Bad loss but maybe good for Rox, I think JVG try to do some practice for playoff's last shoot, so he made that last 1 sec time out. It's ok, Now we can say our team still very young(not age) We need this loss to learn how to handle the lead, specially big leading and this a good chance to practice and experience the close and over time game that is more valuable for rox. Bad loss but hope we learn from this. YM is ok, He owe SF a big win, and next time he need do something to AS. Go Rox, Belive
True the Rox need more fundamental players. THey have ****ty players that are just killing themselves on the court like turning over the ball for no reason. To be a good player, you have to be smart and don't kill youself...let the opponents kill you....just use John Stockton as a prototype. The last thing you want is kill yourselve and hurting the team....and that's what Steve Francis is good at doing. He sucks bad. Can he tell himselve before every freaking game that he's not going to make stupid mistakes like that EVER again? Oh i forgot...he's just ain't smart and good enough to do that. Ok time to trade....AI for STEVIE...i'll take it anyday now!
First of all, we don't know whether JVG told them no 3. Second, with 17secs left and 3 points lead, it means no 3. I guess nobody needs to be remind of that, the only question is whether they can control themselves and the opponents. Just like some defenders(no particular Rockets players) always fall for the fakes from some guys who can never jump shoot, and bail them out by fouling them. It's eady to say, why they fall for that all the time, that guy can't shoot, just stand firm and dare him shoot. But the players can not execute.
reptilexcq, I'm not sure it was so simple a decision. Even though fouling and disallowing the 3 point shot seems smart in retrospect, pulling it off is not as easy to do. For starters, with the continuation rules, it's easy to get some shot off w/o getting hammered to get the benefit of continuation - esp. if you know your defender is bent on hitting you. How bad would that be? Either three free throws under current rules OR worse yet, a made 3 pter PLUS a free throw to win the game with no time left. I believe JVG was right to play out the clock and put his confidence in the Rox D. That's a big confidence statement in the Rox D if I ever did see one. In hindsight, it didn't work out, but I have to say, Marion made one heck of a shot. I'd do it all over again in an instant. The real killer, IMO goes back to Q3 where we just didn't handle the trap well at all. It was as if we were plyaing NOT to lose instead of playing win. The Rox lost their gusto and out went our confidence too. theSAGE
He hot only 16 shooting chances including at least 2 ofrb by himself,if i'm not mistaken.What about AS?26 atmps. Yao should be NO.1 shooter in Rockets!Do you understand,Guards?
Maybe JVG foresees the Rockets not going past the first or second round and he is trying to get the front court to play better ball. What would happen if Yao got hurt? Who would take up his slack. Certainly not Cato. Perhaps JVG is trying to get his front court and role players to adapt to playing in clutch situations without having their first option. Just a thought.
I feel the same way. We should not lose to the Suns, the worst team in the West. Not the way we played together as a team, finally when we got a little chemistry going, then this. I hope Rox are pissed off by losing to Phoenix, and rip the next team.
What a night! Red hot Rox lost to crapy Suns, Spurs is losing to Warriors, and the almighty Lakers is losing to Magics.
I have to confess, that I had the similar feeling. Early lead is never good for me, although I don't have the statistics. I believe if you get hot early, and you get too comfortable, you tend to lose a little bit intensity and concentration here and there. But eventually, you are going to cool off, but once the intensity is lost, it's hard to pick up again, especially under pressure. Then you try to force shots, and just can't believe why I can't make them just like 5 mins ago? Then you force more, all of a sudden, you have a 20% shooting. One thing I never liked about the crap about that a shooter shoots out of the slump, and they will make a big shot on the end. That's just media crap. You don't need big shots on the end, if you can shoot reasonably well during that 47 mins and 55 secs.
Amare can create his own shot by putting the ball on the floor and attack the rim. Can Yao do it? The truth is that Yao relies on the guards getting him the ball, which is a weakness in our offense. I really like the driving dunk that Yao made in the 3rd quarter tonight. If he could dribble and put the ball on the floor more, that opens a whole new dimension to our offense.
