notice how t-mac has played in a nonchalant manner the last 2 games.. doesn't that worry you?

 

I see where you guys are coming from though, and maybe I should blame T-mac's salary.

 

look it was a figurative term for motivation.. might you give your correct definition of team choking to enlighten me?