Why didn't Orlando put newly acquired Defenseive ace Christie that they vastly overtraded for on Sura? IIRC Hill was on Tmac. Or did they? I know sura was guarding francis but did francis guard sura ? I thought I saw Francis on Wesley or no?
Steve! It's ok man. Your coming here in a few weeks right? You almost lost it a couple of times with those T's...but you played good overall.
Francis was good.... but Hill was obviously gassed at trying to keep up with T-Mac on defense (he actually did a pretty good job). Francis could be scary good.... he could get to the hole every single time if he wanted, and at least draw a foul... and if he's doubled, he has enough court vision to find the open man. Frankly, the Magic looked more like a JVG-team on offense tonight. There were no fast breaks, a lot of dribble drive and dish, steve was constantly pick and rolling, and the never-ending Cato-Francis alley-oop. As for Steve's defense (and the rest of his team's defense)... we'll leave that for another post.
Good win by the Rockets! I think they brought Strickland in to make Sura and Wesley work harder for playing time. Good move by CD. It showed tonight with Sura one assist away from a triple double. Hopefully, he can keep up that intensity.
Yao was still poor on the defensive board - it was pathetic to see those balls just role through his hands in Cato's and Howard's. Maybe he was too tensed Francis is not a winner. He is great athlete but one who cannot matter his team win anything or even better. His team missed Mobley tonight a good deal though. Francis failed to realize what he had in Yao - he got caught in himself thanks in large part to RudyT. Tmac outsmarted him and stole his "place" here in H-town. Tmac and Yao will win at least a championship together before it is said and done; I am almost certain Francis does not unless he gravy-trains like Mitch Richmond and Glen Rice.
How sweet it is! Sura is a junkyard dog! He is tough, mean, relentless, and, did I say MEAN. I love his game. Francis played well; seems to have made some improvements in his game. His jumper has definitely improved. TMac and Ming, great games. I am a proud fan tonight.
I'm glad we have this guy...hopefully his knee will hold up and we can gel and make a run at a higher seed...
Yea, im wondering what is up with that trade...pretty lop-sided...did the Magic get a draft pick or was it straight up?
I don't like rooting against Francis, particularly when he plays smart and hard. Best scenario for the night was that he'd have a great game and we'd still get the win. So I'm happy all around.
Solid! Sura with a great performance, when you just know he was hurtin'. You gotta love the guy. What a strange game to watch. We're lucky Mobes got traded, but I would have liked to have seen Cat in this dog fight as well. Bizzaro world!
It sucks though that if Sura gets injured or even has a bad game (like against the Pacers) then we have a very little chance of winning even against average teams in this league. I want to see how Sura plays tomorrow night against the Knicks. He played alot of mins tonight and his knee might be hurting. If he can give us 10-15 pts i would expect another win.
Great game, both sides...... but it was hilarious to see Francis run off without the ball a few times. That drove me crazy when he used to do that here.
One of the worst losses I have ever seen as a Rockets fan was earlier this year against the Knicks and Crawford hitting that shot. It was so bad that Charles Barkley was angry! Please dont lose to the Knicks!
