ClutchFans Game Thread: Celtics @ Rockets 12/6/2005

well you were right about the 35 lol

 

I agree with that for sure, Wesley at the point is painful to watch.

 

Great defense + great play from T-Mac and Yao = Success

 

How the heck did Yao got a foul for this play where he was elbowed on the tempo?

 

His tempo? What is that, his internal rhythm monitoring organ?

 

Good win, but man that cut on Yao looked nasty...Bring on the Kings...I think....

 

It was the correct call. Yao's feet were inside the arc under the hoop, so he couldn't draw a charge.

 

flagarents can be called at any time.

 

hmm now where's that big trade/signing.

asdf

 

yea the rockets have problems with crowd attendance.


Yao is soft. plain and simple

 

I know man he is, lets trade him for Odom/Shasha.

Nice sig, by the way....

 

that wasn't a flagrant foul. Scalabrine didn't intentionally elbow Yao in the temple, his reflexes are just too slow for him to have changed what he was doing. Yao stepped in front of a speeding train. That's all there is to it.

 

flagrant fouls don't have to be intentional.

"A flagrant foul-penalty (1) is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent. "

Just like most players don't raise their knees when they go for a layup, he shouldn't have stuck out his elbows..

 

I agree, Barry has been crucial for the Rockets' success in the past, mainly because he was our sharpest shooter and was a smart enough player who knew how to get his spots and wait for that McGrady pass to drill it. He's also been very important for overall team chemistry on the court, that's one area where his presence always helps (he was the Rockets' energizer bunny the past season, and the team just seemed to always play better when he was in the game.

On a side note, when your players start injuring themselves without anyone near them, you know you're getting old...