ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Bulls 12/22/2007

We were up by 10 points and rolling and Rick decides to put the bench back in.We should be up by 12-15 points.The starters are not buying into the system.When T-mac and yao come into the game we need to push when necessary and The main focus should be to pound the ball into Yao and control tempo,run when there is a oppurtunity but dump into Yao and move the ball around don't just come down and isolate Tracy.

 

the rockets are better as a faster paced team. the best part is that it doesn't even affect yao's play.

 

I think either would work though in that lineup, with Battier you get an extra outside shooter and good defender, with hayes a tougher player to get rebounds and still good defender

both are good team players

 

RR, usually I'm with you concerning Steve, but you know full well how dumb what you just said was. Losing to the Lakers in 5 is in no way better than losing to the Mavs or Jazz in 7.

 

They have started poorly in recent season as well.

They have one of the tougher early schedules year after year because of that "circus trip" deal where they play several games on the road.

The Bulls are definitely better than their record. They are a strong defensive team with a good coach that executes well over the course of the season. Over the last couple of seasons, they have more than made up for their lack of superstars through good players that play smart and unselfish basketball within Skiles' system.

 

LEAVE TMAC ALONE!!! ITS NOT HIS FAULT!!

Rocket River

 

They either move over to give him a screen

or he HIMSELF doesnt move.

Watch McGrady without the ball. Two guys on the Rockets moved over to his side earlier in the game and he didnt even MOVE outta there to an unoccupied spot. And he didnt have the ball!

 

A team that knows its limitations plays more cohesively than one that doesn't. Tracy's insane talents is actually what inhibits our team from playing effectively.

 

That's REALLY the problem I saw in TMAC.

He's a great player of amazing skills.

But he just loves to hang on to the ball too long, wanted to do his ISO tricks too often.....Sometimes he made his shots; sometimes when the tides got tough, he should have looked to get his team mates more involved.

In short, he is not much a team-oriented player as Yao Ming.

 

Tracy is coming into the game and holding the freakin ball.He get's it and he palms it behind his head, he needs to get it look inside and if he can't find a play swing it to the other side.You can't get nothing going when you hold the ball because you allow the defense to freakin set.

 

HAH HA HA!!! HAH HA HA!!! HAH HA HA!!!

Hilarious, just hilarious!

Francis would have done better than T-Mac.

HAH HA HA HA!!! HAH HA HA!!!

Hilarious.

Say it again, please!

 

matt's right. play a mix of bench and starters.

 

4 HALL of FAMERS!!

Less Experienced Yao then too

I stand by the statement

That Laker squad SF lost to would have mopped the floor with that Mavs team and the Jazz team
They would have swept those two team!

Rocket River

 

lol, yea he does it almost every time

 

Yea, that's why were 11-42 without him.

They needed more than 53 games to figure it out.

Hilarious, simply hilarious.

 

T-Mac needs to pass. He needs to trust his teammates. He needs to play the freaking system. How much sense does it make to have four guys playing the freaking system while one guy doesn't?

 

many of you seem to forget that tracy is still hurt, he's playing through it, but he's only at about %60 or so.

many of you guys seem to forget how he started the season making lots of cuts off the ball and finishing plays while sharing the ball fluently at the same time.

He's playing smart right now. he still can run up and down at full speed, but he is playing very smart, and he's not holding the ball, he's passing it and keeps it moving. He's also been making a few cuts and he has created several great opportunities for his team already.

He's also drove it to the basket atleast 5 times already.

I love Aaron Brooks! I hope he stays in the team's rotation. He will get so much better, he just needs experience and he could end up being a star!

 

Exactly.
different positions buts its no better than Steve Francis's hesitation.
both end up with the ball not moving around

 

HAH HA HA!!! HAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAH!!!!!

I stand by that statement.

HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!

 

i think the point is not who is a better player at this point, or even of steve could've gotten the rockets out of the first round.

the point is, you can't do less than tmac when measuring playoff success.