ClutchFans Game Thread: Raptors @ Rockets 12/20/2004

moomoo · Dec 22, 2004

Ludacris LOL.

I just noticed from this game he also looks alot like Forest "Maddog" Whitaker.

But Luda damn that's bullseye.

tiger0330 · Dec 22, 2004

Originally posted by prlen
Post Game Quotes 12.20.04

ROCKETS HEAD COACH JEFF VAN GUNDY
(on the Rockets's effort) "We played a good offensive game tonight, not so well defensively, but they're a hard team for us to guard."

(on the play of Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming ) "They put up a lot of points.
He's (Tracy McGrady) a very unselfish player. He really likes to pass, which is nice and the same with Yao (Ming). Yao likes to pass the ball, too, so when your two best players are unselfish, it should permeate your whole team. Some of the things he (Tracy McGrady) does, not the wraparound one (pass to Jim Jackson in the corner), that doesn't excite me, but just like the last play to Yao, to draw the defender, drop it off, those plays look easier than they really are. He likes to make them which is nice. I think we've done better against some teams and not so well against others, but tonight we were pretty efficient in the 2nd half as were they. They scored on us at will, and we scored on them at will, so it was a good win."

(on the Rockets's offensive play progressing) "I think Charlotte (a loss in
OT) was a step back because we turned it over so much, but every team is defending us the same way. Doubling off our point guards, and we did some better things when that happened tonight."

MAURICE TAYLOR

(on the play of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady) "He (Yao Ming) was dominant tonight. It seemed like it was almost too easy for him. A couple of plays it looked like he wasn't even going to be able to get to the basket and the next thing you know, he is dunking or getting a lay-up. He was great tonight and Tracy (McGrady) was great tonight, too. I think Tracy set the tone and Yao sustained the effort throughout the game. Yao was getting great post position and Tracy was really slashing to the basket. Neither one of them really settled for jumpers; you could see them put the team on their shoulders and they really wanted to have a great outing tonight."

(on how Yao Ming's and Tracy McGrady's play gave opportunities to the rest of the team) "It's really easy when they're drawing that much attention. I think a couple of times when Yao (Ming) posts up strong, people forgot about me and Jimmy (Jackson) and it's easy to get buckets that way. They demand so much attention, all you have to do is knock down shots."

(on if this was what the team hoped when they welcomed Tracy McGrady to the
Rockets) "I think there will be more outings like this. I'm not going to say that this is going to be the last one. There will be many more nights where they get it going and it makes it a lot easier for all of us."

YAO MING

(on how his early success tonight carried through the game) "We were trying to play aggressive inside from the 1st minute (of the game). We have to play hard for all 48 minutes and that doesn't just mean the last few minutes of the game, it means the 1st minute of the game to the last. I stayed so close to the basket (tonight) and we found a lot of good chances. We swung the ball well from the 1st man and I became open on the weak side. Tracy
(McGrady) made the defense come to him a lot and I stayed on the weak side.
All I had to do was duck and catch the ball and I had a lay-up."

(on this being the first time he and Tracy McGrady both scored 30 points in a game) "This was the first time we both had 30 and we played the whole basketball game inside out. I think that is what Coach (Van Gundy) wanted."

(on the play of Maurice Taylor) "Mo (Maurice Taylor) is a good shooter from
17 feet and the defender can not stay in no-man's land; you have to play defense on him when Tracy (McGrady) swings the ball to the free throw line area. That puts too much pressure on the defense."

(on his ability to be aggressive and get to the basket often tonight) "I think that they (Toronto) are a lot weaker on the interior. I think that's definitely a reason. When you realize that and you identify that, then you try to use that to your advantage."

JIM JACKSON

(on his 23-game streak of making a 3-pointer being broken tonight) "They told me about it, but then Keith (Jones) said they were going to send in a tape (to the NBA) to say that it was a 3, so it's a good thing to have. I wasn't thinking about it; I was just trying to be as consistent as possible.

(on the tape of the 3-pointer that the referees called as a 2-pointer that's going to the NBA) "I spaced the court to get behind the line and it wasn't a 3, I was surprised. We'll see (if it's going to be changed)."

TORONTO RAPTORS HEAD COACH SAM MITCHELL

(on Yao Ming's play) "He caught the ball deep in the paint and you can't stop him inside. He's a load when he's going like that. I thought we played good defense on him but he made tough shots."

(on his team's play) "We are going to have to move the ball around better.
We had good shots but we just didn't make them. Rafer (Alston) got good looks but he just missed his shots."

(on McGrady and Yao Ming) "Houston has one of the best scorers in the league in McGrady and one of the best big guys in Yao (Ming). They both had it going and we couldn't stop them."

CHRIS BOSH

(on the key to the game) "They (Rockets) took advantage of our lack of size. The refs let them camp in the lane and we couldn't stop them. It's another on of those games. We let two guys beat us today."

(on Yao Ming's play) "He played more aggressive and I thought we should have double-teamed him more and make someone else beat us."

RAFER ALSTON

(on the game) "Houston got it going and when you have two super stars that get it going like that it is hard to beat them."

(on Yao Ming) "He was more aggressive than usual. Compared to him, we are undersized and we should have given more support and help to our big guys."

(Was he surprised to see the Rockets double him so much?) "I was a little bit surprised. The first game we played them they really didn't do that.
They forced us into different situations and we really didn't have a plan on how to attack it.

JALEN ROSE

(on McGrady and Yao Ming) "The Rockets have one of the most formidable one-two punches in the league. We have to make them work on offense and defense and they both showed the kind of potential they have today. Yao Ming seemed very aggressive and we didn't have anyone size-wise to stop him. When they both play like that they are one of the best one-two combos in the league."

(on Raptors pre-game plan) "The only two things we put on the board were to stop Tracy (McGrady) and Yao (Ming). They are great players and they both found a way to get it going and it was hard for us to stop them."

DONYELL MARSHALL

(on Yao Ming's play) "He always seems to play very aggressive against me.
He can overpower me. I knew coming in I was going to guard him. That was easy, stopping him was another thing. Houston made great adjustments switching on me in the second half and not letting me get my shots. Van Gundy is a very good coach and I knew he'd do that defensively."
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Prlen
Very nice post. Did you summarize these quotes from TV yourself, what is the source? If you recapped yourself, nice job.

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