ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 4/8/2003

Sonny · Apr 9, 2003

It was my fault we lost last night, I didn't stay home and watch it live. I decided to go hoop.

I have a special place I sit and a little routine I do and they went 2-0 versus Philly and Orlando. I will be watching the game tonight vs Utah and we will win. I promise!

New Jack · Apr 9, 2003

I give the team an A for effort on the defensive end. A big fat F for execution on offense, especially Yao and Francis for playing like garbage. As the focal points on offense it’s up to them to set the tone on offense. Everybody else feeds off them. When both of them play like they did yesterday, there’s no chance of the team winning. Imagine if Shaq/Kobe or Dirk/Nash had games as badly as Yao/Francis did, their team’s offense would look like crap too.

Newgirl · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by cscyxl01
I could not sleep when I thought last night's game. I know Yao, Steve and Mobley has a bad shooting night, but it was all the coach's fault. Nobody else could do more damage to the team than him.
Look at the first quater, Mo and Yao had the fisrt 10 point (8+2), Possy and Yao had the next 14 point (12+2), we were 23 to 19 end of the first quater. At this moment, Steve was not try more than 3 shots. Yao was about 2 for 4 or 5. But has 6 or 7 rebounds. Cat was the only one had 0 for 4 or 5 shooting, he also commit several bad pass in the first 7 miniutes play. I think it is partially because his injures, but anyway as team, I think Rox was doing a pretty good job.
I do not know why Larry did not make the regular change pattern for Yao. Somehow he let Yao played 2 more minutes in the second quater. Which is not bad, because our starting line-up continues their good offense, extende our largest lead to 9 points. The funny thing was, I did not see Steve and Yao anymore in the second quater. I saw our worst combination of players on the court fighting hard try to hold the couple points lead for some minutes. Then finally they gave up, we turned a 9 point lead into a 3 point defict at half time.
I can think about how frustrated Steve and Yao would be at this moments, and it could naturally effect the rest of the game. If you say this team would be build around Steve and Yao, why at this important moment, you let your best players sit for 10 minutes on the bench and watch you give away the game. This does not including another two hot hands, Possy got all his 15 points and Mo his 8 point before they left the court. When they came back, both of them did not get any more points. So, it is not Rox do not play with heart. It is the coach made them frustrating, made them do not know what to do. They are all young kids, if the coach do like that, they can not calm down themselves. Even Blazer's commentery said thanks Larry for not letting Possy stay on the courts.
I do not know what is in his Larry's head. It seems to me, he always try to prove Cato plays better than Yao, and Moochie plays better than Steve. It only because Steve and Yao are our offical starting lineups, he can not change too much. He is using every oppotunities he had try to prove his plan. Of course we had some wins since he came. But 4 won and 8 loss for a talent team at this playoff run situations. Even a machine can do better job than him.
I could not say more, this guy Larry definitely had cancer in his head, I am glad Goldenstate did not choose him as head coach for thier team. But they left this cancer to us.
I need go sleep now. Still need go to work tomorrow (actually today). Life will be good after you wake up.
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Good post.

solid · Apr 9, 2003

An inexcusable performance from a "team" supposedly in the midst of a playoff race. This group is truly a pathetic basketball team. They are in no way a playoff caliber team. Big changes better be forthcoming in this offseason or you will be able to hear a pin drop in the new stadium. If I were Les Alexander, I would be very very concerned. Laying an egg at a very important HOME game is unforgivable.

jkckwong · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by cscyxl01
I could not sleep when I thought last night's game. I know Yao, Steve and Mobley has a bad shooting night, but it was all the coach's fault. Nobody else could do more damage to the team than him.
Look at the first quater, Mo and Yao had the fisrt 10 point (8+2), Possy and Yao had the next 14 point (12+2), we were 23 to 19 end of the first quater. At this moment, Steve was not try more than 3 shots. Yao was about 2 for 4 or 5. But has 6 or 7 rebounds. Cat was the only one had 0 for 4 or 5 shooting, he also commit several bad pass in the first 7 miniutes play. I think it is partially because his injures, but anyway as team, I think Rox was doing a pretty good job.
I do not know why Larry did not make the regular change pattern for Yao. Somehow he let Yao played 2 more minutes in the second quater. Which is not bad, because our starting line-up continues their good offense, extende our largest lead to 9 points. The funny thing was, I did not see Steve and Yao anymore in the second quater. I saw our worst combination of players on the court fighting hard try to hold the couple points lead for some minutes. Then finally they gave up, we turned a 9 point lead into a 3 point defict at half time.
I can think about how frustrated Steve and Yao would be at this moments, and it could naturally effect the rest of the game. If you say this team would be build around Steve and Yao, why at this important moment, you let your best players sit for 10 minutes on the bench and watch you give away the game. This does not including another two hot hands, Possy got all his 15 points and Mo his 8 point before they left the court. When they came back, both of them did not get any more points. So, it is not Rox do not play with heart. It is the coach made them frustrating, made them do not know what to do. They are all young kids, if the coach do like that, they can not calm down themselves. Even Blazer's commentery said thanks Larry for not letting Possy stay on the courts.
I do not know what is in his Larry's head. It seems to me, he always try to prove Cato plays better than Yao, and Moochie plays better than Steve. It only because Steve and Yao are our offical starting lineups, he can not change too much. He is using every oppotunities he had try to prove his plan. Of course we had some wins since he came. But 4 won and 8 loss for a talent team at this playoff run situations. Even a machine can do better job than him.
I could not say more, this guy Larry definitely had cancer in his head, I am glad Goldenstate did not choose him as head coach for thier team. But they left this cancer to us.
I need go sleep now. Still need go to work tomorrow (actually today). Life will be good after you wake up.
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May I add: whilst YM, SF and the red-hot JP were being benched CM was still playing - he played 21 minutes in the first half and has no points. His first basket was at 4 minutes of the second half.

silvercatt · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by cscyxl01
I could not sleep when I thought last night's game. I know Yao, Steve and Mobley has a bad shooting night, but it was all the coach's fault. Nobody else could do more damage to the team than him.
Look at the first quater, Mo and Yao had the fisrt 10 point (8+2), Possy and Yao had the next 14 point (12+2), we were 23 to 19 end of the first quater. At this moment, Steve was not try more than 3 shots. Yao was about 2 for 4 or 5. But has 6 or 7 rebounds. Cat was the only one had 0 for 4 or 5 shooting, he also commit several bad pass in the first 7 miniutes play. I think it is partially because his injures, but anyway as team, I think Rox was doing a pretty good job.
I do not know why Larry did not make the regular change pattern for Yao. Somehow he let Yao played 2 more minutes in the second quater. Which is not bad, because our starting line-up continues their good offense, extende our largest lead to 9 points. The funny thing was, I did not see Steve and Yao anymore in the second quater. I saw our worst combination of players on the court fighting hard try to hold the couple points lead for some minutes. Then finally they gave up, we turned a 9 point lead into a 3 point defict at half time.
I can think about how frustrated Steve and Yao would be at this moments, and it could naturally effect the rest of the game. If you say this team would be build around Steve and Yao, why at this important moment, you let your best players sit for 10 minutes on the bench and watch you give away the game. This does not including another two hot hands, Possy got all his 15 points and Mo his 8 point before they left the court. When they came back, both of them did not get any more points. So, it is not Rox do not play with heart. It is the coach made them frustrating, made them do not know what to do. They are all young kids, if the coach do like that, they can not calm down themselves. Even Blazer's commentery said thanks Larry for not letting Possy stay on the courts.
I do not know what is in his Larry's head. It seems to me, he always try to prove Cato plays better than Yao, and Moochie plays better than Steve. It only because Steve and Yao are our offical starting lineups, he can not change too much. He is using every oppotunities he had try to prove his plan. Of course we had some wins since he came. But 4 won and 8 loss for a talent team at this playoff run situations. Even a machine can do better job than him.
I could not say more, this guy Larry definitely had cancer in his head, I am glad Goldenstate did not choose him as head coach for thier team. But they left this cancer to us.
I need go sleep now. Still need go to work tomorrow (actually today). Life will be good after you wake up.
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the rocket coaching staffs have been known for their questionable substitute pattern.

cscyxl01 · Apr 9, 2003

Let's review the recent 13 games since Larry Smith take over the Coach's job.
March 19, we beat Phoenix at home, 5 win strike, 3-1 against Phoenix for tie-break, 2 games ahead phoneix. We were planing for a 3-W 5 games west road trip, and we think 4 out of next 7 (including home game against LA and SA) would make Rox in good position for playoff run.
Then we lost 2 no-competition games to SEA and POR, yao's minutes reduced, no scores, no rebound (Rox explanation: Rudy's illness, Cato plays much better, so he deserve more minutes)
Next we beat GS, yao got his first 3 pointer, DD again. Actually it was a tied game until late in the 4th.
Next one, we lose to SAC by 1 point, Yao 19 rebound, I do not exactly remember what happened, but the whole games looks like we could steal this one. Playoff level competition.
Mar 24, hot Possy, easy won at LAC.
Mar 26, Yao-Shaq II, Yao struggling, outplayed by Shaq. But we lead most of the game, we play very good in first quater when Yao drew Shaq outside, good ball movement and a lot assistants. Later, Cato's Flequnt Faul. Shaq's 4 point play.
Next one in SA, no competition.
So, we end up 2 - 5 on this 7 games.
Next we beat Denver, lost to New Jersey, Millaukee, it seems Yao play better in those 2 loses, but somehow we played Moochie a lot, when he is on the courts, we just sucks.
We got big help from Iverson's 14 misses, and Retro Jersey to won 2 should losing games, with Lakers's OT win against Sun, we are somehow only half game behind Sun.
Now we lose this game, which we could put away in the second quater, it turns to be the worst of team history.
For all these games, only SAC game we were playing at a high intensive level. All other games we are playing worse than without coach level. That means the coach was doing a job helping other teams.
If you watch how Laker was playing lately. They beat Dallas twice, they beat Memphis after 23 point 4th quater comeback, they beat Phonix in OT after trailing by 5 in 4th with 1:30 min to go. How about Suns? They beat SA, POR, SAC, MIN, they fighting hard to last second to beat MEM, they lost a OT to LA, they beat DET at Detroit by 3. Of course they lost to Dallas, Indiana, GS, SEA. But it was not they give up. They did very very well on their very tough schedules. Every game they play at a playoff intensity. But Rox, looks like they are play like a lottory team, and they are finding the only way to stay as a lottory level.
I thought we do not 1st round pick next year. I hope they can pick a lottory on Coach.

maldini · Apr 9, 2003

Just trade Larry, the stupid crappy coach

DJ · Apr 9, 2003

Is 66 the lowest that the Rockets have ever scored?

story_teller · Apr 9, 2003

Bad sign also when Yao misses two free-throws off the bat.

Also, I see the refs aren't going to be calling any fouls and Griffin and Posey aren't going to hit any open jumpers.

Hope the Rockets play better than this.

BTW, I think Yao has been taken out too early.

story_teller · Apr 9, 2003

Originally posted by DJ
Is 66 the lowest that the Rockets have ever scored?
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Not sure, but they might score less than that with teh way their shooting now.

story_teller · Apr 9, 2003

Please somebody attempt to get the line and MAKE FREEBIES!!!

yingtchen · Apr 9, 2003

This is very depressing - Suns up by 11, Rockets down by 18!

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