They got ripped for 37 points in the last quarter by a team which is way under .500 in the East. How is T-Mac going to help that?
We need to defend better in the 4th quarter,We can't get stops. Tougheness and heart come in to play when you can't get stops. We also need a guy like brooks in the game that can get to the basket at will
We need stops and we need brooks running the point in the 4th quarter.The ball needs to be in this dudes hands,forget rafer running the show and brooks on the wing. Put the basketball in brooks hands and watch how many times he breaks the defense down for multiple answers. He gives you triple threat and that double and triple teaming Yao will be irrelvant. Play hayes more down the stretch for toughness and defense, esepcially offensive rebounding where we were killed the last 3 or 4 tight games. Substitute Yao and hayes defense/offense. We are not getting stops because our rotations are slwo on defense, we are getting beat off teh dribble and we have no toughness in the game. Play hayes and get the basketball out of rafer's hands and let brooks do his thang off the dribble.
Not only a more prolific scorer being added back in, but also gives the Rockets two player that command defense's attention, as opposed to one, thus freeing up other players for better shots, better movement, and not to mention T-Mac is one of, if not the best passer on the team. Just the addition of McGrady could alter anything from turnovers to rebound to scoring to possessions. I'd say that would change a lot.
9 T.O. in one quarter = Tons of points T-Mac = less T.O. Midgets guards trying to defend bigger guards T-Mac size = less abuse by bigger guards Head trying to make an entry pass to Yao in the 4th T-Mac playing Pick and Roll with Yao. Just to name a few.
As much as he's been playing awful as of late, I think it's time for Adelman to let Mike James out of the dog house. If he's still tinkering with the rotation, maybe he needs to tinker a little more. At least Mike James isn't afraid to put up a shot when the defense is fronting Yao, and Rafer/Luther can't decide what to do. Something's gotta give....soon.
The Rockets deserved the criticism from last night. That said, Blinebury is an utter jackass, and his opinions are utterly useless. Case in point: In 1995 the after the Rockets shocked the Jazz in game 5 and advanced to play the Suns, Blinebury wrote in his column, "Rockets in 7, Believe it. Again." Then the Rockets went down 0-2, and Blinebury wrote [sic] "The Rockets should use their championship trophy as a doorstop." Basically he said the Rockets were gutless and heartless. Then we come back and win the series..and voila! Blinebury is back on the bandwagon! Acutally, come to think of it, does he post on this board?
I agree wholeheartedly with his comments. Dead on. Especially, the over valuation of talent. The Rockets starting lineup excluding Yao: Rafer, Head, Battier, and Hayes. Do we realize how silly that lineup is compared to the top teams in the West or East. That group couldn't beat the Sun's bench players, or the Mavs bench players, or the Spurs, or the Celtics, or just about anybody. None of those players is a starter for most teams in the league. Am I the only one seeing this? Even when the Rockets were ahead last night, I kept thinking, if I didn't know the score, the 76ers look like the more talented team. They looked quicker and more athletic. They appeared to be better shooters, and more aggressive defenders. Before the night was over, I was right.
They sucked on defense the whole game, and it caught up on them in the fourth. Plus, Yao was getting hacked, worked over, run over by Delembert the whole fourth and the refs didn't make one call - bunch of crap. If you're Yao and in the low block you can get climbed over with no call, but if you're aboe the line (chuck) and you put a finger on a guy you get called for a foul. ridiculous how he was getting climbed over so they could front Yao. Sick of it.
Do you realize that Houston is playing without T-Mac, and Head is a Bench player and have always been. They actually playing pretty well, and did you know that Last Year Houston of Yao, T-Mac, BAttier, Hayes and Rafer got the best +- of the entire NBA by far the best player combination. And I take the Yao, Battier, Hayes, Rafer, Head over SUNS starters without Nash (They sucks) N.O. starters without CP3 (They sucks) LA Starter without Kobe (Any day of the Week) even Dallas starter without Terry or Dirk (they cant stop Yao) And Celtics without Allen had look bad. SA starters are one of the worst in term of combined points compare to any other starter line up. Check Houston bench, Bonzi, Scola, Head, Brooks, Landry. Are top 5 in the NBA. Actually this bench can put more point that Chicago starting lineup, this team would be 7 in the East. Houston Talent YAO, TMAC, WELLS, SCOLA, RAFER, BROOKS, HEAD, BATTIER, HAYES, LANDRY, are pretty, pretty good. You was the only one. Houston Dominated them the entire game Yao outscore them by himself the entire 3rd quarter, and more aggressive defenders? they allow Houston to score 60 in the half and shoot way over 50% highest by Houston all season. When everybody here is posting about a bad loss is because we got the game in hand we where wining by 12, we where dominated them. And we stop playing before the game end and committed 9 T.O. in the 4th quarter.
Well, that best +- got them a first round exit. I think they were extremely lucky to win 52 games. You can probably thank JVG. As to your "I would take Yao, Battier, Hayes, Rafer, Head over Suns starter without Nash," well that is just funny. I wouldn't. Are you actually comparing Battier to Marion? You can't be serious. I love Yao, but I would take Amare in trade today. I think most NBA teams would pick Amare over Yao. Rafer is not better than any player on the Suns, bench or otherwise. Better than the Dallas starters without Dirk or Terry? What? Did you forget Howard? Devin Harris? Stackhouse? Please.
bingo. last nights game was a total give-up - a complete and utter failure of epic proportions. watching that 4th quarter left me disgusted.
Amare, Marion, Hill or Diaw, Bell, Barbosa suck without Nash and the history has proof that. The Phx system collapse once he is out, Don't look at the names because by Name the Knick are one of the best, but cant coexist. Marion was an All start before Nash was there and Phx was horrible, Amare is an extension of Nash and allow other center to have their way with him. Diaw was a failure before he got to play with Nash, Bell was just a good defender that shoot 3s and then flourish with Nash. Barbosa can score point but can't run a team. No wonder Nash is a two time MVP. Tim Thomas wasn't even playing before he was pick by Phx and now that Nash is not around he when back to suck in Clipper town. Don't fall in love with Stackhouse, because he kill the rockets vs the rest of the NBA his having a bad bad year, worst than Head or Battier and he does nothing else than score, he is old and vs other teams started not good. You take Dirk for 3 weeks and you going to see how they struggles one of the reason they are so good is because Dirk spread the floor and bring a lot of attention to leave Harris a path to the basket or terry wide open shoots etc. They will be average team without him, is proven once Dirk struggles the team struggles, Thats why Warriors have their way because the silence Dirk. And We just saw how bad the Hornets do once CP3 get a break, and when he gets hurt they are a lottery team. No wonder Superstar get the most money without them you are set to fail, You need a perimeter superstar to win in Todays NBA is simple.
When was the last time the junior varsity writer for the Rockets had anything decent to say...about anything?
The answer is the Bench, Utah bench won the series and it took a 7 games final 4 minutes to win. Todays Bench >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last Year bench Bonzi, Scola, Head, Brooks, Landry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Head, Howard.
