ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Celtics 1/2/2008

Damn, that Head turnover at the end hurt.

 

We lost because our 3point shooters are once again horrible.

 

We played well and almost beat the best team in the league in their house.

Yao is not a scrub. We have trouble getting him the ball where he needs it.

KG is awesome. If you didn't know that, then I hope you do now.

Alston and Bonzi played great. I would've liked to see more Scola and Brooks, less Head.

There is such a thing as a moral victory. We have, what, 50 games left? Playing this game as well as we did will help us out a lot this year.

We need Tmac. Anyone who thinks we don't doesn't understand our team or the game of basketball.

 

had t-mac played this game he would have walked in the park after 1st quarter.

 

Scola and Brooks should not have been taken out of the game. Most definitely, Head should have gone out. I guess it's much easier to call in hindsight, but shouldn't continuous key blunder/TOs tell you it's not a good idea to have him handle the ball in the clutch?

 

Why would KG want to leave the best team in the NBA to come to Houston ?

 

This loss is on Adleman and Head. Luther turned over the ball twice one entry passes during clutch time and failed to block out Allen after we got the stop we needed. Adleman must be the only one in the country that does not realize Brooks is far and away the best guard on the team and that Scola is the best Power Forward. Maybe he will get it before the All-Star game.

 

really.. they need to get something going on.. and get rid of all the guard congestion. Head,James,Steve,Rafer take two out..

 

Two crucial TO, a couple of long range shots and easy basket on the paint was cause of the defeat. But to me overall hassle without Tmac was awesome. Bonzi was simply took charge with AB's defensive play was incredible despite of the lost. Rockets will get better.

 

Another winnable game lost by dunderheadedness.

Yao not hitting easy shots, and Luther turning it over then not boxing out Ray Allen.

On that one crucial reboung Bonzi and Yao just looked at each other and Ray waltzed in and took it .....

This team is close, but they just are making too many mental mistakes late....

And when Luther was put in for Brooks...ugh.

For a while we had 2 penetrating players in the game at one time...Rafer and Brooks...and what happened? WE TOOK THE LEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now who on this board has been saying that for 5+ years?

We got to get penetrating players....Luther is not it......

Heck, Novak can do what Luther does.....you know hit 3pt shots and not play D.

DD

 

Yao can dominate KG, it happened before! He just off today! But in fact he is been off the whole season!

Regardless, the lost is on yao and head! ZERO rebound for head, can you believe it? Yao? poor shooting all game and missed rebound in the crucial moment!

 

You lose by 4 or 40 its still a lose ! Bottom line this team played well tonight and still lost, thats whats scary !

 

Yao was put in when we were trailing by 1.

 

doesnt matter, it's how you lose it, if the rox hit their shots and celtics were just better than whatever, but Rox once again incompetently lost......doesnt matter by how much, it's how you get there.

 

Never thought I would ever say this, but I WANT LESS HEAD!

 

It was, HEAD. He just not 4th quarter player.

 

Not necessarily. Making bone-headed plays in close games time after time negates fighting back. How do you end games? Like a loser.

 

I thought it was a great game. I just guess some people prefer the Rockets to lose by 30. That way they can complain more.

 

Celtics will have a hard time with Pistons. Everyone is crowning the Celtics but they have get by a more experience team like the Pistons. I still say the Pistons will beat the Celtics to get to the finals.

 

Lets look at it this way ! We played really well tonight and almost won on the best teams court. We know Brooks is legit and Bonzi is playing extremely well ! Now if we can just get T-Mac back then we can go on a roll I just hope T-Mac is really hurt and not faking it !