LOL! I don't think people understand this fact: Rafer is shooting 36% from the field for the season now. Normally, I wouldn't be as concerned if he was showing some sort of 'progress' with his shooting. However, he's regressing with every game and his shot is getting worse, not better. Suffice it to say that I have never seen a player miss that many shots within 10 ft of the basket...that floater just has to stop. We're closing in on the half point of this NBA season...this is becoming a trend, not an anomaly.
I have to agree with this. True, Rafer has never been a good % shooter in his career, but this season he's just going down the toilet inexplicably. I mean, good grief, he missed like 13 in a row today after hitting 4 of his first 5. And they were all ugly misses ... I mean, he was airballing layups from like 2 feet. It was horrible out there.
When Mac gets Tripled team like tonight, it's Vital hes teammates start knocking down those free looks. we just cant keep on letting tracy carry us. he cant beat 3 people by himself?.. help himout.
I will be at the game. Hopefully I'll see some other Rox fans in the UC It sucks bein a rox fan in chitown but I have been a loyal fan here for the last 17 years. Rox 94 Bulls 91
A loss, Rafer lines: 5 points of 4/21, 2 As, 2 TOs in 45 min. After the game, JVG tells everyone that Rafer is the most smart PG he ever had, he always take opne shots when he has, never cares the percentage.
Don't lose the faith yet. The Wolves always give us trouble because they are a monster matchup problem for this team. Big Ben has no offense therefore Deke won't look useless out there (no way he could have guarded KG). It's not going to be easy, granted, but I still think we'll pull out a win. T-Mac had an off game tonight but 41% FG isn't THAT bad for an off game. His FT shooting was of concern but i'm sure he'll pick it up. At least the team made it a game today. Really watch out for Nocioni and Gordon, they'll be ones to kill us, lose or win. Rafer can't play D so Gordon will have a field day but can he carry his team to a win? I think if the role players step up and help T-Mac out it should be a W. Rox 88 Bulls 85 Gordon misses a desperation 3 at the buzzer.
It won't be easy for the Rockets to win this game. The Bulls are deep and they play very well at home. For the Rockets to have any chance, they will have to shoot a lot better than what they did today.
Does anyone think it's a coincidence Clutch updated the front page with a game photo of Mike James guarding Rafer? I think an even better one would have been Mike James blowing by Rafer late in the game for an easy layup. Anywho, this is going to be a very tough game for us to win, the Bulls are almost invincible at home. We would have to play as well as we played against the Jazz to win this game, IMO.
