It's pretty damn easy to lose a game 7 by 40 when your bench gives you almost zero production. A paltry 16 points by 10 players will never cut it. That's how you lose a game 7 by 40. What you were expecting was Tmac dropping 70 points in this game right? Because only then would he offset the horrendous night shared by the supporting cast
How is this not a successful season? I don't get it. We completely overhauled the roster from the team that ended last season, started very slowly and still made more moves on the run to sure up a few spots. And, after all that, we had a lot more wins than last season, was a much higher seed and now have a MUCH brighter outlook for the future. Yes, winning playoff series and championship is the real goal, but you can't take a giant leap in one year. You put your foundation together, add pieces as you go along, and then become an elite team for years. We NOW know that we have that foundation. I'm REALLY excited about this offseason and next season. I think the Rockets have a few moves up their sleeves, they will add a key free agent or two and, I believe, Yao will have a breakout season. Though tonight was a VERY ugly loss, this is where it will all begin.
See to me it wasn't a success or a failure ... The goal of each season should be to get further than the previous season and we did not accomplish that. We got just as far, but did not achieve the goal so I don't know how it can be called a success. Definitely not a failure ... that would have been not making the playoffs. Now if we are talking about potential, then I think we as fans have a lot more to be excited about than at the end of last season. I sure hope the Rockets don't look at themselves in the mirror and say, "Hey this was a successful season!" I didn't see that in Tracy today after the game. I saw a guy that expected more, and that hunger and not being satisfied with a first round exit will allow us to not become the new Minnesota Timberwolves that are satisfied with a successful first round exit every year.
Well I think the season was pretty successful on many levels. We got rid of two horrible contracts. We got a real franchise player. We realized we need to get a few more pieces but we are closer then we were. We got a few role players and saw the type of players we need. We went 7 games instead of 5 and really should have won the series. We saw what Yao and Tracy are Capable of. Does it suck to lose? Yeah. Would I have liked it if we went further in the playoffs? Yeah. This team had one starter from last year on it. ONE. So we are going to be a better team I think next year then this year. What do we need? That is for CD and JVG to figure out. I am just a fan. Fierguard
Jeeze... that 40 point loss was the biggest game 7 loss of all time. The point is you do all you can to give yourselves a chance. I am not saying TMac could've done more... I just said he is not a game 7 type of player. He has had 2 game 7's so far and both statistics are similar. The stats are there to back that claim up! He's a great player but just don't expect much on game 7.
Your sample size of 2 is just a tad small don't you think? This was a successful season. Won more games, went further (at least we had a chance - the lakers just bowled us over). This team was fun to watch save game 7.
??? Did you not think our lack of bench production had any cause in this loss? Did you not think Tmac DID all he could to give us a chance to win? Just having him on the floor gives us a shot at winning. Avg. 27, 7, and 7 in game 7 is pretty good IF you're just basing it on STATS. So what's a game 7 type of player? A player that wins you those game 7s? You better add an 's' behind player. That's how you win game 7s.
moron!! I bet your a fan from Orlando.. The guy gives his best and you still find a way to pull him down.. Try comparing Tmac and Dirks performance? Can't you see Tmac was obviously tired from giving his best carrying the rox offensively and defensively?
That's the more important factor. This team's foundation is a whole lot better than last years. We go from here....
You say that TMac could have not done more, yet you say that he's not a game 7 player? Ok, what does "game 7 type of player" mean to you? What? Single handily score 70 points and carry the team when none of his role players could score more than 10 pts (except Yao)? I guess you missed all those games in late 80's when Hakeem didn't have the supporting cast, yet still scored 40+ points. In the end, he lost too. It doesn't matter. Every star needs the supporting cast. TMac could have scored 45 points single handily and we'd still would have lost by 18. Just tell the truth. "game 7 type of player" to you means *just win*. Hmmm, and if we had the supporting points from our role players, we could have won by 3-4 points. And guess what? TMac would haves scored the same points (27) and you would be calling him a "Game 7 player." How convenient. So, you see....it's the same thing. Just better team support.
Who the hell is this Darmonx guy anyway? Where did he come from? Tmac could have had 65 and we still would have had lost.. He outplayed Dirk in every game of the series. In my book, you can't ask much more from the guy. The Mavs were deeper, and that was our undoing. If JVG would have (pointlessly) played Tmac for the whole 4th quarter, then he would have had 35, but what was the freakin point? Tmac has the right attitude. This year is only the beginning.
W e would be more successful if J. Howard was healthy. Next season,we should find a real blue collar PF so that both Yao and T. Mac concentrate on offence.We will be very good on balance of offence and defence.
Trent Dilfer is a big-game player because he won a Super Bowl. George Gervin is not a big-game player because he didn't win a championship?? The logic is flawed... I suppose Eric Dampier is a game 7 player because his team won in a game 7 situation.
