The Rockets are dropping the fourth quarter because under pressure they choke. What's the symptom of that choking? They abandon the game plan. Playing the offense through three quarters got them the lead. When they panicked they went back to playing iso ball and that doomed them.
<br> So now, the denial sets in <br> The only rebuttal to Adelman's boneheaded coaching is assumptions and the usual blaming of Tracy McGrady, who btw had a great game...
We don't DRIVE in the 4th....team's tighten up and challenge jump shooters you have to go to the basket, and TAKE ON THE CONTACT. Our guys shy away from it like a little tap will kill them. DD
Tracy and Yao pick and roll is just stupid now. Tracy falls in love with his shot; Yao always look for the offensive rebound. I just don't get how Tracy do so well; 2 minutes left and we're down... he misses a layup and a mid-range shot.
It's easy to look at the numbers of everyone and come to the deduction that TMac had a "good" game. When TMac is healthy and active his teammates will take a hint and start playing better off of him. Although he was hot for a while, once again when the game was on the line and the defense got tight he didn't go hard to the basket, instead he went hard to open spots on the floor so he could pass out to the perimeter. His movements at this point in his career are becoming predictable, so he hasn't been able to produce down the stretch. At the moment I'll give his injury the benefit of the doubt, though. Most importantly he never displays a sense of urgency when things aren't going perfectly his way. I don't think we should trade him, just bench him until he returns to full health or plays with some inspiration. The Rockets can't play as a unit at the moment when TMac is on the floor.
Yao should never have gone out to set the pick. Wasn't anyone listening to Clyde? Get the ball to Yao as soon as possible, wait for the double team, shoot the open shot.
Whats the use of getting deke when hes just warming the seats? I don't get this. When Yao can't play, we got no one who can rebound and take his place. Our forwards are plain garbage, our D is horrible.. man i don't know where this team is going.
But yao made the clutch shot and strangely his +/- is highest among rockets while Tmac's +/- is the lowest among starter. There are staff other than score bring a win.
can someone please explain to me why brent barry didnt play in this game and why for gods sake why cant we hit a clutch shot ever?!
you failed to mention the 3 times he hustled back on D, challenged a sure fast break and caused the player to MISS a layup....
Trade Yao Ming, he is not clutch at all. He missed like last 4 or 5 shots. It is about the 4th and he didn't deliver. Trade his ass.
what else does von have to do to get more playing time? he should be our finisher during 4th quarters UGHH
Quoted for truth. I was pretty annoyed that Adelman ends up taking Scola out of the game basically because his often injured teammates wont pass him the ball or run the offense. Scola has been playing great. Why not look for him in the offense? I just dont get it. I believe in my heart that the Rockets have the talent to win it all. Just one problem... they play dumb.
