Weird but I felt like the Rockets didn't think they could beat the Warriors, played like crap for long stretches but Golden State hit shots, got calls, good bench play, Dwight got hurt blah blah blah. We took some big punches from GS and kept hanging around. Alligator blood. I feel like the Rockets just got some reason to believe they can beat this team. Excited for Game 2.
I'm proud of the way the Rockets played today. They played well and took the fight to the Warriors, never backing down. The Rockets grew up in the series against the Clippers. They came out with energy and were focused against the Warriors. The refs gave a huge shift towards Golden State during the 2nd quarter with some soft calls while swallowing the whistle for us. Our comfortable lead dwindled and we didn't have the ability to retake it. If Dwight were healthy, he'd probably be more active in the pick and roll as well as defending, but his knee was clearly bothering him. I don't agree that the Warriors are better. We can play with the Warriors, and this game showed we could win on the road.
Golden State threw the kitchen sink at the Rockets to win game 1 including Shawn Livingston having a career night. As long as Howard comes back the Rockets got a heck of a chance to win game 2 and/or take this 7 games and then we'll see what happens
proud of this team as well...but I would just LOVE to beat the Warriors...even more than the Clippers I think. After watching ESPN's coverage of the game and the constant gushing over them and Steph Curry ...i would be so happy if we could best them--the faces on the smug ESPN announcers would be priceless
Was a good effort. Not good enough, quite, to overcome some bad plays and other.... obstacles.... but a really good effort. GS should be concerned, because if they were as good as they think they are, they should have won by 20+ and they didn't. They barely won at all. The good news is, if we had limited the mistakes just a bit better, we win this game with DH hurt. Let's hope DH is ok, and we can play with just a slight bit more precision. To be honest we could have shot better, too, and I'm not sure they could by much. We almost played well enough to overcome a great many adversities tonight. As it is, we should be proud we did as well as we did. Overall, really glad we came to play, and am very encouraged. GS should be concerned.
Just watched the replay on DVR, very proud of the effort. We won't win if these continue. 1. Warrios Illegal Screens. Almost all of them were illegal except for the fact they weren't called. Especially Bogut, he is always moving. Of course Green's cheap crap on Ariza too. NONE of them called. Someone smart than me can answer how they constantly get away with it. 2. Dwight is injured. TJones played very small today, only player I was disappointed in. It's a shame that Warrios get away with all of that and resort to that crap because they are a good team and don't need the help. A side note, we didn't hit Curry enough tonight. He's a great shooter, he's gonna get his. But he's so little that he should be hammered every time he goes into the lane. I don't care if he gets and1 or 2 FTs, it's the later possessions where the contact comes into play. We barely touched him tonight, that's gotta change.
I'm proud of our players, along with JB, Buck and Finch. But, I'm IRATE with Kevin. In each of these series, Kevin has allowed the other team to go on massive runs. Basketball is a game of runs, but real coaches call TIMEOUTS to regroup and adjust. It is unforgivable to let GS go on a 20-something to 5 run without attempting to fix it. Pop, Doc, Phil, Thibs, Carlisle, SVG etc would not let that happen. A 10-0 run is enough to stop the game to kill the other team's momentum. Kevin doesn't seem to think that is an important part of his damn job. It makes me sick. Our PLAYERS fought hard, despite Josh's turnover into the stands when it was tied, which IMO, was the end. We needed that possession to get momentum. He knew it, and you could see his anger when he covered his face. I'm INCREDIBLY proud of Trevor Ariza. What a player on both ends of the floor. James was the better player out of CUrry, too. No one seems to notice his near triple double, along with the steals. Capella disappoints me, but he is like the young guys I coach. Raw and untested. It's hard to watch in critical games though. I'm proud of Dwight for attempting to play, and I think he requested to play, but the staff wouldn't allow it. Good for Keith, but tough for us. I expect Jet to play better next game, and I do think more of our shots will fall. If Dwight is out, Josh needs to play harder in the post. If Dwight is out, Kevin needs to review everything in his approach to coaching. Everything. I love that we got to the second seed, to this point, but again, as fans, it's okay for us to want a coach who knows how to adjust in the game more often. One starting change in Josh over TJ is not enough. Period. I'm done for the night. I'll holla at Dan...he'll make me laugh it off and tell me stories about Alvin's ****ery on the bench. Love ya'll. Cod
I'm usually right there with you as far as McHale not calling timeouts, but when the Warriors were on their run, it looked like McHale was ready to call one. Josh Smith was inbounding the ball and I thought he gave McHale a signal to play on and that they were okay. Now, is it McHale giving too much leniency to the players and trusting them too much or him not being in control of his team? I think he had trust in them. He took a gamble by letting his players figure it out, and unfortunately, it didn't work out and we couldn't stop their momentum. I don't blame him for it, though.
How you can find a way to complain about the coaching in a game everyone in the nation except us thought we would lose, that if you watched, you could say we outplayed them on their own court considering many factors... I don't understand. I really thought this would die out after the way we finished against the Clips... at least a bit... and it's not like we didn't play a good game tonight. Give the dude SOME credit once in a while... perhaps his style is what GAVE them the confidence to beat the clips shorthanded? Maybe not, but you don't have to always agree, or know better just because you don't like the outcome (or the coach). Did you see that clip with Kerr where he was stuttering? They were nervous... and they should be. Let it go man, be proud of the team.... that includes the coach whether you agree with all his moves or not. I promise, you'll feel better.
Agree. This squad has really shown me something, and I would NEVER have anticipated being here back when I was sitting on the couch clinging to Jeff Adrien as a source of hope in the preseason. As long as they keep fighting, I will consider this season more than successful.
The THING here is this....now that the Rockets "withstood" that run in the 2nd period it will be HARDER for the Warriors to replicate that run again now that the Rockets have seen it in Game 1. Again, how much better can the Warriors play? Not much and I don't mean to beat a dead horse here but Shawn Livingston isn't having another career night again for the warriors and that's what it took along with Howard leaving the game. If Howard doesn't get injured he's grabbing rebounds like he did prior to getting hurt in the game
I'm completely proud of the team and the resiliency. The coaching is a completely different issue. When you watch coaches at all levels, from hs to college and the NBA, you see the tiers of talent. Kevin is learning as he goes, and that's frustrating when you have the talent of Dwight and James, along with a supporting cast of Trev/Josh/CB/Jet/etc. We'd be in better shape with stronger leadership. I will give credit to JB. I LOVED how he kept yelling for our guys to get back after buckets. He knew that GS was going to play with speed and he knew we had to ADJUST to the new style. The Clippers didn't play this fast. JB was well aware. Look, I love my Rockets to the bitter end, just like I love my own current and former players. But, coaching is a HUGE part of the game and when you make crucial errors, or cannot find any sort of way to simply slow a team down BECAUSE you didn't regroup in a timeout, I have no sympathy. I like Kevin as a person, I respect him as a top 50 player of all time, but his coaching is average at best. He has been learning on the fly since day one, and his record in Minnesota shows it, too. I wish him the best personally and I don't hate him, but I will never be able to have a great deal of respect for him as a coach. I know that *some^ past and current players like him because he is loose, but there are many players that know that the players run the show. In comparison, in LAC, Doc runs the show, just like Pops in SA. Their words are listened to like the gospel. McHale doesn't have that NBA Gospel just yet, but for our sake, I hope this experience allows him to learn more as a coach.Our players and fans would be better off with more knowledge in his coaching toolbox. All I am praying for is Dwight and I already sent a few texts out of fan anxiety!!! Love Ya'll, my Rockets fans. Goodnight. PS...Draymond Green got away with a flagrant 1, and he is going to be a personal target in this series. Love, Cod
Kevin McHale didn't suit up in a Warriors uniform and score 20 points on us. He called timeouts, its up to the players to focus and execute. Either way, its insanely difficult to win in Oracle Arena. We almost did it. This team, since Game 5 of last series is overperforming and I'm proud of them. Even if we get swept, at least I know we went down fighting and executing one of the greatest comebacks in Rockets history. This Warriors team is tough. Not sure if anyone can beat them. If the climate was anything else. If the Warriors didn't have the season they were having I'd say championship or failure. But this Warriors team is a historic team. You just have to tip your hat and commend their play. ESPN doesn't stroke themselves off discussing the Warriors because they are mediocre; they do it because they are truly great.
fixed all that for ya. I don't hate what you said otherwise, it's just pretty tired (we see your signature, that's enough probably), I disagree, and mainly like QT said, this ain't the place for it. When we win game two I wonder if you'll give him any credit for it.
Ive been an anti-Mchale guy all year but Mchale isn't to blame tonight, i thought he coached a really good game except for keeping jones in there longer then he should have...he did call time out when it went from 16 to 10 His TO timing has been better as we go on and i think he's improved drastically regarding that He just need to get a better feel of who's on their game and who isn't and that'll come...Jones and terry tonight were just a little off and he stuck with them too long and played them way too many minutes for the kind of display they put A clear example of that was kerr and what he did with david lee, he played 4 minutes and that was enough for kerr to realize he was ****, thats what mchale needs to start doing more of...IMO Mchale got a B+ players were ready, strategy was good, TOs were ok , Subs were ok, This game falls on Tjones for me I do believe our confidence grew after tonight, even though we lost a 16pt lead we now know we can beat them,even on the road and i hope it carries over
