Shots weren't falling in the second half that were in the first. I don't think you can chalk it up to him being less aggressive. Bottom line is that NOBODY could hit a shot late in the 3rd quarter and the 4th. Also, there were 3 floppy calls in the 4th that really screwed us, most important of which was when Kenny "pulled" Malone down with him on that rebound. As I am typing this Cat just gets fouled from 3 and hits all ft.
He's a team player, he got the tank memo and probably a lecture at halftime, and knew he'd have to step down his play in the 2nd half, and he came through. Besides, we played Jason Collier and Dan Langhi serious minutes in the 4th quarter. We couldn't have been more obvious if Rudy held a big sign that said "WE'RE TANKING".
It wasn't his fault that he only had 8 in the second half. Rudy started out the 3rd quarter running the offense around Kenny and Mobley, and in the fourth he ran it around Mooch. I hate Rudy's coaching, he is a horrible coach. GET FRANCIS THE BALL!
ZRB Why are you even still posting in this forum. Didn't you write that if the Rockets did not make the playoffs, you wouldn't post anymore? The Rockets are out of the playoffs.
Heh. I'm glad they called that foul on Russell. I'm not really sure if he even touched Cuttino, but he deserved the foul after the way he flailed his arms like a little p***y after Kenny set a pretty light pick. This is yet another game the Rockets lost because of bad defense. On the offensive end they couldn't do much better. Cat had a good game. He even picked up five assists. Cato and Steve had good games. I think with the extra offense that Maurice Taylor brings, the Rockets win that game. Oh well, next year.
"There's no way I could remain a fan if the Rockets missed the playoffs again. They have too much talent to be a lottery team. You might as well root for the Rockets to miss the playoffs. You'll be rid of me if they do." - ZRB on August 8th, 2001
They did give tbe ball late to steve and he went in for a lay up rather than the three. He missed but even if he had made the shot they still need threes. And by the way the threes were going at the end you could blame steve for some of the loss, but getting out played by a 40 year guy at the end was not too good. It is not steve's fault the rockets blew a 15 point third quarter lead, but steve should get some blame as does the rest of the team.
**** YOU, ZRB!! You are, without a doubt, the most whiney, pompous, idiotic piece of **** poster I have EVER seen on this board! You make me ****ing sick, you ****ing sweat off a baboon's ball sac!! ****, I am tired of you coming in here every single ****ing day polluting the board with your horse****! Steve played his ****ing heart out in this game! He LED the team in points...LED the team in assists, yet you and your three ****ing brain cells you have left, manage to blame this loss on him?!?! I bet you weren't calling him a magician when he was hitting jumpers in the first half, you ****ing r****d! You make me sick! You want to blame somebody? Blame our froncourt for giving up 25 ****ing offensive rebounds! Blame Moochie for dribbling the ball too much again! Hell, blame those ass munching refs for calling flops for Stockton and Malone! Weren't you supposed to become a Sonics fan after we lost to the Bulls in Chicago?!?! ****, I'm pretty sure the Sonics would LOVE to have a needle dicked whiney b**** of a fan for their team! Well, at least I went out with a bang....ZRB, **** you and the ****ing horse you rode in on!!
A-Train... You shouldn't have opened this thread. Surely, you knew that ZRB would have negative comments. I can understand that you don't like him (personally I like his posts), but I don't understand why you bothered to open this thread.
