Post-Game Analysis -- Jazz 86, Rockets 82

That statement has Irony written all over it. I would say some of his supporting cast is causing him to suffer more then he is causing them to suffer.

 

I would love to never see TMAC pick and roll with Chuck Hayes, Dekembe, Landry, and Scola ever again. Why they went away from the catch and shoot TMAC at the elbow is beyond me. That should be their bread and butter play, TMAC is $ from 15 and in.

 

I just heard part of the post-game interview with T-Mac.

He talked about Carl Landry "mistiming" his jump to get that critical rebound after he came from the weak side to tip it.

I know T-Mac was just trying to win the ball but it looked a lot more like T-Mac tipped the ball out of Carl's reach. If T-Mac doesn't touch the ball, it looked like Landry had it.

 

I thought Carl had it and saw what you did. Oh well. Life goes on.

 

I would have agreed with you before the playoffs started but I don't know how much good that would do. Tmac has been playing poorly and worse than he usually does but he has been playing fo much better than everyone else.

Am i the only one that thinks that sucks. Everyone says he's not a star and has no heart but i don't know if this team would make it to the playoffs if we traded him. Heck, give me some more of these heartless TALENTED players over all these scrappy crappy hustle players. Maybe we could win a freakin round if we had a talented/low bball IQ guy like JR Smith on the bench instead of bobby jackerson.

 

Got a link to the press conference?

 

heartbreaker

but our guys showed and played with alot of heart

I STILL BELIEVE!!!

 

Refs won game 2, nearly game 3, and game 4. That is all.

Game 2, obvious flop but ref don't see it. I blame it all on floppy kirlenko. Game 3, another obvious flop, ref doesn't see it. I blame it on kirlenko and ref (although the rockets still won).

GAME 4. TONS of horrible calls. Absolutely atrocious calls were made. T-mac was hacked like crazy. KORVER stepped out of bounds, but ref called foul on battier. WORSE OF ALL, battier tied up with korver. So the least the ref could give us is a jump ball, but NO. Scola grabbed an offensive rebound, but the ref called a foul for some EFFING reason.

Obviously t-mac is frustrated. But looking at the series. Since the return of alston. The jazz lost to us and barely beat us, by only four points. We barely beat jazz in game 5 last year, by only four points. Reverse Dejavu? Cause so far, it has been the refs that gave away a few points to jazz.

I don't think t-mac gave up yet, nor has the rockets. I don't care what people say, but t-mac has always had heart, but he doesn't show it. Sleepy eyes, its his attitude. I'm sure he is fine, all he need is fan support, something the rockets need but the fans are not giving enough.

 

i rather we trade the other players in the squad and improve, than trading Tmac away. Trading your best players for squad players is not going to improve anything.

This is one game where i hope we can get 1 hard foul at Dwill. everytime he cut in, there is no contact on him whatsoever. This is the playoffs, have him earn his points.

And why the heck are rafer alston shooting all those 3p when there is no one under the rim to contest the rebounds. Especially at the 3rd quarter.

Why did they not try to post scola up? Mix it up, scola is empty near the rim for a few possession.

oh well, back to houston to settle the score.

 

i don't want to comment on #1 too much at this moment. but your last one is contradictory. give up = no heart.

 

I believe that a player can have heart and give up at times.

 

Usually they show it on ESPN or NBA TV. I was too bummed out to watch it tonight. I got part of the replay on NBA TV.

 

3 straight.....2 of the next 3 in our house.....lets go ROCKETS!

 

That would be a lot more enticing if we didn't lose both of our home games so far.

 

Bobby Jackson shoots 1 of 10? Scola only has 4 attempts? WTF?

 

we are so close in each game....even with a injured rafer, tmac, battier, landry...im proud of these guys.

 

Scola was in foul trouble.

Plus, he may get some better looks if he stops dribbling the ball as if he's Chris Paul and cuts down on all the spinning and twisting.

 

Scola just needs to settle down and not make things so hard on himself.

 

that's the definition of no heart.

have you seen this guy give up? down 0-2, down 3-1, facing elimination in the nba finals?



if you give up, they'll never build a statue in front of the stadium of you.

 

Putting my frustrations aside, I am proud of these guys, too.

Win or lose, I'll still be supporting this team. I just hope they can add the right pieces for next season. We are still a player or two away from where we need to be, even with Yao.