ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 2/18/2003

looks like its back to 'lets ignore ming'

 

I guess Franchise is not happy with the game plan through the big guy. So, both the defence and the offence are horri ble.

 

notice how the rockets only have one play for our supposedly 2 best players...iso for steve francis or dump it down the post for yao and let him go 1 on 1. What even more funny they came out from a full time out steve dribbles for 22 seconds then end up getting a nasty block by walker.

 

rudy is such a frickin invalid. This team will never ever ever go anywhere with this r****d as the coach.

 

garbage ballers at work again. rudy sucks, this team is pathetic.

 

invalid is a good word. this is frustrating. lets get it going guys!

 

the rockets are making lakers look like they play defense like the pistons without shaq.

 

i think we're starting to turn the corner...

 

The Czar and Van Gundy keep saying what the Roxs need to dao and what they are doing wrong. Would they please go up to Ruday and tell him how to coach his team or would one of them please come and coach the Roxs

 

Yes, that is what we are doing all the time: turning the corner from good to bad and turning again from bad to good all the time.

 

What happened to our perimeter defense

 

francis and mobley make fox and fisher look like all stars..sorry D, selfish play.....this team sucks!!!!

 

We are such a bad perimeter shooting team; not making even one 3-pointer.

 

****! Yao got poserized. Atleast he had a nice dunk on the following possesion.

 

Rox's shooting is horrible except if they are just under the basket

 

Yes, that is terrible.

 

Am I the only one amused by the on-air feud of the Czar and Van Gundy?

And that facial on Ming was NASTY.

 

No one and I mean no one can hit an outside jumper...I think Fox is hurt, maybe we can do something if he's out

 

The following was my prediction posted before game time:

This is probably one of the more difficult games to guess on in recent Rox history. I say that, at least in the first half we come out like we did against Utah.

Steve and Cat actually PASS the ball to Yao, and because he's had rest the last few days, Yao goes off for about 16 in the first half alone. And, I think Cat might be back to his normal 41% shooting tonight which will still help us.

Unfortunately, Stevie decides in the second half that he hasn't had enough shot attempts for "a pg in todays NBA" and takes over the shooting, fails to get his teammates involved and basically takes us from an 11 point lead to a photo-finish.

Kobe is going to get at least 35, and if the Rox don't turn it over more than 12 times they may win by 2/3.

(Unfortuately I forgot to add that James Posey and Eddie Griffin play like idiots turning the ball over and not guarding Robert Horry or Rick Fox and that if it's close at the end, Kobe will shred the Rockets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

what a horrible quarter. put ming in throughout the 4th quarter and we may have a chance. Don't sit him now.