It wasn't supposed to be like that!!
by grungedave on Nov 10, 2008 8:54 AM CST
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PrintI would like a do-over for my entire weekend. It was not supposed to go like that!
First I get brutally bounced out of a poker tournament in Lake Charles.
Then I wake up early Sunday to go to the Texans game. Only to watch Sage Rosenfels do his best Luther Head impression (that would be "sucking the life out of your team and the fans by being so awful at your profession"). The Texans end up losing to a rookie QB.
Finally, I watch last night's Rockets game. Which started out great (28-16 lead after the 1st quarter).
Then Rick Adelman went absolute batshit insane with his lineups and rotations.
And the Rockets got steamrolled. Badly.
Luther Head assigned to cover Trevor Ariza and actually try to rebound?!?!? What??
Chuck Hayes as the high-post distributor in a ball-movement offense??!?! What??
(not pictured: Luther Head, the guy actually guarding Ariza on this play)
Then again, Adelman's best lineups could not overcome T-Mac shooting 1-11, Ron Artest shooting 2-11, Rafer Alston shooting 3-9, Scola shooting 3-9 and Luther Head having the audacity to fire away 6 times (making only 2).
The Rockets are a solid team, and they will be fine. But you cannot expect to beat elite teams like the Lakers when you shoot all of 37% every game. (37??? In a row?? Yes....).
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Ok I don’t know where to start really, but my main gripe this season has to be with Rick. If it is this mysterious offense that is supposed to have all this ball movement and so forth it doesn’t seem to be panning out this year. We all knew that Yao wouldn’t be able to run it effectively because of his size. A lot of times the guys look confused on the floor and look like they are just winging a play instead of really running things they have practiced. What about his coaching style has changed from last year? I know this is a totally different team, but wasn’t this team supposed to be BETTER than the one that made history with 22 in a row? Maybe Shane is the glue that binds this team together?
Anyone else think maybe we should ask JVG to come back as a defensive coach? I don’t know the man personally but I think he would accept the position if it was offered to him and not try to undermine Ricks game time decisions. Oh I know its a pipedream but I really miss the guys passion for D. I am sure that Scola could improve this area of his game under JVG’s tutelage and that alone could make the difference between wining and losing games such as the one with Portland. I guess no matter how good you are at defending, there is always a guy or two that you can’t hold down.
Also, if anyone has read this for down, where the heck is Francis? I know he is hurt and fat, but does he even want to play anymore? I have a ton of respect for Rafer’s D and handles but the lack of O is killing us. If Tmac is not able to penetrate, don’t you think Rafer should at least try to drive and maybe draw a foul or two instead of hoisting up tres? 37%
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