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ClutchFans Game Thread: Grizzlies @ Rockets 10/29/2008

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Oct 28, 2008.

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can't watch tonight live, here's to a successful season and deep playoff run...

GO ROCKETS

#41 across110thstreet, Oct 29, 2008

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What's the over/under on panic threads if we lose!?

I say 237.5, and taking the over.

#42 Ikorose, Oct 29, 2008
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Tues. was cool, but Wed. is time for Lift Off!

#43 TheDreamShake, Oct 29, 2008
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#44 worzel gummidge, Oct 29, 2008
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Memphis is not an easy team to beat. Despite losing Pau Gasol and Mike Miller, this team has the ability to shock any team in the league. The grizz are my sleeper pick for the Western conference this year. The rockets though, will find a way to defeat these young, inexperienced grizzlies. Artest kicks-off the season with an impressive 25pts, 5rebs and 5 steals performance. Yao and McGrady won't be scoring a ton tonight as i predict players such as Alston, Scola, Landry and maybe Wafer to provide most of the offense. I don't expect to see a blow out tonight. Final score rockets 102-99 Grizz.

#45 fnn2097, Oct 29, 2008
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#46 Layupdrill, Oct 29, 2008
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fnn2097 said:

Memphis is not an easy team to beat. Despite losing Pau Gasol and Mike Miller, this team has the ability to shock any team in the league. The grizz are my sleeper pick for the Western conference this year. The rockets though, will find a way to defeat these young, inexperienced grizzlies. Artest kicks-off the season with an impressive 25pts, 5rebs and 5 steals performance. Yao and McGrady won't be scoring a ton tonight as i predict players such as Alston, Scola, Landry and maybe Wafer to provide most of the offense. I don't expect to see a blow out tonight. Final score rockets 102-99 Grizz.
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Quick athletic teams can be a headache for us especially if they have a good shooting night. Hopefully our defense is up to snuff and we can lock them down early.

Having said that don't lose this one in front of the home crowd.

#47 BONIERO1576, Oct 29, 2008

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thannk you for finally saying theyre a sleeper team, everywhere i look theyre rated right ahead of the kings as the worst out west, I really think this team is gonna shock a few people this year. Alot of people forget that Iavaroni was in phoenix and is implementing that run and gun system in memphis.

-Conley/mayo/gay were all lottery picks and are a more than formidable trio, i know mayo hasn't played a game yet, but in the NBA with no touching he'll be a good scorer, i don't know about player but he'll score.

-marc gasol is gonna surprise people, he is a legitimate starting center,not joel pryzbilla part II

-kyle lowry, crittenton, darrel arthur, and hakim warrick make this one of the most athletic teams in the league, and darko is another big body to throw out for 6 fouls

I think the rockets win tonight, but the grizz coming in and shocking us would not surprise me, who would've thought tampa bay would be in the series this year, but when you stockpile top talent for years eventually you will have a competitive team, the west is touch but I think memphis is better than denver and GS, maybe even competetive enough to play with portlan and clippers for the 8 spot.......now flame on

#48 zantabak1111, Oct 29, 2008
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Television - FSN Houston:
Comcast - Ch. 37
Dish Network - Ch. 445
DirecTV - Ch. 678
AT&T U-Verse - Ch. 755

HDTV - FSN Houston:
Comcast - Ch. 302
Dish Network - Ch. 9515
DirecTV - Ch. 678-1
AT&T U-Verse - Ch. 1753

Radio:
Sports Radio 610 AM
KEYH 850 AM

Please try to keep links discussion out of this thread, and use spoilers on them

link [/ spoiler]

#49 v3.0, Oct 29, 2008
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v3.0 said:

Television - FSN Houston:
Comcast - Ch. 37
Dish Network - Ch. 445
DirecTV - Ch. 678
AT&T U-Verse - Ch. 755

HDTV - FSN Houston:
Comcast - Ch. 302
Dish Network - Ch. 9515
DirecTV - Ch. 678-1
AT&T U-Verse - Ch. 1753

Radio:
Sports Radio 610 AM
KEYH 850 AM

Please try to keep links discussion out of this thread, and use spoilers on them

link [/ spoiler]

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Thanks for the 411. I was getting "Off Air" on FSNHD again as it said on all the preseason games.

#50 H-Town Forever, Oct 29, 2008
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ahh i have a policy paper due tomorrow!!! but GO ROCKETS, i will be watching regardless!

#51 rox4lyf, Oct 29, 2008
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will there be links tonight? i really hope there will be; looking forward to the season opener.

#52 The Brian, Oct 29, 2008
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Guys will mms links be available tonight?
If not , how about sopcast?

Please peoeple I can't miss this game.

#53 Shay, Oct 29, 2008

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Brain and Shay all you guys all have to do is go to NBA.com and sign up for the free NBA LP preview and you will get all the games till Nov. 11th.

#54 T-mac&Yao=RING, Oct 29, 2008
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Whats the link for sopcast>????

#55 The Rock MVP, Oct 29, 2008
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4 hours!!

For those of you trying to catch the game online. League Pass Broadband is offering a free preview until the 11th I believe. Quality is great.

http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/index.html

#56 moose, Oct 29, 2008
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T-mac&Yao=RING said:

Brain and Shay all you guys all have to do is go to NBA.com and sign up for the free NBA LP preview and you will get all the games till Nov. 11th.
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I am out of the states and when I try to access I get DMA Market Restriction or something like that.

Will really appreciate if someone can post a direct link when it's gametime.

#57 Shay, Oct 29, 2008
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no blow out. we don't know how to. 95-89 win.

go roxs. show them.

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Grizzlies-Rockets Preview
Updated: October 28, 2008, 7:06 PM EST

FoxSports said:

Another strong season for the Houston Rockets resulted in yet another bitter playoff disappointment in 2007-08. The controversial addition of Ron Artest may give them their best chance yet to snap out of that familiar pattern.

Artest makes his Houston debut as the Rockets begin their quest for their first postseason success in more than a decade on Wednesday night by hosting the rebuilding Memphis Grizzlies in each team's season opener.

Houston suffered its sixth consecutive first-round exit from the playoffs last spring, and still hasn't won a playoff series since advancing to the Western Conference finals in 1997.

The Rockets' latest postseason failure overshadowed their surprising regular season, during which they put together the second-longest win streak in NBA history at 22 games and finished 55-27 despite losing Yao Ming to a stress fracture in his left foot in February and missing Tracy McGrady for much of the season because of nagging injuries.

With Yao and McGrady getting healthy again and Artest on board, the Rockets hope to take the next step this season.

"I've been waiting for this for a while," said the 29-year-old McGrady, limited to 66 games last season because of elbow, knee and shoulder problems. "I know I get criticized for not leading my team out of the playoffs, but it's hard when you don't have those pieces to elevate you to that next level. Now I have that. We'll see what happens."

Artest brings more than his share of baggage. He's perhaps best known for his role in the brawl with fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills during a game early in 2004-05. He was suspended for the remainder of that season, a total of 73 games - the league's harshest punishment ever for a fight.

Artest, a 6-foot-7, 246-pound forward who averaged 20.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals for Sacramento last season, has also been arrested for domestic abuse and had a dog seized from his California home because it was malnourished.

He insists, however, that he's not going to be making any more trouble with the Rockets.

"I'll be ready," he said after the trade was made official in August. "Whatever (coach Rick Adelman) needs me to do, come off the bench, be the sixth or seventh man, start, I don't even care. Whatever he needs me to do, I'm 100 percent sure it's going to work."

Artest could be particularly integral for the Rockets with McGrady's status for Wednesday still uncertain. The two-time league scoring champ revealed at the start of training camp that his left shoulder was arthritic and will require surgery after this season. McGrady also said his left knee was healing slower than expected from surgery in the spring.

"I'm gaining confidence," he said Tuesday. "I've been through three straight practices, grinding it out. A game is going to be a little bit different. Hopefully, it's all positive, because I want to get out there with the guys."

Meanwhile, Yao has proclaimed himself 100 percent healthy and will start against Southwest Division rival Memphis, which has finished in last place in the division with a 22-60 record each of the last two seasons.

The Grizzlies, though, have higher hopes for 2008-09 thanks to a wealth of young talent led by Rudy Gay. The 6-foot-9 swingman emerged as a star last season, joining Cleveland's LeBron James as the only players in the league to average at least 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals.

Gay was limited to 12.8 points and 36.7 percent shooting from the field as Memphis dropped three of four meetings with Houston last season.

He will be joined by rookie guard O.J. Mayo, who's making the leap to the NBA after one season at Southern California. The No. 3 overall pick impressed second-year coach Marc Iavaroni with his preseason performance.

"He has displayed the character and quality you need in a great player and potentially a great leader," Iavaroni said.

"He's willing to work hard, he's willing to be coachable, he's willing to fight through adversity, he's willing to fight through inconsistency whether he's getting 28 points one night or eight the next. He's shown a real resilience that's going to be real important to him, especially at this point of his career."

Iavaroni's club was 0-2 at the Toyota Center last season, extending its losing streak there to four games dating to a 93-81 victory April 15, 2006.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8731308/Grizzlies-Rockets-Preview

#59 Trini Rocket, Oct 29, 2008
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