One on One, Yao punishes Amare-no question. I fear the matrix though....JHo can't cover him, maybe match McGrady on Marion?
I expect to see alot of hayes and stro playing this game. Although Yao was running the floor very well last night, I just think hes going to get tired with nash pushing the ball up as fast as rafer was last night. Going to be a very exciting game, hopefully bogans, wesley will still be hot from last night. Oh Yeah HOUSTON WINS!
The only thing that worries me is that Yao can still have a decent game. Quick teams always give Yao a lot of trouble. If Yao can be somewhat efficient in his scoring (not going 5 - 20), then we should give the Suns a good battle. Oh, and TMac also needs to be up. Oh, and Rafer also needs to be up. Oh, and everybody else needs to be up too. We'll need all the points we can get.
Beating the Suns on their court will go a long way to validating the standing of this team. The players should know this but JVG should still reinforce this in the pre-game meeting.
T-mac's shots still don't look quite right to me. They alway seem to be a little short. The elevation is not quite there either.
we are true Road Warriors man. Yao / Tmac and the rest of the squad stay on fire and just romp the SUNS! *dont we always get hot right before allstar break? J
Rafer and Nash play eash other to a draw. Our bench and defense will beat them, our depth is actually now a huge asset now thanks to all the playing time Head, Hayes and Stro got during the injuries. Bogans has another double digit scoring game Rox win. Rox: 101 suns: 97
yao had no answer for diaw in the last match. another night where rocks go into a game as major underdogs. time to step up and fight!
I always thought Marion is 6'9. Now that I know from nba.com that he is only 2 inches higher and 13 pounds heavier than Bogans, this match up can actually work.
I don't think Bogans can handle Marion all by himself :/ . In any case, here's hoping Tracy's shot is all the way back and we keep rolling. Rox win 105-93!
Yeah, Diaw fronted Yao and played him physical alll game long. Rafer should help with that lob pass over a smaller fronting defender. The results will be different this time.
The only way we're loosing against the Suns is if the refs start calling cheap fouls against Yao! Having both are allstars on the floor at the same time along with Alston steering the ship there is little the opposing defense can do. Both are stars demand double coverage creating vast opportunities on the offensive end. I predict a Solar Eclipse!........You've been forwarned! Rockets........113pts Suns............104pts
Yeah but he ended up 10/21 from the field because he drove it in a lot. If his outside jumper is not there, then he's going have to do this again. as it is, boris diaw, however good he may be, is no match for mcgrady. neither is james jones. those 2 are the sf's for phoenix. Raja bell might guard mcgrady, and raja bell is a pretty good defender...
