Magic just said one of them had to go! Now it becomes national...

MAN!! Looks good without T-Mac clogging up the offense

Rocket RIver
EXCITING BASKETBALL!!!!

 

why would anyone listen to magic...he is a terrible basketball analyst. magic even implied that having yao or tmac alone makes them a better team. how is that possible when the rockets have a losing record when either tmac or yao is out...

 

"why would anyone listen to magic...he is a terrible basketball analyst. magic even implied that having yao or tmac alone makes them a better team. how is that possible when the rockets have a losing record when either tmac or yao is out..."

Well for one braniac, we would be getting some players in return for getting rid of Mcgrady or Yao, so you're arguement isn't valid. We aren't gonna just give one of them away. The whole point of trading one of them is to get players that will compliment the remaining star.
I don't mind saying you don't wanna trade either but at least make sense.

 

I think it's just a question of, if we can keep Tmac healthy all season long? For me this is Tmac's last season as a Rocket if he can not get us to the second round of the playoff. Or better yet the way we pla, we can be fighting for last spot!

 

Magic is an IDIOT. Just because you are a legend on the court doesn't mean you are a good analyst of basketball. Sure didn't show up when he was coaching.

 

I totally agree. I hope T-Mac takes note of this and I hope he also takes not of the heart, determination, and energy out there. If the team can play like this with T-Mac in there imagine the load that would be taken off his shoulders. I hope he can see and understand that.

 

So follow the Mavs and Spurs model of one "Superstar", several quasi-stars, and role players?

Doesn't seem like too bad of an idea, since those two teams have been so successful lately.

 

Let's say give them this season, then trade one of them, what do you say?

 

Scola should'v hit one damn ball in........

 

it's time to ship t-mac.

 

man calm down, Magic is a great player yes but now he is no more than a commentator, sometimes you have to treat him the same way you treat Charles Barkely...

 

sadly I have to agree... but if we get rid of Tmac... maybe we can get someone with heart... that Yao can play second fiddle too...

difference is Tmac has always wanted to be the man... sought it out...

Yao was just happy to make it into the NBA

 

Kenny Smith mentioned that besides what Charles was saying he has three other keys that make a championship team and thats Tempo, defense, leadership. Tracy has to go. Thats the only way to improve this team. Magic also hit the nail right on the head. The problem is both Tracy and the role players not just the role players. They lack a killer insticnt. When Tracy is playing the ball doesnt move, the game becomes stagnant, he tries to pick his own shot. When shots fall the game becomes a whole lot easier. You can get back on defense ect.. Tracy will shoot tomany jumpers and not enough freethrows. The problem is Tracy who lacks Tempo and leadership. He is the main reasons that Kenny was talking about. Both Magic and Kenny are right. Tracy slowes the game down and the team becomes alot slower. Did you notice tonight how much faster the game was being played and how Yao was directing traffic. You dont want to play halfcourt after great defense and everytime when Tracy playes this happens he slows the offense down and it converts to a halfcourt game instead of pushing the tempo for a high percentage shot.

 

*sigh* why do people keep saying this ? you want to bring in someone with *heart* with the same group of role players we have now ? hellloooooo our role players are slow and not very talented. trading t-mac isnt going to improve the team unless you are going to upgrade the role players as well. so basically we need to improve the role players.....

look at the spurs, mavs, and suns (one of the teams we would play in the first round)

spurs - ginobili is their THIRD best player.....finley, bowen, horry
mavs - jason terry 3rd best...then also have harris, stackhouse, and bass
suns - shawn marion 3rd best .....grant hill, barbosa, bell

we dont even have a 3rd guy averaging double Fn digits.... our surrounding talent doesnt even come CLOSE to comparing.

STOP BLAMING T-MAC AND YAO !!!!! its unfortunate we are in the western conference and have to beat a CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER to get out of the first round, but it is what it is.....

 

Yea and those guys you mentioned can all get in the lane and draw contact something the Rockets desprately need. Settling for tomany jumpshots isnt going to get it done. When shots dont fall then you struggle defensively. When shots fall you play better defense. The key on this team is still defense and how you attack in transition and jumpshooting in half court sets isnt going to get it done. Luther Head missed a wide open lay-up tonight which was the whole outcome of the game.

 

This is true.

You would think the rox can fix this tho. The offense is much more stagnant and obvious with Tmac doing the whole point forward thing INSTEAD OF JUST MOVING AROUND AND LETTING THE GAME COME TO HIM.

Honestly just put him in luther head's shoes tonight and he would drop 35 because he's that much better. But instead everytime he catches the ball, he stops.




Plus I don't want to see Yao ever taking the last shot again. REALLY YAO?!? YOU CAN ONLY GET 17 FOOT FADEAWAYS AT THE BUZZER. that pissed me off.

And finally. This team can be successful with tmac and yao, but we just gotta get battier out of that 3 spot taking up bonzi and the other guys spots.


Battier absolutely killed us tonight, whether it was going 3-10 from downtown, or giving up the "intangibles" like 9873764987983 offensive rebounds to melo.

 

its alot easier to get into the lane when you guys who can actually stretch the defense.... teams DARE rafer to shoot....they dont even bother guarding chuck hayes... our roster is a joke in comparison.

yes defense is great because it can keep in games when the offense isnt clicking, but guess what.... if we want to upset a championship contender its going to take more firepower on offense than we have.....you need BOTH if you really want to be successful.

 

The only Chuck who's lead us to the WCF is Barkley.
The only Chuck who's grabbed 33 boards as Rocket is Barkley.

Haters keep the Rockets down.

 

exactly ^^ versatility with a killer insticnt.

 

Interesting...Magic says the best plan is to "trade McGrady"....

The Tmac Only Fans tells us Magic is a not to be believed "idiot"....the Van Gundy apologists continue their voracious Fire Adelman rhetoric...

And a few brave, hearty souls just quietly sit there and think...27 assists on 41 made shots...nice ball movement for a change. Wonder what a few athletes would look like in that system?