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Bench DA and Howard, Play Head and Baxtor, Curse the refs!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by canoner2002, Nov 18, 2005.

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  1. canoner2002

    canoner2002 Contributing Member

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    Start Swift, and let Baxtor play after him. I don't see anything that Howard does now that the other two cannot.

    DA is just pathetic! He cannot even make a 3-foot jumper :mad:

    And it is time to call out the referees! Last call on Yao was clearly a bad call. Two refs stood right near the play and couldn't see that Yao was tripped by Ben and lost his balance? Are they blind or imcompetent or just biased? :mad:
     
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    Did you not see Yao basically elbow Ben.
     
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    canoner2002 Contributing Member

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    And did you not see Ben reached his right foot out to trip Yao? He went out with ankle problem, not neck problem.
     
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    ^^ good call man very true!! i tivo'd it replayed and saw that you were absolutely right.
     
  5. R0ckets03

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    You are right on money about Howard.

    He brings nothing to the court anymore.
     
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    Damn and I was so excited thinking Yao has just turned Yaomean. :( :D
     
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    What is he supposed to do? No offense here, but the 6'9 guy guarding the 7'6 guy shouldn't get that kind of call, especially if he gets to grab and use arms in the back, etc to disrupt the 7'6 guy already. Yao just made his move, I guess it's his fault he is 8 inches taller than wallace so his elbow naturally ends up where it did. That "foul" occurred because of the height differential between the two guys.

    The league has given the smaller big men of the league way too much leeway when it comes to defending Yao.
     
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    Yao needs to yell at those jerks. NBA rules prevent players getting unfair advantage, but Yao is penalized for his height. What is he supposed to do? Just twist and turn. I say the Rocket organization need to get on with Stern!

     
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    Of course I am right. I saw it when it took place and when they replayed immediately after. I am just shocked those two refs didn't see it right under their nose.

    And what is up with that out of bound ball going to Piston call? Tmac asked about it and that old asshold pointed to his head and said "it is very knowlegeable". What the **** does it have to do with the question? I say his head is very sh!tful.
     
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    Yao should not whine . He should get in the weight room and then punish those who try to defend him. look at shaq ....he is bigger than most who guard so when he gets the ball its 1 :eek: ...2 :eek: ...3 :eek: ...and DUNK :eek: !!!!

    Yao needs to make them pay for defending him.
     
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    You need to get close to the basket to dunk the ball. To get close to the basket you need to make a move to the basket. If refs allow defenders to elbow you undercut you behind the back, what can you do? Answer: lower your gravity center so defenders cannot push you out. Boom! Offensive foul!

    The problem is with how offensive fouls are called. Yao lowers his body by bending down. Refs think that is equavalent to lowering his shoulder, that is BS.

    On a side note, Yao needs to learn how to use his a$$ to level defender. He has strong legs, there is no reason he cannot inflict some serious pains upon his defender by using his lower body strength.
     
  12. giddyup

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    Shaq sure gets away with it...
     

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