Re: Von Wafer out tonight While I agree with you there.. but I doubt Adleman would just try and plug Barry into Wafer's role... I could See Brooks playing more of Wafer's scoring Role and using Barry more in the slown down halfcourt PG role.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight I sense some mind games of the part of Morey. He's doubtful but not definitely out. Even though he's just a bench player, he's still probably part of the game plan to defend against for us. Interesting stuff.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight One bad trip down the lane against Oden and he may be out anyways. Brent Barry is a good 3 pt shooter and is, IMO, a little more smart in his play. Maybe smart is a bad word, I don't want to call Von Wafer stupid, how about veteran saavy? I think in terms of driving to the basket and defense, Wafer being out gives us an advantage but in other aspects, Barry is better.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight True, but as Wheels said on The Game, Barry cant guard anyone on our squad. Roy, Outlaw, and Rudy should be able to score at will against him. Barry chasing Rudy around would be funny to watch.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Barry brings savvy and better defensive positioning, but he's a bad matchup across the board. Rudy will try to run him to death, Roy is too strong for him and Batum and Outlaw are too long. Brent was a terrific role player, but he's lost a step. There is no way this is anything but bad news for Houston. I suspect Wafer will give it a go. I think it's fair game to start running him through multiple screens to test just how serious his back problems are.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Wafer is stupid, but he has very bad judgment. Kenny Smith said it best during Inside the NBA while discussing Josh Smith. The real difference between a great player and a bad player is judgment. Long way of saying that Wafer isn't all that good a player.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Must take advantage of a time to give a former OSU Beaver some love. He's the only white guy to ever win the dunk contest.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight It basically means Houston is left with Aaron Brooks as their loan dribble penetrator. Also, like the Mutombo injury, it forces the Rockets to have to change their rotation. Artest and Battier are already at 40 mpg, so they can't go there. I doubt they really want to throw Barry into the fire. My guess is Lowry and Landry sop up those minutes, going from around 12 mpg to 20 mpg each. They may throw in Barry in offense situations for a play or two. It often seems like the playoffs are about who is healthy more than who is better.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Wow, talk about momentum switch. Not that losing Wafer is a crusher, but there are real signs here of the Rockets starting to lose grips on this series. If nothing else, the fact that instant offense Von won't be playing means that the Rockets will continue to struggle scoring the ball. I'm not sure if it's been talked about, but haven'ty they scored fewer points then the game before, each game this series. Portland has figured out how to defend this team, now they just need to finish on the offensive end!
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Oh, my. This is truly a good break for us. The Houston fans must be thinking they are indeed cursed. First McGrady, then Mutombo, then Wafer . . .
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Wafer fucking kills us and the whole Rocket team feeds off his enery, throw that into a home game for them, and IT'S GREAT NEWS FOR THE BLAZERS!! That said.... I don't wish injury on anyone.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight yeah wafer seems to be the spark off the bench that gets the crowd going. but i doubt the crowd will need a spark tonight, to be loud. if they do, houston fans that go to the games are pathetic
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Yeah, no doubt. Wafer is a guy that can change the momentum in a few possessions just like that with a dunk or three-pointer. He must seriously be hurting if he can't go in a game like this.
Re: Von Wafer out tonight Yeah, perhaps, but has Barry even played one minute in this series? I think that Houston being forced to rely on a guy that hasn't played in a couple weeks has to be good for us...right?
