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[Chron]Gundy: Players should enjoy win + Spanoulis wasn't good

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Van Gundier, Nov 23, 2006.

  1. ymc

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    Maybe he thinks he is playing for peanuts? :eek:
     
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    It's not that we don't need Bonzi, JVG just doesn't want to put up with his BS.
     
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    I was sitting in Toyota center screaming just that- "Novak, Novak!" when it got quiet during the last 5 minutes. I am sure everyone around me and VG thought I was obnoxious.

    When he pulled Billy and went with the two guards who cannot defend Arenas, and kept Juwan in over Hayes, I just put my head down in my hands and said "here we go again. Please God, save this bald guy's @$$ one more time!"
     
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    "Sometimes it's like you're stuck in mud." - ole man grumpy

    wouldn't recognize an offensive scheme if it fell in his lap ... but that's a pretty accurate summation of the rock's o!
     
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    Just watched the 1st qtr of the game. Vspan is just terrific. His handles the shot close to shot clock perfectly. How come JVG didn't play him earlier?
     
  6. xomox

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    cuz he's an idiot and he sucks. haven't you been reading the jvg hate threads? :cool:
     
  7. aussiejack

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    maybe it's good of jvg to keep billy on the bench...it makes billy more hungry for minutes and thus makes him work harder...there's nothing better than a game hungry hyperactive greek guard :D
     
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    Image if JVG played V-Span against Hornets,Spurs & Piston. We should be 11-1 :mad:
     
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    When I saw the title, my thought was like "WTF was wrong with JVG? This guy just showed his energy and you screwed him up? " Then after I read through this, I said to myself, I won't get into this anymore.

    Anyway, a good read and a good enough win for the holiday. ;)
     
  10. BigM

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    why does this thread contain b****ing in it? why isn't v-span playing. now he's playing. well, why didn't he play earlier. STFU. anyone ever think that maybe van gundy knows a bit more about basketball and his players then you do? it's just weird how confident people are that vspan was automatically ready to contribute this well from game one. the guy turned the ball over every other play in preseason. it's possible that he needed to sit back watch some regular season action, learn, get some practice in, and wait for his opportunity. he was moving too fast and now he looks like he's controlling himself.

    think back to last year when yao went out for a month. we were worried he'd come back out of shape, but he came back stronger than ever, and most importantly, smarter. he credited that to watching tape of himself and the team and looking at the big picture and learning from it. vspan is still learning, and it's apparent that over the past 3 weeks he's taken steps forward. he's going to be a phenomenal player but we don't have to rush him to greatness. everyone needs to calm down with the b****ing and just enjoy the season.
     
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    maybe you should stfu. you don't make the rules on what people can say and discuss here. and any b****ing that is going on here is not against the rules. and for your information, it was not some masterminded stroke of genius for jvg to keep vspan out until now. he is forced to play him now.
     
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    exactly, Novak will not do any worse. Our perimeter shooters suck. :rolleyes:
     
  13. xomox

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    novak will certainly do no worse than padgett.
     
  14. BigM

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    thanks, all excellent points. :rolleyes:
     
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    Maybe he should have drafted and played him when he was 12? Oh wait, he wouldn't have been ready.

    VSpan's performance can also be used to show how good it was for JVG to wait until they were certain he was ready. If they rushed him out and he failed, it could have ruined his confidence or the confidence his teammates have in him.
     
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    Kirk snyder is ass. v-span should be the first shooting guard off the bench.Snyder cant do **** other than slash to the basket and jump really high. hes just an upgraded version of roderick rhodes. :mad:
     
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    Right, Agree, JVG sucks,
     

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