THis game pisses me even more considering we should have won last night. Tmac is struggling at the end of those 8 minute stretches not having his legs into the shot, but he made a big one at the end Hinrich fouled him when Tmac was hot. That would have been money. The only way Hinrich can block Tmac is if he climbs up a ladder
Don't forget the clutch 3 that gave the Rockets back the lead after the bulls had stormed back late. DD
Forget the blocks and steals, Battier's off-ball defense on Deng was OUTSTANDING. I haven't seen anyone all year take away Deng's open looks in transition. Battier has watched some game tape. Brilliant game from Shane.
that's really the point, thanks. the pile on factor is about to be in effect. if the rockets other than tmac, including battier shoot well, this game isn't close.
I had a courtside experience not so long ago, and that made me fully understand Battier's value. If you ever attend a game, I mean even one game, I bet you will never say that again even if Battier went 0-7. Trust me.
there you freaking go. He played great defense on gordon in the last couple of minutes when gordon abused alston, and had a huge block AND rebound at the end. Missed some open threes, but that's about the worst thing he did all night. Hit some big 3s to make up for that, though.
Hey, the Rockets are the best defensive team in the league. Give us some credit. Both teams couldn't drop it in the ocean in the first half. It was ugly, but I'll take it.
i dont hate rafer.. i think he's alright for this team... but im waiting for someone to reply with a "some players have multiple bad years." haha
I watched no part of the game, nor have I seen a single highlight as yet, but I will say this. Good game Skip, you shot like s**t, but you did other positive things on the court. 3 stls, 7asts, and took Kirk Hinrich on a tour of your shooting slump with a 1/11 performance of his own. And way to go 2/5 from the arc in the second half. 7/15 3pt fg% in 2nd half, sweet In other newz, T-Mac pwnz!!!!
Second that. And apart from this single game, Battier is definitely the best defensive player I have ever seen. The only thing I worry about is JVG uses him so heavily each single game (in my impression), never gonna be good for the playoffs.
My God My heart Nearly jumped out of my mouth near the end Tmac is making haters eat crow Battier is showing up big time on the defensive end Mutomobo....rebound monster Juwan we needed him to keep the team going for the first half Rafer can go get traded..i hate him with a passion now Chuck - nice free throws
It was good to see Chuck Hayes playing well in the second half. I thought it was going to be another mediocre game from him after that first half, but he played great in the second half. How about T-Mac saying Chuck Hayes could be dominating if he wasn't so short? I thought that was a pretty nice compliment.
The Rockets just grind out an impressive road win by playing great D, and 1/2 the posts are nothing but, "Rafer sucks." Nothing but nonsense tonight!
The thing about Shane is he never seems to get tired, and he hardly ever gets injured. He's never missed more than 3 games in a season his whole career. He's basically the perfect role player.
i thought the rocket d had a little to do with the bulls' dismal shooting percentage. it might be just me though. McGrady might have had a little hand in the whole matter as well... cmon man, give us some props
Yeah, he shot 2-14...but those 2 he hit provided the margin of victory...come on everyone.... Rafer is awesome, he provided the winning margin....and his defense..well never mind the defense...he provided the winning margin. DD
