ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 3/16/2005

Maybe baker will be used against shaq, he sure as hell can't do anything else.

 

Well actually Wesley played 35. But this was definitely the easiest game the Rox have had all year.

Sura Faints.

 

Why is all of this talking up about the Celts being so hot lately, not wanting to sound cocky but bring them on. Our team can beat other teams with so many ways, inside, outside, PnR, defense, hustle............... need I go on.

 

Well, they are like 7 or 8-1 since acquiring Antoine Walker and Pierce was just named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. I'm not sure who they have beaten in this run, but they are playing well together.

Still think we should beat them as we are the better team playing batter basketball right now.

 

Vin hasn't been playing for such a long time
That's no substitution for a real game (even it's garbage time)
we should give him some adjustment period
maybe he will turn the corner......let's hope

ps: i'm not a BOF

 

Ricky freaking Davis. Is that hot enough for you. Ricky, Paul, Walker. That's a explosive team. Dont take them lightly. They are the #3 in the East.

 

Should of been and was a win...Who's next...

 

Just looked and say that Tmac played only 28 min. Finally some rest.

 

Celts.

 

They have beaten Phoenix, Detroit, Washington in that span. So I guess they are pretty good. But we should be able to beat them! No way we beat all the west teams and lose to the east team!
btw, they did beat Charlotte twice in the same period (which sadly we haven't able to do it. )

 

With games like this, Yao and TMac will be well rested by the playoffs ...

 

Yawn... 31 point blowout, 6 game winning streak, 50% shooting, 50% 3pt shooting. Are we ever going to lose another game??

Seriously, another awesome display of offensive firepower and stifling D. Didn't skip a beat w/o Juwan, props to the Rox.

Have to agree with everyone about VB, he's got nothing left. Did anyone see him even attempt to jump, he was just coasting out there. Van Chan said he was looking for CD to get some help at PF in the next couple of days, I think he is right. I was hoping that VB would show something but stick a fork in him, he is done.

 

I had no idea Vin Baker was this bad. Man, what the hell happened to him?

 

Too much booze from the grapevine.

 

both TMac & Yao had less than 30min of playing time (Yao had 21). Good to rest the players for when PT actually counts

 

What's that***they were drinking? I need to get my boss have some of that.

 

The Celts have beaten the Suns and Pistons during this stretch. Both in OT. But the Rox are playing so well right now, that I expect them to thump any team in the league. We are rolling, and nobody is going to stop us. Yeeeeeaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh!

 

alcohol

 

I heard he is a Born Again Christian.

 

No problem Texas Stoke. I agree with ya!

Gatorfan76, would you care to elaborate?

You do know why we are hitting those shots, right? It's NOT like the old days where we'd get lucky or in a zone and then suddenly *forget* how to shoot because our team wasn't passing the ball enough. Trust, me. This team is smart enough to *not force* shots. Plus, the shooters that we do have are good enough to hit WIDE OPEN shots a hell of a lot better than the players we've had in the past (less iso, more team play today). So, over the long run we will continue to take and hit our WIDE OPEN shots, even if we have a bad shoting game once in a while. That's playing the odds. And the odds are in our favor only because have the shooters, smarts, chemistry and team to do it. That's even before we give the ball to our stars. So, we'll be fine. And we'll continue to take the open jumper. Now...I will say this....If, I repeat, if we started struggling from the outside...then, and only then would have have looked to go inside. But it wasn't required. Yao got some needed rest (22min). Now....that's smart basketball!