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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Magic 1/20/2005

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 18, 2005.

  1. Nick

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    I'd say the same about Francis... his turnover unguarded in the lane gave me chilling flashbacks.
     
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    The Rod man is in the game, I think I can take him!:)
     
  3. francis 4 prez

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    well if orlando's history on LP is any indication we should win this fairly easily. when they get down big early, they don't seem to right the ship very often.


    plus with their defense and the fact we're hitting, they'll just have to pure outscore us and no one on their team seems to be on right now to get that done.
     
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    Steve likes to dribble.
     
  5. Dark Rhino

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    Did MA say he was hitting 80% in FT's??? :eek:
     
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    steve does like to dribble a loit.. but he is athletic.. poor start for him so far.. i expect him to turn it around tho . he has too much passion.. but it may be his down fall too by trying to do too much.. well hope Tmac KEEPS UP his HOT STREAK!!
    Hope the crowd keeps booing.. seems to turn him on.. heh
     
  7. Nick

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    Is their interior defense always this soft? I felt that the Rockets could have had a layup every time down if they really wanted to... also, has Dwight Howard done anything of note lately? I really haven't heard much on his development.

    At least the Rockets have now found a way to exploit the soft-trap defense that the Mavs, and now the Magic, employ.
     
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    How's Rod Strickland doing? Does he quick enough to guard anyone?
     
  9. francis 4 prez

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    he's developing an inside game slowly (quite slowly as one would expect) but surely but without looking at the stats i'd say he's slowed down as of late. although he did have a big rebound game the other day.
     
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    haven't been able to watch (and still not able to at this point); did T-Mac get booed hardcore when he got introduced??....and do you really think that is eating at him and that's why he's playing well (according to what I've read)???
     
  11. Nick

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    Its probably the predictable rookie wall that most guys go thru right as the mid-point approaches... I just remember him looking like a beast earlier on, and to see him not exploit our weak-ass PF's was a little suprising.

    Of course, saying this, he'll probably come back with a vengence when he comes off the bench.
     
  12. SunsRocketsfan

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    ROD LOOKS SLOW...
    Tmac is getting booed evertime he touches the ball.. but not the loudest or most vicious boos by any means heh
     
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    Did Kerr just say tmac is just an all star not a superstar in the league. Does anyone agree with this?
     
  14. Nick

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    Danny Ainge from 1995 till the end of his career got booed every time he touched the ball at the Summit for what he did to Elie in Game 3 of the 1994 playoffs.

    I loved that.
     
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    Rockets are playing good defense tonight.
     
  16. Clutch

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    TNT really taking shots at T-Mac tonight. Expected from Barkley, who called him a "good player, not a great player" ... Steve Kerr followed that later on by saying T-Mac is not really a superstar ... questions his fire, etc.
     
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    I'm in between..

    IMO

    Duncan, Shaq, KG are superstars

    the rest...I don't know
     
  18. Chilly_Pete

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    Yeah I noticed that too. :mad:
     
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    I'm glad steve doesn't make his teammates better because otherwise Cato would have dunked that alley oop.

    Oh wait...

    Hey shouldn't we be able to defend that by the way?
     
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    When Rockets start winning a lot games, they'll start to say Tmac is superstar. Even KG got bashed this year, no big deal.
     

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