*~*~*~Official Houston Rockets Thread~*~*~*

[David16]

Rockets tonight were poo.. damn we have a pretty crappy team this year.

[remix]

well they did give up 3 of their starters for 1 superstar and now have no depth.. i'm sure next year they'll get better role players to play around tmac and yao

[23]

It's the soft PF position grabbing no rebounds, and Yao shouldnt be getting less blocks and rebounds than Tmac in games.

[Leon]

I don't get how Yao always gets into early foul trouble. How JVG benches him for too long. How they look great at times but not most of the time. How T-Mac does everything but doesn't get the W. How Yao can be so good at home but so-so on the road. How Jimmy Jackson fades-in and out. How they still don't have a good PG.

Okay, so most of those questions I know the answer to, but still. Their PG is basically T-Mac, while doing a great job at it, will just burn him out. He needs to score for them to win. Its great to see him get all these assists and rebounds but they need to get a PG who can share the passing load. They need more athleticism.

JVG needs to change his style. He should adapt to the players he has while still being able to keep his trademark defense. Yao needs to get his act together cause the duo so far isn't exactly one. We've seen flashes of it but its not consistent. Its still early in the season so they have a lot of time to jell. Lastly, they really need to get a trade or free-agent signing. The team has playoff chances but from the current make-up of the team, you're looking at a first-round exit.

[23]

Again JVG doesnt want mcgrady to score big. Dont ask why but he said it when they traded for him, mcgrady wont lead the L in scoring. If you have a player with the offensive capability then you have to let the guy create.

Yao isnt ready for that role just yet. MO and Juwan are soft, no rebounding, no blocks. Mcgrady had more blocks than everyone on that team yesterday. That's sad.

That old Knicks style of play has to go. JVG seriously needs to hire an offensive minded coach to help him out because his way hindering everybody

[Leon]

Quote: Originally Posted by KDRE

Again JVG doesnt want mcgrady to score big. Dont ask why but he said it when they traded for him, mcgrady wont lead the L in scoring. If you have a player with the offensive capability then you have to let the guy create.

He doesn't need to score 30+ every game. Just 25 or so would be enough, with big games here and there. But yeah, from all the games I've seen so far, T-Mac is like a caged animal.

FREE THE GUY DAMN IT!

[Playmakers]

THis team was over hyped coming into the season and a month later they are showing why.....they are as good defensively as they were last year and their backourt isn't as good because of the trade. McGrady is just a scorer and he doesn't make players around him better and the Rockets are what they are a 6th, 7th or 8th seed at best out west. They will bow out in the first round and regroup again next offseason. I said coming into this season they and Denver were the most overrated teams out west and it is showing.

[23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Playmakers

McGrady is just a scorer and he doesn't make players around him better

Man this is such an ignorant statement. You havent watched a single Rockets game to say something as off as that. He's making plays for his teammates better than the PG's can, and not scoring as much as he can. Where are you getting this from?