Rockets-Lakers rant

by Air Korea on Nov 4, 2009 11:25 PM CST

Did I expect to win this game? No, but we had a very good chance to. I'd say a 45-55 chance, and hell I'd take that against the Lakers. If we lost by 10, no big deal. Losing by 1, in overtime, due to a turnover...kind of makes me want to kick a midget. Everybody played fantastic, with the exception of a bad shooting night by Ariza. We out rebounded them, bench outplayed them, shot a higher percentage, frustrated the Lakers(3 techs). But the turnovers late in the game are what cost us the game. I don't think the downfall of Trevor Ariza is his ball handling, I think it's the way he tries to win over the refs. In every game I've watched, he would slash into the lane hoping for a foul which sometimes causes a turnover or a bad shot. Still glad we took the champs to a very close game. Surprised by the rebounding numbers.

Also Derek Fisher- 0-5 shooting, 0 rebounds 0 assists 2 steals in 34 minutes. just thought that was interesting.

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take 1 superstar call off bryant...

and we would have won.

by suzaku on Nov 4, 2009 11:33 PM CST reply actions

well i’m not going to complain about the officiating. luis scola did flop a bit. kobe did get some superstar calls. we got calls, they got calls.
i think trevor tried to pull a kobe and get things heated so he can drop 40 or something. so he got into it with artest early on to win over the fans and get it starting. he shot a lot, mostly forced shots. but he got the short end of the bounce.

by Air Korea on Nov 4, 2009 11:57 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

The Rockets took the champs to a very close series not too long ago too… maybe it’s a matchup problem. Or the fact that the Rockets play with not a lot to lose, while the Lakers (should) play like they have everything to lose (they do).

Anyway, I’m glad you don’t just resort to “blaming the refs.” It’s stupid. And as flawed as they are, referees are a part of the game, and I don’t see that changing in the foreseeable future.

by brianfbb on Nov 5, 2009 6:06 AM CST up reply actions

wasn’t really blaming it entirely on the officiating. The turn-overs killed us and nullified our rebounding edge. Also Ariza shot it badly. I’m just saying that if there were 1 less superstar call, chances are we would have won. It was there for the taking.

by suzaku on Nov 5, 2009 6:31 AM CST up reply actions

The fact that this team was so close to beating…

… the defending champs speaks well of the Rockets.

Our team has no superstars on the active roster yet we nearly pulled off this upset.

This means our team is a lot better than the so-called "experts’’ (like Charles Barkley) said they were or it means that the Lakers aren’t as good as they used to be.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/tnt_overtime/2009/10/27/20091027_inside_top5_4.nba/

Only time will tell which is true. I think the Rockets are just better than most people thought…

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by steeler-hater on Nov 5, 2009 8:08 AM CST reply actions

I think it's a little bit of both

Ariza played a huge part of that championship and played team basketball better than anyone on the team.

In my opinion adding Ron Artest was is like having too many chiefs and not enough indians. He did that with us and McGrady until he hurt, and then it was all gravy. I wouldn’t count on any of the Lakers getting hurt, except maybe Bynum.

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by Artest4Prez on Nov 5, 2009 5:07 PM CST up reply actions

I want the replacement officials back.

I find it hard to respect officials that call the game differently for Kobe than other players, and I think that the NBA has allowed superstar calls for way too long. Just call the game by the damn rule book, and I understand the star calls have been around for decades, but that doesn’t make it right.

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by CFHTim on Nov 5, 2009 8:58 AM CST reply actions

We could have won the game

we had the ball for the last possession, we didnt hit our free throws, we didnt call a time out (maybe it wouldnt have been a good idea but it was an option) and we just didnt finish. At least were in a position to win, and I think thats the key.

There were some horrible calls, we should have gotten 2 free throws on Brook’s drive and I think Ariza was fouled, but thats out of our control. If we improve our free throw percentage, and we continue to play the way we are playing we should come out with more wins than losses. This is a good learning experience early on in the season against the champs.

by Rockets4LIFE on Nov 6, 2009 2:25 PM CST reply actions