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ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 4/23/2004 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Apr 21, 2004.

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  1. KaiSeR SoZe

    KaiSeR SoZe Member

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    Shut the hell up please
     
    #141 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    Did Steve say Mobil Ave at the end of his interview with Jim Grey? That is a reference to the Matrix Revolutions in the scene where Neo was trapped in the subway station. In limbo between the Matrix and the real world. Mobil ave is written on the wall in the subway station. I wonder what he meant by it....
     
    #142 glad_ken, Apr 23, 2004
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    Need to get Yao the ball on more occasions in the second half. The guy is 4-4 from the floor and we should have gone to him everytime Shaq is not on the floor.
     
    #143 fa7999, Apr 23, 2004
  4. London'sBurning

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    I don't mind him shooting especially since he's actually confident in his shot from the perimeter unlike most of the regular season. What I do mind is him electing to pass up the first open look to only later take a more difficult contested shot. When he's open though, I actually feel confident that he's going to make it. He's really making all the right decisions out there, and you could definitely tell that because when he checked out the Rockets committed two careless turnovers that let the Lakers cut that lead down to 7 points. When he stepped back in? 13 point lead. I'd like to see how take some more shots. Well just those two shots he passed up when he was like 5 feet from the basket and instead passed out the ball when in single coverage and that deep in the paint.
     
    #144 London'sBurning, Apr 23, 2004
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    the PICKS are being leveraged tonight! I hope they continue to do it inthe second
     
    #145 newmemo1, Apr 23, 2004
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    can yao please shoot more?
     
    #146 insane man, Apr 23, 2004
  7. KaiSeR SoZe

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    LOL! your going deep into it..I couldn't hear what he was saying but the crew started laughing so I was a bit curious
     
    #147 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    Corrected.
     
    #148 London'sBurning, Apr 23, 2004
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    But Malone is right behind him with two hands and everything.

    hate Malone :mad:
     
    #149 WNBA, Apr 23, 2004
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    Is the crowd pumped up? Are they everything that SF wanted them to be, whats the 6th man status??????????
     
    #150 Rox_fan_here, Apr 23, 2004
  11. KaiSeR SoZe

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    COOP SUCKS!
     
    #151 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    it's been a 90% team game tonight. some exceptions are ok :)
     
    #152 newmemo1, Apr 23, 2004
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    I agree that he needs to get the ball more, but Malone was flat out mugging him, and he was having difficulty establishing himself deep enough in the post.

    He definitely needs to take it to Shaq in the third.
     
    #153 Apollo Creed, Apr 23, 2004
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    It's very good! People standing up, cheering, yelling...it's crazy! I hope it can be similar to this every game next season
     
    #154 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    See my post 30 min again. Those two contested highly difficult shot...he should have passed it to a wide open Yao from about 16-17 feet from the basket.
     
    #155 fa7999, Apr 23, 2004
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    Yao got plenty of touches in the first half, he just didn't take the shots when he had them. He passed the ball off multiple times, and fumbled it away a few times as well.
     
    #156 RocketFan007, Apr 23, 2004
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    Did you see that one time when Karl kneed his back...terrible
     
    #157 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    I predicted Rockets by 16 yesterday.

    A lot of game left...but not looking too bad so far!
     
    #158 Cohen, Apr 23, 2004
  19. KaiSeR SoZe

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    He gets doubled too and thats where the inside-out develops, Yao has 2asts so far (both 3pt plays I believe)
     
    #159 KaiSeR SoZe, Apr 23, 2004
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    Tell you what, what Karl Malone is guarding Yao, if I am the Rockets I exploit that matchup every time! Malone has no lift and Yao can just turn and shoot over Malone all night long. It is doubtful that Slava will play tonight so Malone might have to play heavy minutes and thus might tire him out some.

    In this second half Yao has to continue to be agressive. I agree he could stand to get the ball more but there were a number of times in which Yao passed up shots when he was deep in the paint. He just has to have more faith in his HOOK shot and take that shot over Shaq when he is that close in the paint.

    The Rockets need TWO full halves of good play tonight. Time to put it all together.
     
    #160 Deuce, Apr 23, 2004
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