Overall, Scola or Yao ... I'd give the nod to Yao just because he doesn't get credit (stats) for many of the things that he does do (passing out of the double, altering shots, forcing a double team).
As others have said, where in the world was our shooting in the 4th quarter? For that matter where in the world was the shooting of Alston, Brooks, and Artest? It's disappointing to see Brooks in such a slump because he was our igniter off the bench and now that's missing obviously and it hurts some. Alston I know has never shot very well, but it still paints me to see him shooting <30% even though he did keep his shots down for once at 11. Artest shot up less 3's than he did in the knicks game (Thank Christ), but was still woefully ineffective. T-mac is tmac. He's always injured so I give him a get out of jail free card for the blame, but revoke this card if he doesn't turn it up in the playoffs. Yao was essentially taken out of the game by some questionable no-calls and a few turnovers. We've gotta figure out how to hit shots, I don't know how much easier it can worded.
this rockets team just needs more time to practice. this was the only third time that all key players were healthy. with these next series of home games, i expect this rockets to get better and more balanced. btw, i think ron is not fully healthy. i don't get it, he already got like 2 weeks off and his ankle still seems to bother him. battier too.
Do you know what is funny? A month ago the talk was trading Landry for Charlie V. Since then, Landry's numbers have stayed the same, but Charlie has become a starter scoring 15+ a game since he became a starter.
What about the crazy line up of Yao Scola Landry Wafer Brooks Low cost (except for Yao) ... has weaknesses (short at PG, not great defensively), but also has plusses (explosiveness and can play half court or run the break).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFFYnAh835o my bad, if ron can play like this though we wont have any issue
