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Yao will play against the Hornets!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by 2rings, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. 2rings

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    I want him to sit. Even Duncan sit out tonight when Spurs played against Kings.
     
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    Different injuries and different situations. The Spurs need some help to get into the Top 3 seeds. The Rockets control their own outcome for a Top 3 seed.
     
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    Play him as needed...meaning if we go up by 15 he doesn't need to be out there putting more pressure on his foot. Ideally, we won't need him out there for more than 30 minutes.
     
  6. Shaunjon

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    Let him play. We need these two games
     
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    Yeah, but Duncan has not been as important to his team as Yao has been lately. Also, they played the Kings, one of the worst teams in the league, and only won by 3 on a terrible no-call. We play the Hornets, a good playoff team. If Yao starts to feel pain during the game, take him out, but I say play him as long as you can.
     
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    Exactly the Kings the worst team in the league its not NO..... I'm tired of SA winning the SW Division every year...........
     
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    If Chandler is out then they will play Marks at center? Good game. Yao for 30.
     
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    But NO's starting center won't play tomorrow...
     
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    And Yao sat out against the Warriors. And the Hornets are a playoff team and those teams aren't.
     
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    This is great news because it must mean that injury is not serious at all. They'd probably rest him if they were the least bit worried. Then again, we are in a tight seed race.
     
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    maybe they are guessing that this could be a playoff match-up and want yao to get use to the hornets b4 playoffs starts
     
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    Awesome.

    Thanks.
     
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    im going to the game
     
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    duncan sat out because he's old, not because he's injured or as a precaution.
     
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    we still need to be careful with him.
    Just put him on bench and start Hayes or Uncle M and see how the game goes.
     
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    If they say Yao is playing, that means that they aren't worried about him injuring it more. We can't afford to coast to the playoffs when the #2 seed is on the line. This time last year we could've potentially had the best record in the west at the end of the season had we won those last two games against Denver and Utah. Instead we lost them and we were the #5 seed. I don't think I could live with myself if we played it too safe with Yao, lost 1 of the two games and got the 4th or 5th seed again.
     

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