ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Cavaliers 3/5/2007

Rafer had EVERY RIGHT to be pissed off at that call, and kudos to him for not getting a technical. It was not anywhere near a foul, the f***ing refs just assumed that it had to be.

 

They have won four in a row.

 

Couple of things stand out, firstly definitely not as mad at the team as I thought I would be. They fought back in the 4th

-Tmac was shooting just too much, too many jumpers, Get to the LINE!!! He did come on late though
-Refs sucked, Lebron was bailed out by some truly phantom fouls against Battier. Oh and Rafer's block looked clean, Yao got tackled, no whistle. Eric Snow was really fouling Tmac on like every play. I have no idea why they put 5 seconds on the shot clock as opposed to 3, unbelievable.
-Yao looked rusty qtr 1-3, but he came on strong.
-Chuck Hayes is horrible at making layups. He got like 3 of em blocked.
-Juwan was slow and completely useless.
-Luther and that 5 second call, , kid has got to learn to use his freakin brain

BTW, don't want to be a hater, but Lebron is so NOT a closer. As much as we b**** about Tmac, he can be pretty reliable most 4th qtrs. King James is so unclutch. He really has no jumper, and refs bail him out ALOT..Had this been Kobe, we would have had no comeback or any chance in the 4th.

 

Did anyone notice the look Tmac gave on Alston after that foul? He seems want to kick his ass...

 

Actually, do not let Head pass the ball.. never!

 

I second that...We should have traded him when his stock was high now everyone has seen how he plays the point and is an inconsistent shooter....

 

t-mac keeps settling for too many 3's

 

i'm glad somebody sees how bad luther is for us... i'm pretty sure novak would be better right now...

and rafer isn't that bad..as a second pg.. we need mike james god damnit.

 

I ride as many highs as games Rockets win.

dating back to the start of the season I've had 36 happy and satified days
24 pissed off at the low end days.

and the rest - eh.

gotta Bleed Rockets Red, my man. The pain is what makes the glory so glorious.

 

If yao and Tmac can make a little more Fgs, we will win. But we are not.

 

its worst being a celtics fan not that I am in a way its good cuz they'll most likely get durant or oden!

 

I hope the old T-Mac doesn't come back now that Yao is back...

 

Some more love from ESPN:

Yao showed some rust, finishing with seven points on 2-of-11 shooting over 18 minutes in the Cavaliers' 91-85 win. He added four rebounds and one block but gave Houston fans a big scare when he tumbled he tripped over a Cavs player and tumbled to the ground with less than a minute left in the game. Yao limped off the court, at one point reaching for the brace on his right knee, but he waved off help on the bench. He returned to the game after a timeout.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2787899

What game were they watching?

 

Let me ask you this: who would you rather have take those shots?

 

I love the fact that the Rockets were not distracted and paid full attention to JVG even though there was a fight behind the bench during a timeout.
Professional!

 

Do you guys seriously believe the rockets are gonna win the championship this year even with both Yao and TMac playing at the highest level? I think it's safe to say with Rafer the poorest shooting pg and Hayes the shortest pf as our starters we have no chance against teams like Suns and spurs, let alone the Mavs who's playing probably the best basketball in the near ten years..

 

I agree 100%!!! those cold hearted bastards!!!

 

There's no way to know until the games have actually been played. That's all I can tell you. Have a good night.

 

yeah might as well let novak do what head does whilst developing.. and i don't are if the celtics have won 4 in a row.. we should DOMINATE them. our team can win the championship right now... but they need to screw their heads on right.

 

That's more like a partial game recap. It happens. I believe a full game recap will be out pretty soon.