ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pacers 11/20/2005

The supposedly good players did not turn out to be what they are supposed to be...thats why.

 

hm........."With all this manure,” the little boy replied, beaming, “there must be a pony in here somewhere".

 

"Wake Me Up When November Ends"

Season has come and passed
The record can never last
wake me up when november ends

like other seasons come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when november ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when november ends

season has come and passed
the record can never last
wake me up when november ends

ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when november ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when november ends

Season has come and passed
The record can never last
wake me up when november ends

like other season come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when november ends
wake me up when november ends
wake me up when november ends

 

oh Dang'ol

 

So...umm....how's the chemistry?

 

The Rockets now look more and more like the Magic of TMac's last season before the trade. You only need replace TMac's name with Yao with the rest of teammates similar to what that Orlando team had:

PF: Juwon Howard = Juwon Howard
PG: Skip to My Lou = Tyron Lou
SG: D Anderson = Pat Garrity

C: Yao vs Shawn Kemp
SF: Ryan Bowen vs TMac

 

Honestly, I don't know if this Rockets team could beat that Magics team.

 

Alston hasn't delivered, but I think he is capable of delivering. With a healthy Bobby S, back, and Head playing like he has been and imrpoving we should be ok at the point.

Derek Anderson is in a similar boat as Alston. He should be able to handle the job at the 2 guard. I believe Wesley can find his shot, and between him and JB we are doing alright there as well.

At the 3 we have T-MAC

At the 4 we have Swift and Howard. Once again Swift seems lost, and once he's found he is a competent piece who gives us some athleticism that we need.

Yao/Deke at the 5 should be pretty solid. Yao has seemed much more aggressive and comfortable out there, but his execution hasn't been as good as it was before. The thing is I feel like for the first time Yao is comfortable enough on the floor that he explore and expand in a meaningful way all the facets of his game.

The one thing we don't have is an instant offense kind of guy. With T-Mac out we need someone to give us points. Yao is still foul prone, and if he isn't hitting his shots, then we don't have a go-to guy. Until we have a go to guy the rest of the team are roleplayers but they don't know their role on the offensive end unless there is a solid scorer.

It is true that our guards are under performing, but they seem more than capable to me.