ClutchFans Game Thread: Sonics @ Rockets 2/22/2005

I am still pissed at the last call on Yao. He did not even hold the defender off!

And on the previous play, he was clearly fouled on the dunk. No call!

 

That dude has been on my list for a good while now...

 

Wesley might have pushed Allen but he was the first one to the ball, and when you have two guys running after a loose ball, if they collide, you usually can't call a foul on the first guy to the ball.
Well... this game proves that even without Sura and with a POS ref trying to stop our shining, we still hung in there and lost by a point against one of the top teams in the league. We are for real.

 

full alter we may not lose the game:
1. strickland have 0 mins.
2. not bench yao ming on starting of 2q.
3.let Jbarry take the last shot.
4.JH or deke can screen for Tmac in last a few mins.

 

Probably since the last Sonics game...

 

Was that Bowen that shot the last shot?!

We need Sura back. Man, this sucks. Life's not fair.

 

If I'm not mistaken, JVG usually sits Yao at the end of the first and part of the 2nd to let him rest.

 

R. Lewis did a great job on T-mac. T-mac had to find a way to beat these long athletic players.

 

Usually I don't want to put the blame on refs when we lose a game, but this one is just freaking ridiculous!
Did you see how many times they fouled us getting rebounds ? the refs didnt call any of those . And what is with the last foul on Yao? He spins and his arms spins with him , what is wrong with that ?
Yao deserves to leave the arena laughing with the kind of effort he put in . I dont mind lose a game , but not like this , not like this.

 

I ain't gonna lie, I fully screamed my guts out at the tv. I'm sure my neighbors loved that.

Oh well. All we can do is prepare for the Spurs tomorrow. I miss Bob already.

 

this is the ABSOLUTE WORST officiated lopsided called game by the refs I've ever seen in my life! I'm tired of these crappy NBA officials!

I'm one of the biggest VG supporters but his stagnant crazy combos are insanely stupid today. How many minutes did we have our best Tmac - Yao - Wesley - Barry - Howard combo out there? JUST LESS THAN 6 FRICKN MINUTES IN THE 4th Quarter. When Barret and Strictland was in there with our first team, the D sagged off of them like a b**** and there are no flow to our offense because they both can't penetrate or shoot worth a lick! SO SO FUSTRATING!!!!!! For the love of got please don't ever play Strickland and Barret EVER anymore with our first team!

 

J Howard totally disappered in the game. And lacking a legit backup for Sura cost us this game. We got 4 pts from Howard and 0 from Strckland and Barret. Actually Sonics played bad, they could win with a bigger margin if thier 3 pts were not so bad.

 

If Sura slipped in the pool at Vegas and busted his back up, he let this team down. I cannot fathom watching another game with Rod Stickland playing point. Barrett is not a suitable replacement either because he can't get to the rack and finish like Sura. Also, his outside shot sucks. I think it's time to wheel Charlie Ward out there to see if he can at least space the floor. At least Ward can jack up 3s with some decent proficiency. Each and every single Rocket on the court needs to be a contributor or else the defense will start to adjust to not even defend the weak link. Sura was a bad ass who would drive into the paint at any given moment, and he was a ferocious rebounder on the perimeter.

If anyone looks at the Twolves this season, Sam Cassell is an injury waiting to happen. Like the Twolves, the Rockets have problems at the point guard.

Screw it. Sura needs to come back.

Also, TMac's kryptonite is guarding guys who post up. Rashard Lewis schooled TMac with the post up just like Darius Miles did and just like Al Harrington did.

 

if sura, if tmac is really tmac , if padget can hit, if JH can hit, it should be an easy win.

I hate to say this, tmac need more consistency now.
How many layup has he missed or blocked?

R2k pls make a highlight for suck ref pls.

ruin my week. hope we can win sa.

go rockets. belive.

sad day

 

One Word: Ridiculous!

 

This is highway robbery.

Seriously.

Someone needs to complain to the league. The Rockets make a ton of money for this business called NBA and they deserve better.

 

I didn't get to watch the game...but i noticed TMAC has not been shooting great lately and it's one reason Rockets are losing. TMac can not afford to keep shooting bad in every game because he can't rely on the teammates to play well and pick up the slack for him. Some of the those 8th games winning streak that they won despite TMAC not shooting well...but they can't afford that ....today is an example of paying due to TMAC not shooting great.

If TMac shoot great...or at least decent...then Rockets would not lose this game!!

If Bob Sura is playing, Rox will not lose this game!!!

 

maybe we should try mo at the end of 4th.
no one can score even tmac.
we need someone to score for us.

 

You are absolutely and completely full of ****. **** off.

 

MuthaF uck This Game!!!1 God dammit!