Okay now you are talking about the sonics game. Yao couldn't even hold Kurt Thomas Late in the game Kurt is shooting mid range jumpers like Chris Webber when he was with the kings in his hay day. Tracy wanted the ball in that situation what was Rick supposed to say after Tracy just hit two big previous shots... Tracy run away from the ball lets get it to Yao if anything this is what I am talking about... Yao should man up in this situation and say give me the darn ball I want those free throws... or was he thinking about the San Antonio game in Houston? We know Tracy was, Yao might have been to because he didn't shoot those free throws. And when it comes to this team as awhole shooting free throws late in the game they all choke. fact of the matter is Tracy hit two big shots previously and Adelman went with what got him the situation he was in at that time. Tracy missed we won the ball game, Yao missed 2 free throws too we won that ball game... fact 2 wins good coaching.
Okay man. Seriously... I have been here for over a decade. I have never seen anything like this. What the hell is up with the massive slurp jobs EVERY FREAKING NIGHT. There is a game- slurp job There is no game- slurp job We lose- slurpy We win- slurpy GSW loses- praise Adelman I win the lotto- praise Adelman Seriously. Whats the agenda here? You start threads like its your job. Thats just a phrase. But in this case... Is it apt? Adelman has been the worst coach the Rockets have had in the past 14 or so years.
You've expressed the exact same sentiment in your 2-0 Tmac is back thread. Is it really necessary? Did you give up on replying to threads and start your own to make sure everyone sees what you've written? Please stop spamming the board. This must be a joke. I'm seriously thinking it is now.
What are you talking about? That play has nothing to do what they have done before that, it's time for winning, not rewarding. Nobody denied Tmac was the hero in 2nd half, and I don't blame Tmac a bit for those missed FTs, but nobody should deny in that situation Yao shot FTs is much better than Tmac shot FTs. So Rockets got lucky in the end and won the game, RA gets a free pass for his mistake? That's quite some logic here.
So before the fourth quarter he was 100 persent at the free throw line then in the fourth he was 4-7 but he was 2-4 in a very crucial time of the game. We lost. Screw Tracy's percentages my argument is not just free throws solely my argument is overall who is more clutch and the end of games. Tracy shows up with points late in the fourth. If Yao wanted those free throws late in the game against the sonics he would have got them by saying Tracy give me the darn ball I can handle it from hear thank you for hitting to bigs shots late in this game that I dream about hitting but I can't hit my hook shots late in the fourth because I lose my balance or get fouled.
We were down by 3 and he missed INTENTIONALLY so that he could get the offensive rebound and try a 3 pointer to tie the game. He did it perfectly but of course Alston missed the shot. It was a "perfect" miss. Seriously did you watch the game??
Barely over .500 and out of the playoffs as of today with a more talented team than last season's. Yes, I give Adelman all of the "credit" for that.
Okay how is that Ricks fault did he have the chance to choose who he wanted to shoot the free throws? Yao has a better percentage and percentage wise you would choose Yao over Tracy when it comes to free throws but I am not saying Yao would have made them but at the same time I am not saying he will miss them. I am saying that we won the game and Tracy and Yao both choke on free throws late in games and not just Tracy.
Looks like you never know there is a thing called "probability"? Let's say it this way: If your life is depending on who makes those FTs, do you choose Yao or Tmac?
what a weird comment to say. it was was RA's call. no had had to shoot any hook shoots with only 16 seconds left and the lead. it was going to be an automatic foul no matter what.
With JVG no doubt we would have a better record and probably top 4 in the west. Short term success but long term failure is what happens under JVG. Rick Adelman is short-term failure and long term success watch and see that is the biggest difference in why Adelman has the winning percentage he does as a coach. Starts ugly and ends pretty. Better to play 5 on 5 with good offense and good defense than play 2 on 5 with average offense and the best defense.
If superstar players have the power to get coaches fired then they also have the power to demand the ball at the ends of games if they really want it. period. And thank God he doesn't have to shoot another hook shot over a 6'8 defender late in the game.
LOL. so when did Yao's became a 100% FT shooter in 1-3 quarter? Now you decide to make things up just to suit your argument? oh really? You DID question what make us to think Yao could show up late in games from the free throw line? That's why I easily gave you 3 examples from my memory. SECONDS left and make BOTH FT and REGAIN the lead. That's why I believe he "could show up LATE IN GAMES FROM THE FREE THROW LINE". But you found examples where he missed FT with over 1:30 to go. Then he shouldn't be trusted from now on? Perfect, who's the best option then?
to ktvoss (and i've been refraining myself a bit) - either 1, have some difficulties to straighten your sense of logic; or 2, you HAVE TO BE right each time even on a bball board; or 3, you're high; or 4, don't understand bball at all. maybe some combination of the above. where is the ignore button on this board?
and this thread is silly to begin with. after a couple of awkward wins with the sonics, we'd give adelman some credit?
