We have l5 closers - Yao, Wafer, Scola, Landry, even Battier is clutch. But Adelman is anti-clutch, going with Artest and Brooks, both with negative eighty-zillion basketball IQ. All passing dies. All movement dies. All hope dies. But my hope is that Adelman figures out that we need Yao, Scola, Battier, Wafer, and Lowry in to close out games, BEFORE we meet the Lakers. All these dudes are cold-blooded, Adelman, wise up man. Look at this sickening stuff: Landry Substitution replaced by Artest 08:35 08:25 [POR 66-68] Roy Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Oden (1 ST) 07:58 Battier Foul : Shooting (3 PF) 07:46 Hayes Substitution replaced by Ming 07:46 07:46 [POR 67-68] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS) 07:46 [POR 68-68] Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS) Artest 3pt Shot: Missed 07:27 07:25 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:3) Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF) 07:25 07:25 Blake Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed 07:25 Team Rebound 07:25 [POR 69-68] Blake Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS) Ming Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed 07:02 07:00 Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:5) Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF) 06:52 Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks 06:52 06:52 [POR 70-68] Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS) 06:52 [POR 71-68] Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS) Wafer Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (2 BLK) 06:33 06:32 Team Rebound Wafer Substitution replaced by Scola 06:32 Team Timeout : Regular 06:32 06:16 Outlaw Running Jump Shot: Missed 06:15 Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 06:10 [POR 74-68] Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST) Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed 05:45 Team Rebound 05:44 Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover 05:44 05:44 Outlaw Substitution replaced by Aldridge 05:21 [POR 77-68] Roy 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Ming Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed 05:02 05:01 Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 04:48 [POR 79-68] Roy Running Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Team Timeout : Regular 04:42 Artest 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST) 04:29 [HOU 71-79] 04:04 Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed 04:03 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:3) 03:43 Roy Jump Shot: Missed Ming Rebound (Off:0 Def:11) 03:42 Artest Jump Shot: Missed 03:28 03:27 Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 03:19 Team Timeout : Regular 03:19 Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla 03:08 Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 03:07 Scola Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) 02:46 [HOU 73-79] Battier Foul : Personal (4 PF) 02:24 02:24 [POR 80-73] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS) 02:24 Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:6) 02:23 Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) 02:14 [HOU 75-80] 01:51 [POR 82-75] Blake Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Artest 3pt Shot: Missed 01:35 01:34 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:4) 01:14 Roy 3pt Shot: Missed Ming Rebound (Off:0 Def:12) 01:13 Brooks Driving Hook Shot: Missed 01:07 01:05 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:4) Brooks Foul : Personal (3 PF) 01:05 01:05 [POR 83-75] Blake Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS) 01:05 [POR 84-75] Blake Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS) Team Timeout : Regular 01:05 Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (2 BLK) 01:01 00:59.9 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:5) Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF) 00:54.4 00:54.4 [POR 85-75] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS) Battier Substitution replaced by Wafer 00:54.4 Scola Substitution replaced by White 00:54.4 Ming Substitution replaced by Hayes 00:54.4 Artest Substitution replaced by Cook 00:54.4 00:54.4 [POR 86-75] Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS) Cook 3pt Shot: Missed 00:42.9 00:41.9 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:5) 00:18.4 [POR 88-75] Roy Step Back Jump shot: Made (25 PTS) Wafer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fernandez (2 BLK) 00:11.8 Cook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0) 00:10.3 Cook Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) 00:07.8 [HOU 77-88]
(Corrected)- We have 5 closers - Yao, Wafer, Scola, Landry, even Battier is clutch. But Adelman is anti-clutch, going with Artest and Brooks, both with negative eighty-zillion basketball IQ. All passing dies. All movement dies. All hope dies. But my hope is that Adelman figures out that we need Yao, Scola, Battier, Wafer, and Lowry in to close out games, BEFORE we meet the Lakers. All these dudes are cold-blooded, Adelman, wise up man. Look at this sickening stuff: Landry Substitution replaced by Artest 08:35 08:25 [POR 66-68] Roy Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Oden (1 ST) 07:58 Battier Foul : Shooting (3 PF) 07:46 Hayes Substitution replaced by Ming 07:46 07:46 [POR 67-68] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS) 07:46 [POR 68-68] Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS) Artest 3pt Shot: Missed 07:27 07:25 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:3) Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF) 07:25 07:25 Blake Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed 07:25 Team Rebound 07:25 [POR 69-68] Blake Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS) Ming Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed 07:02 07:00 Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:5) Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF) 06:52 Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks 06:52 06:52 [POR 70-68] Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS) 06:52 [POR 71-68] Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS) Wafer Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (2 BLK) 06:33 06:32 Team Rebound Wafer Substitution replaced by Scola 06:32 Team Timeout : Regular 06:32 06:16 Outlaw Running Jump Shot: Missed 06:15 Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 06:10 [POR 74-68] Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST) Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed 05:45 Team Rebound 05:44 Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover 05:44 05:44 Outlaw Substitution replaced by Aldridge 05:21 [POR 77-68] Roy 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Ming Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed 05:02 05:01 Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 04:48 [POR 79-68] Roy Running Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Team Timeout : Regular 04:42 Artest 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST) 04:29 [HOU 71-79] 04:04 Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed 04:03 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:3) 03:43 Roy Jump Shot: Missed Ming Rebound (Off:0 Def:11) 03:42 Artest Jump Shot: Missed 03:28 03:27 Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 03:19 Team Timeout : Regular 03:19 Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla 03:08 Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3) 03:07 Scola Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) 02:46 [HOU 73-79] Battier Foul : Personal (4 PF) 02:24 02:24 [POR 80-73] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS) 02:24 Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:6) 02:23 Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) 02:14 [HOU 75-80] 01:51 [POR 82-75] Blake Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Artest 3pt Shot: Missed 01:35 01:34 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:4) 01:14 Roy 3pt Shot: Missed Ming Rebound (Off:0 Def:12) 01:13 Brooks Driving Hook Shot: Missed 01:07 01:05 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:4) Brooks Foul : Personal (3 PF) 01:05 01:05 [POR 83-75] Blake Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS) 01:05 [POR 84-75] Blake Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS) Team Timeout : Regular 01:05 Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (2 BLK) 01:01 00:59.9 Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:5) Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF) 00:54.4 00:54.4 [POR 85-75] Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS) Battier Substitution replaced by Wafer 00:54.4 Scola Substitution replaced by White 00:54.4 Ming Substitution replaced by Hayes 00:54.4 Artest Substitution replaced by Cook 00:54.4 00:54.4 [POR 86-75] Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS) Cook 3pt Shot: Missed 00:42.9 00:41.9 Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:5) 00:18.4 [POR 88-75] Roy Step Back Jump shot: Made (25 PTS) Wafer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fernandez (2 BLK) 00:11.8 Cook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0) 00:10.3 Cook Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) 00:07.8 [HOU 77-88]
And when you run stupid "offense" with everyone standing around, no one is ready to get back on defense when the dumb shot is finally taken. Aggressiveness breeds aggressiveness. Laziness breeds laziness. Yao has to get the ball, and if he is being doubled, then someone else should be getting dunks, layups, or 4 foot gimmies. Look at how crappy our defense got - giving up 20 points in 8 minutes, while Yao didn't get a single shot. Great job, coach.
sorry, i specifically meant closing playoff series. like these guys. real NBA legends not over hyped scoring champs <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VTBibfxNntk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VTBibfxNntk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mCXDm3Bt21Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mCXDm3Bt21Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
sorry I actually watch the game, not like half the people here who pretend too. And when I watch the Rockets, I care about the game, not what some newbs who overreact on the game thread think.
Is this the same closer we had against the Mavericks in game 7 or the same closer as we had vs Utah in game 7? Wake up Tmac fans. your hero is not a closer. When any nba fan including real Rocket fans talk about closers, Tmac is not even on that list. I'd put Mario Elie on that list before Tmac.
Well they did pick and roll with Yao using Artest. But that does nothing than just allow Artest go one on one which what i hate to see because he sucks at it. He should post up on one side and bulldozer his way inside.
you think they'll take a playoff loser for a multiple nba champion? people in san antonio aren't that dumb.
It's so weird to me how people can still call McGrady a closer with a straight face. We have had him for two game 7s and lost both, not to mention his playoff history in Orlando. If McGrady was a closer, we woulda gotten out of the first round a long time ago.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you haven't seen many spurs' games. If Parker was a good closer, they wouldn't be out tonight! The spurs' closer is ALWAYS Manu!!!
you could make the argument that you would take Dwight over Yao. Dwight has his problems but he can make himself effective in other ways and at his age his performance has been amazing. Honestly you could make an argument over anyone but I have no doubt if T-mac was playing tonight we would have not lost that game and Yao would have gotton the ball
