Would Kobe have allowed the Mavs to bullied his team mates? No matter how many hate Kobe, he still has the drive and desire to kick a$$. Heck, even T-Mac agrees that Kobe is a mad man when it comes to playing ball.
I don't think Yao would be the vagina he is today if we would have never brought McGrady to the team. I think big bad Stevie would have had more of an effect on Yao's aggresion and heart. But we got T-Mac instead, who was probably more interested in going to diddy's party tonight.
I understand the frustration you all feel. But, we all knew we would have a transition period and we are 5 games into it. Good times will come soon.
On top of everything else, I'd like to add that Yao still doesn't understand that dominating isn't just an act, it's a persona. He had a wide open dunk where he could have absolutely crushed the goal and taken Brandon Bass inside the rim with him for an "and 1", but instead he floated up some girly finger roll that almost rimmed out. Some might say I should get over it because he scored anyway, but those are the same people that don't understand the mental part of the game. If Yao dunks that for an "and 1", the crowd goes nuts, and the team gets fired up, maybe we win that game. Instead, Brandon Bass probably thought to himself "Oh he's gonna put that up there? Next time I'm sending it to his parents in the crowd". And that is just another example of how this team doesn't currently have "it".
That pissed me off, too. I just don't think Yao will ever understand that he can (and SHOULD) play like a monster. People should literally be afraid to play him. Instead, he and the team play the game like they're slowly solving a rubix cube.
Are the ones who bashes Yao's performance in the 4th quarter also the same people who said before that Tmac is the leader of the team, Tmac is the go-to guy, Tmac is the number 1 scorer, Tmac should be our primary option....etc? Now they are b****ing that Yao didn't win the game for us in the 4th quarter tonight. How funny.
Very nice way of putting it. But anyone else remember sometimes Otis Thorpe would be sailing in for a dunk and then he'd just turn his wrist and finger roll it? That bothered me back then too... then later he was like the 3rd or 4th highest number of dunks in a season. So maybe Yao will come around... some day... he needs more time... oh wait.
Bad loss, and hardly any emotion from the players. They ALWAYS let up after getting a lead, which is pathetic. What troubled me most was the way the Rockets fell apart whenever T-Mac went out of the game. Where is this offense RA was supposed to bring in? We still struggle when our perimeter superstar is out of the game, what about all that creativity? It looks like everyone's going through the motions. No hard cuts, no finishing with authority (except that Yao dunk, but that was off a PnR with T-Mac...we would have gotten that even with JVG), no intensity! What the hell is wrong with this team? I am absolutely livid that that punk Devin Harris kept getting lay-ups in transition. STOP THE ****ING BALL! It's textbook basketball! And foul that little b**** when he comes rolling down the lane, foul him hard! It sucks to say this, but even he had more balls than the Rockets, giving hard fouls to BOTH our superstars on separate plays. Any Rocket could have sent that p***y Harris into the stands and they should have. Stop that ****ing lay-up in transition! Man, this can't continue this way, the Rockets had the win, they let the Mavs take it from them. Pathetic!
I've been sick so I missed the game catching some sleep. I read somewhere that after Harris fouled Yao, then Yao returned the favor a few minutes later. I woke up a while ago and watched the repeat of the game and Yao pussied out completely on that Harris drive, let him score and get the and1. He should done a Robert Horry on him and sent him about five rows into the crowd. Remember when Stevie went after Amare some years ago to protect I think it was Yao!!! Where have Mutombo's elbows gone? I would nominate Hayes to start knocking people out of bounds. It will give Scola more playing time. And who is on the Mavs' bench - Mario Elie!!!! Who are these players, the Houston Rockettes? Do we get them sequined unis with pantyhose and skirts? Very very dissapointed.
在领先17分的情况下被翻盘。小牛从火箭在第三节挖的大坑中不但爬了出来，还在原地给火箭堆了个坟头。威尔斯抱头掩面，姚明面无表情，五连败的苦涩可想而知。 但火箭和球迷们不必着急。对于换帅换人的磨合期球队，输球不但是正常的事，而且在开赛期提前输球，未必是件坏事。火箭的实力在与马刺小牛的比赛中，都已经证实：对马刺一胜一负（负的时候麦迪不在），对小牛都是领先后惜败，其中表现出的闪光之处可圈可点，但其不足之处也一样显而易见。 火箭表现出的斗志，和姚明麦迪在新体系下良好的状态，都是值得肯定的，而且在这样的状况下，依然给诸强造成巨大威胁，可以说，火箭还有很大的上升空间。但这几场输球，带来的不应该仅仅是懊恼和求胜欲，其中的问题更值得思考。 问题一：进攻节奏的选择问题。 今天的比赛中，在领先10分左右的情况下，麦迪刚过半场就原地拔起投篮，不进；阿尔斯通也突发炮制，又不进，仅仅这两个球，就让对手扳回了5分，而且更糟糕的是，比赛原有的节奏掌控权也旁落到了小牛的手中。在失去了手感，战术无法执行的时候，防守面对小牛这样的球队，比赛往往像一场赌博，——这实在没有必要，麦迪和斯通本来可以稳当处理的球，偏偏因为进攻选择不当而将主动权拱手让人，这实在不像两个老兵的表现。 前三节的领先既然是靠良好的防守和合理而富有节奏的进攻，那为什么最后还要破坏这样既得的好处，把稳收的利益变成冒险的赌博呢？原地干拔起来的3分，不是一支强队应该出现的画面。 另外，所有队员必须明白，你们有NBA最好的，但也是最慢的姚明，拥有这样一名球员，队友需要更多的思考，当你觉定1打2，1打3，或者4打5时，你要确定有十足的把握，不然你就需要对自己说：理性！冷静！ 问题二：火箭还是没有轻骑兵 哈里斯表现成这样大家不必奇怪，因为哈里斯已经成了小牛突破，扯破对手防线的一号人选，每场比赛他的任务就是冲击对手的防线，尤其是火箭这样外线内线衔接的不是很好的球队。哈里斯以奇快的速度，让火箭无计可施，同时在关键的时刻，乱了火箭阵脚，最后小牛斯塔克豪斯趁势发动攻击，让火箭腹背受敌，深陷被动，最终导致输球。 火箭的几个外线，基本没有哈里斯这种类型的，都是射手，巴蒂尔已经彻底退化为1防1防守者和定点三分手，海德今天曾经尝试突破，结果无一成功，詹姆斯受身高限制，冲击力实在有限（不过詹姆斯算是火箭突破最好的了），主将麦迪的原地起跳投篮比突破多很多，而且其206公分的身高和腰伤更让他步履艰难。 从某种程度上讲，这是范甘迪留下的一个后遗症，范氏篮球就是让姚麦POST PLAY，其他球员空位OPEN SHOT。范甘迪盘踞火箭这几年，废掉了突破这个技能，现在要重新拾起来，需要时间。一种最行之有效的方法是：用几名射手换一个有冲击力与经验的后场。 马刺有帕克和基诺比例，小牛有哈里斯，这些球员都是这些强队辛苦培养出来的车破对手防线的好手。火箭可不能没有这样的球员，赶快行动吧。 问题三：防守对方大前锋的痼疾 西部啥都缺，就是不缺好前锋，对小牛，对马刺，邓肯，诺维茨基均有不错的表现，其中在海耶斯和斯科拉的防守下，邓肯，诺维茨基占了太多便宜。邓肯的问题，姚明还可以解决，诺维茨基已经让火箭头痛好些年了。海耶斯有一阵防的不错，但马上让诺维茨基连投带罚一阵暴打。火箭除了姚明以外，锋线和卫线上的球员身高过于矮，这对轮转换位有不小影响。最为致命的就是海耶斯这个短板，他的精神固然可嘉，但是从实际出发，诺维茨基从他身上得便宜，就像国家收税一样保险。 其实这个问题不是致命问题，对于有些高级明星，你总得提前把一些分数划在其帐下。但是通过限制，至少应该把对手的超级明星与对手的集体孤立起来，或者让其高出手，或者让其贡献单一，像诺维茨基今天得分不少，篮板也十几个，邓肯前一阵子也一样。不能不说火箭内线除了姚明，实在缺乏厚度来保护，小牛那边可是迪奥普和司机，丹皮尔上场时间不多但是季后赛一定有用。火箭呢？斯科拉？海耶斯？似乎都不是合格的蓝领。 以上就是三个问题，重要性逐次排开。起码解决了第一个（也是最容易实现的）问题，才可以称之为强队。 即便如此，在五连败这个沮丧的事实下，火箭依然可以展现出很好的进攻实力和防守基础。我们相信火箭是一支可以取得50胜以上的球队，也相信常规赛是马拉松，而且是一个逐步调合，解决问题的漫长过程。现在所幸连连遇见强队暴露问题与差距，不然赛程舒服了，有朝一日安乐死，就悔之不及了。
This team has no balls and the main reason for this is the players dont take care of each other. They just treat each other like teammates but if you look at spurs, mavs, suns those guys are tight. They are like bum buddys. The rockets dont stick together, they have no heart treating games like its just a job, they dont take it for granted. Im so dissapointed in them after tonights game. Fuxk is the only word I can think of to say.
I think you have to blame a lot of this loss straight on Adelman. Our starting lineup of Y,H,Bat,T,R owned in this game, esp. in the 1st and 3rd quarters. I know that we can't play them all game, but some of our substitutions are bizarre. Example: We built a 14 point lead in the 3rd with our starters and then end it at 12 up. We start the 4th with Y, Bat, Bonz, Head, James. That group gets beaten up. With a small ball lineup tonight we got killed. We don't bring in our full starting lineup until 4:48, when our lead is only 5 points. That lineup holds it at 5 and then we switch back to a small lineup of Y, Bat, Tmac, Jam, Rafer. We proceed to lose by 6. The small ball doesn't work against Dallas apparently. As soon as Adelman saw that, then he should have put Scola or Hayes back in. Any thoughts about this?
i agree. Kobe wouldn't be settling for outside jumpers in the last two minutes; he'd be driving in, forcing contact, and getting to the line. TMac+Luther+Future 1st for Kobe Rafer+Bonzi+Novak+Landry for Andre Miller Sign Sam Cassell (after he gets bought out) PG - Andre Miller, Cassell, Brooks SG - Kobe, Mike James, Francis SF - Battier, Snyder PF - Hayes, Scola C - Yao, Deke that team will have balls. <insert joke here that there won't be enough balls to go around for that line-up.>
Stevies the only one left with balls but the only problem is that hes sitting at the end of the bench. Free Stevie
No balls! No guts! No focus! Instead of blowing the Mavs out of the court, this team lost focus and lost the game. Devin Harris smacked the souls of T-Mac and Yao out of their bodies. OMG! The toughest guy on the court is Devin Harris. T-Mac likes to drive and kick. Hey T-Mac, you gets pay 20 mils for kicking the ball to Alston and Battier to make a bucket!? Yao gave 'And 1' in a "heady" play in last 34 sec after being smacked by Harris. WTF! 2 soft tissues! That's what this team builds on! Pathetic!
yup let's trade tmac for kobe. unless it's yao becomes shaq, kobe will help this team to a first-round exit as usual.
