Couldn't have said it better. They also think Yao will save the day in 2 weeks, so they can fall asleep for the next 2 weeks like Carl Herrera said.
wait, so you contradicted yourself here..... at first you say put in a bench player....then you say stick with what got you here? we need to go to our bench players for two reasons: 1. to not overwork our starters so much to where they wear out by the playoffs. 2. to bring some energy to a game when the starters don't have it.
Sorry, something else contradictory that was noticed...lol You were definitely kidding about bringing in Jake....The philosophy of win with who got you there holds true in many ways. But when it gets mentioned age catching up and not being able to bust butt the whole 48 minutes, that leads right into needing an extra bench guy or 2 to sub in every once in a while To keep the veteran legs preserved for the playoff push. I thought that about Yao's imminent return but they just beat the Heat the other night. And Yao's still 2-3 weeks away, close enough to think about but too far off in returning to get THAT complacent.
What if the players in the rotation are having an off-night? the most logical thing to do would be to bring some new players to provide some spark off the bench. Basketball is a game of momentum, adding a new stimulus or variable into the game can possibly alter the outcome. A kirk snyder dunk or some hustle play by JL III might have provided a spark that rejuvinates the team. Basically, if the thing ain't broke you don't fix it, but if there is apparently something wrong on the floor ( an off-night is a reality and applies to every player) you might wanna try fixing it.
Yeah and you would think jvg had enough brains to figure this out.He is great at calling time outs, but he sucks at giving people minutes to play.
actually we have been getting a lot of respect from everyone lately...Tim Legler picked us to be the dark horse for the second half and all of ESPN has been loving us..have u seen the recent hollinger/stein rankings?! second, its just ONE game...every team slips a bit every now and then ( with the exception of mavs and the suns w/ Nash so cheer up this season the Rox have made us all happy and went beyond our expectations so lets give them some credit
Does our style of D rely too much on the whims of the refs? It seems like some nights, the refs are on 'our side', and charges are called, contact whilst under the rim or going for a steal or whatever are allowed to pass by, and in the end it turns out to be a great defensive game... I think there are passages during the game when we are 'on fire' defensively, and when the team and the crowd are pumped, refs would likely give us the benefit of any doubt on a call... Other nights, although I didn't see the Atlanta game, the refs are 'against' us and call touch fouls early in the game, as if letting us know they're onto us, and any little contact will be blown. I mean, the foul count was 27-17, and alot of the guys got into foul trouble early, and that just takes us out of the game...
You are completely correct.That is why our home record is so good because the refs dont call as many fouls against us at home whereas on the road they do. But this isnt anything new they do this for all the teams in the NBA. I only watched the 2nd half of the Atlanta game so I dont know about the early foul trouble in the first half. But Atlanta was clearly the aggresor in the 2nd half and they earned their fouls except for 1 or 2. This is probably also due to the fact that we were playing less aggresively on defense because Mutumbo, Battier, Juwon(did i miss anyone) were all in foul trouble.
It's nothing really contradictory... the regulars have their flaws-- they are old, not very atheletic, and mentally tend to let up once a while-- but ONLY once a while rather than all the time like many other teams. It's enough for 34-20 so far, a good, but not league-leading pace... the real issues is whether the other players on the roster could have done better. There have been other games, when the Rockets have similarly lacked defensive intensity (for example, the Sacramento game), but still managed to survive by making a few key plays and getting some and good luck at the end. This game could have easily gone the way of the SAC game had there been one or two more lucky play down the stretch. The SAC game also could have easily have gone wrong had the Rockets just missed one more shot. Anyhow... if the Rockets should have pulled their regulars in this game, they should have done it vs. SAC, too-- and vice versa. JVG, however, decides to leave his regulars in there both times to see if they can get a win despite earlier mistakes. It worked once, not the other time. Overall, it's worked more often than not, though not every time, so I'm fine taking my chances with this strategy as oppose to throwing the gameplan out of the window.
