Clutchfans Game Thread: Warriors @ Rockets 12/5/2008

theres no reason for Yao not to have big numbers in this game.... as long as he doesn't try and dribble out of double teams..

 

We'll win the game,no doubt about it.

Yao gets to get going early in the game and put up huge numbers to carry the Rockets past the Warriors.

 

rockets win! 109-95
Yao with 26pts, 13boards.

 

This is another TRAP GAME.

We all know that Golden State will try to run Yao out of the Toyota Center. I think the keys to victory will be a Shane/Ron combination shut-down of Steven Jackson. He controls what the Warriors do on offense, much like Tmac used to do when the Rockets roster was etremely limited.


If we slow down the pace and get Ron Ron involved, we should be able to take this one at home.

Turnovers that lead to long rebounds will stimulate the Warriors' running game, which the Rockets aren't too adept to defending.

Rockets 99
Warriors 91


Cod

 

I heard on the buzz this morning that they said Ron Artest didnt practice yesterday, is he playing tonight? Anyone know why he didnt practice?

 

Think it's just his ankle giving him grief still.

 

Don't let up. No matter how much time is left, or by how much we are up, play like we are 5 points behind. Take no mercy!

 

where amazing happens!!! where rockets happens!!

 

Gotta keep feeding Yao in the inside, make Biedrins his biatch.

 

This game worries me, they play an unpredictable chuck it up there game.

I am NOT a Rafer fan, but he needs to maintain control and pace of this game...he is ESSENTIAL for the Rockets this game.

DD

 

They need to be aware of Jamal Crawford and what he can do. If you can stop him and Stephen Jackson, I think they will be ok.

 

Beware of Biedrens, Morrow and Azubuike

DD

 

This should also be a great game for Landry and Brooks. Golden State doesn't play defense and Brooks doesn't really have to worry about any real bigs in the paint.

I almost for about Azubuike

The good thing is for whatever reason, Don Nelson isn't playing Morrow that much. Ever since the trade. You know how Nelson doesn't play young folks like he should.

 

Warriors are giving up more than 110 points a game. It is kinda UNBELIVABLE for me

 

That's worth a ban. Steve isn't going to do anything for us this year.

 

Very scary game. We haven't really showed the ability to put away teams and if we let GS hang around it could potentially hurt us. Also, they tend to front Yao a lot and that seems to throw off our whole offense. We need to lock down on transition D and take the ball to the hole and walk out with a W.

 

Despite the injuries, I still think we're only getting better.

So I'll pick this as a BIG win.

Only concern is Ron's ankle. I hear my forecast of the win and his ankle are the same: BIG

 

I hope Yao gets more aggressive on the boards. We were at the Clipper game and I was getting so pissed at how little he seemed to try on getting rebounds. He had a decent stat line but man did he seem to look bad out there.

 

What kind of turnovers lead to long rebounds?

 

Another game that tests the "professionalism" of the Rockets. This team's tendancy of "playing down" to the level of the competition really, really irritates me. Foremost, it shows a lack of passion. "Let's do the least possible to win" is one sorry attitude. Just Turriable! Only knuckleheads do that! If Bob Sura was still playing, the Rockets would go out and destroy Golden State. Lock them up, shut them down.