this team has heart, but no nerves. we've got a roster full of chokers and that is not going to go well come playoff time (if we even qualify for the playoffs).
Hey Adelman, how about putting in Martin for freethrows? Under 1 minute to play and all we needed to do was hit our freethrows to seal the deal. I know that Martin had the virus and courtney lee was playing great but still, when you have an excellent freethrow shooter, you have to put him in. Terrible decision by Adelman imo.
It was Adelman's offense that kept us in the game. That said this was a clear example of one team properly defending the 3 and another improperly defending it. You could use this as a film for all teams. This what you don't do and this is what you do. So Adelman deserves some criticism for this and it's not the first time.
No, the score of this game showed why. Can the Rockets ever hold an opponent to under a hundred points anymore? People can babble about Brad Miller's great three-point shooting and passing all they want, but this team won't go anywhere without better defense.
Gotta be proud of our guys, despite the mental errors. They showed heart and execution for most of the game--the rockets are just perennially unlucky is all.
Exactly. Miller should have switched and got a hand up. No way he gets that shot up with a 7 footer in his face.
the entire time at the end of regulation, up by 3, i was thinking to myself the rockets have to foul. we would have had the W for sure. why is it so hard to use common sense?
I wish I could stab Scola for his awful defense all game long.. idiot.. Yeah and I didnt even realize we could have fouled Rose at the end of the game..... but Adelman should have... awful... I'm thinking about not watching anymore
if only we had a coach who would insert our best ft shooting player into the game you know the guys thats third in the league and has made like 30 free throws in a row.. dont give me the sick excuse. he balled it up in the third quarter
I literally threw up right after the game, good thing I haven't ate anything for awhile, just threw up bile and a little blood....
Should have fouled as soon as the bulls got the ball across half court. Oh well on the the next game. This would have been a great win still need to work on finishing games. Did the Rockets have any time outs left before the bulls inbounded the ball?
Well, our best three point shooter (and prob. only player on the team capable of creating a three for himself) is injured and we did just beat OKC and Lakers in close games. Relax, kid.
They did not choke tonight, Coach choked. You never want to go into OT on the road. 1.) Put in Martin to take the Fouls, he's a 90% FT shooter! 2.) Foul before Rose takes that 3.
I guarantee that wasn't the play. Brad was most likely a 2nd or 3rd option on the inbound, and once he had the ball he was obviously looking to hand it off or hit someone coming off a pick before he was forced to chuck it.
Calm down! Calm down!! Maybe this game could win, but this loss is not bad. I think Morey should review Martin's role in the Houston, C.Lee is better fit than Martin; Trade Martin+Budinger for one sf/sg
