ClutchFans Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 11/21/2007

It is difficult to win a close match without players who play hard balls,
player who are willing to fight to get a foul for FT or to foul hard to disrupt opponent from winning and to make clutch play by bringing to the rim to score or make dead cold blooded accurate shots. Players like Hayes who is a offensive liability have so much PT.

 

Maybe rockets dont make the playoffs and Jackson does not resign with LA, so we can get him next season. I have given up on this coach.

No way we should be this bad

 

That is the question that is just bugging me. The most unstoppable offensive play is the Yao/TMac two-man pick&roll game. But other than brief periods during the playoffs against Mavs a couple years ago, it has never been consistently used or emphasized, which showed in the games that the sync/chemistry between the two is just not quite there, like the last turnover we had in tonight's game. Don't you think their first priority should be to perfect that? But it does not look so, and why?

 

Im sure Scola would had close to that many rebounds if he played for 31 minutes tonight. Definitely would have scored alot more point also.....Well, that is if our coach can figure out how to use him. Our coach blows

 

Dont blame him for avoiding potential costly turnovers; however, I felt he gave the "win" to the Mavs on that and-1 play by Harris. He could have avoided the fould or atleast scoot back before Harris even thinks of driving-let him shoot it atleast

 

Get off Scola's nuts. He had more turnovers than combined points and rebounds in his 10 minutes. He didn't do anything right, and he didn't warrant any more playing time than he got.

 

Or just foul hard, like what Harris did to him and TMac!

 

the only coach who has proven he can coach 2 superstars - phil jackson. if we can get him somehow, we win easy.

 

JUST SHOOT THE BALL!!! Where was James? or Scola? or Bonzi? They didn't look for there shot. Then guys like Luther Head and even Yao Ming were hesitating on open shots. Why is it that when Tmac comes back, they have the mentality that they don't need to score any more? There was too much hesitation, too much passing leading to turnovers. Those guys just need TO SHOOT THE BALL!!!

 

I find it funny how Terry only scored 6 points in this game

 

I agree man. What do the people expect from Yao and Tmac? They are our star players, not basketball gods! The problem is RICK ADELMANLESS and his starting lineup and rotation play decisions. He and Wafer both suck! I guess that's why they both share the RA initials. RA, short for I SUCK!

 

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so much for the theory of us only losing because of the "rockets killer"
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seriously i am beginning to hate RA
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....and i already hate the other RA

 

How long will it take before Morey makes another trade because this current roster will not get things especially the guard play. T-Mac is the pg out there, I thought RA's offense will have T-Mac receiving passes to score not initiating the offense all the time.

 

Today's game demonstrates why Popovich is one of the best coaches in the league. If he was coaching Rafer or McGrady when they hoisted those terrible shots, he would have called a time out, yelled at them for 30 seconds and benched them. Period. As it is, we can expect more undisciplined play by Alston and McGrady by allowing them to shoot the other team into games or shoot us out of games.

 

good post man... my thoughts exactly

 

RA let him play. So it's RA's problem.

 

we can't blame coach RA. the INDIVIDUALS on this team didn't step up. The same guys that were scoring big in the last two games didn't show up today i.e. Scola, James, and Wells

 

Wells was scoring big the last two games?

He's been terrible.

 

The sad thing about the current team is that the guy with the most heart is sitting on the bench. For some reason Yao and T-Mac lack the toughness and heart needed to close out games lately. I don't understand how they let themselves be bullied all the time. Enough is enougn it is time to fight back and stick to the other teams like Stackhouse sticked it to the Rockets tonight.

RA's offense has not done a thing to improve the team. Too much standing around and watching T-Mac be the pg. Someday the Rockets will land a good pg.

 

How can Yao hold the lead when no one can get the ball in the post. He cant even get an entry pass. Bass should score he is faster and smaller. Its a matchup problem like Bass trying to cover Yao.