Good night, and wake me up when the lottery is here...

This is NOT a knee jerking reaction from me.
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i'm hoping for some INKNOWN commodity also! i still think rockets can make the playoffs!

 

It's not to late......

the Spurs bandwagon leaves tomorrow at 8AM, so be sure to jump on before it is too late........

(however there is no return trip)

Sincerely,

Yao Tmac JVG CD Clutch

 

The reality is that the team can still do it, but it is going to be VERY tough.

3 things need to happen.

1. Tmac needs to come out of his mental funk.
2. Our shooters need to hit open shots
3. Yao needs to maintain his play of late.

If that happens they can beat anyone, and will have to....

DD

 

true. just drive a about 200 miles and you'll be in a championship city. i rooted for the spurs last season when i was in san antonio.

 

I can see only 1 of those 3 realistically happening.

1. With 25 games to go, just don't see it ( he may just a need a good offseason with family to clear and fix everything)
2. We actually need to sign some to our roster first, or at least not cut/trade them
3. I believe this one will happen

 

Your pessimism sucks. I don't know why I even opened the thread. The season is NOT over. You are not a die-hard if you think it is. I don't wanna hear that I'm not being a realist. The realistic fact is that the Rockets aren't out of it yet. I always believe.

 

Uhhhh yeah, being die-hard means...you die-hard...

Don't be such a p***y. So what if the chips are against the Rockets. Bring it, there is not much we can do now anyways. I'm sure Yao would leave the organization if we were to quit on this season, or any season, seeing as his work ethic is so damn good.

No way in hell T-Mac wants to be called a quitter, again.

T-Mac just had a good individual game, if he realizes that when he pushes like that and drives in like that, there is not much anyone can do to stop him, we'll have a great chance. Maybe he just figured it out, or maybe he's finally over whatever is bothering him, whatever. When he's making buckets on the inside, it gives him more confidence on the outside, the shots will start to fall. (as they did)

Yao is playing like a monster, hopefully he can keep it up the rest of the season.

All we need to worry about is our defensive intensity, which hasn't been there the past few games, and our role-player shooting, which hasn't been good the past 2 games.

I don't want to make it sound easy, because there will be no way in hell it will be, but...
I believe. You, obviously, don't.

 

i hate this assinine definition of a "die-hard" or "true" fan. i love the rockets and they'll always be my team, but you know what, right now..... F*CK 'EM. if they're gonna lose games like this, against teams they have NO BUSINESS LOSING TO - AT HOME - then to hell with 'em.

 

I think the problem is that this season is dorksided...

 

Then piss off. San Antonio has as many fair weather fans as UT.

 

I'm not saying play for the lottery, but there is no point in hoping this team into the playoffs... they'll get demolished. We don't have the gunners from the outside like we did last year when we made our run. Without TMac at even 75-80%, this team is lost. He is the engine and his play is the only emotion that drives this team now that Sura is gone for the year. What we have is an inconsistent team, and inconsistent teams going into the playoffs don't win in the playoffs.

 

I will not root for another Texas Team. If we are headed straight to the lotto so be it. Root for the Spurs...Dallas.... over my dead body. If the Rockets are not in the playoffs I am for any team that can beat the other two texas teams.

 

Sadly, that's exactly what I was thinking walking out of the stadium tonight. "Bye bye playoffs."

I mean I don't mind losing one to Phoenix. But when Philly comes to our house and we just give it away ... on a night when Yao pulls another 20 & 10m and TMac actually puts up good numbers too! MAJOR SIGH!

On a side note, anyone else notice after the paper writes a quick blurb about Stro Swift coming back from his ankle sprain, we still see a DNP - coach's decision next to his name?

 

Playoffs or no, there is absolutely zero reason to shut down the season. Yao is playing the best ball of his life, and he didn't get that way by mailing games in. Even if we don't make the playoffs, now is the time to let Yao and T-mac gain some chemistry and confidence heading into next season.

We've won too many games in the past month to get a decent lottery chance anyway. And it would be pathetic if we started straight up tanking games for real.

Like I said, Yao is playing the best ball of his life. But with him it's always been a tenuous fight with consistency. He needs to finish this year strong in order to show that he really is making the leap to the next level. And with Mcgrady slumping lately, this team and the fans deserve at least the attempt to work T-mac back into his normal production. We deserve to see Yao and T-mac start playing at an extremely high level together. And they deserve to see how good they can be when they are both clicking on all cylinders.

At this point in the season, it's a lot more likely that Yao and T-mac finally start to click and really show what they are capable of, than getting a top 3 lottery pick (which last I checked had like a 1.7% chance of happening). It's too late to tank damnit.

 

The Rockets are making the playoffs.

Oh, and **** San Antonio.

Thank You...