ClutchCity.net Game Thread: Spurs @ Rockets 3/2/2003

Actually.......Francis was saying,"Well you told me to foul him."

Yeha.......he had some fouls out of frustration. And did not get many foul calls...

 

Even though the Spurs are obviously a much superior team than us the defense was just horrible.Parker penetrated too easily and Ginobili had no one near him when he was taking his midrange shots. The defensive rotation was nonexistant.Our better defenders Posey,Hawkins or Mobley did a very poor job in one on one situations and Rice shot poorly in the 1st half and only got going when it was too late. Steve didn't play like a point guard at all.He just kept on going into players and repeatedly turned the ball over.
Yao and Griffin did ok on offense which was the only redeeming feature tonight.

 

Yeah, that's it. It's the refs. Yeah, that's the ticket.

It's always the refs. Can't possibly be that the Rox got outplayed...

 

I couldn't freaking believe it. It happened so many times! Yao finally started playing hot, just made an awesome play, and Rockets cut the lead from 20 to 9, then Rudy T decides to sub Yao out with 2 minutes left and didn't put Yao in until like 6 minutes left in the 4th, with Rockets down by 15! I looked like Rudy T and Rockets didn't want to win the game until like 48 seconds left in the game, where they actually set up plays and fouls Spurs to try to close the gap. Too bad it was too late and they missed all 3 3-point atempts.

 

I cannot believe that the Spurs had more fan support in OUR arena than the Rockets did.


Did anyone else think it was extremely lame how those "baseline bum" people stole our Yao Ming song and turned it into the Manu Ginobilli song?

 

Oh my God......

I HEARD MORE SAN ANTONIO FANS CHEERING and standing up and going crazy than houstonf ans.......

now that's bad.

 

"manu, manu, manu, manuuuu... manu.. manu"




I wanted to slap some of those people silly for chanting and screaming while the announcer was talking about the Columbia Shuttle crash.

 

I suppose my anger is a bit misplaced maybe.

Because right above those assholes, somebody hung a giant "Rings: Rockets-2 Spurs-1" sign. Classic.


Spur mania should be expected I guess, they were the last team to win it all since the Lakers. The Rockets fan base will slowly come together as the team grows, matures, and most importantly ---WINS---


The Spurs may be one of the hotter teams in the NBA right now, but they have NO room to talk until the prove they can beat a quality team in a best of 7 series.

 

"Oh, Yao is getting hot. Oh! this might not be good for a rookie. This would make him complacent. This might force him to hit the wall too soon. Not good to a rookie either. He is too valuable to be hurt. Yes, I said I would nuture him in a slow manner. Better replace him before it's too late."

 

^^^ well that's a little biased there isn't it?

The Spurs hadn't gotten passed the 2nd round until 1999, but that didn't stop them from winning everything. You could even had said the same exact thing about the Lakers before 2000.

The Spurs have proven that they can win against quality ball clubs, and not only beat them, but doing it on the road. It's rare to see a team sweep a road schedule that goes from Seattle to Portland to LAKER and finish at SACTO and will all four. If those aren't quality ball clubs, then sorry. I am aware you are speaking of the playoffs, but the thing the Spurs of past 3 seasons lacked, was confidence, aggression, and passion. This Spurs team has all 3, and it's starting to ooze to through. It's not that hard to notice, especially when you have guys like Bowen taking jump shots and nailing them, guys like Manu taking shots and nailing them. Winning solves a lot of problems, just ask the Lakers.

anyway, I just wanted to chime in and see what yalls thoughts were....it was a good game...I've seen yalls team play better, but I think a little of that is contributed to the way the Spurs are playing defensively. The Spurs are dominating teams defensively....and it's a different defense than what most people are used to seeing from the Spurs, because it's really being contributed by the backcourt.

The Rockets will be fine in a year or two when Francis and Mobley learn to switch their offensive game to more of a Spurs style.(meaning free room to penetrate and run, but by still working plays in for Yao, who I think will be a serious threat in 3 years)

I'm not really familiar with the Rockets contract situation, when is Francis and Mobley's contracts expire? I think the Rockets would be better off without Mobley, just my opinion.

anyway, hope I didn't affend anyone, I would like to post here a little if you guys are willing to let me.

p.s. after reading my whole post, it has SO many grammatical errors, I care not to even try to fix them. LOL

 

RT: Hey I always finish my game plan well in advance of any game. Don't say I am not working hard. I've been putting up enormous efforts in finalizing these plans before the game. None of the other headcoaches will do that. They are indeed very good plans. I don't have to panic and think about what to do under any arising situation during a game. This is thorough preparation for a game. A well-prepared game plan should not be changed without good reasons. Up to now, the team is OK. It's still above 0.50, and wins have exceeded last year's figure. So, my plans are OK. Don't worry. Trust these plans. Give us more time. Fans.

 

apparently you weren't aware, otherwise you wouldn't have wasted so much effort making that post.

 

^^^ oh excuse me, I didn't know I needed to be mean to get my point across.

I'm sorry you don't have the reading comprehension to read the whole post to realize I made a point:

Spurs won in 1999. They didn't get passed the 2nd round before that year.

Is that easy enough for you?

(sorry I have to be an @$$, but I'll treat you the way you treat me)

 

SF: I want at least 20 shots this game for my stat.
RT: Hmn, what if you don't have touch in the start.
SF: Don't worry. You've seen my talents too many times. I shot 44 in the Lakers' game and I won the game for you.
RT: What about letting Yao set up the play? I've been kicked in the butt to put this in motion too many times.
SF: No, I was the Franchaise before he became the Dynasty. I've priority over him. Don't let him jump the queue. I'll make my shots quick. When I've finished you can put Yao back and I'll let him have the ball in the low post.
RT(reluctantly): A deal.

Result: Yao out 2-4 minutes before 3rd quarter ends; Yao back into the game at 6-7 minute mark of 4th quarter, regardless of scores. SF: at least 44 minutes despite horrible low FG%, disgusting dribbles, a** falling, d*** TOs.

 

I know it was a great year, but please stop living in 1999

 

I don't know if it's because I haven't watched Yao much, but does he always get so tired?

It seemed like he was exausted running up and down the court. I'm not saying he can't run up and down the court, it just seemed like he was benched only because he was getting tired. No harm in that though, all the big centers need to get rest like that. I think it's just magnified more though, because the Rockets are the type of team that likes to run a little more with Francis and Mobley.

 

What did Rockets fans have to cheer about? All is not well in Rocketsville.

 

Yao is still getting used the pace of the NBA style of play.. not to mention the Rocket's style of play.


He's been playing non-stop for a while now.. I think it just takes it's toll on you. He'll probably begin to shape up as the years go by.

 

you can continue to attack what I say, whatever makes you feel better...I'm not trying to fight, I'm just saying you are being unfair saying the Spurs aren't that good because they need to beat a good team in a best of 7. I used 1999, because they obviously beat good teams in best of 7 series.

I'm not living in 1999, anymore than you're living in your past:

...as I said, let's not make a fight out of this, I'm here to learn about the Rockets and talk basketball.

 

Even when the lead was cut to a managable size the fans were still apathetic.. and even the smallest setback would quiet everyone down.