Game 59: Raps @ Rox
by Only_A_Lad on Mar 1, 2010 7:39 PM CST
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PrintToronto Raptors at Houston Rockets, Mar 1, 2010 7:30 PM CST
Trevor's a GTD, Lowry's still injured, Battier will presumably play. Maybe the defense will be un-putrid tonight. Calderon's out for Toronto.
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I know, we always seem to blow the lead
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
what’s up with all the empty seats behind the teams benches??
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 7:45 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Monday night game - Nobody in Houston cares about the Raptors - People arrive late.
It’s too bad you can’t really see the upper bowl – usually full and loud. It’s the pricey seats that are often empty.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
The upper bowl has the best seats in the house
i hate sitting in the lower bowl, fans down there are dead
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
10-10 for the rockets...
martin drew a charge! a tru rocket! (and he just missed the first shot as i type)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 7:51 PM CST reply actions
Brooks is being LAZY on defense!
It’s been a trend in the past few games
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 8:13 PM CST reply actions
I'll call it now.
If we put up 4 37 point quarters tonight, we’ll win.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
Crazy efficiency by the starting back court
fun game so far
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
*finger wag*
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 8:27 PM CST up reply actions
about time
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
stupid pass Kevin
too many TOs
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ok the dude behind Mutombo doing the finger wag was so lame
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
no a Raps player landed on Mutombo
and Mutombo gave him the finger wag, but so did the guy behind Mutombo-really cheesy
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 8:35 PM CST up reply actions
This is going exactly as the Indiana game
Yeah we’re shooting a great 60% but committing too many TO and playing no D
Hope we don’t go cold on the 4th and end up losing the game
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 8:35 PM CST reply actions
efficiency!!
couldn’t resist
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
67 point half, 20 point lead
Well done
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oops 68 and 21
don’t want to short change em
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by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 8:39 PM CST up reply actions
making up for his boners last game
that’s a warrior, getting back stronger the next game
more like last several games...
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
who said Martin and Brooks couldn't play together?
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
lol well it looks to be working
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:04 PM CST up reply actions
Damn if we keep this up
We might see a whole 12 min of Jordan Hill and JT
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 9:06 PM CST reply actions
sooo with 8 minutes left we should be looking at
PG – Temple
SG – Taylor
SF – Jeffries
PF – Hill
C – Armstrong
are all eligible tonite?
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:06 PM CST reply actions
Toronto on a back to back, without three key starters; hey, sounds like us vs. utah the other night
result so far is similar, blow-out but we need to keep the pressure. A lot depends on RA’s rotation
I thought it was just Bosh and Calderon
who’s the third?
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
battier plays and our D is 100x better
we should never underestimate his subtle affects on the game
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
Hayes has played a great game too -
have you noticed the times he moved to cut off the driving lane of Brook’s man?
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
worst defensive team in the league
missing one of the best players in the nba. the poor guys had no chance. glad we’re getting the win though
unfortunately
Andersen looks like he plays for the Jazz with that hair
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:14 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Anderson with the steal
he redeems himself
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
close enough
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not a Toronto fan
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:19 PM CST up reply actions
Toronto getting chippy.
How about playing basketball Toronto?
I guess they can’t do that…
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the guy that shoved Anderson should be suspended
did you see him put up his fists? like he was about to punch DA?
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:19 PM CST up reply actions
Taylor getting some run now...
martin probably dun
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:18 PM CST reply actions
Efficiency!
Kevin Martin: 28 points on 16 shots
Aaron Brooks: 28 points on 16 shots
I love that they’re working so well together.
It's a very tough cover - and it's only going to get worse when Lowry comes back.
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11 assists 5 boards between the two as well
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
Martin is working out very well.
It’s great to have a “for real” SG this season.
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I think he's officially out of his shooting slump
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
His slump lasted two games as a Rocket - and he still put up points and other stats.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
wow great stat line there
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:21 PM CST up reply actions
Is Pops still playing for the Raptors?
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 9:19 PM CST reply actions
no he was waived
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
Well at least Trevor's not hte one punching players
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
i wanna c some hill!!!
get DA outta there
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:24 PM CST reply actions
They called a carry?
Is that still in the rulebook?
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
is it me or does it look like jermaine taylor is going half speed right now.
and get jordan hill in there rick!!!!! we are up by 30!!!
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
maybe bcz JT gotta play for real since hes getting time...
but when its 1 or 2 minutes left he can just play so he tries to show as much as he can
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
How sad is it to go from lottery pick to traded to can't get off the bench in a 30 point game
all in less than a season.
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:28 PM CST up reply actions
don't worry, we have great big-man coaches
he’ll get better
No, comment on his potential or anything
just an amazing fall. I hope he develops and has a great career.
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, it's pretty incredible to see a top 10 pick moved in the same year.
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and Thabeet to the D-league
both very surprising.
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think Thabeet was doing that bad, looking at his stats anyway.
Young, raw rookie big man? Most are bad for a while.
He needs to come here, spend some time with Hakeem.
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yeah, other than fouling too much
I guess they want him to get some consistent PT. May work out for him
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:37 PM CST up reply actions
let him foul out
it’s how centers learn.
I’ve maintained the the rookie big man whistle is like being followed around 24/7 by Elliott Ness.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
But I do wonder if we might have seen that before
if there was a D-League “farm system” like some teams have now, in the past.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
He'll play - and he'll improve.
Carl Landry learned his post game in Houston, not at Purdue – he was a shooter/dunker at Purdue, apparently.
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here comes hill!!!
jeffries out…let bud anf hill play like they did in college
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:28 PM CST reply actions
3 boards for hill already
1 offensive board in less than a minute
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:29 PM CST reply actions
at this rate
Hill should have at least 15 rebounds by the end of the game. Imagine had we played him the whole 48….
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions
His time will come.
He’s been here a week, and he was part of the ongoing shitshow in NY, so I say relax.
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I was joking
But Bill is getting me aggravated how many times he’s pronounced Bellinelis name tonight
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:35 PM CST via mobile reply actions
unfortunately Spurs won and Blazers are up 7 with 30 seconds to go.
So, no ground gained on the final playoff slots.
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
Gah.
Spurs will never do us any favors, and you can’t rely on Memphis, obviously. You’d think with Gasol and Randolph they could beat Portland (and I like Portland by the way – nothing personal, I just want a playoff spot).
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but the thing is
they played Memphis and NO
so it’s pretty much the lesser of two evils between those teams with who wins i suppose
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, good for getting to the 9th seed, but really need either POR or SA to start losing
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by Kfan in Korea on Mar 1, 2010 9:40 PM CST up reply actions
I had no idea
Clutch is barely going to be 15 years old
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:38 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Probably a spin move with the ball at the waist is a bad idea for a center.
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Hill
Liked the rebound Hill got where he extended and got the ball when it was a feet away from him. It’s been a while since the Rockets who could get rebounds that weren’t in their space.
I shouldn't type while watching
Meant to write:
It’s been a while since the Rockets had a big….
I really want to see the Bulldog teamed w/Temple and Bud.
Wow, why did NY hate Hill?
I’m not seeing it. Granted it’s a entire garbage quarter, but still.
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He is definitely incredibly raw.
He’s made some mental mistakes and he’s not showing as much toughness in the low post as I would like to see from a guy with his frame. But I like what I’ve seen in terms of his tools and potential, and I think he could develop into something special.
I wonder if the Rockets are considering another PF platoon
with “crafty” Scola and “athletic” Hill?
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i think his strength besides the post is the mid-range jumper.
he has been hitting that pretty well. the reason people compare him to bosh is for a couple reasons but the main one besides his potential and what not is his mid-range jumper. besides dirk, bosh has the best mid range jumper for a PF in the league. if hill can consistently make that 16, 17 foot jump shot, he is in great shape. when you hit a shot from that far, you have got some touch, which will carry over to the post game. bosh is relentless on the boards and so far from what ive seen hill is putting some good hustle into rebounding.
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Mar 1, 2010 10:32 PM CST up reply actions
JT
Taylor does look like he’s moving at half-speed on offense,but still is getting to rim.
Last game he looked like he was rushing things,he prob is trying too hard not to hurry himself.
trying to look in control
eventually he’ll be like Brooks – accurate AND a blur – I hope so anyway
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im assuming no recap
to give me something to read at work
by fullo91 on Mar 1, 2010 9:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions
im so excited for wednesdays game
landry’s coming home
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:48 PM CST reply actions
Armstrong sucks
Nice steal, aweful jumper
by Carlos_HoustonSportsFanatic on Mar 1, 2010 9:50 PM CST reply actions
drexler gives us the word of the 2nd half
efficiency…get used to it
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:51 PM CST reply actions
I think Jermaine should get a lot more playing time
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
we can be 13 deep
Brooks, Lowry, Temple
Martin, Budinger, Taylor
Battier, Ariza
Scola, Jeffries, Hill
Hayes, DA
dont forget bout yao next year
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 1, 2010 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
Very nice game!!
now we just need to turn this into a winning streak
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
Bad luck for Toronto tonight- ran into a buzz saw short-handed.
Significant gravitas shortfall expected in 2010.
we know the feeling
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 9:54 PM CST up reply actions
Brent barry giving some love to the Chuckwagon on gametime
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
So you guys think we sign Temple?
since he’s a free agent after this game
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I think we do.
Worrell was saying that Lowry’s ankle was still swollen.
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I wonder if he'll play the 2 occassionally
once Lowry is back, he said he played the 2 in the D-league
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
No reason he couldn't.
But what I like is that we can put out a very tall lineup sometimes with him.
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very true
or you could play Temple at the 1 and Brooks at the 2. Temple would really bother shorter guards, and obviously Brooks could us his speed and take the bigger-man off the dribble. Man we have a dangerous backcourt.
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 1, 2010 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
In D-League...
Temple played both SG and SF.
T-Mac trade got the Rockets some $800,000 under Lux Tax,more than enough room to sign Temple,or any other prorated min player,thru rest of season.
guaranteed rest of season?
do they have the salary space to not go over the tax? conroy could get a second look if they don’t.
We actually went under with the trade.
Probably there’s room – I’ll check later, or we’ll just see what they do. ;)
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Here's the stat of the night
DA only had 2 PF-shocking
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
Maybe he's not considered a rookie anymore?
We can hope.
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true.
yao is considered the best passing big man in the league besides KG.
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Mar 1, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
Martin found his groove, chemistry with Brooks
Next year, Yao, Bosh, Ariza?, Martin, Brooks. Boom.
by goingforthecorner on Mar 1, 2010 10:51 PM CST reply actions
Really?
Will everyone please hop off the Bosh bandwagon? We’re not getting him. Honestly, you guys seriously belive in the strangest things.
yea i have to agree.
if wade does not go to chi town bosh is definitely going there. even without bosh they are a good team. bosh has to be drawn there by derrick rose. not by a scoring point guard and a shooting guard who dominate the shots taken by the rockets. if not chicago, i can see the knicks spending a crap load of money on him and he accepting it. i can’t think of anyone else that we need really. i would say joe johnson, but we have martin now. of course it is still possible for a sign-and-trade so i have no idea what our plans are.
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Mar 2, 2010 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
Keep in mind that Derrick Rose is just as much of a score-first point guard as Brooks and he may actually dominate the ball even more.
rose can have 10 assists a bit easier than aaron can.
i agree that he does dominate the amount of shots taken by chicago, but we have 2 guys dominating the shots taken in each possesion. and when yao comes back(and assuming scola does) we have 4 first option players (scola can be a first, better second option though). unless bosh is willing to play team ball and he understands that he has the best center in the game and two of the best guards on the team, then he would fit in.(this is of course we sign and trade, we have 0 cap space open to us.)
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Mar 3, 2010 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
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