ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Rockets @ Suns 2/19/2003

well... I was practically right about the score, at least

 

I would like Jack* to lose. They are the real competitor for Rox. While not Lakers.

 

Phoenix won 109-107

 

Moochie and Rice changed the game around for the Rockets. They may have saved our season.

 

We really need Glen Rice. Like I said, before Glen Rice was injured, the record was much better. Yao totally outplayed Stoudamier. Yao is a more complete player.

 

Damn Yahoo gave me bad news they corrected it to 107-89 Hou way.

 

go mobley ... he hit all of his free throws. =) its a start.

 

Idiot.

 

Yao 12 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks.

Amare 11, 3, 0, 0.

And you guys think that they play each other to a draw?!

 

I was about to say....

 

nice win for the rox...now lets hope we can be somewhat competitive against dallas for once on friday

 

so.. is the trade deadline at midnight tonight.. or at midnight tommorow?

 

I expect Francis to make a quick recovery as soon as Thursday 3pm passes. The way it looks at this moment after the Cutino miracle recovery that we cant trade him with Francis down! You noticed how Cat could do so much to day just like our Leader.

 

Chron has confirmed there'll be no trade.

 

If you read CD's quotes carefully, I think you'll find he left a lot of wiggle room for a deal. They always deny everything whether they have something cooking or not.

At least publicly.

 

I think SF and Mobley play similar styles. If SF can set up teammates better without taking too many shots, Rox is hard to beat.

 

Did Mobley play the point today?

 

payback time

 

That¡¯s what I am thinking too.
Comparing with magic(no 8 of eastern conference, rockets is a pretty reasonable team with salary. With rice is leaving soon, rox can sure have money to get another powerful forward (make ~10M/yr). Look at these teams, kings(68M), lakers(61M), mav(67M), pacers(54M), nets(59M), result is no money, no champion.

Rockets (no 8 in western conference) 47.6 M
Num player pos HT WT DOB Yrs salary(02-03, m)
13 Kelvin Cato C 6-11 275 8/26/74 5 6.7
52 Jason Collier C 7-0 260 9/08/77 2 1.4
3 Steve Francis -CG 6-3 195 2/21/77 3 4.4
33 Eddie GriffinF 6-10 232 5/30/82 1 2.2
1 Juaquin HawkinsG-F 6-7 205 7/02/73 R 0.3
6 Tito Maddox* G 6-3 200 6/07/81 R 0.3
5 Cuttino MobleyG 6-4 210 9/01/75 4 4.9
44 Terence MorrisF 6-9 221 1/11/79 1 0.5
9 Bostjan NachbarF 6-9 221 7/03/80 R 1.3
12 Moochie NorrisG 6-2 185 7/27/73 5 3.6
55 James Posey G-F 6-8 215 1/13/77 3 1.7
41 Glen Rice* -C F-G 6-8 220 5/28/67 13 9.2
2 Maurice TaylorF 6-9 260 10/30/76 4 7.2
11 Yao Ming C 7-5 296 9/12/80 R 3.9

Magic (no 8 in eastern conference) 48.3 M
10 Darrell ArmstrongG 6-1 180 6/22/68 8 4.5
31 Pat Burke C-F 6-11 250 12/14/73 R
55 Andrew DeClercqC 6-10 255 2/01/73 7 3.3
8 Pat Garrity F 6-9 238 8/23/76 4
33 Grant Hill* -C F 6-8 225 10/05/72 8 12.1
4 Ryan HumphreyF 6-8 235 7/24/79 R 1.1
34 Steven Hunter C-F 7-0 220 10/31/81 1 1.3
40 Shawn Kemp C-F 6-10 280 11/26/69 13 1.0
1 Tracy McGrady -CG 6-8 210 5/24/79 5 12.1
50 Mike Miller G-F 6-8 218 2/19/80 2 2.7
00 Olumide OyedejiC 6-10 255 5/11/81 2 0.6
5 Jeryl Sasser G 6-6 200 2/13/79 1 1.0
11 Jacque VaughnG 6-1 190 2/11/75 5 0.7

 

You think this way because the money is not yours. If I were an owner/GM, my thinking would be no champion (or at least contending), no money. We are not even a playoffs team yet. Having a payroll as large as those title contenders is very unreasonable. I am very sure that the payroll of Kings pre-contending were not 68m.