ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Jazz 4/28/2007 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 4)

at least V-Span wants to play and gives effort, Lucas is just a jacking machine and Luther doesn't even want to be there.

 

Houston press had now better dig in TMac's ass like they did with the '94 Rox.

 

YAO is defended well by Okur. He can not get into deep and make the paint crowded. Hard for other players to make layup.

TMAC is almost done: one step slow. his PnR is horrible, just horrible

 

Agree 100%. Should play him a little bit more. With Rafer and Head suck as much, will it hurt that much to show Jazz a different look?

On another note, if Rox win out in 7, it will be good for the team. By then, Rox should used to play physical games. Rox needs to play veryphysically against either Mavs or Worriors to have a chance.

 

T-Mac will say in game 5 pre-game interview, "It's on Yao. I suck.". It will fire Yao up. Yao will score 50/25 and carry the Rockets for a win.

 

Incredibly soft team. I think I liked the lineup more 2 years ago since it seems we have but one guard and he's sketchy half the time. Mike James brought some grit at least...along with Sura. Yao is getting more aggressive over time but it's still in his nature to be somewhat passive. Tmac just seems to be lacking something now. I think he's convinced himself he's old and the back has reinforced that in his mind so all he does is settle for jumpers..even though the back seems better his game isn't as dynamic as a few years ago. No true power forward..Juwan is utterly useless. Head is nowhere to be found. It's like watching 3 on 5 most the time. This is why people were hesitant to get excited about the playoffs. I knew that damn comedy routine after game 2 was a bad sign. There's still hope back at home but man this type of showing on the road is not a good sign of the makeup and shows Van Gundy's comments throughout the year were valid...sorry for the rambling...just very frustrated.

 

Thanks for that.

 

Thanks for the 11th grade smack talk. Why the hell would I put in Battier and Hayes when they are the ones that are actually playing average to slightly above average? But I guess that's too much for you to comprehend so I'll bring it down a notch so you can understand:

STFU n00b. Please end your life.

 

CD failed again.

Rox were lucky to win more than 50 games because of the excellence of JVG's coaching and Deke and Juwan's overplay. However, the only worthwhile acquisition during the offseason is Battier.

This team needs more talent. Backup PG, a SG coming off the bench, a PF.

 

If we lose on Game 5 in Houston, series is over...

 

Juwan sucks as usual, dont know why JVG is so stubborn. I just wanna strangle Juwan with some chicken wire, he sucks that bad. Lucas should not be on our team next year. We were getting manhandled on the boards. All of our power forwards are useless.

Only bright spot I saw outta this game was V-SPan. This guy can drive to the basket. I hope V-span takes heads and lucas's minutes

 

Here's an analysis for ya : Span had 4 more points, 1 more rebound, 1 more assist and 2 TOs less than JLIII while playing 1/3 of the mins

 

Can we FIRE JVG now?

I really hate his offence,and his defence isn't reliable!He drives me mad!

 

How about the JVG lovers? Dont leave them alone.

 

a JVG team can get by when it has a 6'8" athletic swingman who can shoot 3's over any defender at a consistent clip. but it's not fair to ask any player to sustain the level of play t-mac showed a couple years ago.

while the rockets kept running the same two tired plays over and over, the jazz were running players off screens, getting open shots for their shooters (holy sh*t, a coach running things that play into his teams strenghts, amazing concept), and executing efficiently.

what JVG has done for this team defensively is impressive, but isolating your stars every play does not count as offense, it counts as neglect on his part. if he can't get something more offensively out of a dominant low post center and a perennial all-star on the perimeter, then I don't know what else to say.

 

The past two games have been the worst, most uninspired basketball I have ever watched. I am really worried about this series. The way we are currently playing, we may just lose four in a row. Could T-Mac yet again not get out of the first round?

 

If we do lose the series, it may not be a bad thing after all. JVG will not stay in Houston. I don't like his playing style. We may have more enjoyable basketball under other coaches.

 

Have TMAC guard Deron Williams, and we'll start winning again. Alston is playing Matador defense.

 

Game 5 is MUST WIN .. or series is over...

 

That is the problem with the JVG team, the team depends on the three too much, but nobody can make three when it is needed. You can see the Jazz took a few three, and took more two with a high percentage. JVG does not know how to score.