Keep your heads up

Excellent thread!

I think it was a combination of lack of half-court offensive plays, lack of adjustments, and lack of heart by very all. And to be brutally honest, lack of athleticism; but also, it really is just the lack of experience. As the old guys say, "youngin b youngins."

But I think this, like all things, is a great learning experience for the young team. The Rockets, the youngest and least experienced team in every way shape or form, just experienced for the first time the immense pressure of the playoffs, the power of a synchronized and pumped up home crowd, and the full strength of a championship team.

If I have seen anything from the Rockets players this season, it's the assurance through evidence and stats that there is an exponential increase in holistic growth.

Be patient Houston; the Thunder have put in their time (3 years now compared to the Rockets' close to first year) and become better over time, and it is now the Rockets' turn to do the same.

 

To know that there are such fans around, with the right mindset, makes me a happy clutchfan

I can never thank you guys enough :grin:

After all, let's just enjoy the play-off ride while it lasts

 

Agreed,

it is nice to know that not all have succumbed to the dark side, the abyss of self-pity and self-loathing.

 

Just show some fight please. Make it close and don't play scared. That is all I'm asking.

 

Game two will not be a blow out
I trust my players

 

Agreed. What did people expect going into this series? Were they even paying attention to the massive hole at PF? With how incredibly young the team is?

 

Last night was the first playoff game for most of them..I'll take that

 

Our boys should hold their head up high. Its been a great year, ups and doens and all. Will be even better next year. #RedNation!!

 

this is a breath of fresh air thread to read.
this is not the time to be panic or why should we?
not unexpected. It's ugly and it should be.
btw, anyone knows are there any other good atmosphere Houston Rockets forums besides clutchfans.net? ("good atmosphere" =rich contents of inside team's news, real basketball discussion....)

 

Mistake is on me, I will have to return my broom.

 

Dude, get lost. This is suppose to be a positive thread in support of our team and you turn it into a negative. Jeremy Lin, like most of our players, have a ton of room to improve. They can get better with time. Don't need your crap, or others like you, to post trash against our team or players.

 

And thank you for pointing out the truth.

 

hey, it's 4 games. Maybe we can start a different PF every game.

seems like attacking Perkins/Ibaka with Greg Smith ain't working. Maybe try a mobile PF in DMo

 

Good thread, I'm not usually one for moral victory threads but in this case we do need to calm down and realize this was very likely to happen. In case our young team had any dellusions that they were anywhere near OKC level than this could serve as a wake up call for how much better we truely need to get in order to do anything in the west. Also the first game of the series is the best one to get blown out in because there is 3 games left and again, it's a wake up call. Not that the team actually thought it would be easy but they may not have realizes how out matched they actually were and can hopefully come in even more focused and prepared come Wed.

 

Getting waxed 4-0 could mean that Mchale is out. That's better than nothing.

 

No sir, not in this thread you don't.

**BANNED!**

K who else wants some imaginary ban?

 

This is so awesome. :grin:

Imagine the speech by Gibson in Braveheart.

We have but another 3 minutes to live. Those arrows will come raining any second and most of you will soon look like a mutilated porcupine, but let's fight, men, fight!

LOL.

 

This season ended when they blew the 7 seed @phx and @lal.

That being said I can't believe all the knee-jerk to the game last night. We're not favored, and every other team in the NBA wouldn't be outside of the Heat (and maybe Spurs and Knicks).

So many positives to take away this season.

Harden's potential (if he gets healthy, yes he's playing hurt, yes he might have surgery in the off season)

Lin's potential (compare his stats with other great pgs in the past 10 years, his 2nd year numbers are better)

Asik's potential (if he can get some handle's he's a 15-12 guy)

Parson's potential (if he can become a lockdown defender, he's the next andre igoudala)

Beverley (not sure if he's under contract, but an excellent backup who knows his role)

Jones/Dmo/Trob/smith (all have different skill sets and good upside)

The core and even the 2nd level core of this team should get a lot of panties wet, instead of knit-picking the smallest details in someone's game.