Game 72 Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
by ak2themax on Mar 23, 2011 9:00 AM CDT
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PrintIf this were Cold Stone, the Rockets would Gotta Have It. I've used that one before, but how many ways can I say, "We have to win this game."
It's a must-win. We gotta win it. We can't afford to lose. We're too cool for school. Many hands make light work. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There's no I in team. Don't write checks your ass can't cash. If you're going to talk the talk you better walk the walk.
So, that about does it. These teams could not have started the season any more differently. The Warriors started the season 6-2. The Rockets were 0-5. The Warriors had youth and a new big (David Lee). The Rockets weren't young enough for some and had an old broken big (Yao Ming).
Now they're in similar positions to last season. The Rockets are fighting to get in, and the Warriors and wondering what would have happened if injuries hadn't ravaged their season. The Rockets are thinking that, too, but we've all but forgotten about what Yao Ming brought to the table. You guys know my stance, and I know it's unpopular, and that's cool. To each his own. And I'm going to stop before I say any more cliches. OK, one more.
Let's get ready to rumble!
Game starts at 7:30 CST.
Other notable games tonight:
Memphis at Boston, Utah at OKC, Toronto at Phoenix
Matchups...
PG: Kyle Lowry vs. Stephen Curry:
Wow, what a conundrum. Lowry is a stud. Curry is a stud. Lowry has been extra studly as of late. Curry hasn't been.
Discussion over.
Advantage: Rockets
SG: Kevin Martin vs. Monta Ellis:
Scoring!
That is all.
Advantage: Even
SF: Courtney Lee vs. Dorell Wright:
I don't know if Lee will start. I just assume he will.
Wright started the year really well, but hasn't been able to keep up his torrid pace. Outside of the first matchup between the teams when he couldn't miss at all, he hasn't done much to the Rockets. His averages are all up, but so is his usage rate. His minutes are about double what they were last season, and his stats are (gasp!) all about double what they were last season.
It's almost like there's a correlation.
Advantage: Rockets
PF: Patrick Patterson vs. Ekpe Udoh:
Rookies! Time to play a quiz:
Player A: 5.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 56.2% shooting
Player B: 3.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 43.8% shooting
Yeah, that wasn't hard. Oh wait, Luis Scola is starting? OK, so I just wanted to compare the rookies. Yes, the sample size is tiny and Patterson has been playing much better as of late, but the point is valid currently.
Advantage: Rockets
C: Chuck Hayes vs. David Lee:
Chuck is averaging 15/8/4 against the Warriors this season. Oh, and don't think I missed those two blocks against the Jazz.
David Lee is averaging 18/11/5 against the Rockets. I would not like this to continue.
Chuck, the onus (Oh my God AK used a hard word!) is on you. How's the little one?
Advantage: Warriors
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Bench:
Warriors: Al Thornton, Reggie Williams, Louis Amundson, Vladimir Radmanovic, Acie Law
Rockets: Goran Dragic, Courtney Lee (maybe here, maybe not), Brad Miller, Patrick Patterson, Jordan Hill, Mike Harris
Advantage: Rockets
Injuries:
Warriors: Andris Biedrins out
Rockets: Yao out, Terrence Williams probably out
Prediction: Rockets have it wrapped up by the third quarter
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scared of this game
the warriors beat us in game 2 by making a lot of tough mid-range jumpers. we need them to miss.
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helps that they're on the road
they are very different at home. Their crowd keeps them in games.
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
Hoping Even More Patrick
I know Bud will be out tonight but hope he is back by Sunday.Really want to see if PP can play the 3. If he can that will really make him more vauable because it could help us matchup better on bigger 3s. IF { and I know its a big IF } PP can do well at the 3 we can use him to backup Bud on big 3s and Lee on smaller 3s. Hill is playing good off the bench at the 4.
1 -Lowry/Dragic
2 -Kevin/ Lee/Dragic
3 -Bud/Lee/Patrick
4 -Scola/Patrick/Hill
5 -Hayes/????leaves only Hill or Miller
T-WILL
Batman I realize as a mother you are proud of your son, but he does not play well with others. I know T-Will has a lot of talent and I have not gave up on him, but he has to make up HIS mind to get with the program. He has had chances and did not do well with them. Hopefully part of his problem has been this injury. The rockets need to stay with the team that is winning at the present. Thabeet needs more development and T-Will needs an attitude ajustment. ITS NOT ALL ABOUT T-WILL buts its about THE ROCKETS TEAM
by arnold p on Mar 23, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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Please don’t insult me again because I have kept it civil and I would appreciate if you do the same. But, if you decide to take it there I will meet you there.
Nobody is saying to start him or give him 40 minutes. I am just saying that we should at least give the only other SF on the roster a chance to get on the court and gain some in-game experience. Is that wrong? You want to cite his attitude as a problem but you won’t provide valid support for your claim. Have the coaches or players or even the front office commented on this? No. But like I have told many of you so far you will all eat your words and shit them in a fanpost when he shows what he is made of and the bandwagon will fill up with fake fans once again.
Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.
ME insult Batman
You have had post after post complaining that T-Will has not had a chance and how bad a job Rick has been doing. Facts are he has had some chances and has not did well with them. I know he has talent and am not saying he will not make it. I am saying this is not the time. The attitude problem I am talking of is what I have seen in the time he has played. He is too busy trying to show what HE can do instead of doing what the team needs. Rick has done a great job for the Rockets and deserves some respect. He has earned it unlike T-Will having EARNED playing time.
You did start off by slinging mud, just be civil rather than try to instigate something and be a "big man" on TDS
Williams has shown an attitude problem but his results are mixed on the junk minutes he’s seen. He’s put up some spectacular passes that the Rockets botched and failed to convert to assists, he’s shown incredible athleticism and cutting ability, but he’s also shown lack of interest and the ability to iso and hoist up terrible shots (Which was basically the Rockets in the first half of the season anyway).
TDS's resident dickhead.
Well
I am just saying that we should at least give the only other SF on the roster a chance to get on the court and gain some in-game experience. Is that wrong?
This late in the season is not the time you do something like that, especially when only a couple games seperates whether or not you make it into the playoffs.
T-Will will get playing time next year. Just wait. He’ll get the entire off season to play with the team and he will definitely get PT if he stays on the roster.
Personally, I always thought we were going to use T-Will as a trade piece, and I still stand by that. We’ll see what happens in the off season.
No self respecting team “tanks” their season, and no self respecting coach is going to use a player that doesn’t fit into their system with a playoff push still attainable just for the sake of it. Adelman didn’t play Brooks or Landry their rookie season, and T-Will is basically still a rookie in Adelman’s eyes. He’s one of the top-10 most winningest coaches in NBA history. Rings or not, he obviously knows what he’s doing.
by basketball is cool on Mar 23, 2011 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea, screw playing the guy that has been with the team most of the year and definitely knows the offense by now.
Let’s play the guy that kinda sorta maybe might just possibly remember some offense from his stint with the team two years ago. Makes perfect sense to bring someone new in.
TDS's resident dickhead.
Whoa whoa
1 year ago please, give the man some credit.
Mike Harris might not even play, Budinger might be back by the weekend, but Harris has decidedly different mentality, He wont try to take over the game, he probably dont even think he’ll have any plays run for him, he does even have job security. All he can do is earn his minutes by doing the right thing, and he knows he has no margin of error.
If given a choice between a player that will do all the dirty works and maybe knows some plays, and a player that definitely knows the plays but maybe will run one, which one would you really chose?
Again, totally harsh, but not wrong
harris is a hustler
he puts in 150% effort.
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Yea, let's keep rooting for the likeable hard workers
that’ll pay off! I mean, we’re 5 or 6 in the West, right? Oh… Damn.
Let’s be serious, this fanbase loves character guys but we need a guy with some edge and testes, Williams has a lot of attitude to correct but for the love of God arguing that a hustle player is a smarter choice to slot in than a guy who is almost guaranteed to be more in sync or on pace just asking for meaningful minutes is preposterous.
TDS's resident dickhead.
i think you need to extricate a stick from your ass
i’m just providing some comments on what harris’ game is. have i said anything about whether he will be better/worse than terrence williams?
calm the fuck down, man.
harris has always been a hustle player. he’s not as talented as other guys in the league so he makes up for it by putting a lot of energy in.
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Before this becomes a shitstorm I'll just say
that you really shouldn’t take offense to what I said, it wasn’t directed towards you or being critical, though it wasn’t properly posted to indicate that. There is no stick in my ass, just commentary on the fanbase’s love of blue collar guys, which I think creates the fascination with star players.
TDS's resident dickhead.
it's gonna become a shitstorm nevertheless
it always does
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Not if we agree to high five or brofist.
Right here, right now, we strike new ground for this board, sealed maybe even with a brofist.
TDS's resident dickhead.
you owe me $300 for a new monitor
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NOPE NOT ALLOWED
YOU HAVE TO YELL AND SCREAM AT EACH OTHER
by Patrick Harrel on Mar 23, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
This fanbase has a very conservative attitude
Conservative= Mediocrity most of the time. It’s why Jeff Van Gundy’s offense was shit when he had the two best players at their respective positions at the time.
Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.
T-Mac was never the best at his position
People compared him to Kobe, but he never reached that level. Also, you have to factor in the fact that Luther Head was the 3rd wheel for a number of those teams…
by Patrick Harrel on Mar 23, 2011 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
That is your opinion
T-mac was the man and he was the SG in the league that 1st year he was with us. I don’t care what anyone says about that. People are just gonna go by what they are now instead of what they were in that season. I don’t care how many point Kobe averaged that year because he jacked half the teams shots every game.
Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.
I stand by my assertion.
Williams’s issue seems to be lack of incentive to play, that he really doesn’t care about the minutes he’s getting because the minutes he’s getting are useless/shit. Who is to say that if given meaningful minutes he wouldn’t contribute? When he actually got them a couple times earlier this season he actually did pretty well.
TDS's resident dickhead.
again these are stop gap minutes, it's pretty clear
that once Bud’s back the rotation will go back. I could be wrong, but lets not underestimate the hardness of that rotation. If We think that, would he think different?
The problem is he still thinks there is such a thing as non-meaningful minutes to him. We cant be sure he will think these minutes are meaningful, but Harris certainly will. At this critical stretch, wouldnt you take the smaller gamble. If we we were like 7 games out like the Warriors, I’d be mad as hell, but we are within reach, and it’s like a 2-3 game stop gap
I still feel like if you have that kind of talent sitting on the bench
and he’s looking for a reason to play (Not just 40 second intervals in a blowout) then you see what happens when you toss out a reason to play (for something) as opposed to just assuming he’ll not care because he showed little to no initiative in meaningless time.
TDS's resident dickhead.
and I feel like not playing with all these talent
should be incentive enough regardless of 6 minute garbage time or 5 minutes in the second quarter.
But it’s a harsh line the coaches has drawn, but they see so much more than we do, so I assume they have a better gauge on player mentalities than i do
When has T-Will had chances?
And what evidence suggests he is ‘not with the program?’
"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
by bone31crusher on Mar 23, 2011 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
TEAM BALL
Basketball is a team game. When he did get playing time he did not ever appear to TRY to be a part of the TEAM. Case in point when Patrick got small amounts of time he played WITH the team to help. Therefore he earned more chances. Its all about EARNING things instead of being GIVEN them.
T-Will never got minutes.
Other than 15 in the first two games after the All-Star break.
That’s hardly a chance to prove yourself.
"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
by bone31crusher on Mar 23, 2011 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Not until next season.
I still don’t understand why we don’t just send him to the D-League. At least he’ll play.
"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
by bone31crusher on Mar 23, 2011 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this is a test of will
no pun intended. Like it or not, this is a “my way or the highway” situation. Only difference is, T-Will has a contract. If he is smart, he will understand that he has another year on his contract and RA does not. Accept what you can’t change T-WIll, it’s part of growing up.
If you dont act right, no matter which coach you play for, you will have a problem
Avery didnt get along with him, and RA is not playing him.
Every coach out there worth his weight will bench players despite his talent, because sometimes a player is detrimental to the chemistry and chemistry is also important. Look at the Nuggets now
JR Smith took a fair amount of breaking, until he finally fits into Geroge Karl’s system
I truly think Majik is right on this one.
This seems to be more of a “I will break you” situation between Adelman and Williams. The upshot of the whole situation we’ve harvested for ourselves here is that after this season when Adelman is gone, we should have a more fluid coach since we’ll have a raw product to work with (I’m hinging everything on the Thabeet/Dragic pick ups letting us know that management is deciding it’s time to try something new).
TDS's resident dickhead.
Right, but the mindset should not be just riding out the Adelman Regime
but more really a reflection on why he hasnt had success with these previous coaches. He has to take these benching in stride
The new regime may give him a breath of fresh air, but dont take it as an automatic. New season will demand new dynamic, but if you continue to be more of a distraction than contribution, no amount of coaching changes can help you.
Consider the two situations he hit.
Avery Johnson, a notorious hard ass and not much of a player’s coach, why do you think he got canned from Dallas? Adelman and him seemed to lock horns and push each other since he arrived because of Adelman’s refusal to let him see floor time. It takes a rebuilding coach to get over this problem.
TDS's resident dickhead.
Can only have 1 Chief
Not sure how a “rebuiding coach” will fix the T-Will problem if he does not want it. I believe the Coach is in charge. I understand this is a problem in the NBA, mostly because top players make more than top coaches. While T-Will may one day be a top player, he has a long way to go presently. I just had a similar conversation with my High School Senior about her and a teacher. I told her part of growing up is figuring out how to get along with the teacher even if you did not agree. The teacher is still in charge.
You're implying that there isn't an issue in this relationship of equals.
A high school teenager and a student is a drastically different dynamic than a coach and player. Both are adults, one is not living with their parents. Not to mention if you fail to see how a coaching change could cure the Williams issue you fail to see how this is a failure of both parties to be mature and pin the blame solely on Williams, at which point I think you need to re-evaluate continuing this discussion.
TDS's resident dickhead.
Age not the issue
My 18 yr old Senior is technically an adult. The Coach has to be in charge. At your job you must do things the way your boss wants even if you do not agree. To be clear, I am not writing T-Will off but I think has to learn to respect his coach. From what others have said about his Twitts lately, maybe he is starting to get it. I hope so. Coach and players are not equals.
Coaches and players are both viable adults employed by the same person (An organization).
Although the senior may technically count as an adult, they are still under the direct control of school authority. Players can do as they wish. Does Williams need to listen to Adelman? Of course. Is Adelman ‘s relationship with Williams on equal bargaining power and footing? Yes. Is your student’s? No.
TDS's resident dickhead.
To blame the situation is somewhat irresponsible isnt it?
sure he’s met with some harder coaches, and Adelman isnt even that hard, he’s a known player’s coach. There are a few ways to rebuild and one of them is to have a no nonsense coach to whip the troop into shape, it’s why New Jersey hired Avery.
However, the majority of the current roster are quite professional, so the Rockets dont really need to go to that length, so he’s lucky in someway, but that’s certainly by no means thanks to him.
You can only make the best of your situation, and it’s often easier than waiting for the situation to change to your liking. So while the new coach may alleviate some issues, it wont be solved unless he decide to get more mature
Is it irresponsible to call them both at fault?
Adelman has taken an unnecessarily harsh line with few opportunities for the player to redeem himself and the player hasn’t bothered to maximize the few opportunities he has because of disenfranchising. It’s a mutual failure, that’s not really irresponsible.
New Jersey hired Avery under the auspice that they were going to go ahead and make big trades and changes, and they actually moved on them. Avery wasn’t brought on to be a rebuilding coach, he was brought on to sit through a shit season while the Nets actually went ahead and put together a roster to compete within 1 or 2 years.
As far as the kind of coach you describe Adelman as, he’s a veteran player’s coach, not a new player’s coach.
TDS's resident dickhead.
No it's not
but you cant tell me mere coaching change can completely change the issues right? Coaching is not the magic remedy, but him adjusting his attitude is.
Few opportunities will open for you if you become a character problem player. Rasheed, Bonzi Wells, even Zach Randolph took a bit of tumbling around in their career until they finally settled down and play the game. Same goes with Stephen Jackson.
Avery didnt sit through that awful season, he was hired as part of Pekorov’s rapid rebuild plan, He is a part of that plan too, because he’s a reputable coach, he might attract free agents
I am not putting the blame all on T-will, but I am saying he is making his life unnecessarily tough. It should be much easier to adjust his attitude than to bang heads with a bunch of coaches until one utilizes him the right way.
So you agree with me on Johnson
And you take liberties on the coaching thing. I didn’t say it would remedy it but I did mean to imply that it sure as shit will help the situation to get a guy who is a green coach and willing to work with his players rather than have his players work to him. Adelman is a demanding coach with hard preferences to break, that’s not a bad thing, but it’s not a great thing for a rebuilding team. Let’s face it, attitude and a cutthroat willingness to win could help this team as it rebuilds. A “no one gets a free pass” accountability attitude.
TDS's resident dickhead.
Like I said, it's harsh
Rebuild coach may be more flexible, but his leash will be short because of these “reputations” , so it might be better but probably not a lot better
What? When has Johnson ever attracted any free agents? Even Jason Kidd went so far as to say “him or me” a few years back.
Fire Johnson and hire Brown - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking somethin' when he let Brown slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Mar 23, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
which is why I said might
he didnt win the most regular season games for the Mav for nothing, it establish his reputation as a wining coach
He’s only been a coach for so long, been with one franchise
You could say the same thing about Brown in Cleveland (see way above). It doesn’t mean anything without a championship.
Fire Johnson and hire Brown - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking somethin' when he let Brown slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Mar 23, 2011 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Avery got the Mavericks to play defense
And i saw Brown’s coaching really deteriorate as LeBron develop, it’s hard to co exist with a personality when you lean on him like that
It didn’t go all that well. I think at best they improved by at most a point and a half or so at that end. The real improvement came this year with the addition of Tyson Chandler – they lost about five and a half points from their LOWEST total under Johnson.
Fire Johnson and hire Brown - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking somethin' when he let Brown slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Mar 23, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Mike Brown was unfairly fired
but I also dont care much for his coaching style, I have not doubt he’ll find a job again. I do respect Avery Johnson for stressing the right thing and really did help the Maverick had a mentality change, the stats didnt improve much, but his teams competes with teams of different level compare to cleveland
Didn’t Brown and Johnson come from the same coaching background?
Fire Johnson and hire Brown - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking somethin' when he let Brown slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Mar 23, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
They did
Both were mentor by Pop
but they treat players vastly different
Avery is really no nonsense, Brown is a more player’s coach
neither handles players as well as Pop though, but Pop never deal with players with big ego, RC Buford find him guys that are quite humbled, if they are not he tries them out but they dont last
I love the Chuckwagon
but he and Miller/Hill aren’t better than David Lee and Biedrins. Golden State is very long and tall in the front court and there’s a chance they can dominate the offensive rebounds especially if P2 is on the wing defending.
Funny how Memphis' ****-up has becomes Houston's obsession
Supports PP at 3
I agree but IF Patrick is playing the 3 that helps with front cout size { rebounding and defence on bigs }
Also
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by taylorrohrman on Mar 23, 2011 10:45 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
can Monte Ellis even be guarded?
making those awful selections, yet still making the shot
LEE
I think Lee can do a good job but will be hard if he is playing the 3 for Bud and we need Kevins shooting. I hope RA has a plan
we can play Lee with Martin
against GS, but not against many other teams. Tonight if K-Mart can run with Wright if we need him to (we do),
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
He's not really playing the 3
really RA slides martin over to guard the 3, but on offense Martin is the primary option and first to touch the ball
I would like to see DeMarre Carrol get some PT
at the 3. He has some range, quick feet, and can finish at the basket. If he can guard the 3 he would be good against bigger, stronger guys. From the Chron today RA said, “DeMarre played well in practice today”. That’s more positive words than he has used on T-Will from day one.
Not to mention his nickname is “Junkyard Dog”, we could use another one of those.
When a player calls himself a Junkyard Dog it always raises flags to me
Most of the time it means they get fouls and arn’t any good. But I think this guy can play. He is limited by his physical abilities but I think he can contribute with limited minutes. I looked up some videos of him and I don’t think he should be “TWILLed” Immediatly. He deserves a chance.
Also, With him and Jordan Hill on the court at the same time we would have 2 Predator Haircuts in the game. Remember his best NBA game was against the Rockets in one of the earlier meetings with Memphis. I think the game we lost he went 4 for 4 and had some rebounds.
by WorrellforThree on Mar 23, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Last time we had a guy with that nickname
he ended up with two rings here and another at SA if memory serves.
So who's backing up Martin?
Lee starts at SF,Adelman rides him for 40+ minutes.
Martin gets an extended run for another 36-40 minutes.
Lowry plays 40-44 minutes.
Assuming Dragic gets the back-up PG minutes,does he also get the back-up SG minutes? Pretty much what happened last game when Bud went out.
Every minute Lee spends backing up Martin is another minute opened at SF.
Assuming Williams is not healthy enough to play,I’d imagine the rotation is going to be Lowry and Lee at over 40 minutes,Martin near the same and Dragic backing up Lowry and Martin and Patterson getting a few minutes at SF.
If Williams is healthy,he plays. It’s not like Adelman hasn’t said one thing about who’s playing before a game and done something different w/his rotations in the game before.
We can play a lot of 3 guard
with Dragic and Lowry both on court, it’s not an unprecedented line up, we ran 3 guard plenty of times.
The only catch
I would assume that Dragic will get the bulk of the reserve minutes w/some combo of Lowry,Martin,Lee and Dragic on the floor most of the game.
But…what happens if one of them gets in foul trouble? Say Lee gets two quick fouls guarding Ellis? Dragic has shown a propensity or getting fouls quickly.
As to Harris,did he get his FIBA clearance? If so,I’d expect he’d see some decent minutes at SF,esp before Patterson.
Does Harris need clearence?
He’s not suspended or anything, right?
RA is no fool, despite what some of us thinks, if he has to he would put in one of those reserve 3s, Be it T-will, Harris, Caroll. He goes with the people he trust first, and I believe it’s the right thing. By the way Dragic’s played so far, you cant tell me he doesn’t deserve his minutes, even if he’s not as familiar with the offense, he is competing
I do see Harris getting minutes since he’s been with us on 2 separate occasions, he ran with the RGV for a year, he’s about as familiar with the system as anyone. And he’s been productive every time we trout him out
agreed
RA gets to much crap look at the team (and pretend u dont know them as well as a TDS fa does) you would think the team is crap. No star and all that jazz, trade best defensive wing and lockerroom leader as well as arguable our best player last season. Bud missed alot at the start so did AB, millers already shattered body was rocked and hell just about every1 has sprained an ankle but RA has us as a winning team.
Sheen would be proud
by IrishThrasher on Mar 23, 2011 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Harris's clearance has more to do with his season in China than anything else.
They were just making sure they took care of all the paperwork and such. He was at shootaround as per Feigen’s twitter, as was Martin.
As far as Adelman, he knows basketball, yes, but you can’t let someone off the hook for everything because of the same line. It’s the same with people saying it’s ok for some indie productions to suck because they’re indie, if you keep excusing the lack of quality or sense it will never get corrected and its full impact will be diminished by well intentioned tenure which is unforgivable if you’re looking to improve anything.
TDS's resident dickhead.
Back in the day, it was common
for a record by a new artist to have crap production quality. Good sound was expensive. Hell nowadays I have a digital 4-track that can link to my puter and make great sounding recordings.
As for T-Will and RA. Rick expects a certain level of professionalism from players. Some young guys just don’t get the fact that this is a job. At the Boston game T-Will had on old jeans, a Michael Jackson t-shirt, and a jacket that looked like Goodwill threw it out. I think it get’s into Rick’s head as “how much money does this kid have to make to understand this is a job”?
Rick may be on the way out, but he is still driving the bus. I would love to see T-Will prosper here, but I’m thinking that may not happen this year.
I dont necessary like the fact that we are force to play short a backup position
when we have the player to fill in that position, but I dont think he’s necessary wrong in going with the guys who has gained his trust, if it’s a quicker fix than trying to integrate a player that’s been disruptive before.
With that said, I think it’s harsh to not even giving them a chance when a situation like this injury arise.
Next game is SUNDAY
I look for the bulk of minutes in a 7 man rotation. This should not be a problem given we have not played since last Sunday and next game is this Sunday. Hope they can put them away early and then we have some garbage time.
Wow This What A Fan From Golden State Of Mind Said!
ANYWAY, Brooks in Phoenix make it an easier win, Rockets have been avoided by ESPN lately, so I don’t know, nor do I care
Hater's Better Kiss My A** & Call It Sweet!
Haha
say what you want about GS, they have great home fans
Lately? Werent we completely avoided last season?
Oh dear, that fan is quite possibly in for a very rude awakening tonight.
On one hand, Rockets fans can deservedly get upset about Houston not getting much national exposure. Since injuries and/or trades claimed all probable Rockets’ star players, nobody has really thought this team was worth watching at all for the last two seasons.
Then, on the other hand, this means the Rockets are underestimated – making their quest to clinch the 8th seed in the West more unsuspectingly attainable.
With all that said, the Warriors always give the Rockets trouble. Monta Ellis is a guy who can seemingly score at will against the Rockets and if that happens while Curry keeps the rest of the team running efficiently all over the floor (most notably behind the 3-point line), then Houston will have their work cut out for them.
by Nobody is Better Than Jordan on Mar 23, 2011 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
T-Will isn't injured.
He just won’t play.
And as for the matchups, I disagree with Martin and Ellis being even. Ellis is probably as near elite as you can get. He gets steals in the bunches, his assists have gone up, and at times, he is nearly impossible to stop on the offensive end. Kevin scores, that’s it.
"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
Just an update on Chase
and one that’s maybe been covered here already, is what RA said in the Chron yesterday.
“We’re hoping maybe this weekend,” coach Rick Adelman said of Budinger’s potential return. “It’s not nearly as bad as it was before. He says it’s not bad at all. So I would think that tomorrow he won’t be able to go but we’re hoping maybe Sunday in Miami. But if not Sunday, then I would think Tuesday for sure against New Jersey.”
You never hear coaches talk like that. It’s usually, “Next man up.” or some other coachspeak. But he came right out and said what he expected. Weird.
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
If I am Rick
I try to go out with a bang. If this is my last season, I make it last as long as I can and I don’t take a lot of crap from a kid that just does not get it. I also don’t do anything that does not look good on a resume, who knows the Lakers might throw a lot of money at me next season.
I am not Rick so I don’t agree with all that, but i do understand it.
Keep Trying to WIN
I do not believe Rick would ever stop trying to win every game. I think Les feels the same. What I love about the Rockets is that except for a few games earlier in the season they give it they’re all. They play hard and work together as a team. Go Rockets.
note
That NY is at 500 right now, and plays ORL tonight. No sense in tanking for the 14th pick when well prob be able to swap them for their pick regardless of how we finish. The picks will be comparable in value.
Wafer . . . again. (Marv Albert, HOU v. CLE Feb 2009)
-one of the FEW at Toyota Center who has the Wafer jersey
by olivarezq1 on Mar 23, 2011 6:07 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
only if we make the playoffs
will our pick be behind theirs. Otherwise, even with a better record they will have a later pick.
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
Wait...what?
If we don’t make the playoffs…we won’t swap picks, even if we have a better record.
by twinkilling0303 on Mar 23, 2011 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Given how our draft board usually compares with the rest of the league (omfg! that guy jumped high! draft him now!) I don’t imagine we’ll be sweating over a couple of spots in the draft. We’ll just wait for the hardworking, intelligent guy without a criminal record who falls to the late lottery because he never did a 360 jam.
by seanbergmanrules on Mar 23, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
And he'll be that quiet glue guy seeing fringe minutes with a ceiling that we will inevitably trade
ad continue to complain that “we can’t get a star in Houston” because we won’t f*cking try to draft one.
TDS's resident dickhead.
with their size and ellis
Thisll b a way more interesting game than mayb it should b. Gs is one of those teams that realy are better then their record indicates and Ellis is a playoff showing away from being recognized as a star.
While no kobe or dwade and with broy down for the count, name a better sg for the ‘3rd best positionaly’ nod. Shit, mello is in the same spot being behind lebron and durant and he’s a ‘star’ and as I’ve said many times, ellis is the better out of those two.
We’re gunna have our hands full but in lowry I trust, he’s been a ninja recently so let’s hope he can scrap us up another W.
"Never underestimate the heart of a champion"- Rudy T, all up in that azz
by ShookednShanghaied11 on Mar 23, 2011 6:15 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I just really want a boring blowout by us, is that too much to ask?
I dont want this game to be exciting at all. I’m hoping for a win for us and losses to Memphis Utah and .
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