ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 3/16/2008

This game is too big for Mcgrady to not show up at all. He'll wake up in one of these quarters.

 

tmac better get his arse in the game b/c vlad rad is doing some major shut down on him right now

 

T-Mac is trying to get everyone involved, it's been his M.O. for awhile. The Lakers are playing the pass though, so he should just take it strong! Thank God Rafer saw this and took it strong.

 

T-Mac feeling the effects of playing 48 minutes last game?

 

Rafer has a king's heart!

 

I'm trying to figure out why the slow white players like Girecek and now Radmonvich seem to razzle Tmac the most.

 

If it wasn't for Rafer we'd be in serious trouble !

 

he looks tense as hell man, doesn't know what moves to make or what to do. gotta relax and attack

 

Kobe is guarding Tmac for the majority of the time. He drove past rad but the Lakers got pretty good length. Its not that easy.

 

Why is Tmac not shooting. I mean he's wide open too...serious....what the hell...he's not looking to shoot. This tells me he's not motivated and have the mentality to will the game. He used to rise up and knock down 3s and now he tends to make it hard for himself.

I mean look at Kobe..he's coming out wanting to dominate and hunger to back up and shoot. Tmac on the other hands...just want to pass around...wtf?

 

No offense. We are dribbling the ball and at the end of the shoot clock we have to shoot well contested jumpers.

McGRady is an idiot, he better be a scorer than a turnover machine.

 

Hopefully TMac turn it on after the timeout, after all, we can't rely on Rafer's hot shooting the whole game.

 

we've really missed landry over these past few games and tonight is no different. mutombo and hayes simply isn't going to get it done offensively, particularly while we're t-mac to get here.

 

we miss Landry as much as they miss Gasol....seriously.

Scola getting 2 fouls earlier has really shown up our depth today.

 

Be patient. He's just tense with all the hoopla around this game. He'll pick his game up. Without Gasol, I see this a win for Rockets for sure. Both TMac and Scola will tear Lakers apart, that's my guess.

 

it doesn't matter who's on him right now. vlad has been on him half the time and he doesn't know what to do with the ball. he just needs to relax. it's like the first half of game 1 in the playoffs last yr

 

T-Mac looks a little slow on the defensive end as well...

 

Of course it matters. Kobe is a way better defender and the Lakers length is distracting. Hes making some good passes for assists.

 

Here comes a line violation!

 

hayes makes the layup!

and tmac isn't shooting? he's 0-4. should he be 0-8 to impress us?