Post-Game Analysis: Blazers 90, Rockets 89

You're absolutely right, they don't set up as many plays as Ariza takes shots.

 

This is interesting. The Blazers are a jumpshooting team.. Except maybe Roy and Miller and those 2 shoot their share of J's. But for the most part the Blazers just shoot jumpers all game. Yes, they are good at them, but the Rockets were dominating points in the paint and not getting any calls.


Its getting very frustrating to see this Rockets team without Yao continue to dominate points in the paint yet get very few free throws.

 

he's smirking cause it wasn't on him this year.

 

He just finds himself with open shots more than players like say Brooks or Landry.

 

probably cause he did a good job on him the last game.

 

3-1 on the road trip was a great job by the team. At least the team is competing in every game. Plus this schedule sucks one game at home coming up and then back on the road for two.

 

Great game by the Rox, my only rant is that Lowry missed those two consecutive free throws.

 

not a bad loss, but i think calling it a perfect loss is a stretch. Regardless of how not wide open roy was in those last shots, we still let him play his game. A perfect loss is when the other team just outplays you even when you bring your best D, i dont think that was the case tonight

 

thanks for making a good point. this forum acts like there was 10 seconds on the clock, there was only 3 seconds guys.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oleKfixy-7A

Did a google and found this. I'm sure people must have seen this already

 

So did Rafer. There is a reason this happens.

 

thanks for making a great point. ariza purposely forced him right knowing the help was gonna be there from chuck, people who dont know basketball wouldn't pick that up. probabl 9 out of 10 guys in the league would have picked up an offensive foul, but roy's body control was able to avoid that in the air and make a circus shot.

 

^^still a double would be better imo.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61dRAp0voaM

i'm sure ya'll remember this effort.

 

Rafer never sees a shot he doesn't like.

Ariza takes open shots.

 

No love from the referees? Just don't get it.

Officiating a Rockets game won't cost them any of their salary, we fought, we hustled, we kept playing at the very high level to compete through the night, still no love? Who's officiating the game? Didn't catch up their names on TV.

Well, I didn't attribute this loss to the refs, but horrifically reff'ed. Damn that's bitter.

 

I'm sure Tracy would agree that this loss is, in fact, his fault... and I ordered a heineken damnit!

 

We lost because we couldn't stop Roy from scoring and the Blazer could stop Brooks.

Brooks last shot wasn't even close.

All in all, I thought our guys played really well.

 

I couldnt disagree more on that front. We played perfect one-on-one defense down the stretch. Whether they should have doubled/trapped is debatable, but our defense left them to take some very difficult shots down in the last 2 mins specifically. Roy isn't getting max money for nothing, He can make those shots. The fact remains, those are much lower percentage shots that if you backed off a bit and REALLY allowed him to "play his game", in other words, a 20 foot rise up jumper that he has perfected.

I personally preferred this strategy to the double/trap strategy, as we lost the ATL game doing exactly that. It creates much easier opportunities for their offense, or at the very least, gives up great offensive rebounding position and leverage.

Moe

 

full and complete no defense by T-Slac thinking in other people defense

have news for you T-Slac

you forgot your playerrrrr A$ hole game winning shot that all he do nothing more