Damn... the old team is falling apart. Now, we're getting hurt without doing anything (Barry's back started spasing in the back tunnel as they were walking out to the court). Barry was huge in the last game against the Suns... Sura, James and Wesley will need to step it up big-time.
Why not put Padgett in for Bowen, i know Bowen might play better d, but they are double teaming Yao and leaving our 4 open.
Watch the number of passes that Amare receives (esp. from Nash) just inside the FT Line... I've already seen at least two or three, fortunately Amare has only made one shot out of those three passes... It doesn't look like the refs are calling it too close so far!! Uh oh Yao just called for standing with his arms straight up... This is another Amare stategy, to just get touched by somebody and go to the line!!
I agree with Bill and Coach, the Rockets should run on the Suns, especially if they can't get the 3-ball going anymore... Q. Richardson looks like he's set to go for 40 just on 3's...
I used to live in Montreal. Hanging out on St Laurant and St Catherine street... good times, good food.
Agreed... he might as well challenge the shot with the chance of getting all ball (and the refs still not calling a foul), if they're going to be this cheap.
Rockets are playing pretty bad tansition defense, and im not sure about playing their game, we gotta try to control the pace IMO
Stoudamire kinda reminds me of Clubber Lang from Rocky 3 right now... he's out to try to dunk everything, block everything, rebound everything... and he's expending a lot of energy doing that (that's why D'antoni is about to take him out).
I have learned one thing from watching teams like the suns, and the mavs to a lesser extent............when playoff time comes their screwed. The reason is they can't play a half court game, and that is the playoffs. I am not at all afraid of playing the Suns in the playoffs...........if we're healthy.
We've got to pick our poison, inside or outside, there's really no way to guard the Suns against both... I say we work harder to shut down the 3's and make them shoot tweener shots or take it inside against Yao and Mutumbo!!! If we keep giving up the open Trey we're going to be flash fried by the Suns!!!
Had back spasms prior to warmups. It happened really suddenly, and they're still trying to figure out what to do treatment-wise. I'm not sure he'll make the start of the road trip.
