I hate mornings like that, you play well through 3 quaters and than you just give up for some reason... TRacy looked GREAT in those 4th quater but failed when we needed him, but it is good to see he is making progress and he is playing better in each game. We 'have' easy schedule ahead of us. T-Mac is back and as I said he is finding his rythm. Yao is playing and just didn't have his timing yesterday. Ron is back on the bench which is better for the team. The question is, can we take adventage of that? Can we start winning some games against really bad teams? Can we build a lead and just keep it through 4 quaters? I don't know. I really hope so, because now we are healthly and finding our rythm, if we don't start winning now we won't do much in the playoffs...
I don't know what is going on about Rocket!We are all pleased to see Tracy and Ron is coming back but I don't know why our strategy can't help us get a win?I want to see there are something changes in the team chemistry in the next game.God bless Rockets.
I am not pleased to see TSlack back in the lineup. His DEFENSE was terrible again and we lost again. Playing 5 on 4 on the defensive end is a recipe for disaster.
Let's stop sugar coating things. Tracy looked great ...on OFFENSE, he was playing within the system and playing well, taking advantage of the wide open looks and getting to the rim. On DEFENSE he stunk, his man was lighthing him up and he was nowhere near the guy many of those times. And transition D, running back...uh...no...but he was not the only one in that regard. So, Tmac was good on O, putrid on D. The team lost..... DD
I only wish people would start watching him on D. He's horrible. He was responsible for 10-12 76ers points in the first quarter alone.
When the 4th quarter started, Tmac was already in the locker room mentally. He is playing well enough where we might get more for him in trade than...well, nothing. S.S.D.D. He gets great numbers through three quarters, then coasts. Then gets blocked on a hero-saver three pointer that probably had about 8% chance going in (he's either on fire with that shot or ice cold, more so the latter). Yao does look lost with Tmac out there now. Trying to get these guys to coexist is pure hell. The team is like a former all star salesman who completely lost his confidence to close.
He always sucks on defense, doesn't he. I just don't know, maybe he doesn't play D because he thinks Shane can do it all... But you are right, he has to move his ass on defense, you can't be lazy on one side of the floor and be agressive on the other one. Defense wins. We make every player look clutch...
Why are you calling Yao tofu? Is it okay to call all african american players KFC or fried chicken? That label is jus too ignorant and offensive. Grow up a bit if u want to be taken seriously. Igo just hung on the rim to show off his SUPER SKILLS by going in on an unsuspecting slow moving centre from the weak side. he was acting as if he'd jus climbed up the Everest. I would pick that punk off the rim n throw him to the exit if I was Yao. They might be getting paid millions but these guys never get rid of their childish acts. To make it worse majority of people actually commend it.
I don't think he is using that term in a racial connotation. I think he is claling Yao 'soft'. (you know tofu is soft and mushy when prepared) I keep reading all these posts about T-Mac taking and missing the last shot and RA not calling a good play at the end... but we lost the game well before that. Where was Yao? Where was he when we are coming down the stretch and the lead is slipping? When we need a basket or FT to get us back on track? I'm not blaming it ALL on him but come on, spread it around. We all keep wishing he will one day turn into that dominant paint presence. Not happening people. He can't even dominate the boards for stretches of games. That is why RA pulled him for a couple minutes in the 4th. He wasn't giving the team anything. He had brand on him one-on-one in the paint and he is passing it out... I think we go away from Scola waaaay too much late in the game. The last couple of games the guy comes out in the first half shooting 60%. Then he either picks up 3 stupid touch fouls (I know he hustles but sometimes just let them have the defensive board) or we just stop going to thim. That needs to change. He is akward but he gets it down in various ways (mid range, post moves, and stick backs). Where was Barry last night? Could have used his leadership for a stretch in the 4th. I think these are just growing pains of trying to figure things out with Yao, T-Mac, Ron, and everybody else. We have played so long without them playing together it will just take a lil time to work through it. It is a good thing we have these home games so they can practice together and work it out. Winning streak coming up!!!!
Classic Rockets... Why am I surprised? Play well enough to get your hopes up, then implode late in the game. We have no poise, no finishers, and most of the time; no heart. Yao had an off night, Dalembert's length was giving him problems, plus the sixers were playing decent help defense on him. Artest dissapeared in the second half. TMac choked down the stretch once again. The sixers athleticism and ability to run the fast break killed us. When we play really athletic teams, it only amplifies our own athethic deficiencies. sux.
u do know his first 2 shots in the 4th were penetrations where he tried to take it to the basket right? he just missed a lot of layups overall last night and got to do a better job at taking it to shot blockers. just b/c he didn't make a shot didn't mean he "mailed" it in.
tracy was terrible. rafer was terrible. brooks was terrible. a lot of our guys are terrible on defense right now. gotta go back to watching JVG's tapes and hthey played D then.
It was obvious that he "wanted" to penetrate many times, but just didnt seem to have the athleticism back yet to get by his man, or elevate and finish at the rim. After the first couple misses in the 4th, it was like he knew he couldnt do it, and instead settled for jumpers the rest of the way out. He definitely didnt look comfortable. And why the hell cant Ron Artest jump any more??! Is it the ankle still? B/c if it is, he should have kept sitting until he was healed. Its only been a few games, but im sick of seeing him waddle around the court and then throw up weak layups when going towards the basket. I've seen him finish strong earlier in the season, so it must be the ankle still.
