Next up......The Five Guard Lineup

See what happens when we complain about the 3 guard lineup? Rudy shows us by going to the 4 guard lineup. That's right, Rocket fans. For most of the 4th quarter last night, we had Moochie, Cat, Steve, Oscar and either Cato or Eddie. Wow. I know a lot of our big guys are hurting, but that was amazing.

The 4 guards did cause some problems offensively, but in the overall scheme of things, its a gimmick that can't work on a regular basis. Cat and Oscar were having exceptional nights and Steve had a great night, as well, and we still couldn't beat a team that won for only the 15th time this year. There was one play I had to laugh at. Late in the game, Miller posted up Moochie. He scored on a jumper from about 8 to 10 feet out. Moochie slaps his hands together after the ball goes in as if to say "How could he hit that shot with my hand right in his chest!"

As has been mentioned, Cleveland announcers talked about how it is basically common knowledge that Houston's defense is terrible. Comments like "They (Cleveland) shouldn't settle for jumpers, because they can get anything they want against Houston's defense. Gee, why can't Eddie or Cato guard the whole team?

I didn't see the whole game, but I saw Langhi being active and winding up 3-6 shooting with 4 boards in 19 minutes. Hope he gets a chance.

 

Red, I don't think TMO at 6'9" and Langhi at 6'11" could be called guards in that lineup.

Moochie, Steve, Cat, Oscar and Tierre Brown. Thas what I'm talkin bout.

 

Yep, if we just had Mo "Tenascious D" Taylor shutting down the other team and getting his share of jumpers, we'd really be kicking arse.