ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 12/9/2007

It was painful watching SF bring the ball upcourt. He was either backing down T.J. or doing that hop-step thing.

 

Trade Tmac for Kobe or Baron Davis!!

 

Any TMac post game interview? He probably said, "I felt like I needed to put them away when we were up by 11. Then 9. Then 7. Then 5. Then 3. Then 1. I just keep firing cause I felt like it was on me to put the game away. In the end, I guess I did just that."

 

Outhustled, outgunned.... and most worrisomely... outcoached.

 

to Francis: do NOT pick up your dribble in the middle of the court! Where is the crossover that you put on Kenny Smith?! use it oh Ford!
to Yao: demand the ball more and get a reobound and play good defense! i cant believe you got burned by scrubs time and time again
to McGrady: If you think u can pull the trigger 4 seconds into the shotclock please ask for a trade to golden state.
to Battier: average game but i need to see more rebound and assists
to James: If the only thing u can do is to score. is 1-6 excusable?
to Landry: get back to the bench and practice some more. i like ur hustle tho.
to Scola: shoot the ball!
to bonzi: above average game

 

So do you think Carl Landry could have grabbed that many rebounds without Big Yao manning out the post for him?

It is on Tracy McGrady who killed the rhythm and momentum of this team by turning himself into a brick-layer, attempting/jacking his wild shots and clanking the iron.

He did not penetrate, pass and assist even when his hands were cold but kept brick-laying in the second half when the team did not need him to.

 

The only way I see the Rockets chaning up the rotation is through some kind of trade. I don't think it will be a block buster deal, just one that will get this team going.

 

Again, steve didn't play that bad in my opinion. He shut down tj ford who shot 1-9. Steve couldn't been faster bring the ball up the court, he made mistake and he knew it by his reaction. He'll do fine. He needs more chances to start. Rafer already had 2 years. How can anyone this game on steve?? If that's the case, then we can blame rafer for our 6 games in a row loss this season??? Pathetic.

 

Thanks, right on.

I needed a new signature.

 

tmac can be debated if he is a superstar.....yao is only a superstar on this website

 

What bothers me is that with 7 min left in the 4th you dont even try to make a push to try to gain momentum?!?!?!?!?

Francis is killin me its like he is scared to do anything. The DNP CD must have really screwed him up. Its like bring the ball up and pick up the dribble as soon as possible and hurry up and pass, then pass up any open shots. Come on steve i know you dont want to go back to the bench but dang just play your game in the offense.

Tmac and yao forgettable performance

everyone else whatever

Man the rafer supporters are gonna have a field day with this one.

 

My fellow rockets fans, please get it into your head now so that you won't be too dissapointed later on- This team is NOT going to win a championship!
Too many deadbeat players who just cant score and a center who after six seasons can't or won't get it into his head that he is a FAILURE playing the submissive role.
The Rockets deserve this loss! The coach is so dumb that he isn't making the corrections needed to be a winning team. At present it looks like we should win 41 games and thank the Lord won't have the missery of being knocked out in the first round. of the Playoffs. Our team is without leadership and has no spirit.
To repeat myself for the 25th time Tracy McGrady is the only Rocket's player who is a Play Maker and when he tries to be the great scorer with his poor shooting percentage 33% to day,the team falls apart or becomes lithargic!

 

Alston is the only PG on this team. James doesn't understand the PG concept at all. Francis may understand, but can't execute. Alston understands, and executes about half the time. That's the best the Rox can do right now.

 

forget jvg. forget that this is a coaching issue. this is about a group of players who is capable of more

 

Which is precisely why they need a coach who can piece together their strengths, and go with it.

Adleman doesn't seem to be doing that.

 

First of all, Raptors are not a bad team. I've watched some of their games. Their offense was really good. And i think they are one of the best shooting team in the league. you can see that from the second half of the game.

i think the problem was the offense in the second half. not enough ball movement and not enough FA from Yao. I dont blame it on T-mac. It was the whole system.

 

This is true i think he is trying to force a system on a group of players that it wont work with but then again maybe it might. These things just take time

 

Enduring nightmare

 

i agree man. but i wont stop supporting them though.

with this kind of play i don't see how we are supposed to beat spurs, jazz, mavs, phoenix etc in a 7 game series.

we need to start winning 5 or 6 in a row soon or we are digging ourselve a big hole.

 

Of course because Yao NEVER, EVER does anything wrong, correct? Hey Pryuen I've got something for you: