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ClutchFans Game Thread: Grizzlies @ Rockets 3/13/2004

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Mar 11, 2004.

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  1. okierock

    okierock Member

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    Hakeem?:D
     
    #141 okierock, Mar 13, 2004
  2. Williamson

    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN

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    huge game. and you know, say what you will about memphisX but that guy is a serious fan and i'm actually happy for him that he finally has a team worthy of rooting for. :D
     
    #142 Williamson, Mar 13, 2004
  3. gwatson86

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    You know, had I said this in say, '97-'98, everyone who knew anything about the NBA would laugh me out of town... but the only two teams I really fear right now are the Kings and the Grizzlies.
     
    #143 gwatson86, Mar 13, 2004
  4. gwatson86

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    Yeah, last time I checked, no one geared their defense specifically to stop the fearsome Pau Gasol. Have you not noticed that Yao has been consistently putting up numbers in the neighborhood of 30-10-2 whenever he being played single coverage? Not only does he alter games on the offensive end, but on the defensive end. There's gotta be some reason the Rockets have led the league in opponent's FG%.

    Oh yeah. Yao has these things called "personality" and "charisma." Those will take you far in this league.
     
    #144 gwatson86, Mar 13, 2004
  5. bigboymumu

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    THE ROCKETS ARE GOING TO BLOW OUT THE GRIZZ. They are an average team playing excellent team ball. It won't last and they will be out of the playoffs in the first round.
     
    #145 bigboymumu, Mar 13, 2004
  6. bigboymumu

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    One is playing as well as he will ever play and the other has just scratched the surface. Let's project next years stats based on the BS stats you are referring to.
     
    #146 bigboymumu, Mar 13, 2004
  7. ckahlich001

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    last ten games stats (more relevant i think)

    gasol 18.2 ppg
    yao 23.0 ppg

    gasol shooting 48%
    yao shooting 55%
     
    #147 ckahlich001, Mar 13, 2004
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    #148 defire, Mar 13, 2004
  9. ckahlich001

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    steve's most recent return.
    is he back for good!?!?!?

    last 5 games stats

    19 ppg
    2.6 steals
    7.2 assists
    5.4 rebounds
    .444 3pt%
    .500 fg%
     
    #149 ckahlich001, Mar 13, 2004
  10. hkomives

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    Hope JVG sees it the same way. Treat this as the 7th game in the playoffs. Let Yao play the entire 1st quarter even with a 20 point lead.
     
    #150 hkomives, Mar 13, 2004
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    Memphis is a hot team playing like a winner right now. We're definitely gonna get up to play them and we're heating up ourselves. It could go either way, but I'll give it to the Rockets just b/c we're at home and the Grizzlies had to play last night.
    Rockets 101, Grizz 100
     
    #151 rm365, Mar 13, 2004
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    rox 98
    memphis 96

    franchise 19pts 8rebs 8asts 2stls 5to
    gasol 24pts 12rebs 5asts 4blks
     
    #152 oldman, Mar 13, 2004
  13. Roc Paint

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    It will be important for Ming and Cato to stay out of foul trouble tonight. A good helping defense, and not biting on head-fakes in the paint ought to do the trick.
     
    #153 Roc Paint, Mar 13, 2004
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    We'll win tonight because we did not play Grizz well this season and everyone is fired up to tear up Memphis.

    120 Rox
    69 Grizz
     
    #154 rvpals, Mar 13, 2004
  15. Uprising

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    WOW, this thread is getting long and the game hasn't even started yet?!!!

    Let's go ROx, I am hoping for the HUGE WIN!!!
     
    #155 Uprising, Mar 13, 2004
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    I agree, Yao needs to dominate tonight.

    But its funny how quickly our perceptions and expectations change. In the middle of the fourth quarter against the Hornets, I found myself agreeing with the TNT announcers that Yao was having a subpar game. And he ended up with 17 points on 7-12 shooting, 9 boards, and 2 blocks. The bar for Yao's crappy games has risen indeed.
     
    #156 Pipe, Mar 13, 2004
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    the grizzle are tough because they play so many guys and they all play hard. they seem to be able to wear a lot of teams down. our rotation is about 8 guys while they use about 10.

    a win tonight would be a big boost.
     
    #157 munco, Mar 13, 2004
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    come on yao... if u cant score over him, retire.

    Even if gasol matches yao, i think our PF showd score on Tsakalidis (as gasol playing on yao)
     
    #158 hajkov, Mar 13, 2004
  19. Roc Paint

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    sorry Clutch, I just saw my first post.
     
    #159 Roc Paint, Mar 13, 2004
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    Both teams haven't played each other in a while, and I think that the Rockets have matured more in the past 5 games than most teams do in a whole year. The first game we played this year vs. them was a disaster. They came out strutting a huge defensive effort after all the columnists had deemed the Rockets as the best defensive team in the league. The second game was a nail bitter. We were playing them well up until Posey startted killing us.

    As long as Posey doesn't have a monster game, and Yao gets the ball in the post, it should be a fun game.
     
    #160 HotRocket, Mar 13, 2004
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