Clutchfans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pacers 1/23/2009

Brooks has to stay aggressive offensively. You can really tell that he doesn't have confidence in his shot right now, and his tentativeness is really hurting the second unit, IMO.

 

I'm glad people are starting to see Battier for what he is - a mediocre player on the decline. I'm surprised his apologists haven't come to his defense like they always do, but maybe they realize it too. Hopefully, we can still move him for something of value.

 

Just got in, can anyone clue me in on what's going on.

Any links? Thanks.

 

No. our team got dominated by the Pacers.

 

The Indiana Pacers are the dirtiest team in the NBA. That's why they get away with it, and then they have their "star" getting some calls he shouldn't..

 

Yao just left to locker room hobbling.

 

Rudy Gay is just another gunner on a bad team. Tell how much better would he be then Von Wafer on the Rockets? Getting rid of Swift and his contract was a big reason the Rockets were able to get Luis Scola, remember.

 

Everytime we play someone our opponents suddenly becomes the dirtiest team in the league somehow.

 

i understand the affect of such a huge man favoring one leg. however, without examining his knee yourself you can't make that call. with all due respect, even if you did examine the knee yourself i'd still take keith jones word over yours at this point.

the rockets may not have yao's best interest at heart like a private doctor would, but they have the teams best interest at heart. and its very much in the teams best interest to NOT lose yao for an extended period of time.

keith jones is the best in the business. as much as you want to convince me, i'm going to trust him.

 

What are you talking about? Did you see the illegal defense they played on him down the court EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION, I saw it, Give me an editor and I'll show you on Youtube... I'm fed up with this, this has gone too long now, it's really pissing me off.

 

Bad shooting. Bad calls. Too many TO's. Down by ten at halftime, 50-40

 

Yeah... name a time I've ever called another team dirty. NEVER, you won't find one.

 

Like how you trusted him last year?

 

Yes that too, but Yao is our star for the night he needs to be tougher tonight. I am sure most of it is on his injury and fatigue but their bigs are chilling on the outside and Yao is slow to rotate to them, and are getting wide open looks.

 

he's not a game changer by any means, but you can't deny that the team defense improved drastically upon his return. he has value to the team outside of the box score.

however if the rockets can get something good for him they need to do it.

 

Can anyone give me a good link? I just came at half time.

 

Yao not playing 2nd half back to locker room.

 

Yao's out...

 

The Rockets medical staff caught the stress fracture very, very quickly. Is it your theory that some magical medical technique could prevent a 7'6" 300 pounder who played year round for a decade not to get hurt?

 

yao didn't tell the trainers or doctors about his toe until it required season ending surgery.

that's yao's fault.