ClutchFans Game Thread: Jazz @ Rockets 4/21/2007 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 1)

If Vspan can do nothing but stop Fisher, we might as well try him.

 

we'll see how he responds. his heart and determination will be observed here in this 2nd half.

if he plays like this, might as well mail in the series.

but i believe in tmac. but man, prove me right mcgrady.

 

Fisher and Okur have been the distance.

Matt Harpring has been in playoffs too. So has AK47.

Plus Deron doesn't play like a young player and add that to the fact that Rafer is guarding him.

If anything they might be more experienced.

Juwan and Rafer have hardly sniffed playoffs. Hayes and luther Head have never been here before.

Battier, Yao and Tmac have never been past 1st ruond.

Looks like Mutombo carried all the experience for the Rockets.

 

He shouldn't say all those things b4 the game, he just put too much pressures on himself and his teammate as well. I m sorry, but if he keep playing the way he was at sec half. We will Lose the game. COME ON T mac we need you....

 

I think we can still regain the lead after the third, it will come down to whether we can close out the game.

 

Not really...he looks like he is hurt or scared....

 

Yao is aggressive, he has grabed 9 rbs in the 1st half, I hope T-Mac find his rhythm in the 2nd half, we need this win.

 

ADD TO THAT - ESPECIALLY WHEN HE IS DEFENDED BY DEREK FISHER!!!

 

I'm afraid it will be too little, too late, if this hole gets bigger and bigger in 3Q.

 

fans need to boo tmac so he can wake up

 

The good news is that the Rox are often hot and cold in the same game. They normally follow up their 30 point quarters with a 15 point one. But it happens the other way too.

Here's hoping for a 30 point 3Q.

 

Good to see Yao with almost a double-double already. Hayes only with 3 rebs though. He's just not strong or big enough to be able to get a rebound if Boozer is anywhere near him.

 

Maybe TMac thought this game is in our pocket and save his energy to play against the Mavs?

 

BTW, where's that "top secret only to be revealed in the playoffs" Pick and Roll w/Yao and T-Mac that we heard so much about? Our current offensive sets are not working, we need to try something new to get McGrady rolling towards the basket.

As things stand, the Jazz are shutting down the lane for him...

 

It worked for Brad Lidge.

 

Have we set any screens for T-Mac yet?

 

We need Motumbo and Yao in there at the same time to regulate the boards more, we giving up too much offensive boards to the jazz losers, I know everyone will say it will make u slow but we need to slow down the pace if we goin to brick so many shoots ... also someone need to stop their back court, someone other than Rafer cuz he is a joke on defence...

 

T-mac in the 1st half reminds me of Peyton Manning last year against the Steelers.

 

here we go....

 

that didnt take long